JONNA LYNN ROMEA
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Accomplished finance professional with extensive expertise in financial closing, audit, and statement preparation. Proficient in financial reporting and analysis, general ledger accounting, and balance sheet review. Demonstrates strong skills in account reconciliations, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring regulatory compliance including VAT preparation and filing. Adept at utilising JD Edwards (JDE), ICG Manager, MS Excel, and MS Office applications to enhance financial operations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills facilitate effective collaboration across teams. Committed to leveraging analytical skills to drive financial efficiency and support organisational growth objectives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE
AW Rostamani Group
Dubai
05.2024 - 05.2025
- Executed month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely adjustments and reconciliations.
- Prepared and analyzed financial reports, including balance sheet and income statements.
- Maintained general ledger, adhering to corporate standards and statutory requirements.
- Recorded journal entries, verifying accuracy of financial transactions such as amortizations and accruals.
- Completed timely reconciliations of all bank accounts, general ledger, subledger, and intercompany transactions.
- Collaborated with auditors during statutory audits, addressing queries and providing necessary documentation.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Blink Experience LLC
Dubai
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Performs the month-end and year-end close process for the assigned entities, ensuring all necessary adjustments, accruals, reconciliations are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Prepares and analyzes financial reports including balance sheet, income statements, and cash flow statements.
- Maintains the general ledger ensuring that proper books of accounts are maintained following corporate standards and statutory requirements.
- Prepares journal entries and ensures the accuracy and completeness of recording of financial transactions including amortizations, accruals, and allocations.
- Ensures timely and accurate reconciliation of all bank accounts, performs the reconciliations of general ledger and subledger, and intercompany reconciliations.
- Prepares the staff payroll and processes WPS salaries, commissions, and employee reimbursements on time.
- Oversees the accounts payable to ensure smooth flow of the supply chain, monitors open invoices, reviews, and reconciles with vendor statements, and processes local and international supplier payments.
- Manages the accounts receivables, issues invoices to clients, reconciles statement of accounts, and follows up for payments.
- Maintains the fixed assets register and proper depreciation of assets monthly along with the journal entries.
- Ensures accurate preparation and timely filing of VAT returns.
- Stays updated on VAT regulations and implement necessary changes.
- Coordinates extensively with auditors during statutory audits, resolves queries, prepares schedules, provides necessary documentation, and supports in the preparation of financial statements.
FINANCE ANALYST
Amir Global Trading FZE
Jebel Ali
11.2020 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: a member of Pladis Global, famous for its products: McVities, Godiva, Ulker
- Ensured accurate and timely completion of month end closing procedures and report numbers in HFM.
- Prepared month end reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to manage all the data sets for timely and accurate financial analysis and reporting.
- Evaluated financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with budgets and forecasts.
- Supported in the regular annual budgeting and development of forecasts, managed accruals and allocations, and monitored spending to ensure it remains within budget.
- Collaborated with department heads to gather financial information and ensured accuracy in budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Monitored and tracked budget performance, identifying discrepancies and proposing corrective actions.
- Provided guidance on tax compliance, including preparation, and filing of tax returns.
- Liaised with banks, tax authorities, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate reporting and compliance.
- Coordinated extensively with auditors during year-end audit, provided audit schedules and documents, attended to auditors’ queries, and assisted in the preparation of financial statements.
- Prepared weekly cash flow forecasts and controls expenditure.
- Managed accounts receivable and accounts payable, prepared aging reports, reconciled customer and supplier accounts and coordinated with customers and suppliers for any discrepancies.
- Conducted balance sheet reviews and performed account reconciliations.
- Prepared SKU based budget templates and consolidated budgets from all markets in MENA region for submission to management.
- Consolidated latest forecasts submitted by sales team for submission production sources.
- Prepared monthly SKU based sales reports with variance analysis to assist management and sales team in evaluating their performance.
- Checked the selling prices for SKUs submitted by sales team if within the net margin and set up selling prices and transfer prices of products in the system and identified any inconsistencies.
- Performed various ad hoc analysis, reports, and information requests as needed.
- Effectively led the automation of consolidated sales reports which significantly saved report preparation time, led to increased data consistency, and enhanced efficiency and productivity of the sales team.
- Spearheaded the automation of submission of marketing invoices from sales managers that highly reduced invoice processing time across all related companies.
- A member of Pladis Global, famous for its products: McVities, Godiva, Ulker
ACCOUNTANT
Just Kidding General Trading LLC
Dubai
09.2018 - 11.2020
- Directly reporting to the Finance Controller, responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function by ensuring accuracy in the records and booking of transactions.
- Ensured accurate and timely completion of month-end and year-end closing tasks.
- Prepared management sales reports and various accounting reports within timelines.
- Handled day to day accounting operations, updating of bank overview and cash flow forecast.
- Responsible for proper and complete booking of sales transactions, expenses and other journal posting.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliation statement and ensures reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis.
- Performed balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations including web shop sales reconciliation.
- Accounted the POS transactions of multiple branches and performed weekly POS reconciliation.
- Monitored expenses, process local and international supplier payments, prepares and issues cheques after obtaining management approval.
- Handled the payment of the DEWA, internet, telephone, and other utility bills in time to avoid the fines.
- Liaised with suppliers, review outstanding invoices and supplier ageing with prompt resolution of queries.
- Coordinated with consignment partners and clients for balance reconciliation, sends consignment sales reports, ensures timely invoicing, follow up for payments, monitor and review of outstanding invoices.
- Handled yearly statutory audit and prepares audit schedules and documents.
- Performed other related duties as required.
GL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Dole Philippines. Inc. – Stanfilco Division
Davao City
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Ensured all accruals, amortizations and period close journal entries are prepared accurately and on a timely manner.
- Ensured all financial closing timelines are met and prepared period-end reports for submission to Corporate.
- Gathered balance sheet schedules from process-owners and zone point persons, performed review of all the accounts, identified issues, proposed adjustments and reclassifications to proper accounts.
- Spearheaded the periodic Balance Sheet Review with the Finance Director and Accounting Manager as part of internal control to assess and mitigate balance sheet risk, develops corrective action plans where needed, and follows through the areas of concern within the review.
- Analyzed significant movements against prior month or prior quarter actual balances and forecast.
- Prepared bank reconciliations for local and foreign currency bank accounts.
- Prepared schedules and reconciliation to support balance sheet positions.
- Recorded reconciling entries resulting from reconciliation.
- Prepared schedules for audit, tax and other statutory purpose.
- Collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit.
- Prepared financial statements and ensured compliance with reporting standards.
- Assisted with SOX compliance.
EXPERIENCED AUDIT ASSOCIATE (under Asia Pacific Talent Hub)
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (A Member Firm of Ernst & Young Global, Limited)
Makati City
01.2015 - 07.2015
- Company Overview: Financial Assurance Services
- Performed detailed audit procedures for various Australian companies.
- Handled financial statements review of various companies.
- Worked closely with the onshore counterpart to ensure that all audit requirements and working papers are in order.
- Proactively contributed to audit team creating a positive work environment through knowledge sharing, team collaboration and problem solving.
- Financial Assurance Services
AUDIT ASSOCIATE
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (A Member Firm of Ernst & Young Global, Limited)
Makati City
12.2013 - 12.2014
- Company Overview: Financial Assurance Services
- Conducted comprehensive financial audits of various companies under the supervision of a more experienced staff.
- Obtained a thorough understanding of the client’s business processes and assessed inherent risks.
- Tested the design and effectiveness of the client’s internal controls and provided recommendations.
- Performed substantive procedures for balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Completed analytical procedures to detect unusual financial statement relationships.
- Identified and communicated accounting and auditing matters to seniors and managers.
- Delivered well-organized working papers and reports.
- Prepared management representation letter with comments and recommendations and drafted audit reports for management review.
- Utilized audit software (GAMx) and adhered to compliance with testing tools.
- Financial Assurance Services
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Ateneo de Davao University
Davao City, Philippines 06.2009 - 03.2013
Maryknoll High School - undefined
Maryknoll High School of Panabo
01.2005 - 01.2009
Maryknoll High School - undefined
Maryknoll High School of Panabo
01.1999 - 01.2005
Skills
- Financial closing
- Financial audit
- Financial statement preparation
- Financial reporting and analysis
- General ledger accounting
- Balance sheet review
- Account reconciliations
- Variance analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Regulatory compliance
- VAT preparation and filing
- JD Edwards (JDE)
- ICG Manager
- MS Excel
- MS Office applications
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
Certification
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Republic of the Philippines, 10/01/13
Timeline
SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE
AW Rostamani Group
05.2024 - 05.2025
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Blink Experience LLC
06.2023 - 03.2024
FINANCE ANALYST
Amir Global Trading FZE
11.2020 - 05.2023
ACCOUNTANT
Just Kidding General Trading LLC
09.2018 - 11.2020
GL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Dole Philippines. Inc. – Stanfilco Division
09.2015 - 07.2018
EXPERIENCED AUDIT ASSOCIATE (under Asia Pacific Talent Hub)
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (A Member Firm of Ernst & Young Global, Limited)
01.2015 - 07.2015
AUDIT ASSOCIATE
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (A Member Firm of Ernst & Young Global, Limited)
12.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Ateneo de Davao University
06.2009 - 03.2013
Maryknoll High School - undefined
Maryknoll High School of Panabo
01.2005 - 01.2009
Maryknoll High School - undefined
Maryknoll High School of Panabo
01.1999 - 01.2005
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