JOSEPHINE ARRIOLA, CPA CGA
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR at NIKON CANADA INC- Claim this Profile
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Nikon Canada Inc.
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Canada
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
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Feb 2012 - Present
•Establish and maintain a working knowledge of relevant business processes to enable meaningful recording, reviewing and analysis of business transactions.•Hands-on management of monthly financial closing activities, including preparation of accruals, prepayments and revaluations to ensure proper recording and reporting.•Identify and pro-actively act on opportunities to continuously improve internal processes such as developing and/or refining working templates and developing standard operating procedures.•Provide year-end audit support•Supervise and manage the Finance Team consisting of six (5) employees.•In-charge of charge backs analysis and preparation of profitability analysis reports.•Involve in the on-going SAP R/3 enhancement system testing & troubleshooting•Oversee the smooth and efficient transition/outsourcing of accounting activities such AR, journal entries, and GL reconciliations to offshore team.•Monitor and evaluate the performance of offshore teamPROJECT INVOLVEMENT•R3 SAP (ERP) – from implementation of the new ERP SAP system to training, testing and transitioning to production.•LOCKBOX System- design to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounts Receivable collection activities- speeding up cash collections and automating AR receipts applications.•CONCUR- system design to enhance submission and processing of travel and entertainment expenditures•DELEGO Credit Card Not Present- system design to automate the processing of credit card transactions to improve collections•GLOBAL SHARED SERVICES Outsourcing-involved in the initial preparation of activities to be transitioned offshore and training of offshore staff manpower•DOLPHIN (on-going)- system design to enhance efficiency of Accounts Payable processing: Show less
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Senior Accountant
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
•Assisted in the month end and year-end closing of financial transactions and responsible for running the allocations to specific profit and cost centres.•Checked and verified posting transactions for accuracy in amounts and ledger account coding and posting.•Responsible for reconciling major liability (A/P) accounts. Analyze Aging of Accounts Receivable; reconcile accounts for any discrepancy including the determination of bad debts provision.•In-charged of monitoring big accounts like Bestbuy, London Drugs, Cantrex and Foto Source and attend to their needs as quickly as possible.•Implemented internal controls specifically on Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.•Monitored chargebacks, follow-up its settlements and reduce them to an acceptable level.•Implemented new processes and recommend improvements to report structures to obtain reliable information.•Analyzed and prepare Goods in Transit Report vis-à-vis Detailed Inventory Report. Prepared credit memos for COOP (Advertising), sell thru and SPIFF claims.•Responsible for analyzing, reconciling and preparing sales volume rebate, purchase and sell thru rebates. •Prepared monthly accruals for COOP claims; sell thru, SPIFF, sub-contracts, import costs and other miscellaneous liabilities. •Prepared monthly journal vouchers and write off of some special accounts.•Prepared the Daily Cash Report for cash flow projection•Verified and approved vouchers before posting•In-charged of trouble shooting and resolving accounting issues prior to escalating them to the Accounting Manager.•Monitored and supervised the work of part-time personnel in the accounting dept.•Served as SAP super-user and back-up to other accounting personnel in their absence. •In-charged of the Accounting Dept in the absence of the General Accounting Manager. Show less
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Commission on Audit
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Philippines
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Auditor
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Jul 1997 - Apr 2003
-Involved in the audit of government agencies -Preparation of annual audit report -Evaluation of internal controls -Post- audit of government's usage of fund -Preparation of audit memorandum -Participation in special audits like VFM audit and fraud audit -Involved in the audit of government agencies -Preparation of annual audit report -Evaluation of internal controls -Post- audit of government's usage of fund -Preparation of audit memorandum -Participation in special audits like VFM audit and fraud audit
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Education
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Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Bachelors Degree, Accounting and Finance -
Certified General Accountant of Ontario
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