Marilen Aurelio Blas
Perth,WA
Summary
Results-oriented professional prepared to excel in executive leadership roles. Proven ability to drive strategic initiatives and enhance operational efficiency while maintaining strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Highly reliable and adaptable, known for strategic planning and effective decision-making.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Executive Process Assurance and Governance
AET Tankers Pte Ltd
12.2013 - 01.2020
- Partnered with process owners and IT in driving process transformation and internal controls integration in P2P.
- Ensured a harmonized/standardized process design in Procurement, Vendor Management & Accounts Payable including issue resolution.
- Has successfully mapped processes to ensure compliance to corporate governance, company policies and procedures.
- Engaged with process owners, stakeholders and end users to smoothly run Management of Change process.
- Proposed and implemented Procure-to-Pay KPIs to measure performance of the processes, continuously collaborates with the teams for continuous improvements.
- Oversaw trainings across teams as part of management of change, acted as point of contact and forefront for the enhanced process and documentations.
- Streamlined P2P process for increased efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and implementing targeted solutions.
- Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement by promoting open communication channels for feedback from all levels within the organization.
Senior Analyst – Supply & Trading Finance
Chevron Holdings Inc.
03.2011 - 02.2012
- Collaborated with Legal Team on complex analysis of contracts of trade on crude oil/bunker fuel to accurately measure revenue and expenses impacting trade transactions.
- Has defined gaps in the process to consistently achieve target of 100% accuracy in billing.
- Improved company efficiency with the development of key performance indicators and tracking metrics.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas of improvement, leading to increased operational effectiveness.
- Utilized data visualization techniques to present and explain complex data sets.
Team Manager – Accounts Payable
Shell Shared Services B.V
12.2005 - 09.2010
- Empowered a team of nineteen individuals for continuous operation of the six refineries of Shell thru timely processing of approximately 19000 invoices/mo.
- Sustained the timely resolution of blocked, rejected and duplicate invoices/payments to cultivate relationship with vendors and make positive impact.
- Ensured controls are embedded in the system, segregation of duties and limits of authority in place to mitigate internal fraud and have complete audit trail.
- Developed and improved e-invoicing process to ensure accuracy of invoices entered online by vendors (EDI).
- Has made a remarkable contribution thru successful Green Belt Project realizing cost savings of USD125k per year in invoice processing.
- Has supported automation of processes to ensure controls are in place, continuously navigate possibilities and change initiatives for efficiency and boost monthly KPIs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional departments to drive cohesive efforts towards common goals and objectives.
- Championed process improvements within the department by identifying inefficiencies, proposing solutions, and leading change initiatives.
Senior Analyst – Accounts Receivable
Accenture Inc.
11.2004 - 10.2005
- Has enhanced AR reconciliation and resolution of disputes thru continuous partnership with the Business Unit and client in US.
- Strategised with senior leadership to consistently achieve target SLA of 93% on reconciled accounts on all customers.
- Explored remediation actions to address gaps in the process.
- Defined and implemented periodic review of customers’ account aging and root cause analyses to support the balances in the AR account.
- Managed to provide explanation for the performance results with the Accenture Business Unit in US, nurtured strong working relationships with clients, ensuring their needs were met while exceeding expectations on deliverables.
- Mentored junior analysts, fostering professional development while enhancing overall team performance.
- Continuously identify areas of improvement, bridges the gap between Accenture BU and customers.
Education
B.S. - Accountancy
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
03.1998
Certified Associate in Project Management -
Avantus Training Singapore
08.2015
Six Sigma Green Belt - undefined
Shell Philippines
08.2010
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Process Standardization
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Design
- Governance & Compliance
- Transformation & Change Management
- Business Process Modelling Notation
- Process Mining
- Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC
- Data Visualization
- Finance, Audit, Procure-to-Pay
- SAP
Certification
- Process Mining: Data Science for Process Excellence by Udemy 01/2025
- SAP Signavio Process Modelling by Udemy 11/2024
- Celonis Process Mining by Udemy 11/2024
- Business Process Modelling via Coursera 01/2024
- Agile Development and Scrum via IBM Coursera 10/2023
- Process Mining: Data Science in Action via Coursera 12/2022
- Agile Project Management via Coursera 04/2022
- BA and Process Management via Coursera 10/2021
- Power BI Desktop via Coursera 09/2020
- Digital Transformation via Coursera 08/2020
Accomplishments
- ISO9001 Project Support (11/2017 – 06/2018)
- IT Transformation – (01/2016 – 08/2016)
- Finance Transformation – (02/2014 – 12/2015)
- E-invoicing Migration – (07/2010 – 09/2010)
- System Migration Support – (06/2009 – 09/2009)
- Green Belt Project – (01/2009 – 06/2010)
- On-time Payment KPI of 95% consistently achieved (06/2008 – 09/2010)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Executive Process Assurance and Governance
AET Tankers Pte Ltd
12.2013 - 01.2020
Senior Analyst – Supply & Trading Finance
Chevron Holdings Inc.
03.2011 - 02.2012
Team Manager – Accounts Payable
Shell Shared Services B.V
12.2005 - 09.2010
Senior Analyst – Accounts Receivable
Accenture Inc.
11.2004 - 10.2005
Six Sigma Green Belt - undefined
Shell Philippines
B.S. - Accountancy
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Certified Associate in Project Management -
Avantus Training Singapore
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