Joan Lasala
Dubai
Summary
Experienced and dedicated finance professional with 17 years of industry expertise. Exceptional understanding of financial reporting and analysis, as well as extensive mathematical and software skills. Adapt at maintaining up-to-date and precise accounts for compliant financial recordkeeping. Highly organized, diligent, and focused in all professional endeavors.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
FINANCE ASSISTANT MANAGER
Nikon Middle East FZE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10.2022 - Current
- Develop financial policies and procedures and ensure effective implementation.
- Maintained accurate records of financial transactions in alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Generated reports for budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis to track results against target profit margins.
- Contributed to successful audit completion, preparing necessary documentation and answering auditor queries.
- Proactively identified potential risks within the organization''s finances, alerting management to concerns as needed.
- Streamlined daily reporting information entry for efficient record keeping purposes.
- Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements and reports to inform management.
ASSISTANT MANAGER – FINANCE SHARED SERVICE CENT
Al Futtaim Trading LLC.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Responsible for preparation of monthly reports, perform review and analysis of the following: Monitor cash balances and perform bank reconciliation
- Receivable & Payable Accounts
- Journal & adjusting entries posting
- Intra/intercompany balances
- Foreign exchange revaluation
- Provision accounts
- Revenue & expense accounts
- Support Brand Finance and BP&A Team in regard to budgeting and planning
- Support the business in providing the management responses related to internal audit observations
- Responsible for providing the requirements required for external audit.
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER EXECUTIVE | TAX ACCOUNTANT
Al Futtaim Trading LLC.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls
- Led the AUP / ASR for MENA & SEA store sales audit in liaison with external auditors
- Coordinate and consolidate MENA & SEA Insurance by ensuring that each store have enough insured value required by business
- Prepare schedules and reconciliation required in preparation of financial statements for several legal entities for MENA & SEA
- Review and reconcile IFRS16 – Lease accounting entries posted in the system
- Prepare budgets by establishing schedules, collecting, analysing and consolidating financial data and recommending plans
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual tax requirements such as VAT Return, Withholding Tax, Excise Tax, and etc
- For MENA
- Support the business in preparation of half year and annual Group Pack submission (statistical data & variance analysis)
- Document process and overall implementation of SOP
- Support Finance Manager in implementation of new projects.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS (FP&A) COORDINATOR
Pepsi-Cola International Gulf FZE.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
05.2016 - 05.2019
- Provide financial insights and projections to be used by CFO in decision making and planning
- Support managers in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annually forecast reports, create presentations that provide thoughtful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions that needs to be made
- Work with individual departments to prepares budget and consolidate into overall corporate budget
- Led accurate mid-month and full month volume flash reports for submission to CFO and GM
- Supported the business in assessing, defining and implementing new administrative policies to simplify processes in the most effective and efficient way
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to Chief Finance Officer and Team by ensuring timely processing of all business requirements, T&E expenses and employee claims in compliance with Smart Spending Company policy
- Coordinate with the team in business travel requirements such as visa application, flight and hotel booking, and telephone coverage will be found valuable and managed CFO calendar and meeting logistics with 95% accuracy (ensuring workload prioritization on a daily basis).
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – FINANCE SHARED SERVICE CENTER
PepsiCo International – Philippine Branch
Makati City, Philippines
12.2008 - 04.2016
- Prepare schedules and assist with half year and annual financial audits in accordance with Company standards
- Conduct and finalize statutory reconciliation and reporting requirements to ensure compliance with local laws
- Led in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annually tax requirements such as withholding tax, VAT, Income Tax, Excise Tax and etc
- Prepare monthly reports, perform review and analysis of the following: Accounts Receivables (trade & non-trade) reconciliation, Customer Aging Reports
- Accounts Payables (trade & non-trade) reconciliation, Vendor Aging Reports
- Intra/intercompany balances
- Monitor cash balances and perform bank reconciliation
- Journal & adjusting entries posting
- Foreign exchange revaluation
- Revenue & expense accounts
- Support marketing and supply chain department in regard to budgeting, planning and cost accounting
- Perform monthly, quarterly and annual testing in compliance with Company's Service Level Agreement and Global Control Standard
- Provide Ad Hoc analysis required by Region and Sector Reporting
- Won the ‘AMENA Q3-Q4 2015 Star of the Quarter’ for invaluable contributions in monthly reporting submission without zero errors in the AMENA sector
- Led in execution of several projects including G&A streamlining and Hyperion Enterprise (HFM) upgrade.
FOREIGN OFFICE ACCOUNTANT
I-Remit Global Remittances
Ortigas City, Philippines
06.2008 - 11.2008
- Prepared daily, monthly and quarterly reports such as Statement of Accounts, Daily Collection and Remittance Report, Monthly Cash Handling Reports, Monthly Productivity Reports etc
- Monitored the 24/7 operation of foreign offices to ensure the accuracy of reports submitted
- Records all petty cash and check vouchers submitted by foreign offices
- Records of all in and out deposit from different countries
- Coordinated with the customer service agents on all deposit inside and outside the Philippines.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OFFICER
Zenco Sales Inc.
Manila City, Philippines
04.2007 - 05.2008
- Maintained the prescribed accounting records of branches such as Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow analysis
- In-charged of checking accounts sales, collections, post-dated check and bounced checks
- Processed check payment for suppliers
- Controlled the accounts receivable aged analysis under my custody to prevent the possibility of being misplaced, lost or altered
- Monitored the payable ageing report of the suppliers
- Review all suppliers invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
- Verifies and reconcile monthly Supplier’s Statement of Account, research and correct discrepancies.
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Globe Telecommunications
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
03.2006 - 01.2007
- Responsible for reviewing all cash and non-cash accountabilities of each business centres
- Provided weekly and monthly audit reports to Senior Auditors and provides recommendation if necessary
- Review and check reports and documents submitted by the branches and making sure that everything is aligned and in compliance with Company policies
- Prepare and present reports that reflect audit’s results and document process.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
University of The East
Caloocan City, Philippines03.2005
No Degree - Certified Management Accountant
Bradford Learning Global
Dubai, UAE10.2022
No Degree - Certified Nursing Assistant
International Organization Certified Professionals
Dubai, UAE06.2021
Skills
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- Cash Flow Management
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Tax Compliance
- Credit Control
- Internal Controls and Audit Management
- Business Performance Analysis
- Financial software proficiency (SAP, Oracle, Quickbooks, Power BI, MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Tableau and etc)
- Proactive and Self-Motivated
- Decision maker
Training and Seminars
- 10/06/20, VAT Preparation in Oman, PWC Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 12/18/19, IFRS16, PWC Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 08/26/19, Excise Tax, Federal Tax Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 11/18/18, Total System Economics, Pepsi Cola International Gulf FZE., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 12/11/17, Franchise Experience, Pepsi Cola International Gulf FZE., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 12/15/11, Global Control Standards, PepsiCo Internal Control Officers, Manila Peninsula, Makati, Philippines
- 03/11/14, Risk Assessment, PepsiCo International, Makati Avenue, Philippines
References
Available upon request
Timeline
FINANCE ASSISTANT MANAGER
Nikon Middle East FZE
10.2022 - Current
ASSISTANT MANAGER – FINANCE SHARED SERVICE CENT
Al Futtaim Trading LLC.
09.2021 - 09.2022
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER EXECUTIVE | TAX ACCOUNTANT
Al Futtaim Trading LLC.
07.2019 - 09.2021
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS (FP&A) COORDINATOR
Pepsi-Cola International Gulf FZE.
05.2016 - 05.2019
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – FINANCE SHARED SERVICE CENTER
PepsiCo International – Philippine Branch
12.2008 - 04.2016
FOREIGN OFFICE ACCOUNTANT
I-Remit Global Remittances
06.2008 - 11.2008
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OFFICER
Zenco Sales Inc.
04.2007 - 05.2008
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Globe Telecommunications
03.2006 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
University of The East
No Degree - Certified Management Accountant
Bradford Learning Global
No Degree - Certified Nursing Assistant
International Organization Certified Professionals