Aaron Bagundang

Experience

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  Deutsche Bank

  Dec 2012 - Sept 2013

  Project Finance Analyst

  • Managed day-to-day record keeping transactions for the books of accounts of various Deutsche Bank entities worldwide;• Performed month-end reconciliation of accounts and schedules for management use;• Ensured completeness and accuracy of data entered in SAP

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  PwC Philippines

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2016

  Assurance Associate

  Consumer and Industrial Products and Services• Applied accounting and auditing concepts and standards to ensure efficient and effective examination of client’s financial statements;• Handled various audit clients engaged in manufacturing, mining, merchandising, manpower,charter hire services, and other sectors of commerce and industry;• Performed agreed upon procedures in compliance with statutory requirements and non-government organization policies;• Evaluated internal controls design; identifies key risks and controls, develops and/or review audit programs and gives recommendation to clients;• Managed the team in designing and formulating audit strategy, scope of work, sample selection and tailoring of audit programs to a specific client in accordance with PwC methodology;• Proposed solutions to identified errors and misstatements in financial records and recommendimprovements to internal controls and business processes;• Created high quality deliverables using appropriate business and technical language, as well as perform assessments using PwC's proprietary or other relevant tools to evaluate controls and potential for optimization Show less

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  Crocs

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  Accounting Supervisor

  • Applied accounting concepts and standards to ensure efficient and effective presentation and disclosure of interim financial statements;• Supervised day-to-day record keeping transactions for the books of accounts;• Headed the execution of overall period-end financial closing procedures;• Spearheaded various operational activities related to financial and regulatory requirements;• Managed assessment of risks involved and ensures proper application of controls placed;• Intermediate level of skills from exposure to Crocs’ accounting information system (Oracle). Show less

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  AXA Philippines

  May 2017 - now

  • Functions as overall manager-in-charge of periodic (at least quarterly) strategic financial planning and related analysis of both Life and General Insurance business units and related presentation to upper management, regional headquarters and local stakeholders for decision making;• Reviews intensively the analysis of projected financial performance and impact relevant to decision-making prepared by team members;• Closely collaborates with Actuarial, Investments and Distribution and Marketing teams for crafting the topline targets and financial profitability results.• Spearheaded Management Expenses (Operating Expenses) detailed budgeting and led reporting and presentation of results and analysis of overall budget clearances to various departments and key officers; Show less Functions as overall officer-in-charge of financial planning and analysis of both Life (Philippine Axa Life) and General Insurance (Charter Ping An) and related reporting for executives and stakeholders;Manages fellow Financial Reporting team members in preparation and presentation of overall financial analysis;Reviews intensive analysis of periodic financial performance and impact relevant to decision-making prepared by team members;Oversees periodic monitoring of financial closing activities duly communicated to Accounting and other divisions with dependencies;Project management team member responsible for short-term and long-term financial forecast of GI’s profitability and position;Prepares GI’s monthly financial statements and reporting packs;Assistance in ongoing statutory financial statement preparation. Show less • Responsible for review and accounting for life and nonlife insurance reserves for both legal and company policy compliance;• Reviews day-to-day direct insurance premiums and claim payments and their application;• Focal person for Accounting for Compulsory Hired Migrant Workers;• Officer-in-charge for accounting for general insurance;• Exposure to and preparer of various statutory compliance reports imposed by the PhilippineInsurance Commission (ICs) and external audit;• Well-versed in general insurance companies’ accounting system (Geniisys);• Assistance in ongoing statutory financial statement preparation;• Former officer-in-charge for general accounting for branches Show less

  • Forecasting and Planning Senior Manager

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Forecasting and Planning Manager

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Financial Reporting Officer

    Jun 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Insurance Accounting Officer

    May 2017 - May 2019