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Kathleen Joyce Cristobal Finance Specialist

Philippines

Dear Sir/Ma’am
With great willingness, I am applying for any position related to Finance.
I am a highly organized and self-driven individual, passionate about developing my career in the field of Finance as a Finance Specialist.
Possessing more than 5 years of experience of working as finance specialist, I have gained an extensive insight within this field. My key competencies include, but are not limited to, maintaining financial records, managing budgets, Perform Forecasting, Variance Analysis and Invoicing, extracting data needed for monthly reports, Prepare other administrative reports as may be required by the Position, Identify and implement process improvements. Monitor debtor balances and prepare related reports, Answer client queries and enquiries, provide invoice copy and other report needed.
In my current position with CGI Philippines where I work in the capacity of Financial Specialist, I am responsible for mentoring a team and carrying out a wide range of financial processes. During the course of my career, I have gained a specialist’s understanding of financial instruments and accounting software and have also been effective in explaining complex information in a comprehensible manner.
As a Finance Specialist, I am an accomplished communicator, with excellent organizational, decision making, and time management skills and have a proven track record of consistently meeting and regularly surpassing demanding performance goals.
Proactive, innovative and highly influential, I am seeking a challenging but rewarding position, which is why I was naturally drawn to this exciting opportunity.

Education

June 2010-March 2014 Bsba major in Financial Management at Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Experience

09/22/2014 Finance Specialist at CGI Philippines Inc

 Finance Specialist (Sepember 2014-Present) CGI Group Inc.
2/F One World Square, McKinley Hill, Taguig City | Philippines 1634
– Responsible in analyzing financial status by collecting, monitoring and studying data; recommending actions.
– Responsible in determining cost of operations by establishing standard cost; collecting operational data and identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results, with plans and forecast.
– Analyzing process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecast; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
– Improves financial status by analyzing results and monitoring variances.
– Reconciling transactions by comparing and correcting data.
– Maintaining database by entering, verifying and backing up data.
– Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analysis;
studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
– Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating
information requirements.
– Attended training related to my task.
– Responsible in reconciling billings and submitting AR report and chasing outstanding invoices
to clients.
– Responsible in approving, raising, chasing of invoices and accurately track on time
– With experience in processing of ticket request for IT Remedy Task such as hardware/software or Network Problem.
– Used the Incident Management System to document and manage problems and work requests and their respective resolution
– Perform Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Invoicing and Procurement activities.
– Prepare other administrative reports as may be required by the Project Managers.
– Act as the primary contact for client inquiries, requests and ad hoc projects.
– Act as a senior member who is able to coach and mentor junior members of the team
– Proficient with the different Project Management Office activities such as Financial Analysis,
Procurement, Delivery Assurance and other Administrative tasks.
– Gathers Data for the specific project assigned by clients.
– Identify and implement process improvements.
– Ensure compliance to all month end close activities are completed on time with defined
standards.