Erika Palanca

I am a graduating student at De La Salle University with hands-on internship experience in tax compliance, corporate banking, and financial data management. I am passionate about learning and finding practical ways to streamline workflows through automated Excel templates, constantly seeking to improve efficiency while keeping data precision and accuracy intact. An adaptable, reliable team player eager to support finance operations and grow professionally as an individual.

Intern at Land Bank of the Philippines (2026-01 – 2026-03)

• KYC & AML Compliance Exposure: Processed documentation for corporate bonds, government accounts, and loan transactions, exposed to Know Your Customer (KYC) verifications and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks.
• Credit Evaluation & Due Diligence: Verified and structured corporate financial documents to support credit risk evaluations, loan underwriting, and institutional risk assessments.
• Client Communications & Distribution: Managed official email blasts and dispatched account update notices, ensuring high accuracy to safeguard confidential client data.
• Operations & Records Management: Organized, consolidated, and categorized client files and archives to streamline operations and improve data accuracy.
• Banking & Product Knowledge: Gained practical exposure to commercial banking, account servicing, and institutional financial products.

Finance Intern (Tax Department) at Frontier Tower Associates Philippines (2026-06 – 2026-08)

• Tax Filings & Systems Reconciliation: Executed and reconciled Expanded Withholding Tax (EWT), high-volume Ground Lease Documentary Stamp Tax (DST), and amended VAT returns for an acquired company via BIR eFPS; extracted GL records, tax forms, and vendor invoices from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to fulfill external requests.
• Process Improvement & Financial Modeling: Independently enhanced existing Excel templates for Real Property Tax (RPT), Requests for Payment (RFP), and Local Transfer Tax (LTT) to streamline data entry; developed automated Excel models for company assessments, Daily Time Records (DTR) with hours and allowance computations, as well as quarterly event expense budgeting.
• Regulatory Compliance & Field Operations: Conducted field visits to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to secure Computerized Accounting System (CAS) approval for a newly acquired entity, while liaising directly with City Hall and Barangay offices to process business retirement clearances.
• Document Control & Collateral Financing: Managed digital archiving by scanning, indexing, and organizing vendor invoices for tax documentation; compiled tax declarations and lease contracts into complete submission packages for Sale and Leaseback (SLB) bank collateral evaluation.
• Database Management & Location Tracking: Cross-referenced tower site locations from Salesforce CRM with Excel masterfiles, utilizing data filtering and sorting to validate and update site IDs and property details for over 4,000+ tower sites.

Bachelor of Science in Management of Financial Institutions – De La Salle University, Manila (2022 – 2026)

Junior High School – St. Scholastica's College, Manila (2022)

Senior High School in Accountancy, Business, and Management Strand (ABM) – St. Scholastica's College, Manila (2022)