Dennis Cagatin
Accountant
Adelaide,South Australia
Summary
Meticulous professional with strong financial and accounting background. Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, revenue distribution and expenditure forecasting for strategic decision-making. Outstanding manager with superior delegation, leadership and management skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Accountant
Holy Name University
Tagbilaran City, Bohol
12.2021 - Current
- Delivered financial analysis and reports to convey fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness to executive team.
- Entered and maintained accounting records to accurately show receipts and expenditures.
- Established controls for new financial systems and developed methods to improve existing systems.
- Supervised team of 20 accounting professionals across task delegation, project leadership and performance management.
- Managed general and subsidiary ledgers, revenue distribution and operating expenses across multiple accounts, logging depreciations and costs.
- Established system-wide accounting policies and control procedures to maintain accuracy and compliance.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees.
- Integrated financial information into business decision-making, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
- Maintained accurate accounts for cash, fixed assets and other transactions.
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements.
Accounting Manager
Almarai Company
Riyadh
04.2012 - 04.2021
- Developed budgets, prepared forecasts and monitored financial deadlines.
- Developed and implemented departmental accounting policies, procedures and processes to establish and standardize accounting best practices.
- Oversaw cash flow, controlled costs and financial matters.
- Managed payroll processing and changes for employees.
- Supervised accounting tasks, which included accounts payable and receivable, general ledger management and expense reporting oversight.
- Evaluated and approved billing invoices and expense reports to monitor and ensure cash flow and cost containment.
- Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
- Handled accounting operations such as updating journal entries, pursuing collections and reconciling accounts.
Treasury Supervisor
Atlas Fertilizer Corporation
Toledo City, Cebu
07.2010 - 03.2012
- Analyzed actual financial results to budget, preparing variance reporting to functional groups.
- Coordinated preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting.
- Completed month-end and year-end close procedures and reconciled bank accounts.
Inventory Staff Member
Bizroute Solutions Inc.
Cebu City, Cebu
06.2008 - 10.2009
- Coordinated inventory, stocking and ordering.
- Entered information into system to update status reports.
- Coordinated receipt of incoming materials and verified accuracy of items received.
Audit Associate
B.C.Hortelano and Company CPA's
Cebu City, Cebu
11.2007 - 05.2008
- Assisted independent certified public accountants in performance of annual review,sand partnered with external IT auditors and followed up on information systems reviews for appropriate management actions.
- Delivered superior level of customer service to small business clients.
- Liaised with auditors to complete annual audits and maintain compliance with local, state and federal requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Holy Name University
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines10.2007
Associate of Science - Python Programming
Holy Name University
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, PhilippinesSkills
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting Policy and Control
- Fixed Assets Management
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Financial Controls
- Business Operations and Forecasting
- Financial Statements
- Decision Making
- Accounting Software Systems
- Inventory Assessment
- Payroll Auditing
- Flexible and Adaptable
Languages
English
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Arabic
Elementary
A2
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Member in the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA)
Timeline
Chief Accountant
Holy Name University
12.2021 - Current
Accounting Manager
Almarai Company
04.2012 - 04.2021
Treasury Supervisor
Atlas Fertilizer Corporation
07.2010 - 03.2012
Inventory Staff Member
Bizroute Solutions Inc.
06.2008 - 10.2009
Audit Associate
B.C.Hortelano and Company CPA's
11.2007 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Holy Name University
Associate of Science - Python Programming
Holy Name University
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