Riva Sy

Experienced Payroll and Accounting Professional with a strong background in global payroll operations, financial reconciliations, statutory compliance, and accounting processes. Proven ability to manage high-volume, multi-country payrolls, support internal and external audits, streamline payroll operations, and ensure accurate financial reporting. Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and committed to operational excellence and continuous process improvement.

Senior Payroll Analyst - Globant International Philippines - Makati, Philippines

(2021-10)

Responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of an organization's payroll process, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulations, timely processing, and providing insightful data analysis by reviewing payroll trends, identifying discrepancies, and implementing process improvements to optimize efficiency.

• Assist and Perform with any external audits and examinations, including SOX and tax audits.
• Stay current with all payroll-related laws and regulations and make recommendations for changes to policies and procedures as necessary.
• Lead end-to-end payroll processing for employees of 7 different countries.
• Process off-cycle, fortnightly, and monthly payroll.
• Prepare high-volume payroll inputs, timesheets, and documentation for new hires and leavers, ensuring timely submission to payroll vendors as per statutory requirements.
• Proficiency in using SAGE, Intuit QuickBooks, SAP Accounting Software, Workiva Cashflow Forecasting, Microsoft Office, Google Drive.

Accounting Associate - Columbia Aged Care - Sydney, Australia

(2019-02 - 2020-06)

• Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees, including calculating taxes, vacation and sick time.
• Maintained accurate and complete documentation for all financial department procedures.
• Calculated payroll deductions by accurately using the system and processed payroll to meet preset requirements.
• Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
• Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate efficient processing.
• Experience using WFS EMPLIVE Rostering and Payroll system.
• Reconciled all company accounts, including credit cards, employee expenses and commissions.

Payroll Accounting Analyst - Harvey Norman - Sydney, Australia

(2017-07 - 2019-01)

• Performed routine closings, maintained clean, accurate and accessible records and kept close eye on transaction updates throughout each quarter.
• Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
• Assist administration manager in tasks including: Creditors, debtors, banking reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, cash books and monthly reporting.
• Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.

Reconciliation Analyst - JP Morgan Chase & Co. - Manila, Philippines

(2013-06 - 2014-12)

• Ensure timely input and generation of accounting documents and batches, reconciles and balance related financial reports and accounts.
• Reconciles and Balances transactions coming from clients and supplier.
• Take immediate action to resolve errors or discrepancies noted during the reconciliation process and follow up to ensure that errors are corrected.
• Matching of incoming confirmations /settling payments for sensitive/ larger counter parties.
• Resolving clients' instructions inconsistency before, during and/or after allocation.
• Communicates effectively & professionally, responsive to queries and requests and able to escalate when needed.

Master of Professional Accounting - Accounting - Australian Institute Of Business And Management (2014-12 - 2016-11)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Financial Management - University of Santo Tomas (2009-06 - 2013-03)