Lira Mañalac

Dedicated certified public accountant with accomplished ability to work in a fast-paced environment, independently, and as a team member to successfully achieve engagement goals and objectives.

Experienced Audit Associate at SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (a member practice of Ernst and Young International) (2019-12 – 2021-05)

• Understands clients’ businesses, significant processes and entity-level. Demonstrates interest in and develops an understanding of recent developments in the clients’ industry sectors.
• Strategized and assesses risks through identifying significant class of transactions, significant disclosure processes and related information and technology applications, making combined risk assessment, designing test of controls and substantive audit procedures.
• Participate directly in the performance of audit procedures, as appropriate, and prepare the relevant workpapers to preparation of financial statements.
• Identifies and helps in the resolution of issues gathered during the audit. Presents audit findings to the client under the supervision of the manager.
• Performed digital audit in a company with a client base consists of branded, global/regional-based OEM (original equipment manufacturer) companies.
• Performed group reporting package of a global company.

AU Accountant/AU Tax Accountant at TOA GLOBAL INC. (2021-06 – 2022-08)

• Processing up to Trial Balance stage and preparing financial statements for lodgment with the Australian Taxation Office.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Conduct research, analysis, development, and summarization of financial information for audit purposes and financial reporting and to perform the financial administration and reporting of federal and state grants.
• Reconcile GST that has gone through the fund with what's been paid to the ATO
• Prepare private tax returns, trust, partnership tax returns and End of year compliance jobs
• Devise tax strategies to defer or eliminate tax payments
• Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner
• Prepare and update tax provision schedules

AU Accountant/AU Tax Accountant at INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (2022-09 – Present)

• Currently employed as a Tax Accountant in an Australian Accounting Firm
• Prepare and review complex Australian income tax returns, financial statements and working papers for Individuals, Partnerships, Trust and Companies
• Prepare and lodge Business Activity Statements (BAS), Instalment Activity Statements (IAS), and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns
• Apply strong working knowledge of Capital Gains Tax (CGT), GST, and Division 7A loan obligations to client portfolios
• Support Partner in the preparation of business valuations, advanced forecasting models and business restructuring
• Identify, research, and resolve complex technical taxation and accounting issues

Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology – Mary the Queen College of Pampanga Inc. (2018 – 2018)

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy – Mary the Queen College of Pampanga Inc. (2019 – 2019)