Evelyn Garcia Romero

CPA License No. 70068

Contact Number:    (0929) 374-0336

Email Address:        [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Federal Express Pacific, LLC

1st Floor Clark Center 5, Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Clarkfield, Pampanga, Philippines

Financial Accountant                                                                                              January 4, 2010 – Present

·         Prepare month-end journal entries in People Soft (Oracle)

·         Handles Accounts Payable for vendors and suppliers of FedEx

·         Review monthly Trend Report for Federal Express Corp. and Federal Express Pacific, LLC-analysis of any deviation or any material variances

·         Reconcile balance sheet accounts in Assurenet System and prepare analysis of accounts as requested

·         Assists internal auditors in their yearly audit of Cash/Check Disbursement Payables of Federal Express Corp and Federal Express Pacific, LLC

·         Prepare the account schedules  and coordination of the audit process being performed by external auditors such as SGV on fiscal year end

·         Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures, prepare account reconciliation, including inter-company accounts, prepare monthly accruals in AAS, ensure proper administration of tax accounting requirements and the filing tax returns on a timely basis in order to ensure internal and external financial reporting compliance.

·         Support training to less experienced accounting staff on company policies and procedures, systems processes; supervise daily activities in order to ensure high standards in team’s knowledge and skills on FedEx accounting practices.

Wartsila Land and Sea Academy Inc.

Accounting Department Bldg 2083 Corregidor Highway, Naval Magazine, Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines

Accountant                                                                                                August 3 – December 31, 2009

·         Ensure prompt payment of vendors and employees claim. Maintain vendor accounts and employee ledger.

·         Monitors and updates vendor and employee balances (vendor/employee transactions and adjustment) through maxflow, travel management, SAP Accounting system software for Wartsila Subic Inc. transaction, and CITRIX Iscala accounting system for Wartsila Land & Sea Academy transactions.

·         Receive vendor invoices and approved employee advance request or claims and process payments in accordance with company guidelines.

·         Coordinate with Wartsila Philippines Finance for the preparation and release of payments (checks thru the Citibank paylink, bank transfer, telegraphic transfer for foreign vendors)

·         File and keep vendor and other pertinent documents/contracts.

·         Responsible for monthly, quarterly expanded withholding tax (1601E), Withholding Tax Final (1601F) Generate monthly and/or quarterly withholding tax and VAT and submit report thru Electronic Filing and Payment System (EPFS) and release payments in coordination with WPH Finance.

·         Correspond with vendors for any inquiries or disputes and adjust accounts if necessary.

·         Perform closing procedures, accrual and reversal of accounts.

·         Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Federal Express Corporation

Finance Division Department, Asia Pacific Hub. Bldg 8132, Subic Bay Int’l Airport, Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines

Senior Revenue Operation Agent                                                                    October 1998 – December 2008

·         Ensure financial accurate revenue of international airline transportation and other charges in the ambassador system

·         Prepares pre-rate reports.

·         Verify accuracy of corresponding electronic data.

·         Performs the necessary corrective action and recommendations for any invoicing error made.

·         Prepare spot rate statistics reports and post in the FedEx Finance website.

·         Responds on time on APAC sales queries and pre-rate concern.

·         Participate actively in the successful roll-out of the pre-rate automation project in Subic Bay Philippines,

·         Participate actively in the migration of the tasks and functions to China.

·         Consolidate the audit reports of hub invoicing agents during the migration period and send feedback report to Singapore and China

Accounting Assistant                                                                                          June 1997 – September 1998

·         Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures (local and corporate statutory reporting and filing requirements in order to maintain internal controls so as to safeguard company’s assets and records

·         Responsible for setting up new accounts for FedEx Global Logistics customers. Review & validation of inbound & outbound transactions.

·         Check weight break and verify rates if in conformity with the agreement between Federal Express Corp. & Global Logistics appointed Freight Forwarders.

·         Prepare accruals and accounting entries for month end in AS 400 General Ledger System.

·         Incumbents’ supervision of the preparation of journal entries, claims, and other accounting records.

·         Follows statutory and head office reporting across our global network of our legal entities of allocation and reporting of expenses and revenue, with performing key reconciliations to ensure financial data integrity

·         Determine the need for and the use of accounting data in financial decision making accounting control and compliance.

·         Participate in annual external audit conducted by SGV & Co.

Subic Shipyard & Engineering Inc.

Barangay Cawag, Subic, Zambales, Philippines

Accountant                                                                                                   August 1995 – January 1997

·         Performs a wide spectrum of accounting and financial related services- maintenance of necessary books of accounts the subsidiary and general ledgers and schedules to support the accounts stated therein.

·         Preparation of the daily cash flow statements to meet bank and vendor requirements and accurately and timely preparation of financial reports.

·         Ensure compliance with the external reporting requirements and ensure that no deviation from the statutory and corporate requirements and from the generally accepted accounting principles

RMJ Group of Companies

Quezon Cable TV Inc. Lucena City, Philippines

Accounting & Administrative Supervisor                                                                     August 1993 – August 1995

Accountant                                                                                                                 November 1992 – July 1993

·         Oversee the overall company branch operation in Lucena City regarding monthly internal and external audit, regarding financial accounting and record keeping systems.

·         Coordinate timely and effective office and administrative support to operate efficiently.

·         Evaluate the staff performance. Provide the necessary training to improve employees’ productivity, and resolve interpersonal conflicts among staff.

·         Prepare and submit daily revenue collection report, monthly accounts receivable aging reports and cable connection progress report and other reports as required by management.

·         Exercises accounting control over a group of Accounts. Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, and results analysis. Interprets financial transactions and events for users who must make economic or business decisions.

·         Record transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. •Applies a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations; verifies documents for completeness and compliance with government and private agencies.

·         Initiates and processes journal entries into various accounts. Reconciles sub-ledgers to the general ledger and resolves differences. Provides information to staff of the organizations; explains accounting transactions; resolves accounting issues and discrepancies.

Quezon Metropolitan Water District

Quezon Metropolitan Water District Red-V, Lucena City, Philippines

Head, Internal Audit Department                                                                               October 1991 – October 1992

·         Verify the accuracy of the organization’s internal records and check for mismanagement, waste or fraud.

·         Review company operations and evaluating their efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with corporate policies and procedures, laws and government regulations of the Local Water Utility Administration (LWUA) and the local water district policies in Quezon province.

·         Prepares journal entries and reconciles general ledger and subsidiary accounts; prepares monthly financial statements, including distributing monthly revenue and expenditure reports to departments.

Dimerco Express Philippines

Tambo, Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines

Accountant                                                                                                    January 1990 – September 1991

·         Ensure the smooth and efficient financial and accounting operation of the company.

·         Perform a wide range of accounting services from analyzing and verifying financial documents, ensure that year end adjustment, accounting changes, reporting changes were properly taken up in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles.

·         Prepare accurate financial statements in compliance with BIR, SEC, and other statutory and corporate requirements.

·         Manages the work activities of assigned staff to include training, planning, assigning, delegating, reviewing and authorizing work.

Development Bank of the Philippines

Development Bank of the Philippines, Makati Avenue, Makati City, Philippines

Accounts Analyst                                                                                            January 1987 – December 1989

·         Ensure reports like the daily bank cash flow is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and bank policies thru maintaining adequate control in preparing the reports and monitoring account balances.

·         Ensure appropriate accounting treatment is applied and respective statements/reports are received and reconciled timely and regularly.

·         Prepares and verifies, as appropriate, reconciliation reports of accounts; undertakes initial investigation of discrepancy issues for review by the manager.

·         Compiles, analyzes and reviews financial and accounting data as a basis for the preparations of reports; ensures the accuracy, consistency and propriety of supporting documentation for all claims, payments and other accounting transaction in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and Development Bank of the Philippines

AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS

Recipient – Cocofed College Scholarship sponsored by Congresswoman  Maria Clara Lobregat -1980-1984

Recipient – Accounting Eagle Award 1984 given by PICPA Quezon Province Chapter

Certificate of  Recognition for having included in the Deans’ List for the year 1980-1984
·         May 5, 1998 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx Accounting Department for outstanding performance in revenue collection requirements on a weekly basis despite numerous dispute from the customers (Cash reward –USD 100.00)

·         September 30, 1998 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx Accounting Department for the support on month-end activities- accrual and closing entries during Subic Bay Hub closure (Cash reward – USD 30.00)

·         May 17, 1999 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the support and contribution during Fiscal Year 1999 on meeting invoicing deadlines and customers’ billing requirements.

·         February 10, 2000 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for an outstanding job in completing the task in testing billing systems for Y2K compliance. (reward – a crystal FedEx global trophy) February 10, 2000 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for developing the Subic GLS (Global Logistic Services) Invoicing manual for Siliconix,  Matra, Telefunken and EDC accounts, . (cash reward-USD 100.00)

·         December 31, 2000 –  Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the support on meeting customers’ requirements (Cash award-USD 30.00).

·         June 27, 2002 –  Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx given last for the dedication and contribution to the significant improvement of the pre-rating process and developing a system of audit to ensure timeliness, completeness and accuracy of pre-rating dated has helped achieved total customer satisfaction.

·         June 27, 2002 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the hard efforts and contribution to meet the pre-rating requirements of all APAC countries which has doubled in the fiscal year 2003 and able to cope with high level of competence, dedication and exhibits a very positive attitude at work.

·         August 2, 2003 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the Outstanding Team Performance in FY 2003,beat APAC billing lag time goal by 33% and reduce release and verification error by 22% .

·         November 8, 2004 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the Outstanding Team Performance in FY 2004,beat APAC billing lag time goal by 9% and reduce release and verification error by 14%.

·         December 30, 2004 – Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for active participation as a member of the FedEx Subic Hub Audit Committee last June 2004 to ensure 100% compliance to Internal Audit.

·         May 29, 2006 –  Bravo Zulu Award given by FedEx for the big contribution on the New Spot Rate Project and participation on the UAT for the New Spot Rate System in Singapore (Cash reward of $50.00)

·         February 7, 2007 – Bravo Zulu Award for the Outstanding Contribution during the Taiwan Earthquake Incident. VP Tom Holland and MD Kelvin Chun greatly appreciate the contribution and teamwork in overcoming the above challenges to ensure minimal degradation of FedEx services to customers.

·         March 1, 2007 – Bravo Zulu Award for the big contribution to the successful implementation and satisfactory roll out of the New Spot Rate System in Singapore.

·         June 16, 2007 – 10 Years Service Award – for celebrating a career milestone 10 years in FedEx. (As a token of appreciation – a FedEx luggage)

·         June 29, 2007- Bravo Zulu Award – sincerest appreciation for the exceptional efforts that was put forth in consistently achieving the objectives and goals for the whole fiscal year of FY 2007.

·         November 19, 2007-Bravo  Award- sincerest appreciation for the exceptional efforts that you put forth in consistently achieving all objectives from FY 08 Q1.

·         November 19, 2007 – Bravo Zulu Award– participation in the implementation of International Revenue Visibility Project (IRV) effort.

·         November 19, 2007 Bravo Zulu Award- appreciation for handling additional task -Philips Accounts. (A token of appreciation of USD 20.00)

·         June 30, 2011 – Certificate of Recognition for dedicating time in supporting FedEx Community initiatives in FY11

·         Sep 30, 2012 – Certificate of Recognition for dedicating time in supporting FedEx Community initiatives in FY12.

·         Dec 31, 2014 – Bravo Zulu Award for the Preparation and Assistance on Tax Audit/Assessment by the Bureau of Internal Revenue

·         March 17,2017 – Bravo Zulu Award for the Notable Efforts and Contribution on Tax Filings while colleague is on maternity leave and work on Tax Health Check (Cash reward –USD 100.00)

·         FY2015 Best Improvement Team Awardee

·         FY2018 Best Improvement Team Awardee

EDUCATION:

·         University of the Philippines  Diliman, Quezon City  Master in Management (2006 – 2008).

·         Manuel S. Enverga University  Lucena City  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Accounting (1980 – 1984)

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Birth date                   :        January 16, 1963

Nationality                  :        Filipino

Civil Status                :        Married (with 1 child)

Spouse Name            :        Ferdinand Romero

REFERENCES:

Mrs. Nenita R. Dy
Senior Manager, Financial Accounting

Development Bank of the Philippines

Gil Puyat Avenue cor Paseo de Roxas

Makati City

Ms, Irene Bibit.
Chief Accountant

RMJ Group of Companies

150 Valero Street, Salcedo Village

Makati City

Ms. Jomarie Lugtu Mangalindan.
Manager/Financial Controller

Federal Express Pacific,LLC

1st. Flr, Clark Center 5,

Jose Abad Santos Avenue

Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City

Pampanga -045 499-3766