Candidate No. 428591
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Saraiah

Accounting & Bookkeeping

QuickBooks Accountant

Bookkeeper

Skills

★★★ Advanced:

Analytical Skills, Forecasting, Bookkeeping, more

★★ Intermediate:

Bookkeeping, Analytical Review, Forecasting, more

Hourly Rate Gauge

Today's value  AUD $21.45

$18.63

if $ 1 = PHP 42

$24.12

if $ 1 = PHP 30
Currency Fluctuation Range

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

Employment Preferences

Availability:

 Part Time

Preferred Timezone:

Australian Western Standard Time, Australian Central Standard Time, Australian Eastern Standard Time, New Zealand Daylight Time

Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

Part Time: AUD $21.45 per hour or $1859.12 per month

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Sarah has been working for almost 12 years in multinational shared services companies. She is currently working as a freelance bookkeeper in an accounting firm.

She is proficient in supporting, but not limited to, the following:
  • Cost accounting
  • Pricing and costing modeling
  • Balance sheet review
  • Preparation of financial statement, annual budget
  • Bookkeeping
  • Tax exposure review
  • Cash forecasting
  • Variance analyses

She is exposed to the following tools/applications:
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Quickbooks
  • Netsuite
  • QBO
She is a certified public accountant.
She prefers morning or mid-shift, but can consider the night shift too.
Employment History
Freelance Accountant/Bookkeeper
Industry:Accounting / Audit / TaxEmployment Period:January 2021 to February 2022 (13 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Bookkeeping
  • General accounting
Controller
Industry:Not ApplicableEmployment Period:October 2019 to December 2020 (14 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Managed Chief Accountants for each legal entity.
  • Heads R2R for 15 Legal entities across logistics division.
  • Heads O2C 15 Legal entities across logistics division.
  • Monitors P2P process and treasury functions for cash payment to suppliers.
  • Variance analysis Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow
  • Directs and Leads statutory audit.
  • Provide timely reports on and tax recommendations to each member companies.
  • Treasury function and analysis of monthly and quarterly cash flows
  • Monitor budget vs forecast.
  • Establish local policies and implement management directive.
  • Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered
Finance Controller
Industry:Not ApplicableEmployment Period:December 2018 to April 2019 (4 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepares QBR and reporting package to region regional CFO and Headquarters (France)
  • Heads R2R for the shared service including month end closing and reporting
  • Heads O2C for shared service including billing to different regions and cash collections and forecast
  • Monitors P2P process and treasury functions for cash payment to suppliers.
  • Variance analysis Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow
  • Directs and Leads statutory and regional audit
  • Provide timely reports on and tax recommendations to regional and headquarters for transfers pricing recommendations.
  • Treasury function and analysis of monthly and quarterly cash flows
  • Reports to Board of Directors for year end sign off for all audited financial statement including tax returns
  • Prepares monthly rolling forecast, quarterly forecast and annual budgets.
  • Establish local policies and implement regional directives.
  • Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered
Finance and Operations Manager
Industry:Heavy Industrial / Machinery / EquipmentEmployment Period:October 2017 to November 2018 (13 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepares QBR and reporting package to region (SG) and Headquarters (Germany)
  • Prepares monthly finance, hr and logistics reports such as (AR Ageing, FTE report, Stocks Days and etc.)
  • Provide price modeling analysis to General Manager and regional counterparts.
  • Month end closing lead
  • Variance analysis Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow
  • Directs and Leads statutory and regional audit
  • Provide timely reports on and tax recommendations to regional and headquarters for transfers pricing recommendations.
  • Treasury function and analysis of monthly and quarterly cash flows
  • Manage to automate different process as process improvement projects with cost savings as to time of employees.
  • Oversee HR, Payroll, Logistics, Warehouse, Customer Service Team, Legal, Procurement and Finance and Accounting.
  • Prepares monthly rolling forecast, quarterly forecast and annual budgets.
  • Establish local policies and implement regional directives.
  • Process Improvement country leader
  • Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered
  • Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their teams
Finance Manager for US Operations
Industry:Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)Employment Period:July 2014 to April 2017 (33 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepares quarterly forecast for different business units for US Unemployment Benefits, Child Support and Temporary Assistance for Needy Family
  • Monitors Collections and Accounts Payables for all US entities particularly on Card transactions
  • Collaborate with US MasterCard and VISA for different bank fees pertaining to Xerox Contract with US Government
  • Assess US Unemployment rate for different state
  • Provide financial advice pertaining to revenue growth
  • Provide financial advice pertaining to cost savings
  • Prepares annual budgets and analyze variances
  • Performs Quarterly Financial Forecast Review for 23 States
  • Coordinate with State Project Managers regarding different projects and proposals
  • Propose cost saving plan for each business units
  • Perform monthly analysis on the financial statements
  • Perform weekly Flash for different states
  • Participate in Deal Reviews particularly on financial data.
  • Collaborate with MasterCard and Visa for Bank Transactions that involves Cards.
  • Analyze contracts from Suppliers as well as government contracts.
  • Direct Collections for the month
  • Analyze profitability ratio for the next 5 years and propose project saving drive.
Financial Controller
Industry:Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)Employment Period:September 2013 to June 2014 (9 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Monitors intercompany Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
  • Preparation of Audit Reconciliations and Financial Statements
  • Monthly preparation of Cash Forecast for operations and Accounts Payable
  • Variance analysis of P/L Forecast vs Actual P/L Numbers
  • Preparation of Financial Statement based on Local Statutory requirements
  • Preparation of Financial Statement for management purposes
  • Maintain separate Financial Statement for Global Reporting using Generally Accepted Accounting Principle
  • Analysis of Overall Balance Sheet of HP Philippines
  • Analysis of Overall Income Statement of HP Philippines
  • Analysis of cost center that pertains to HP Philippines controllership expenditures
  • Cash Tax Forecast & Coordination with Treasury regarding budget allocation for one month (Payroll, Taxes & Accounts Payable for Operations)
  • Determine when to have currency exchange between different HP Entities in the Philippines
  • Income Statement analysis of Gain or Loss on Foreign Exchange (Intercompany & local transactions)
  • Quarterly Forecast of Return of Value Added Cost (Income Statement forecast)
  • BIR Compliance and Filing of Taxes
  • Performs tax exposure review
  • Projects across different departments
  • Presents Balance Sheet & Income Statement on a monthly basis to Chief Financial Officer
Tax Supervisor
Industry:Oil / Gas / PetroleumEmployment Period:January 2013 to August 2013 (7 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Hired as Tax Supervisor position to direct tax set up functions for a growing multinational shared service company.
  • Develop and manage external financial relationships (e.g., lawyers, compliance accountants, auditors) and constantly look for ways to strengthen overall process performance.  
  • Tax Set Up for US Motor Fuel Aviation
  • Analysis of different US rulings for federal and different state taxes (Indirect tax & sales tax)
  • Import/export transactions analysis of movements for Aviation Business of Shell for US
  • Tax Set Up for Aviation/Asphalt/Bitumen
  • Focal for TRIM and SharePoint 
  • Billing Inquiry analysis
  • Tax Set Up for Aviation/Asphalt/Bitumen
  • Resource person for US indirect taxes and sales tax
  • Coordinates with local US process owner regarding new tax updates on different states & county
Process Owner Manager 1
Industry:Consumer Products / FMCGEmployment Period:April 2010 to January 2013 (33 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Hired as a Process Owner, managed VAT direct impact to financial statements (manual journal entries and verifies monthly transaction for Asia and EMEA legal entities (156 legal entities), General Ledger closer and submitter for ASIA with direct access to GSP for analysis and resolving failed submission issues (always 100% complete), COPA variances in FS for exports and imports discount payments, Material Master owner for ASIA transactions.  Trainings attended to enhance interpersonal skills, leadership skills and technical skills.
  • Owner of different process within the team, stand alone with no back up for the process.
  • VAT netting for ASIA and EMEA legal entities for compose of 156 Legal entities (stand alone owner)
  • General Ledger Closing for Asia (87 Legal Entities)
  • Asia legal entities overall submitter of books and failed submission issue resolver
  • Controlling Profitability Analysis- variances for Exports/Imports discount payments for ASIA and EMEA
  • Cost Accountant for Bundle Packs for ASIA
  • In charge for Profit Center Substitution for Exports and Imports for ASIA Legal Entities Material Master Maintenance.
  • In charge for Process automation in excel.
  • Hot Key member, in charge for process improvement and strategies for new ways of working in our team.
  • Balance Sheet Review for Bundle Packs Accounts
  • Balance Sheet Review for Tax Accounts.
Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Not Applicable

Graduation Date:

March 2010

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification:

CPA certified public accountant, six sigma greenbelt

Skills

★★★ Advanced:
Analytical Skills, Forecasting, Bookkeeping

★★ Intermediate:
Bookkeeping, Analytical Review, Forecasting

Work at Home Capabilities

Internet Bandwidth:

25 Mbps

Working Environment:

Private Room

Speed Test Result:

https://www.speedtest.net/result/12495970214

Internet Type:

DSL

Hardware Type:

Laptop

Brand Name:

Lenovo

Processor:

AMD Ryzen 7

Operating System:

Windows 10