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LOLITA R. REYES
59 Warsaw Street
BF Homes International
Las PinasCity, 1740
Philippines
lolit_reyes@yahoo.com
+63-918-967-5763
PROFILE:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA)
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Certified Secondary School Teacher – Business
Technology
More than 30 years of work experience
Proven organizational and leadership skills
Can work independently or with a team
MNC Exposure
Significantand Demonstrated Skills:
1. Financial
Financial analyses
Managerial accounting
2. Business Process Improvement (BPI)
Process audit
Controls establishment
Policy determination and definition
3. Cost Accounting
Contribution margin analysis
Product/Projectcosting
4. Treasury
Cash flowmanagement
Accounts Receivableand Accounts PayableManagement
Highlights:
Project Team Lead for Ops Support Group covering 17 units tasked to drive efficiency
and resource application optimization.
Implemented the project to automate the monitoring and proper tagging of marketing
expense and promotion initiatives from start to finish and creating a database to
supportanalysis.Marketing and promotion is one of the top 5 major contributors to the
over-all operating expense of the organization.
Realized savings of closed to 300 Million from review of purchase requisitions in less
than 3 years from assuming the post.
Initiated improvement in the agency payroll processing resulting to reduce TAT of 18
days from an average of 60 days, realized some savings and reduced the number of
complaints due to error.
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Took over the leadership of the Hotel Finance Team with the objective of turning it into
an effective support to the operation of the Hotels and F&B outlets with the following
expected results;
Aligned activities to its core function: cost control; revenue audit; inventory
management
Manpower optimization
Timely and accurate reporting
Improved inventory management system to reduce cost of sales of F&B outlets
and operating supplies of the Hotels.
EmploymentHistory:
1. Travellers Int’l Hotel Group, Inc. (Casino, Hotel and Entertainment)
Finance Controller
March 2015 - Present
Director for Finance – Organization & Methods (Operations Control)
8 November 2011 – February 2015
Asst. Director for Finance –Organization & Methods (Operations Control)
August 2011 – 7 November 2011
Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitor budgets against actual expenses of marketing and promotional initiatives casino
and Integrated Marketing and other units of the company;
Review purchase requisitions and other major capital expenditures;
Recommend and implement improvements to the internal control systems and business
processes if and when necessary by partnering with the relevant department;
Continuous review of metrics to drive efficiency;
Review of contracts;
Monitor barter receivables and payables;
Prepare and analyze the financial performance (P&L )of the F&B outlets and the Hotels’ and
Determine costdrivers of Hotels and F&B and provideanalyses of causes
2. Travellers Int’l Hotel Group, Inc.(Casino, Hotel and Entertainment)
Asst. Director for Corporate Treasury
June 2009 – Feb 2010
Duties and Responsibilities:
Managed company fund/cash;
Managed Accounts Payable;
Supported cash & banking requirements of the operations;
Fund transfers and remittances;
Established, managed and maintained banking relations both domestic and regional;
Arranged and negotiated corporate loans & other financing requirements;
Reviewed agreements, term sheets and other contracts.
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Education:
1. Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting
Graduated Cum Laude
University of San Carlos
Cebu City, Philippines
2. Professional Teaching Certification Program
June 2007 – April 2008
University of the Philippines Open University
Los Banos,Laguna Philippines
3. Forensic Accountant Certification Program (CrFA)
Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants –Asia Pacific
October 2012
4. Management Accountant Certification Program (CMA)
Institute of Certified Management Accountant – Australia
January – April 2013
Significantevents/OtherWork-Experiences/Interests:
1. Currently a volunteer church worker mentoring other women.
2. 2009- 2011: relocated to Singaporedue to my husband’s job.
Volunteered at a foster home
Volunteered as a church worker doing administrativejobs
3. 2006 - 2008
Volunteer church worker doing family counseling and mentoring other women
Attended a Fund Management Course provided by Sunlife Asset Management; took the
licensure examination and successfully passed the Certification Examination given by
SEC in March 2007 as a Licensed Investment Solicitor.
Volunteer Math Teacher (10 hours)
Grades 4 & 5
Shekinah Christian TrainingCenter
2nd Quarter, School Year 2007 – 2008
Enrolled and attended the Professional TeachingCertification Programof the University
of the Philippines –Open University from June 2007 – April 2008 and passed the
LicensureExamination for Secondary School Teachers major in Business Technology on
September 2008.
Travelled to the US, Canada,and other cities in Asia
4. 2003 – 2005;relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Taught at a pre-school on part-time basis.
Volunteered as a church worker teaching at a Sunday school
Travelled to different cities in Asia and Europe.