I am confident to work each other as team work.Monitoring and analysis of expenditures and revenue. I can easy to learn and experience and pursue a career in a working place to share and to gain experience in the real issues of management and Budget System. I was involved in special investigations of the Audit Office that included compliance with requirements rule and regulations.
Hi, I’m
Tevita ‘Ilalio Halaifonua
Accountant or Finance Officer
Concord,CA
Summary
Overview
22
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
Finance Officer
01.2025 - Current
Job overview
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration
Senior Executive Officer
01.2019 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Monitoring and analysis of expenditures and revenue
- Responsible for tracking, depositing and recording of Dividend from Public Enterprises
- Responsible for order forms, purchase orders and vouchers of the Ministry
- Responsible for the payroll and processing salary and wages of the Ministry’s staffs
- Prepare of operation procedures, controls mechanism and improving processes
- Asset and Contract Management
- Ensure proper maintenance, control and recording of the Ministry of Public Enterprises’ physical assets and stock; ensure that the Ministry’s purchases and other expenses are in line with the relevant policies of the Ministry of Finance
- Ensure audit requirements are adhere to by the Ministry
- Assist in formulating the Ministry’s estimates
- Monitor and coordinate usage of passports and visa label refer to Immigration Act
- Undertake any other duties as may be by directed by the Minister and CEO
Ministry of Public Enterprises, Tonga
Accountant (Head of Finance Division)
01.2011 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Overall Management of the account section of the Ministry
- Preparation of the Ministry’s annual budget, cash flows projection
- Preparation of monthly financial report for Management and Treasury
- Reconciling of PE Dividend
- Conduct appropriate financial training to supporting staffs
- Monitoring and analysis of expenditures and revenue
- Responsible for tracking, depositing and recording of Dividend from Public Enterprises
- Responsible for order forms, purchase orders and vouchers of the Ministry
- Responsible for the payroll and processing salary and wages of the Ministry’s staffs
- Prepare of operation procedures, controls mechanism and improving processes
- Asset and Contract Management
- Ensure proper maintenance, control and recording of the Ministry of Public Enterprises’ physical assets and stock; ensure that the Ministry’s purchases and other expenses are in line with the relevant policies of the Ministry of Finance
- Ensure audit requirements are adhere to by the Ministry
- Assist in formulating the Ministry’s estimates
- Monitor and coordinate usage of office vehicles
- Undertake any other duties as may be by directed by the Minister and CEO
Audit Office, Tonga
Auditor
01.2009 - 01.2011
Job overview
- Audit fieldwork in areas including Inward Cash, Revenue, Expenditure and Fixed Assets
- Assist in other special tasks assigned by the Auditor General
- Responsibilities include verification of routine areas of the transaction processes in assigned Government Ministries, Aid Projects and Public Enterprises
- Involve in special investigation of the Audit Office that included compliance with required rule and regulation
MBF Bank
Loan Officer
03.2003 - 12.2005
Job overview
- Process loan applications
- Prepare vouchers to release approved loans
- Prepare daily and monthly reports on processed loans
Education
Pacific Secondary School Certificate
University Overview
University of South Pacific
Certificate in Professional Writing
01.2025
University Overview
Beijing
Certificate in Professional Writing from 2019 Seminar on Application of Information Technologies in Taxation and Finance for B&R Countries
11.2019
University Overview
Shanghai
Certificate in Professional Writing from 2017 Seminar on Public Financial Management for Caribbean and South Pacific Countries
05.2017
University Overview
University of South Pacific
Certificate in Professional Writing
01.2014
University Overview
Tonga Business Enterprises Centre
Certificate of Accomplishment
12.2011
University Overview
Tonga Business Enterprises Centre
Certificate of Tonga and New Zealand In-Country Training Project
10.2010
University Overview
Massey University
Bachelor (BA) of Accounting
01.2008
University Overview
Tonga Institute of Higher Education
Diploma of Accounting
01.2005
University Overview
Tonga Institute of Higher Education
Certificate of Accounting
01.2004
University Overview
National Form 7
Tonga National Form 7 Certificate
01.2000
University Overview
Skills
- Home Care
- Personal Assistant Experience
- Administrative Experience
- Financial Analysis
- Accounts Payable
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Writing
- General Ledger Accounting
- Journal Entries
- Payroll
- Financial Modeling
- Business Analysis
- Forecasting
- Financial Management
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable
- Account Reconciliation
- Office Management
- Management
- Pricing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Tax Experience
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Communication skills
- Sales
- Technical accounting
- Accounting
- GAAP
- Quick Books & MYOB
- Typing
- Customer Service
- Corporate accounting
- Microsoft Office
Personal Information
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/16/83
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Single
- Religion: Christian – Martinez Methodist Church
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Preparing of operations process procedures, control mechanisms and improving processes.
Affiliations
Affiliations
I was an Accountant, Senior Excutive Officer and Finance Officer and experience work at the Account Section and Finance. I was working as and admin team related to a problem solving. Very friendly to each other and be a good customer service.
Certification
Bachelor of Accounting
Diploma in Accounting
Certificate of Accounting
Certificate in Professional English (Writing)
Certificate of Accomplishment
Certificate of Tonga and New Zealand In-Country Project
Certificate Oddo Accounting Class System
Certificate in China for Public Financial Management for Caribbean and South Pacific Countries.
Certificate in China on Application of Information Technology in Taxation and Finance for B&R Countries.
Certificate Form 7
Certificate Form 6. (PSSC)
Certificate Form 5 (TSC)
Additional Information
Additional Information
My Email: tevitahalaifonua@gmail.com or tevitahalaifonua@yahoo.com
Phone Number: 925-826-4990
Languages
English & Tongan
Professional Working
Tonga
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Finance Officer
Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
01.2025 - Current
Senior Executive Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration
01.2019 - 01.2023
Accountant (Head of Finance Division)
Ministry of Public Enterprises, Tonga
01.2011 - 01.2019
Auditor
Audit Office, Tonga
01.2009 - 01.2011
Loan Officer
MBF Bank
03.2003 - 12.2005
Pacific Secondary School Certificate
University of South Pacific
Certificate in Professional Writing
Certificate in Professional Writing from 2019 Seminar on Application of Information Technologies in Taxation and Finance for B&R Countries
Certificate in Professional Writing from 2017 Seminar on Public Financial Management for Caribbean and South Pacific Countries
University of South Pacific
Certificate in Professional Writing
Tonga Business Enterprises Centre
Certificate of Accomplishment
Tonga Business Enterprises Centre
Certificate of Tonga and New Zealand In-Country Training Project
Massey University
Bachelor (BA) of Accounting
Tonga Institute of Higher Education
Diploma of Accounting
Tonga Institute of Higher Education
Certificate of Accounting
National Form 7
Tonga National Form 7 Certificate
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