Dr Gerardo Jr. Macasa Ph.D, Mba, Cia, Cfe, Cica Email & Phone Number

Doha, Qa

Doha, Qatar

Financial/Audit/Taxes Functions:• Provide end of the month (EOM) reports• Supervise the day-to-day financial operations within the company.• Prepared forecasts of future revenue and expenditures for appropriate budgets.• Analyzed current and past financial data.• Looked at current financial performance and identifying trends• Prepares reports on the above information and communicating the insights of these reports to the wider business• Suggests budgets and… Show more Financial/Audit/Taxes Functions:• Provide end of the month (EOM) reports• Supervise the day-to-day financial operations within the company.• Prepared forecasts of future revenue and expenditures for appropriate budgets.• Analyzed current and past financial data.• Looked at current financial performance and identifying trends• Prepares reports on the above information and communicating the insights of these reports to the wider business• Suggests budgets and improvements.• Explores different investment opportunities• Develops initiatives and policies that may improve financial growth.• Compile and analyze financial reports and find discrepancies that require senior management’s attention• Provide insightful information and expectations to senior executives to aid in long-term and short-term decision making.• Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports.• Present financial reports to board members, stakeholders, executives, and clients in formal meetings.• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company.• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.• Controlling income, cash flow and expenditure.Administration functions:• Performs overall administrative tasks/functions of the Training Center.• Develops and implements strategies around employment processing, compensation, training and development, records management, employee relations, and retention.• Prepare the work plans and communicate them to partners and subordinates • Performs other duties as assigned. Show less

Doha, Qatar

Financial: • Working closely with the CEO and business partners, responsible for policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of financial information.• Works with the finance team to prepare, analyze and communicate monthly and annual financial statements and reports for all stakeholders.• Coordinates and leads the annual audit process including liaising with external auditors.• Oversee and lead the annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the CEO… Show more Financial: • Working closely with the CEO and business partners, responsible for policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of financial information.• Works with the finance team to prepare, analyze and communicate monthly and annual financial statements and reports for all stakeholders.• Coordinates and leads the annual audit process including liaising with external auditors.• Oversee and lead the annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the CEO, Operations, and Marketing and Business Development Teams.• Actively review all financial plans and budgets, including preparing financial information for grant reporting and reporting any significant changes to the Leadership Team.• Works with the finance team to provide program managers with customized financial reports, costing templates and trend analysis on an as needed, monthly, quarterly and annual basisAdministration:• Develops and implement strategies and enforcing department financial accountabilities around recruitment and staffing, employment processing, compensation, health benefits, training and development, records management, employee relations, and retention and employment relations.• Recommend changes and supporting the work of Human Resources Management.• Work closely with the Operations Director to communicate changes in personnel policies and other personnel procedures.• Performing other duties as assigned Show less

Doha, Qatar

► Coordinated and monitored the timely completion of month-end closing, consolidation, and reporting of monthly financials of QP and QPI (Home Office and Branch accounting) in accordance with IFRS & GAAP. ► Responsible for continuous improvement initiatives to improve and simplify QPI financial consolidation process while ensuring a high degree of accuracy (error free) and leveraging systems capabilities. ► Ensured the consistent delivery of the Demand Management Process on order to… Show more ► Coordinated and monitored the timely completion of month-end closing, consolidation, and reporting of monthly financials of QP and QPI (Home Office and Branch accounting) in accordance with IFRS & GAAP. ► Responsible for continuous improvement initiatives to improve and simplify QPI financial consolidation process while ensuring a high degree of accuracy (error free) and leveraging systems capabilities. ► Ensured the consistent delivery of the Demand Management Process on order to plan, review, validate and prioritize financial requirements with relevant stakeholders and joint ventures. ► Managed the elimination of intercompany transactions and balances (QPI Home office and Branch accounting). ► Reviewed and approved monthly account reconciliations and miscellaneous schedules prepared by level staff and quarterly account reconciliations with Head of Accounting and Internal control functions.► Led the rollout of accounting, reporting and consolidation systems for periodic management reporting, highlighting results of financial review, analysis, and improvement recommendation. ► Managed the annual year-end audit process with Qatar State, QP Internal, and External Auditors. ► Initiated statutory accounts, management letters, and audit issues memoranda and coordination of communication with internal and external auditors and other stakeholders. Show less

Doha, Qatar

► Responsible for budget preparation, monitoring and analysis of funds for transfer to the Qatar Government c$100 Billion USD► Managed Qatar Petroleum’s treasury function in collaboration with the Treasurer, aiming to maintain control over the multi-billion dollar cash balance and protect corporate interests against major market changes.► Monitored free cash flow (FCF) and utilized free cash to satisfy outstanding payment requests and settle relevant debts, optimizing the value of… Show more ► Responsible for budget preparation, monitoring and analysis of funds for transfer to the Qatar Government c$100 Billion USD► Managed Qatar Petroleum’s treasury function in collaboration with the Treasurer, aiming to maintain control over the multi-billion dollar cash balance and protect corporate interests against major market changes.► Monitored free cash flow (FCF) and utilized free cash to satisfy outstanding payment requests and settle relevant debts, optimizing the value of excess liquidity to avoid disruptions during later stages of operations.► Prepared reliable and accurate weekly, monthly and yearly cash forecasts and conducted extensive financial analyses prior to presenting findings to management, positively influencing decision-making processes.► Identified potential risks relating to the management and investment of company funds ahead of major decisions, conducted analysis to further understand the threats, and introduced effective mitigation strategies► Reviewed multi-million dollar monthly accruals, such as dividends, royalties and operational expenditures, and adjusted entries as appropriate to ensure that revenues matched expenses in set accounting periods. ► Contributed to the replacement of manual procedures with technological initiatives, and transferred existing records to the newly introduced system, greatly enhancing the protection of critical financial information. Show less

Doha, Qatar

► Devised solutions for regaining the value of company expenses and issued accurate and complete invoices to debtors in order to collect outstanding revenue in accordance with organizational objectives and standards. ► Reviewed customer accounts in order to identify notable discrepancies, analyzed and traced the discrepancies to their source, and reconciled records to ensure that the balances of relevant accounts were in agreement. ► Conducted aging of accounts in order to… Show more ► Devised solutions for regaining the value of company expenses and issued accurate and complete invoices to debtors in order to collect outstanding revenue in accordance with organizational objectives and standards. ► Reviewed customer accounts in order to identify notable discrepancies, analyzed and traced the discrepancies to their source, and reconciled records to ensure that the balances of relevant accounts were in agreement. ► Conducted aging of accounts in order to categorize transactions under time periods and produced reports for senior management personnel to enable accurate determinations of accounts receivable which are overdue.► Maintained responsibility for the recovery of major costs under Qatar Petroleum joint venture endeavors, liaised with partners’ representatives, and raised significant issues with QP personnel to deliver solutions.► Assessed billings to an assortment of Oil & Gas companies, including Qatargas and Rasgas, prior to submission, confirming the accuracy and completeness of all invoices to facilitate the recovery of outstanding costs. ► Maintained up-to-date records of all amounts debited and credited to company and posted revenue balances by transferring journal entries into relevant accounts within the General Ledger on a regular, timely basis. Show less

Doha, Qatar

► Maintained records of all short- and long-term debts and obligations to creditors, successfully submitted payments to vendors, and completed expense reimbursement using multiple methods prior to due date.► Reviewed invoices against purchase orders, agreements and other appropriate evidence, ensuring that the information listed aligned with relevant records and aiming to mitigate the risk of large, costly inaccuracies. ► Designed and implemented a new system for filing company… Show more ► Maintained records of all short- and long-term debts and obligations to creditors, successfully submitted payments to vendors, and completed expense reimbursement using multiple methods prior to due date.► Reviewed invoices against purchase orders, agreements and other appropriate evidence, ensuring that the information listed aligned with relevant records and aiming to mitigate the risk of large, costly inaccuracies. ► Designed and implemented a new system for filing company records, greatly enhancing the accessibility of critical information and reducing the amount of time required to locate and retrieve urgently needed files. ► Evaluated invoices in order to confirm complete accuracy and assess compliance with the budget and cost planning measures, in addition to monitoring the status of invoices in collaboration with Project Sponsor. ► Monitored vendor accounts on a frequent basis to determine the compliance of transactions with company practices and expectations, as well as protecting the company’s interests by intervening if strictly necessary.► Utilised a range of software options, including the Accounts Payable (AP) module within Oracle ERP, enabling the integration of a diverse range of processes while increasing the overall efficiency of regular procedures. Show less

Paranaque City, Philippines

► Prepared audit programs / developed audit steps and perform the required audit tests.► Kept management informed of the status of audits in progress and any potential problems or significant audit findings as they arise.► Prepared a list of audit issues throughout the audit and constructively discuss with local management to validate each.

Makati, Philippines

► Executed financial and operational audits for the Head office and 17 Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures.► Prepared audit programs and audit risk planning process.► Made recommendations for correction of unsatisfactory conditions, improvements of operations, and reduction of costs.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Management

Professional Development Program-Fundamentals Of Strategy

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting

Certified Fraud Examiner (Cfe)

Division Of Continuing Education, Fundamentals Of Strategy

Certified Internal Auditor (Cia)