Christian Imasa

Christian Imasa

Accounts Payable Specialist

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  • About me

    Finance & Acctg. Professional| MBA student(27 units earned) | Ex-P&G and Merck Emp. | Filipino Expat in Middle East | CAT,RCA,ICB Exams Passer

  • Education

    • Central Luzón State University

      2006 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Accountancy
    • Central Luzón State University

      2006 - 2011
      Bachelor's degree Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
    • Polytechnic University of the Philippines

      2018 - 2019
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
    • Far Eastern University

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management, General

      earned 27 units

  • Experience

    • TeleTech

      Jun 2012 - Oct 2012
      Accounts Payable Specialist

      responsible in processing Invoices in the Asia Pacific Region ensuring accurate posting before the month end closing of books

    • Deutsche Bank

      Mar 2013 - Dec 2013
      Finance Analyst - Fixed Income Securities Operations Services

      Hongkong & Bangkok Markets (external resource JCC)Responsible in all pre-settlement activities of trades and its related functions on behalf of the bank and customers; ensuring all trades are cleared, entries are posted accurately & credit exposure issues were raised to Front Office in a timely mannerEnsure that all Trade confirmation and documentation are in accordance with the internal and external governing policies and regulations

    • Procter & Gamble

      Jan 2014 - Sept 2018

      Record to Report - Front Office Reporting & Compliance Expert for Locally Audited Financial Statement (LAFS)-Overall LAFS and ITR process owner ensuring timely external submission and quality financial statements and income tax returns. While LAFS and ITR preparation is usually once a year, expected to wear the Local GAAP on top of the US GAAP hat throughout the fiscal year whenever considering the accounting and tax implications of ad hoc transactions, process changes and projects whenever consulted or required to resolve issues.- Provide Accounting Operations support for monthly US GAAP books closing especially for LE reasonability reviews and escalation.- As an LE accounting steward - would receive substantial number of queries from various groups with queries ranging from simple/general queries to complex/high risk.*Monthly Proofing*Stewardship Reviews/ Customer Connects*Tax Packages/Other External Reporting Obligations and Audit Support Show less FY '16 Pearl Awardee (Operational Excellence) for the execution of critical SCF And Payment Term ChangesFY '16 Platinum Award - Team ( Value Creation) - Global Cash Accelaration Team, member FY '17 Silver Awardee (Operational Excellence) - for end to end project execution (Orion)Responsible in coordinating the execution of the Cash Acceleration Program - Supply Chain Financing (SCF) & Payment Term Extension Projects across all internal and external key stakeholdersEnabled execution of Payment Term Extension for Hewlett Packard Vendor resulting to $41M cash benefit to P&GGovernance of the CAP - Infosys India Team(external partner contractor) for Process , Performance and End result reviewHad conducted BAT Testing for the new Enhanced SCF & PTE Tool Show less Top performing team player with an end to end knowledge in Global Vendor Master Data process of P&G; from Vendor creation, Bank Data Validation, linkages to Legal Entities and Blockage; catering suppliers from more than 150 countries where P&G operatesTransitioned 3 key VMD processes (RDA, Links & SCF) from San Jose, Costa Rica to Manila including 1 Company Project Initiative - Cash Acceleration Program(Supply Chain Financing & Payment Term Extension Project) Awarded Silver for Operational Excellence and in-house-training conducted for VMD integration Show less

      • Compliance Accounting Expert - Middle East (Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria)

        Aug 2016 - Sept 2018
      • Expert (SME) -Cash Acceleration Project

        Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
      • Administrator, Global Vendor Master Data

        Jan 2014 - Sept 2015
    • Merck Group

      Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
      Accounting Expert - Accounts to Report (Asia)

      Q2 2019 Operational Excellence Award for Exceeding Target KPIsFinancial Reporting & General Ledger Reporting and Compliance*Monthly Balance Sheet Report* Inventory Balance ReportInventory Cost Accounting*Monthly Variance Analysis*Capitalized Price Variance Analysis*Provision for Inventory Items* Monthly Goods In Transit ReconciliationIntercompany Payments and Balance ReconciliationAccounts ReceivablesAccounts Reconciliation

    • AVALON Pharma

      May 2021 - May 2023
      Accountant

      Fixed AssetsPetty Cash & ExpenseAccounts ReconciliationManagement ReportsProduct CostingAdvances & Prepayments

    • Samsung C&T Corporation

      Jul 2023 - now
      Accountant

      VAT & WHT Entity Filing and entriesMonthly Budget Requisition for Site and Head Office.monthend Closing reports:Accounts recon., Cash Flow Forecast, Bank Transactions, Guarantee & Credit Facility, Time Deposit>handle payments(insurance, salaries, air ticket, rentals, government requirements, daily operations expenses etc.) for Samsung C&T's Head Office & New Projects ( Neom Oxagon Modular Project, Duba Office Project, Amiral Cogeneration) in charge of posting transaction entries in Head Office, Branch & RHQ Books esuring accuracy, timeliness & completeness of documentation before the month end closing of books.overall in charge for Samsung C&T Saudi Arabia (site wide) Monthly Payroll Payments & Recording Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Passer

      ICB UK (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers)
    • Certified Accounting Technician

      National Institute of Accounting Technician
    • Passer

      Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Australia
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Habitat for Humanity International
      Habitat for Humanity InternationalAssociated with Christian Imasa
    • Member

      Issued by Toastmasters International
      Toastmasters InternationalAssociated with Christian Imasa