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Myla Capistrano

Myla Capistrano

Dubai

Summary

Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Manager

BCO Flowers And Ornamental Plants Trading LLC
11.2021 - Current

Finance functions

  • Prepares profit and loss and balance sheet for company
  • Handles vat reporting for UAE office and Netherlands
  • Handles bank transactions for 5 different country
  • Handles petty cash fund
  • Prepares bank reconciliation for 5 different country with euro , cny, gbp, aed, hkd and usd bank accounts
  • Prepares sales projections
  • Prepares expenses on bi-monthly basis
  • Handles bank inquiry in relation to fund transfers
  • Prepares liquidity and cash flow report
  • Check and adjust discrepancy in accounting books
  • Handles administrative functions for Netherlands and UAE office.
  • Streamlined month-end close process, reducing time spent on manual tasks and improving data accuracy.
  • Negotiated favorable terms with vendors, resulting in significant cost savings for company.
  • Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
  • Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
  • Ensured compliance with local, state, federal tax regulations; timely filing of all required documents, mitigating potential penalties or fines.
  • Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
  • Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
  • Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
  • Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
  • Optimized cash flow with diligent monitoring of accounts receivable and payable.

HR and Administration functions

  • Monitored labor laws and regulations compliance to protect employers from litigations and employees from discrimination and harassment.
  • Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork.
  • Updated HR database with new employee information, changes in benefits, and other details.
  • Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
  • Provided guidance on employment law compliance, reducing risk of litigation and penalties for organization.
  • Oversaw hiring, staffing, and labor law compliance.
  • Ensured accurate record-keeping by conducting regular audits of personnel files and HR databases.
  • Developed policies and procedures that align with company objectives and legal requirements.
  • Prepared new hire letters, employee contracts, and corporate policies.
  • Managed employee data and privacy to keep employee data confidential per organizational privacy policies.

Finance Manager/ Accountant

24 Group FZ LLC
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Directly reports to CEO in terms of financial status of company
  • Handles Accounts Receivables/ Accounts Payables
  • Monitor bank company accounts to ensure that there is enough funds for issued Cheque and expenses
  • Monitors and ensure that receivables and payables are collected and paid on time
  • Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
  • Handles petty cash of company
  • Prepares VAT report to FTA
  • Ensured compliance with local, state, federal tax regulations; timely filing of all required documents, mitigating potential penalties or fines.
  • Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve accuracy of financial reporting.
  • Improved financial forecasting accuracy, utilizing advanced analytical models.
  • Prepares expenses to be settled on a monthly basis.

Accounting Manager

IXSA Trading LLC
02.2018 - 05.2018
  • Checks and review balance sheet, profit and loss, Journal entries
  • Prepares demand letters to clients
  • Prepares letter of credit
  • Correspondences with bank relationship manager for maximizing usage of bank products and services.

Accounting Manager

Al Aboor Aluminum Est.
12.2014 - 01.2017
  • Oversees the overall operations in accounting department
  • Created a cash flow for the top management that is easy to understand and it work effectively to their advantage
  • Forecast of expenses and bank transaction was so easy to monitor due to the cash flow that I have created
  • Head of implementation of focus ERP system that is now being use by the company
  • Developed the format for invoices, receipt vouchers, cheques vouchers, petty cash, LPO's
  • Intensive knowledge of bank reconciliation
  • Processing of letter of credit/LC, foreign telegraphic transfers/fxtt
  • Checks and monitors trial balance and make adjustment if necessary
  • Checks and monitors accounts receivable
  • Teaches the staff on what and how to adjust the said transactions if discrepancy is found
  • Accounts payable checks and monitors a/p
  • Ensures that payables on statement of account are accurate and correct
  • Prepares costing file per project
  • Prepares letter for follow up's of payment on project invoices
  • Knowledge of preparation of payment certificate
  • Checking supplier's invoice with corresponding delivery notes/GRN
  • Checking of daily petty cash transaction
  • Gives suggestions on how to develop the company's procedural approach to have a good and systematic workflow.
  • Checks and approved payroll sheets of all employees.
  • Custodian of company cheques and petty cash
  • Handles bank transactions.


HR Functions


  • Handles HR dept.
  • Prepares letters, implement rules that were approved by top management
  • Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork.
  • Handles and resolves employee matters
  • Monitored labor laws and regulations compliance to protect employers from litigations and employees from discrimination and harassment.


  • Keeps confidential records intact.

Accounts Head

Gway's and Promos Unlimited Enterprises
05.2010 - 09.2014
  • Prepares and compute VAT amount and VAT template for bureau of Internal Revenue
  • Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports
  • Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
  • Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
  • Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
  • Encode transaction of purchases
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
  • Accomplishes result by performing duty and contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results needed.

Junior Assistant Manager

BDO (BANCO DE ORO)
03.1995 - 04.2010
  • As Branch Cashier: Gives out cash to teller for client's withdrawals
  • Ensures that tellers are tally on their cash boxes at end of day
  • Overrides teller's transaction
  • Attend to Client's inquiries and complaints
  • Ensures that cash in vault is tally with bank's branch totals
  • Market bank's products and services
  • Supervises Tellers
  • Prepares and load cash to Branch's ATM machine
  • Fxtt-foreign telegraphic transfer
  • As Marketing Officer: Market Bank's products and services
  • Motivates staff in marketing
  • Assists staff in client's Inquiry and ensures that clients are well attended to their banking needs
  • Gives out client's information about where to invest their cash in bank products
  • Signs in Manager's checks for clients request and other branch's expenses.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

San Pablo Colleges
San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines

Skills

  • Accounting Software: Tally ERP, Focus ERP and QuickBooks
  • Computer : MS Office
  • English : Excellent
  • IFRS Knowledge
  • Budget Forecasting
  • Recruitment

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Finance Manager

BCO Flowers And Ornamental Plants Trading LLC
11.2021 - Current

Finance Manager/ Accountant

24 Group FZ LLC
06.2018 - 06.2021

Accounting Manager

IXSA Trading LLC
02.2018 - 05.2018

Accounting Manager

Al Aboor Aluminum Est.
12.2014 - 01.2017

Accounts Head

Gway's and Promos Unlimited Enterprises
05.2010 - 09.2014

Junior Assistant Manager

BDO (BANCO DE ORO)
03.1995 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

San Pablo Colleges
Myla Capistrano