1. Dear Sir / Madam:
Good Day!
The attached resume is presented for your consideration regarding any position suited and
commensurate to my experiences.
My qualifications represent a background of increasingly important assignments within your
organization. These experiences have given me the opportunity to make many profitable
contributions in a number of functional areas.
As the enclosed CV simply summarizes my capabilities and career history, there is considerably
more to relate. I would appreciate the opportunity if you will read and take a glance to my
experiences to see what I could do for your organization
In advance, thank you for your consideration, I am looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely Yours,
Grace Navarro
Mobile #: +63 917 7990876
Email: Marygrace.navarro@ph.nestle.com
mgracen19@gmail.com
MARY GRACE REAL NAVARRO
Abacan Subd., Calicanto, Batangas City, Philippines

2. Mobile #: +63 917 7990876
Email: Marygrace.navarro@ph.nestle.com
mgracen19@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
Seek a management position in Finance where I can utilize my extensive background in
financial management and costing for manufacturing.
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:
 In charge of providing relevant production cost information to factory management and
value-adding commentary that would consider the financial and control implication of
certain decisions and strategies in delivering the factory’s targets.
 Knows the purpose and operation of the plant costing needs, along with having the
ability to make decisions based on the tools available.
 Promotes operational efficiency within the context of compliance thru continuous
improvement mindset.
 Focus on compliance by ensuring that effective internal controls are in place that would
drive maximum business performance.
 Add value to operation by driving continuous improvement through innovation and
robust and effective use of resources.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
October 2006 – Present
Product Costing Executive, Nestle Philippines Inc. – Lipa Factory
 Supports the Costing Process in the factory
o Executes the budget process in the factory by providing the total cost of
production projections from raw and packaging material usage to conversion cost
through application of appropriate cost drivers and allocation keys based on
Nestle Costing Standards. Prepares various reports, challenge factory physical
standards (capacity, usages and losses: materials, labor and energy), review and
validate the factory fixed overhead budget.

3. o Ensures timely reconciliation and submission of various reports eg. Stock Cover,
TCOP, Non-quality Cost and Variance reports.
o Analyses variances and define & follow-up corrective actions. Apply appropriate
problem solving tools as necessary to identify root causes of operational
problems
 Building a Compliance culture
o Implements all applicable legal requirements, Nestlé policies, guidelines,
standards, as well as the relevant guidelines and GLOBe Best Practices in the
department.
o Runs physical control of inventories like participation in monthly inventory taking
(RM, PM, SFG, FG and Technical Materials). Ensure & monitor full
documentation of monthly adjustments in stocks of Production, Warehouse, and
Technical Stores
 Commitment to Continuous Improvement through Cost Efficiency and
Innovation
o Assess/Validate sustainability of savings (realized/potential) from improvement
initiatives (e.g.: OPEX, SINAG+.)
o Perform Cost Studies / simulations for new products.
o Perform Accruals during month-end and year-end book closing.
o Actively participate in reviews to improve manufacturing operations within the
group by attending Daily and Weekly Operations Review (DOR and WOR).
o Lead a robust discussion of variance reports, FFOH and M&I reports with
relevant stakeholders with the end view of not only getting the story behind the
numbers but challenging the way it has been done. Validate and ensure that
resources (labor, materials and capital) are being efficiently utilized in conformity
with accepted standards and without sacrificing the quality of services and
products.
o Assists in the formulation of strategies and action plans to support current and
long-term business goals and objectives
April - October 2006
Financial Accountant, Nestle Philippines Inc. – Head Office

4.  Kept and managed the books of 5 affiliated companies (complete accounting cycle).
 Accounted for Regional Marketing and General Administrative costs for charging to other
markets. (e.g. Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan).
 Prepared Financial Statements for the Affiliates in local and foreign versions in each
reporting exercise required by Switzerland and by local authorities.
 Prepared and revised Budget Forecasts for the Affiliates.
February 2003 - April 2006
Accounts Payable Supervisor (section head with direct reports), Nestle Philippines
Inc. – Head Office
 Responsible in paying suppliers on time.
 Ensure that bills are adequately supported, mathematically correct and processed in
accordance with the contracts, standing instructions and standard procedural guidelines
of the company.
 Ensure that proper input tax and withholding tax is recognized in accordance to BIR
regulations.
June 1998 - February 2003
Key Accounts Specialist – Credit & Collection, Nestle Philippines Inc. – Head Office
 Responsible for credit, collection, and accounts receivable evaluation and adjustments
 Develop procedural guidelines and policies concerning the improvement, formulation
and maintenance of account collections and extension of credit to customers.
 Review credit and collection policies, procedures and organizational objectives.
 Evaluate integrity of accounts receivable and reduced 60 days outstanding by 80%
through aggressive collection practices.
 Analyze and reconcile accounts receivable enabling timely identification of problems
impacting cash flow.
 Evaluate credit applications to determine the risk involved in customers’ financial status.
OTHER COMPETENCIES:
 Focused Improvement (FI) Pillar Member

5. o Coach the construction and update the Loss Tree for the whole factory
o Help the Local and the Executive Committees prioritize and define projects to
reach zero loss
o Apply FI Methodologies (LTA, DMAIC, IPA)
o Led and completed DMAIC Project on Process Improvement (White Belt).
o IPA and OMP Process
 Goal Alignment (GA) Pillar Member
o Introduce a structured way to manage issues and improvements
o Help people to understand their contribution to high-level objectives through
measures that drive the desired behaviors (charts and measures).
o Coach on the application of methodology and tools like GSTD
o Provides / supports training on methodology and tools;
o Participates during coaching and assessment reviews
 Local Committee (LC) Pillar Member
o Participates in daily and weekly operational reviews
o Challenging root cause and corrective actions to ensure that problem will not
recur in the future.
o Reporting COST measures/KPI (Material Variance, Energy Variance, etc.)
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of Birth : April 19, 1975
Citizenship : Filipino
Height : 5”
Weight : 50kg.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
University of Batangas – Batch 1996
REFERENCES: Available upon request