MICHELLE MARIE S. BUNAG
Senior Finance Executive
Singapore
Summary
Over 15 years of extensive experience in Finance, Accounting, and Administration across diverse industries. Strong expertise in accounts payable, financial reporting, auditing, expense management, and month-end closing processes. Proven track record in streamlining workflows, implementing process improvements, and supporting system upgrades and transitions. Adept in vendor management, reconciliation of accounts, and ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards. Technically proficient in various accounting and ERP systems including PeopleSoft, Xero, QuickBooks, SAGE, ACCPAC, Deltek Maconomy, OneStream, and Microsoft Excel. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled in maintaining data accuracy, confidentiality, and financial integrity. Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage high-volume tasks under tight deadlines. Excellent communicator and team player with a customer-focused mindset and ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Finance Executive
Kantar Singapore Pte Ltd
11.2023 - Current
- Accounts Payable Management: Oversee the accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments. Collaborate with various departments to resolve payment issues and streamline processes
- Financial Reporting: Contribute to the preparation and review of financial reports, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. Assist in the transition to new financial systems and processes
- Vendor Relations: Manage relationships with vendors, including handling payment enquiries and ensuring vendors are set up correctly in the system
- Audit Support: Provide support during internal and external audits by preparing necessary documentation and responding to audit queries
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements within the accounts payable function and implement changes to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Achievements:
- Standardised Procedures: Implemented standardised procedures and guidelines for addressing exceptional claims and disputes, ensuring consistency and fairness in resolutions
- Training Initiatives: Provided training sessions to team members on assertiveness, active listening, and conflict resolution techniques, equipping them with the skills needed to handle challenging situations confidently
- Automation and Efficiency: Enhanced automation and streamlined the intercompany accounts payable process, reducing manual intervention and improving overall efficiency
Finance Executive – Accounts Payable
Kantar Singapore Pte Ltd
01.2020 - 11.2023
- Invoice Processing: Processed a high volume of invoices accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Payment Reconciliation: Reconciled vendor statements and resolved discrepancies to maintain accurate financial records.
- System Implementation: Assisted in the implementation of new accounts payable systems, providing training and support to team members.
- Expense Management: Managed employee expense reports, ensuring compliance with company policies and timely reimbursement.
- Team Collaboration: Worked closely with the finance team and other departments to support overall financial operations and achieve company objectives.
- Achievements:
- Audit Confirmation: Successfully managed and confirmed intercompany account balances during audits, ensuring accurate and timely responses to audit queries
- Process Improvement: Identified and implemented process improvements within the accounts payable function, enhancing efficiency and accuracy
- Vendor Management: Effectively managed vendor relationships, ensuring timely payments and resolving any payment-related issues
Accounts Assistant
Sunlove Abode for Intellectually-Infirmed Ltd
09.2017 - 12.2019
- To assist Finance Manager (Accounts Payable and Receivables) on month end closing.
- Working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
- Preparing statutory accounts.
- Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
- Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post and answering any queries.
- Checking petty cash transactions.
- Checking patient’s invoices and entered into SL Care System.
- Key in Data into Accpac Accounting System.
- Controlling credit and chasing debt.
- Reconciling finance accounts the direct debits.
- Record donations-in-kind/inventories and cash/cheque donations
Admin and Accounts Executive
Social Innovation Park Limited
03.2017 - 05.2019
- Key in the system and Vouched Suppliers Invoice, prepare payment voucher and prepare cheques
- Assist with the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Department
- Perform AP/AR duties
- Accounts Receivable Aging, prepares and send Statement of accounts to Customer, Accounts Payable Aging
- Cash Management, Telegraphic Transfer Preparation, Prepares Bank Reconciliation
- Liaise with external vendors/landlords for billing related issues
- Form C-S Preparation and filing, claiming PIC
- Payroll Preparation
- Prepare new staff onboarding (creating email address, Setting up Shared Drive, giving Microsoft Access, issuance of namecard, issuance of door access card, setting up new email).
- Staff monthly claims; responsible for petty cash account and banking
- Event organizer / Coordinator for PaTH (Pop and Talent Hub) talents
Admin & Accounts Executive
Gleason Advertising Pte Ltd
11.2015 - 09.2016
- Report to the Managing Director, Production Director and Project Director to assist them in areas of procurement activities as well as project’s claim matters
- Interact and coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders such as internal finance team and project team
- Preparation and proper filing of purchase orders, invoices, quotations and other documentation.
- Match purchase orders to invoices and enter invoices into computer
- Facilitate payment due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
- Prepare and sending monthly reports to customers
- Answer and handle incoming phone enquiries and/or walk in enquiries as well as quotation request
- Source for quotation and prepare purchase orders and where necessary to check condition of incoming of stock prior to acceptance of goods
- Follow up on quoted quotation and in effort to close sales
- Handle ad-hoc signage projects / maintenance projects
- Handle claims and/or variation projects
Finance Executive
Resort World Sentosa
09.2012 - 11.2015
- Assist in daily and periodic audit activities relating to Casino operations
- Supervise daily soft count and investigate all material soft count variance
- Perform gaming revenue statistical variances and analytical review of gaming activity for unusual trends and prepare provision & charged out journal entries
- Prepare and reconcile of Gaming Machine Win vs. Actual PL Slot Win to identify the jackpot, progressive and bonuses not captured in the meters and ensure the differences are accounted for.
- To perform a physical stock take to ensure the existence & accuracy.
- Track all transactions and documentation related to Slot operations in particular manual jackpots in accordance with Internal Control System Policy and Procedures.
- Obtain daily slot machine jackpot report from Slots Operation to check that all jackpot hits are captured in the machine meter and supported by handpay.
- Investigate those jackpots with negative incremental.
- Assist with month-end closings
- Ensure compliance with Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) and other government regulations
Senior Cashier
Resort World Sentosa
01.2012 - 09.2012
- Being responsible for an impress inventory of cash float.
- Perform various financial transactions, in support of the Casino Table Games Operations, Slot Operations and the Casino Guests playing in these areas.
- Cash-in/ cash-Out gaming chips, perform foreign currency exchange, redeem slot machine payout tickets/TITO/ vouchers for cash/cash equivalent, perform patron account transactions (safe keeping/front money deposits & refunds), check cashing, check/marker redemptions and consolidations, perform credit card and EFTPOS cash advances, perform rolling chip exchanges.
- At completion of the shift, balance float and bring it back to the impress amount and conduct Team Member Bank functions accurately.
- Prepare table fills/ receiving table credits and handling chip transfers between front window, fill banks main banks.
- Balance the inventory of Chip Bank to the casino computer system, account for all chip movements in and out of the Chip Bank and maintain accurate and legible balance sheets.
- Provide friendly, efficient and courteous service to all internal and external customers. Perform all duties in accordance with Company policies and within the realm of the Company's corporate values.
Cage Cashier
Resort World Sentosa
12.2009 - 01.2012
- To handle daily cashiering transactions.
- To authenticate and process Credit Card (Quasi Cash).
- To authenticate and process foreign currency/traveller cheque transactions.
- To issue Chips/ Non-Negotiable Slot Credits (SNN) or instrument of similar nature for Promotion programs.
- To process on levy transaction.
- To perform Ticket-in Ticket Out (TITO) purchase and redemption.
- To handle exchange of bills – small to big bills and vice versa.
- To have basic knowledge on Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) and able to create Cash Transaction Reporting (CTR)
- Adhere to casino grooming standard and provide good customer service.
Centre Administrator
Literacy Circle Pte Ltd
05.2009 - 10.2009
- Conduct daily operation of the centre
- Assist with petty cash, daily finances and banking
- Assist with the scheduling and timetabling of classes
- Maintain proper records
- Maintain cleanliness and function of all equipment
- Ensure sufficient stock of resources for operation of centre
- Attending to enquiries
- Make assessment bookings
- Liaise with parents
- Be proactive in increasing current student enrolment
- Contribute to marketing and promotional activities for the centre
HR & Finance Executive cum Sales Coordinator
Artprint Media Pte Ltd
07.2007 - 07.2008
- Preparing payroll and related deductions
- Maintains vacation and sick time records
- Personnel File maintenance and filing
- Responsible for the Petty Cash account to record and reconcile all transactions
- Assist staff in preparing claims
- Update system with payments made
- Prepare quotations, sales order, job order, packing details and delivery order
- Respond to all incoming inquiries by fax, mail or phone on order status / details.
- Monitor customer's order closely to ensure order fulfillment and follow-up on accounts receivables.
- Assist in resolving customers issues relating to order.
- Maintain a customer database.
- Build and maintain close business relationship with customers and vendors.
- Assisting with reception and other general office projects
- Types memos and letters as requested
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering
University of Santo Tomas (UST)
06.2001 - 03.2006
Secondary/High School - undefined
Immaculate Conception Child Development Center (ICCDC)
Pandi, Bulacan 06.1997 - 03.2001
Primary/Elementary - undefined
Immaculate Conception Child Development Center (ICCDC)
Pandi, BulacanSkills
Auditing support and compliance documentation
Accounts payable and account reconciliation
Financial reporting and month-end closing
Process improvement and automation
Proficient in PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Xero, SAGE, ACCPAC, Deltek Maconomy, OneStream, and Microsoft Excel
Vendor and stakeholder management
Administrative and payroll support
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Nric
Sxxxx687J
Training
- Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel 2010 Expert
- Towards Better Business Report Writing
- Facilitate Effective Communication & Engagement at the Workplace
- WSQ Solve Problems & Make Decisions at Operational Level
- Fire Safety Training
Personal Information
- Available: 1 month notice
- Expected Salary: to be disclosed during interview
Mobile Number
+65 97823057
Timeline
Senior Finance Executive
Kantar Singapore Pte Ltd
11.2023 - Current
Finance Executive – Accounts Payable
Kantar Singapore Pte Ltd
01.2020 - 11.2023
Accounts Assistant
Sunlove Abode for Intellectually-Infirmed Ltd
09.2017 - 12.2019
Admin and Accounts Executive
Social Innovation Park Limited
03.2017 - 05.2019
Admin & Accounts Executive
Gleason Advertising Pte Ltd
11.2015 - 09.2016
Finance Executive
Resort World Sentosa
09.2012 - 11.2015
Senior Cashier
Resort World Sentosa
01.2012 - 09.2012
Cage Cashier
Resort World Sentosa
12.2009 - 01.2012
Centre Administrator
Literacy Circle Pte Ltd
05.2009 - 10.2009
HR & Finance Executive cum Sales Coordinator
Artprint Media Pte Ltd
07.2007 - 07.2008
Bachelor’s Degree - Industrial Engineering
University of Santo Tomas (UST)
06.2001 - 03.2006
Secondary/High School - undefined
Immaculate Conception Child Development Center (ICCDC)
06.1997 - 03.2001
Primary/Elementary - undefined
Immaculate Conception Child Development Center (ICCDC)