Notable Highlight
CPA and Finance Manager who led greenfield offshoring start-ups and built offshore finance teams across Pepper Money UK and TP, managing controllership, compliance, and treasury operations.
Experience Summary
Certified Public Accountant and Finance Manager with 17 years in financial accounting, budgeting, FP&A, cash management, and payroll taxation. Led greenfield and offshoring projects, overseeing site administration and building high-performing finance teams in shared services environments.
Key Achievements
- Led finance support for Philippine operations while managing a 39-person team across AP, revenue, management accounting, FP&A, and treasury. - Built and maintained an IFRS-to-US GAAP reconciliation approach to support group reporting and local compliance. - Implemented Oracle at Ten. using a 3-month parallel run before cutover, enabling month-end reporting by Day +2 after bank close. - Improved audit readiness by digitizing transaction records and supporting documents, streamlining review and audit support processes. - Created a SharePoint-based travel approval workflow that replaced ad hoc email approvals and improved control over travel spending. - Introduced a controlled corporate card process with real-time credit limit adjustments tied to approved spend requests.
Skills
Work Experience
Finance Manager
PMUPBO · October 2024 – Present
- Lead government registrations, banking, and online compliance systems as key management resource.
- Partner with UK senior leadership on Philippine operations and built an offshore team supporting Finance Controllership, Statutory & Compliance, and Treasury.
- Serve as Designated DPO and interim HR and Office Administration head during setup.
Finance Manager
TP · August 2018 – June 2024
- Pioneer controllership lead managing accounting teams, bank accounts, budgeting and forecasting, asset procurement, and vendor and property contracts.
- Ensure tax and PEZA compliance, oversee audits, and support senior leadership with reports and analytics.
- Build an offshore Finance team and play a key role in site setups and global business sale.
Accountant
MGSCP · December 2016 – August 2018
- Oversee daily financial operations, including transaction processing, financial statement preparation, analysis, and reconciliations.
- Manage bank accounts, conduct cost analysis, monitor ROFO, and prepare cash projections.
Senior Finance Generalist
Del. · June 2016 – October 2016
- Support US and UK sales officers through commission accounting, royalty amortizations, and debt account reconciliations.
Payroll Accountant
Thu. · January 2015 – January 2016
- Provide finance support for a California start-up with 600+ Philippine contractors.
- Conduct pay and benefits market benchmarking, compute weekly contractor payments (rates, fees, incentives, reimbursements), and process vendor payments.
Payroll & Tax Mentor
AP · December 2010 – June 2014
- Start as Payroll Analyst processing payroll for North American SMB clients.
- Promote to Payroll Specialist handling issue resolution across payroll, accounting, tax filing, and money movement.
- Advance to Payroll Mentor/Coach, evaluating associate work, delivering targeted training, and serving as subject-matter resource on payroll rules and regulatory updates.
Payroll Assistant
SA · July 2006 – August 2008
- Execute payroll preparation, separation pay computation, and payroll journal entries.
- Process government remittance reports and conduct employee orientation on compensation and benefits.