Julienne Daphne De Guzman
Los Angeles,Philippines
Summary
A passionate accounting professional with more than 7 years of combined working experience in public and private accounting. She is a person with integrity and good work ethics, possesses good communication skills that contributes to a workplace camaraderie, shows eagerness and determination to learn, and believes that positive attitude with humility is essential to success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Accountant
Saybrook Management Group LLC
09.2023 - 05.2025
- Prepared monthly working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings for 3 entities.
- Provided monthly journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Presented monthly financial reviews during meetings with the accounting controller for all financial statement accounts covered of the entity. Gave timely updates during bi-weekly meetings with CFO, CEO, and executives.
- Supported management by processing approximately 30 plus invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Oversaw approximately 30 employee expense tracking with associated expense verification and credit card reconciliation.
- Closely monitored accounts to post timely payments and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Analyzed daily 70 accounts receivable accounts, checked claims status and monitored accounts receivable aging and worked with various areas to address business needs.
- Generated routine and ad-hoc financial statements for management.
- Provided coaching for an onshore staff accountant for an ad hoc reporting and willingly covered co-senior's task and responsibilities during her 4 months leave of absence.
- Tools and Apps used: Yardi Voyager, Sage Accounting, Stripe, Clockify, Microsoft tools, Google Sheets.
Senior Financial Analyst
Manulife Business Processing Services
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Have been part of Expense Shared Service Center, under Global WAM Segment, supporting Marketing Function, directly working with Canadian onshore & Global (North America & Asia) stakeholders.
- Boosted department's overall efficiency by 20% in the GWAM segment by consolidating 9 files into one file through excel formulas.
- Increased company's effectiveness by participating in the UAT of Anaplan integration, noting some errors of the tool and suggesting points for improvement.
- Skills Practiced: Expense Management/ Planning/ Budgeting/ Forecasting/ Variance Analysis/ Journal Entries (Accruals,Prepaids, Reclassification, etc.)/ Month-End Reporting/ Month-End Deck Presentations/ Expense Study - Shared Services Allocations model/ Ad Hoc Reports & Analysis/ Engagement sessions/ Expense Inquiries & investigations
- Tools & Apps used: Oracle SAP/ Hyperion Essbase/ Power BI/ Anaplan/ Microsoft tools/ PowerApps
Senior Financial Analyst
Northern Trust
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Have been part of Australian Financial reporting team, supporting AU WAM clients and working with Australian onshore.
- Oversaw & reviewed FS preparations and FS calculations of 2 FTEs.
- Co-pioneered the procedural guidelines of the reporting team including the technical processes of ARC Donnelley system.
- Skills Pratciced: Financial Reporting/ Financial Statements Analysis & Preparation/ FS Tie Outs/ IFRS/ Process Documentation/ Process Improvement/ Staff Coaching/ SharePoint Presentations/ Mock Trainings
- Tools & Apps used: ARC Donnelley Financial System, Microsoft Tools, SAP tools, SharePoint
Experienced Audit Associate
Ernst & Young Global Shared Service
11.2017 - 12.2020
- Have been part of Global Delivery Services Team of EY under US Audit group, supporting Wealth Asset Management, Insurance & Banking clients, directly working with North America onshore.
- Skills: External audit/Internal Controls/ General & Substantive procedures/ FS Tie Outs/ Investment valuations/ IFRS/ US GAAP
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Accountancy
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
05.2017
High School Diploma -
Colegio De San Jose Del Monte
03-2013
Skills
- Financial statement preparation
- Financial transaction review
- General ledger management
- Accounts receivable management
- Accounts payable management
- Cash management
- Bank reconciliation
- Month end close
- Audit coordination
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- Variance analysis
- Error-free budget reporting
- Microsoft Excel expertise
Accomplishments
- US Certified Management Accountant (Dec 2019),
- PH. Certified Public Accountant (Nov 2017),
- currently working towards the US CPA certification (one last discipline subject - expected on July 2025)
- Xero Advisor Certified (May 2021)
- Bookkeeping with Quickbooks Online (Issued March 2021)
- Project Management Foundations: Budget (Issued Feb 2021 - LinkedIn)
- Power BI Basics Training (Oct 2021)
- MS Excel Refresher (June 2021)
- Power BI & Essbase Training (Apr 2021)
- Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting Process Training (April 2021)
- Financial Statements Review Training An Eye For Accuracy (Nov 2020)
- Corporate Financial Statement Analysis (Issued Nov 2020 - LinkedIn)
- IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate (Issued July 2020 - IMA)
- Basic Banking Training (May 2019)
- ATH Reuters and Bloomberg Training (July 2018)
- Insurance Training (July 2018)
- Introduction to Asset Management (January 2018)
Affiliations
- Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
- Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Languages
English
Full Professional
Filipino
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Outdoor Recreation
- Gym Workouts
- Yoga
- Crafting and DIY Projects
- I have a passion for photography and editing photos
- Cooking
- Enjoying the art of baking and pastry-making, experimenting with recipes
- Food Photography
Timeline
Senior Financial Accountant
Saybrook Management Group LLC
09.2023 - 05.2025
Senior Financial Analyst
Manulife Business Processing Services
04.2021 - 05.2023
Senior Financial Analyst
Northern Trust
01.2020 - 04.2021
Experienced Audit Associate
Ernst & Young Global Shared Service
11.2017 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Accountancy
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
High School Diploma -
Colegio De San Jose Del Monte
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Reference
Available upon request
Awards
- Applause Award (Manulife)
- Take a Bow Award (Manulife)
- Nosai Valued Partner (Northern Trust)
Work Reference
Available upon request
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