Experience

15 years of finance & audit.

From branch-level bank audits to leading finance for a fast-paced trading education company.

  1. Head of Finance

    4 yrs 7 mos

    The Thirty Minute Trader · Full-time

    Oct 2021 — May 15, 2026 · Quezon City, Philippines · Hybrid

    • Lead the company's finance reporting and monitoring processes, providing management with clear visibility over sales, collections, expenses, and overall business performance.
    • Prepare and present regular management reports, finance updates, and KPI-based analyses used for planning, performance review, and decision-making.
    • Manage reporting for multi-million peso monthly sales, affiliate sales, collections, and operating expenses, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely visibility.
    • Monitor cash flow movements, expense trends, and financial performance to support operational control and financial discipline.
    • Build and enhance dashboards, KPI trackers, and finance monitoring tools to improve reporting structure, visibility, and accountability.
    • Support budget monitoring, forecast reviews, and variance analysis of actuals vs. targets to help management assess performance and direction.

    By the numbers

    • ₱M+ monthly sales reported
    • 1,200+ transactions monitored monthly
    • 4 direct team members led
    • KPI dashboard built from zero

    What this role taught me

    "Leading finance at a fast-moving education business taught me that clarity is a leadership skill. The faster the business moves, the more the numbers need to be immediate and simple enough for anyone in the room to act on. I also learned that a finance leader's value isn't measured by the reports they produce — it's measured by the decisions those reports make possible. My proudest moment here wasn't a spreadsheet. It was when our CMO and OD consultant started coming to me not just for numbers, but for how to think about the business."

    ◆ KPI Reporting · Revenue Forecasting ·

  2. Lead Auditor

    15 yrs 2 mos

    SJSS Bookkeeping and Accounting Services · Seasonal

    Apr 2011 — May 2026 · Quezon, Calabarzon, Philippines · Hybrid

    • Provided accounting, onsite audit, and financial documentation support to business and cooperative clients across multiple engagements.
    • Performed audit reviews of financial records, transactions, and supporting schedules to identify discrepancies, control issues, and documentation gaps.
    • Prepared audit working papers, financial reports, supporting schedules, and related documents for client review and compliance purposes.
    • Evaluated accounting processes, internal controls, and operational practices to improve reporting accuracy, compliance, and control awareness.
    • Developed clear audit findings, observations, and recommendations to address issues and strengthen financial and operational processes.
    • Led and participated in exit conferences with operations teams and Boards of Directors to explain audit findings and recommendations.

    By the numbers

    • 15 years continuous
    • Multiple business and cooperative clients
    • Board-level exit conference presentations
    • Audit across banking, retail, and private sectors

    What this role taught me

    "This role is what keeps me grounded. Over 15 years of working closely with businesses and cooperatives — seeing their struggles, their gaps, their growth — I learned what it actually means to create impact through finance. Every audit finding I delivered, every recommendation I made to a Board of Directors, was a chance to help a real organization get better. That sense of purpose — knowing that your work directly improves how a business operates — is what taught me to love what I do. Not the spreadsheets. The impact behind them."

    ◆ Auditing · Audit Reports ·

  3. Accounting and Finance Senior Officer

    2 yrs 8 mos

    Ging and Dot Fashion Inc. (FILA Apparel) · Full-time

    Feb 2018 — Sep 2020 · BGC · On-site

    • Managed accounting and finance operations, including monthly reporting, reconciliations, and financial monitoring.
    • Prepared regular management reports covering sales, finance, and operational performance to support business review and decision-making.
    • Monitored sales performance across branches and used data to support daily operational and financial decisions.
    • Oversaw inventory allocation and assignment of stocks for delivery across branches based on sales trends, stock movement, and branch needs.
    • Tracked sales-to-stock ratios to maintain efficient inventory levels and improve stock movement across locations.
    • Supported merchandising decisions by analyzing item performance, identifying fast-moving products, and determining strongest sales locations per item.
    • Provided insights to improve replenishment planning, inventory distribution, and overall branch efficiency.

    By the numbers

    • Multi-branch inventory allocation
    • Sales-to-stock ratio tracking
    • Daily operational finance decisions
    • Branch performance analysis across locations

    What this role taught me

    "This role taught me that data without validation is just noise. I was once invited to a sales meeting and realized mid-discussion that the reports being used didn't align with the actual figures. Numbers were being used to make plans and decisions — but the foundation was wrong. That moment changed how I approach reporting. I immediately built a dashboard for the sales head that the team used in every sales meeting going forward — a single source of truth that everyone could validate against, so plans and actions were always built on accurate data. That dashboard didn't just fix a reporting problem. It changed how the team made decisions."

    ◆ Revenue Forecasting · Business Analytics ·

  4. Accounting Supervisor

    2 yrs

    Vantaggio Inc (FILA) · Full-time

    Mar 2016 — Feb 2018 · Makati, Philippines · On-site

    • Supervised daily accounting operations and supported timely preparation of monthly financial reports.
    • Managed post-dated checks (PDCs) issued to suppliers, ensuring proper monitoring of payment schedules, accuracy, and control.
    • Coordinated with payroll agencies regarding employee payroll processing, documentation, and payment-related concerns.
    • Reviewed reconciliations, supporting schedules, and accounting records to maintain report accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
    • Handled coordination for deliveries and pullouts, ensuring related transactions and supporting documents were properly monitored.
    • Supported internal control procedures and maintained organized finance and operational records for reporting and monitoring purposes.

    By the numbers

    • PDC monitoring across supplier network
    • Monthly reconciliations
    • Payroll coordination
    • Internal control documentation

    What this role taught me

    "This role taught me how critical cash flow management is to keeping a business alive. It's not enough to know what the numbers say — you have to know what's coming in, what's going out, and when. Managing post-dated checks, coordinating payment schedules, and making sure every commitment to suppliers was properly monitored showed me that operations can only run smoothly when finance is one step ahead. If cash flow breaks down, everything breaks down. That lesson has shaped how I approach financial discipline in every role since."

    ◆ Revenue Forecasting · Budgeting ·

  5. Audit Associate

    4 yrs 6 mos

    Cooperative Bank of Quezon Province · Full-time

    Oct 2011 — Mar 2016 · Lucena, Calabarzon, Philippines · On-site

    • Conducted branch audits independently, personally handling audit fieldwork and review procedures for assigned branches.
    • Performed audit procedures to identify errors, discrepancies, control issues, and compliance gaps in financial records and branch operations.
    • Evaluated whether branch processes and transactions were carried out in accordance with internal policies, procedures, and BSP regulations.
    • Developed strong familiarity with bank operations, branch workflows, and compliance requirements through direct onsite audit work.
    • Prepared working papers, audit reports, and supporting documentation for audit findings, observations, and recommendations.
    • Submitted structured audit reports to the Audit Head to support management reporting and presentation to the Board of Directors.
    • Identified areas requiring corrective action and helped strengthen compliance, internal control awareness, and operational discipline across branches.

    By the numbers

    • Independent branch audits
    • BSP compliance reviews
    • Working papers and audit reports
    • Board-level reporting support
    • 4.5 years of hands-on fieldwork

    What this role taught me

    "This is where I discovered that I have a natural ability to see how systems work — not just what they produce, but why they're built the way they are and exactly where they break down. Walking into a branch and independently auditing every transaction, every ledger, every control — and then presenting findings to management — built the discipline and control-first mindset I've carried into every role since. I didn't just learn finance here. I learned how to think."

    ◆ Audit Reports · Performance Monitoring ·

Education

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Jun 2007 — Apr 2011

Bachelor of Science, Accounting