Paula Pelayo

Seeking a challenging freelance bookkeeping role to apply knowledge of accounting principles and practices, delivering exceptional service and fostering long-term client relationships through reliable and transparent financial management. To obtain a senior bookkeeper position where expertise in financial record-keeping and analysis can provide accurate, timely, and insightful bookkeeping services that contribute to the financial health and success of the business.

Finance and Accounting Manager - Sotogrande Baguio Hotel Inc - Leonard Wood Rd, Baguio City

(2026-04)

Led General Accounting, Treasury, Budgeting, Accounts Receivable (AR), and Accounts Payable (AP) for five general hospitals and one dialysis center, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and strong cash flow management.

• Directing annual budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis to support strategic business decisions.
• Oversee revenue cycle, working capital, and cash management to optimize collections, vendor payments, and liquidity.
• Serve as a member of the CAPEX and Investment Committee, evaluating capital investments, financial feasibility, and major procurement projects.
• Strengthen internal controls, financial governance, and regulatory compliance while providing strategic financial advice to executive leadership.
• Partner with senior leadership to provide strategic financial guidance and support business decisions.
• Led budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis across the division.
• Oversee financial reporting, internal controls, governance, and audit compliance.
• Supported business growth through financial oversight of contracts, bids, and commercial initiatives.
• Manage and develop the finance team while driving process improvements and operational excellence.
• Manage cost controller for food cost analysis.
• Cascades employees about the accounting transaction flow.
• Recommends on how to maximize resources and minimize costs.
• Responsible from all government regulatory pronouncements, SEC Philgeps, SSS Philhealth, HDMF and all BIR Compliance to minimize taxes legally-in house tax consultant.
• Do the Profit sharing computation by investors.
• Oversee with month-end and year-end closing processes.

Finance and Operations - Managing Director - ETAX2WIN Tax and Accounting Consultancy Management - Eastwood QC

(2024-07 - 2026-03)

Responsible for recording and maintaining the company's daily financial transactions and preparing monthly reports.

• Prepare reports monthly reports, (PNL, FS and AR/ Aging).
• Supervise HR Dept to run payroll, For CnC Dept collect debts, generate invoices and Collection Reports.
• AP Dept check invoices and make payments.
• Manage general ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Oversee with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Responsible for all government compliance-BIR, SEC, SSS, HDMF, Philhealth and LGU.
• Monthly bank reconciliation.
• Complete regular accounts receivable and accounts payable duties (i.e., preparation of financial reports, researching and reconciling discrepancies, processing transactions).
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of daily transactions.
• Attend LOA for our clients, and business strategies as well as tax consultation.

VP Operation and Finance Manager - GGE Group of Companies - Antipolo City

(2023-07 - 2024-06)

Oversees the functions of the following sections: Controllership, Treasury, Credit and Collection, AR Aging, Financial Planning, Audit and Analysis-Business Operations Management.

• Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts overseeing all company expenses and projections in coordination with the directors, senior officers and department heads.
• Provide financial insights and status to support, fund controlling, budgeting, decision-making, and credit operations.
• Approving all financial reports, tax compliance, government reports and company audits.
• Responsible for preparing financial statement-Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Profit and Losses Analysis and Cash Flow Statement which are to be used to evaluate the financial health of the company.
• Ensure precise accounting of inventory, cost of goods sold (COGS), and production costs for both the retail supermarket and meat production sectors.
• Monitor and analyze production costs, margin analysis, and inventory valuation, implementing cost control measures as needed.
• Oversee the accounts payable (AP) both local and importation process, ensuring timely and accurate payment of invoices.
• Deliver additional compliance services, including documentation and reporting for PEZA, BOI, and other government agencies.
• Coordinate responses to tax investigations or inquiries, attend with legal and regulatory bodies as necessary.
• Prepare and review corporate income tax returns, VAT/ITR/GST filings, withholding tax, and other regulatory tax filings specific to banking activities.
• Support tax planning initiatives and provide recommendations to reduce the effective tax rate.
• Lead and support for monthly, quarterly and annual filing of BIR, SEC, Philgeps and other government statutory remittances.
• Attend BIR compliances-LOA and open cases.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures of the company and disseminate information to other employees as needed.

CFC / VP Chief Financial Controller - LKN Global Services Inc. (Health Care BPO) - Ortigas Pasig City

(2021-10 - 2023-04)

Monitored all expenses, USD remittances and payments, implementing financial policies and developing financial and tax strategies.

• Manage capital requests and budgeting processes.
• Preparation and Analysis of Financial Statements - BIR Officers (LN, LOA) SEC-GIS update.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation affecting the banking sector and assess potential impact of the company.
• Establish strong and valuable inter-departmental ties and in continual contact with the board members and senior leaders, assisting them in making the best decisions possible in order to achieve the organization's financial objectives.
• Improving budgets, financial processes and methods, and ensuring efficiency in financial departments.
• Coordinating with the CEO on all business decisions and attend senior leaders weekly meeting.
• Prepares monthly budget forecast and annual budget preparation.
• Do all bank transaction foreign and local.
• Oversee the accurate and timely processing of vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and other financial transactions for payments. (AP).
• Performing financial analysis to identify potential problems both FAD and Operations Department for OM's and TL's.
• Check and approved time keeping record in payroll payout for budgeting.
• Oversee and check the overall approval processing of TL's, staff attendance, timekeeping, leave notifications in the timekeeping system (Sprout).
• Handled sensitive information in discrete and careful manner.

Senior Accountant- Tax Compliance Officer - Youngevity Global LLC Phils Branch - Ortigas Pasig City

(2017-06 - 2019-04)

Managed day to day accounting operations and ensured accuracy of entries and journals.

• Manage the day to day Accounting operations: AR-Sales Invoicing, AP and ensures accuracy of CV entries and journals in Quickbooks.
• Assess and submit all company accounting transactions, financial statements and reports.
• Monitor Cash position funding handled requirements by division, and arrange payment both local and foreign suppliers.
• Check and record USD Fund Transfer from headquarters to branch.
• Prepares report for projected collections and actual receivables.
• Conducts the internal audit of the company.
• Upload and Verify all banks payroll and cash disbursement.
• Monitor monthly Bank Reconciliation and weekly Cash Reports (Php and USD Accounts).
• Filing payment thru e-BIR monthly/quarterly reports for expanded withholding tax, tax withheld on compensation and VAT payable and other related taxes as applicable.
• Monitor all BIR filing and schedule reports (1601E-EQ 1601C, 2550M -Q, 1702 Q) and DAT File.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual summary schedules related to BIR compliances.
• Attend all BIR compliance for distributors, returns and registration.
• Handle company compliance in financial policies and regulations.
• Report company's financial health and liquidity.
• Handled sensitive information in discrete and careful manner.

Operation Senior Accountant - Clariant Phils., Inc. (Hoechst GmbH) - Multinational Chemical Company - Hoechst Bldg., Salcedo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City

(1991-06 - 2004-12)

Responsible for monthly closing operations and financial analysis across multiple divisions.

• Responsible for monthly closing of AR/AP submitted to all divisions and co center.
• Prepares monthly/quarterly and annual tax statutory remittances.
• Prepares comparative analysis by department budget and expenses.
• Conducts financial analysis to identify areas of improvement and provide recommendations to the management.
• Monitor all BIR filing and schedule reports (1601E-EQ 1601C, 2550M -Q, 1702 Q).
• Check and approved CV for employees expense reports.
• Review OE advances and liquidations, employees expenses and make reimbursements.
• Handled goods in transit and costing.
• Review Cash Flows and Bank Reconciliation.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual summary schedules related to BIR compliances.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and supervising accounting staff; Conduct performance evaluations, coordinate training programs, and identify training needs.

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration-Accounting - University of the East (1983 - 1987)

MBA MSFin - Finance - UP Diliman (2016)