Ceejay Jimenez

Accounting & Financial reporting

• Managing accounts payable and receivable.
• Process Payments for local and cross border vendors.
• Record daily financial transactions in the accounting system.
• Process and calculate Employees Payroll.
• Calculates the commission for Distribution Partners and Liquidity Providers.

Supported month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements.

• Assist in bank reconciliations and financial audits.
• Assist in the Budget Preparation.
• Prepares analysis reports like Budget Variance Report and Direct Cash Flow Report.
• Loan Disbursement & Reconciliation
• Calculates loan disbursements and refunds depending on the product type.
• Process loan disbursements and ensure timely fund transfers.
• Maintain accurate records of disbursed loans and repayments.
• Reconcile loan disbursement reports with bank statements.
• Collaborated with operations team to resolve discrepancies in loan and refund calculations, enhancing accuracy in financial reporting.

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all transactions comply with financial regulations.
• Maintain proper documentation for loan approvals, disbursements, and repayments.
• Assist in tax filings and compliance reporting.
• Liaises with the Licensing Authorities for secretarial works.

Banking & Treasury

• Manage relationships with banks.
• Communicated with bank representatives to obtain updates and resolve queries.
• Processing of Account opening / closing for all of our entities.
• Ensures that banking documentation KYC Requirements are up to date.
• Planning and managing fund transfers between accounts/entities.
• Optimised cash utilisation across multiple bank accounts to improve liquidity management.

Advanced BIR Compliance:

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• Tax Filing Oversight: Review and approve the electronic filing (eFPS/eBIRForms) of Monthly/Quarterly VAT (2550Q), Withholding Taxes (1601-C, 1601-E), and Income Tax Returns (1701/1702).
• Alphalist Preparation: Compile the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) and Summary Alphalist of Withholding Taxes (SAWT) for electronic submission

Financial Leadership & Quality Control:

• Audit Management: Act as the primary lead for BIR Audits (LOA/PAN/FAN), preparing reconciliation schedules and representing the client in front of Revenue Officers.
• Bookkeeping Oversight: Verify the integrity of Manual, Loose-leaf, or CAS (Computerized Accounting System) records, ensuring they are preserved for the required 10-year period.
• Review and final checking of the output of the Junior Accounting Executive and finalise the tax returns before filing to the bureau.

Payroll Supervision & Contribution Updates:

• Implement increased rates for Social Security System , PhilHealth, and adjusted Pag-IBIG maximum salary bases in payroll processing.
• Year-end Alphalists: Lead the submission of the Annual Alpha List of Employees and Payees on the BIR’s portal.

Client Strategy & Operations:

• Tax Savings: Use the CREATE More Act incentives (e.g., 20% CIT for domestic corps) to provide strategic tax planning for clients.
• Workflow Optimization: Manage staff workloads and billing cycles within Filekeepers to maintain high-profit margins and zero-penalty track records.

Ensured compliance with tax regulations through accurate documentation and substantiation of tax-related records.

• EBIRForms & eFPS: Assist in the encoding and preparation of monthly/quarterly tax returns: Withholding Taxes: 1601-C (Compensation) and 1601-EQ (Expanded). VAT/Percentage Tax: 2550Q or 2551Q based on client classification.
• Creditable Withholding: Prepare and issue BIR Form 2307 to suppliers and monitor certificates received from clients to support tax credits.
• General Ledger & Bookkeeping Transaction Recording: Maintain updated Manual Books, Loose-leaf, or CAS records.
• Classified expenses to ensure proper categorisation, maximising potential deductible claims.
• Reconciliations: Perform monthly bank reconciliations and verify that ledger balances match subsidiary records (AR/AP) of Clients.

Assisted with payroll processing and administration of statutory benefits for employees, ensuring compliance with regulations.

• Contribution Remittance: Calculate and process monthly remittances for SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG.
• Payroll Processing: Support the computation of net pay, ensuring accurate application of tax-exempt de minimis benefits and bonus thresholds.

Audit & Administrative Support Tax Mapping Readiness

• Organise physical and digital “tax folders” (Invoices, Vouchers, Permits) to ensure clients are ready for BIR Tax Mapping.
• LGU Compliance: Assist in the annual January renewal of Mayor’s Permits and Local Business Taxes.