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Rjeelyn Tolentino-Ambrocio

Cooma,NSW

Summary

A dynamic Finance Professional with over 10 meaningful years of strong finance experience in various practices - audit, finance business partnering, and leading finance and strategic teams teams and strategic project management role. Passionate and dedicated in making a difference in the Organization's Finance landscape.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accountant

Salini Australia Pty Ltd
08.2023 - Current
  • Administrator of Concur, an employee-expense claim system used in Future Generations JV;
  • Handles day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy;
  • Assists in preparation of accurate and timely monthly financial reports;
  • Prepares working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit requirements;
  • Assists in all other necessary accounting functions such as closing activities and preparation of reconciliation reports.

Anti-Financial Crimes Strategy and Projects Senior Manager

UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP)
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • A team player in Anti-Fraud's recent integration activities on the UnionBank-Citibank acquisition;
  • Drives the management of the consolidated Anti-Fraud Finance Management post-acquisition of Citibank which covers both project and strategic budget management;
  • Performs management and coordination with the bank's Finance Group for all finance matters, including budget forecasting, monitoring and analysis;
  • Point of Contact for Strategic Oversight of UBP Fraud Group over subsidiaries;
  • Drives the defence of Fraud Group's CAPEX, OPEX and other strategic initiatives to UBP's Top Level Management Group;
  • Leads the review of commercials and legal documents necessary for projects and aids in all other project delivery mandates.

Finance Head

Rush Technologies Inc.
12.2021 - 09.2022
  • Overall in-charge in ensuring a timely, relevant and accurate reporting & analysis of the Company's financial and strategic performance. This helps the business in decision-making that steers the Company forward.
  • Establishes necessary Controllership and Accounting policies for company governance purposes;
  • Oversees the operational tasks such as AR & AP and ensures monthly closing activities such as executing journals (if necessary) are done timely;
  • Ensures any statutory related reports and requirements are filed promptly; Reports to the company-level and group-level management the overall Finance matters;
  • Liaises with other Globe Group Finance Heads and other Globe-management personnel for intercompany transactions and alignments.

Finance Business Partner

Globe Telecom, Inc. (also known as Globe Group)
12.2015 - 09.2022
  • Serves as the Finance Partner or the Specific Point of Contact (SPOC) of different IT groups in the Company and ensures compliance to company policies;
  • One of the pioneer members of Enabling Teams Finance Advisory handling controllership and governance functions. This role establishes, monitors and ensures proper implementation of internal control of our internal clients;
  • Performs OPEX and CAPEX budget forecasting, planning and management, and business case reviews;
  • Aids in cost-saving initiatives and policy reviews;
  • Conducts business realization reviews over implemented projects and provides endorsements on project extension or subsequent works, if any;
  • Communicates monthly financial reports to Proponent's Management Committee.

Senior Associate Auditor

Reyes Tacandong & Co. (an Affiliate Of RSM Global)
07.2014 - 12.2015


  • Designs and customizes audit programs for use of junior audit associates;
  • Manages team tasks that enables timely submission of accurate reports;
  • Spearheads different kinds and nature of accounting engagements (i.e. reconstruction of several companies' accounting records as part of agreed upon procedures);
  • Acted as a middleman to the upper management and associates with regard to the sufficiency and adequacy of audit procedures to be performed;
  • Performs business process review on a mall's operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls.

Associate Auditor

Reyes Tacandong & Co.
10.2012 - 07.2014
  • Performed audit on different entities in the following industries: Holding, Information and Technology, Retail, Advertising, Security Services and Financing
  • Performs group consolidation of financial statements.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy -

University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines
06.2012

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Financial Audit Contract Review
  • Proficient in Microsoft and Gsuite Applications
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking Skills
  • Proficient English Communicator

Organizations

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 12/2012, Present

Training

  • Understanding the Payment Business, a Mastercard sponsored training, 05/2023
  • Financial Consumer Protection Training, 03/2023
  • LexisNexis ThreatMetrix, 01/2023
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Training, 05/2021
  • NextGen2 Finance Training
  • Physical Return and Work Reimagined, 5/2020
  • PFRS for Small Entities, 5/2020
  • Black Swan Risk Management, 5/2020
  • Business Continuity Trainings, 4/2020
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making, 4/2020
  • Detecting and Preventing Fraud, 03/2019

Affiliations

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)

Certification

CPA - Certified Public Accountant in the Philippines (2012)

Timeline

Accountant

Salini Australia Pty Ltd
08.2023 - Current

Anti-Financial Crimes Strategy and Projects Senior Manager

UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP)
09.2022 - 06.2023

Finance Head

Rush Technologies Inc.
12.2021 - 09.2022

Finance Business Partner

Globe Telecom, Inc. (also known as Globe Group)
12.2015 - 09.2022

Senior Associate Auditor

Reyes Tacandong & Co. (an Affiliate Of RSM Global)
07.2014 - 12.2015

Associate Auditor

Reyes Tacandong & Co.
10.2012 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy -

University of Santo Tomas
Rjeelyn Tolentino-Ambrocio