Myles Arabe

Reviewed, analyzed, and processed invoices, purchase orders, and supporting financial documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with District policies and state and federal regulations. Monitored and reviewed fiscal transactions, verifying account coding, budget availability, funding sources, and supporting documentation before payment processing. Assigned appropriate accounting codes to invoices; reconciled financial transactions between SAP, Maximo, Ariba, and supporting records to ensure accurate accounting.

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN II - LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - Los Angeles, CA

(2025-11 - 2026-06)

• Reviewed, analyzed, and processed invoices, purchase orders, and supporting financial documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with District policies and state and federal regulations.
• Monitored and reviewed fiscal transactions, verifying account coding, budget availability, funding sources, and supporting documentation before payment processing.
• Assigned appropriate accounting codes to invoices; reconciled financial transactions between SAP, Maximo, Ariba, and supporting records to ensure accurate accounting.
• Reviewed appropriation transfers, encumbrances, and expenditure documents to verify available funding and compliance with budget restrictions and established fiscal guidelines.
• Researched, analyzed, and resolved discrepancies involving invoices, purchase orders, payments, and financial records to ensure timely and accurate transaction processing.
• Verified that payments, purchase orders, and accounting transactions complied with contracts, District policies, procurement procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Prepared and maintained financial tracking logs, reconciliation records, and reports to support audit readiness, financial reporting, and accurate recordkeeping.
• Coordinated with vendors and departments to resolve payment inquiries, obtain required documentation, and facilitate timely processing of transactions.
• Maintained manual and electronic financial records while ensuring compliance with established accounting procedures and document retention requirements.
• Prioritized a high volume of transactions, monitored outstanding items, and consistently met deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL ASSISTANT - TAX AND ACCOUNTING OFFICES, INC. - Los Angeles, CA

(2025-07 - 2025-11)

• Accurately compute and file semi-weekly, monthly and quarterly federal and state tax payments for clients
• Process client payroll on a weekly, semi-weekly and monthly basis
• Reviewed and reconciled payroll reports to ensure accurate accounting and record-keeping.
• Prepare and file sales tax returns for multiple clients
• Perform bookkeeping for client accounts including account payable/receivable and bank reconciliations
• Communicate directly with clients regarding transactions, payroll changes and required documentation.
• Conducted audits of employee timesheets, paychecks, and benefit plans.

ACCOUNTING / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - BRISTOL SPEEDWASH INC. - Los Angeles, California

(2023-11 - 2025-07)

• Prepare monthly financial reports for submission to management
• Performed monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy of all account balances
• Reconcile POS and online payment platforms with recorded sales and deposits
• Monitor and reconcile vendor accounts, resolving variances promptly
• Record and manage all accounting transactions including deposits, sales, expenses, etc.
• Manage daily bookkeeping functions (A/P, A/R, banking, etc)
• Managed company credit cards efficiently by reconciling expenses against receipts on a monthly basis.
• Processed payroll accurately and on time using ADP system.

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT - INTERN - VICTORVILLE SPEEDWASH, INC - Los Angeles, California

(2021-06 - 2021-10)

• Record, reconcile and monitor payments/transaction in Quickbooks
• Streamlined financial reporting processes, decreasing report preparation time by 30%.
• Supported the Accounting Manager with month-end closing activities
• Assist in the preparation of management reports for decision making
• Reviewed and input daily cash receipts into spreadsheets
• Process vendor invoices and preparation of weekly payment batches
• Utilized Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets with formulas to calculate total revenue.
• Verified accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records.

FINANCE REGULATORY SENIOR ANALYST - DEUTSCHE BANK PHILIPPINES

(2016-01 - 2017-08)

• Perform variance analysis, investigate discrepancies and explain material movements of cost related accounts across the bank's businesses.
• Produces Financial Decks for decision-making and analysis of different Finance Directors globally.
• Conducted monthly calls with Finance Managers to discuss issues and process improvement.
• Prepared comprehensive monthly reports outlining financial results and variances from forecasts.
• Ensuring all operational guidelines are updated and adhering to standards, procedures and identify plan to mitigate risks where-ever there is a control issue.
• Resolved and/or escalated, as appropriate, all exceptions encountered in the processes and controls undertaken with the function or exception information received into the function.
• Analyzed operational data to identify areas for improvement in efficiency and cost savings.

FINANCIAL ANALYST - PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES INC.

(2013-06 - 2015-12)

• Prepare management reports for the evaluation and control of Plant / Business Unit within corporate control policies and procedures within the objective of contributing to the Plant's growth & profitability providing relevant and meaningful financial analysis to Plant management.
• Participate in the close process of Profit & Loss and other closing tasks assigned by the Finance Manager to provide accurate and reliable reports.
• Assists in the preparation of annual financial plan and projections.

RESEARCH ANALYST - THOMSON REUTERS

(2010-06 - 2013-05)

• Process and maintain data accurately and in a timely manner using technical and financial knowledge
• Liase with Financial Market Research Analyst of any information required in the financial market analysis
• Support specific projects or tasks as assigned by direct manager

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - LOS ANGELES PACIFIC COLLEGE (2023 - 2023)

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CA (2021 - 2021)

B.S. IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT