Geronimo Osorio, Financial Coordinator

Geronimo Osorio

Financial Coordinator

Citibank

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
14 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months

Financial Coordinator at Citibank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2014 to October 2016

- Achieved technology cost savings of more than $ 5 Million thru effective reconciliation of inventories
- Balanced monthly general ledger accounts to accurately record cost, month end accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, WIP capitalization and adjusting journal entries
- Processed and reconciled accounts payable transactions and ensure that all invoices are paid accurately and in accordance with Finance policies and procedures
- Reviewed intercompany billings to determine accuracy and appropriateness of charges.
- Proofing of balance sheet accounts including reserves, prepaid and WIP
- Various monthly reporting and variance analysis (Including Software WIP/FAR Balances.).
- Prepare the monthly voice chargeback inventories for UAE
- Reconciled vendor statements and handled payment complaints or discrepancies.
- Supported key planning processes such as Forecasting and Budget setting from an operating expense and headcount perspective
- Expertise collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful reports to drive business improvement and cost reductions

Senior Collector at Citibank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to December 2014

- Achieved minimum monthly collection efficiency percentage of 86% for bucket 1 accounts thus contributing to the reduction of the net credit loss of the bank and increasing the earnings before interest and taxes
- Makes outbound calls to past due customers to stabilize and resolve the delinquent status of loan
- Receives inbound calls to attend to various concerns of the customers with regards to their credit status
- Meets customers to respond to their requests and inquiries to stabilize customer rapport and client-company relationship
- Generated necessary end of month receivable reports
- Audits the allocation and posting of payments
- Traces leads and contacts of skip accounts
- Updates daily MIS reports to evaluate the status of collection efficiency, aging, movements and dollar value

Reservation Assistant at Avida Land Corp.
  • Philippines
  • March 2006 to June 2008

- Initiated the excel computation template which was used by Sales and Account Management
- Created the General Contract (in SAP) of the homebuyer and prepares the official computation sheet for the intended sale of unit
- Maintained records of transactions and status of sales accounts in a monitoring file
- Monitored the aging of reservations and prepares various management information reports for the Unit Head to evaluate per project the status of reservations, aging, conversion to booked accounts of reservations, document compliances and profile of buyers
- Processed all buyers’ request such as change of payment scheme or financing, upgrade or downgrade of unit, transfer of ownership and discount applications.
- Processed cash commissions and other incentives of sales agents as per approved scheme

Claims Analyst at Unicon Insurance Brokers Corporation
  • Philippines
  • December 2004 to March 2006

- Spearheaded the implementation of the new ABSI Integrated Insurance Brokerage System
- Succeeded in the closure and settlement of all long overdue non-life insurance claim files
- Facilitated the settlement of non-life insurance claims in various lines such as motor vehicle, marine, fire, and miscellaneous casualty
- Handled insurance claim correspondences, contacting insurers and other facilities to maximize payment on claims and to achieve client profitability
- Processed the payment vouchers for policy deductibles of settled insurance claims
- Prepared management information reports to evaluate the status of claims, aging, movements and settlement of accounts, and to provide better analysis and coverage for underwriting

Account Officer at Camella Homes, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • June 2002 to November 2004

- Lead the lot inventory reconciliation initiative that resulted to new units for sale
- Monitored the contract receivable accounts of the company
- Sale and financing of receivables
- Approved housing loan applications through evaluation and analysis of clients’ documents
- Generated billings and notices for current and remedial accounts and facilitate the necessary legal procedures through endorsement to the company lawyer
- Restructured agreements to update past due and delinquent accounts thus significantly reduced the company’s bad debts and increased the collection efficiency
- Prepared management information reports to evaluate the status of collection efficiency, aging, movements and peso collection of accounts

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at University of San Carlos
  • March 2002

• Working Scholar from 1999 to 2001 • Dean’s Lister

Specialties & Skills

Brokerage
Insurance
Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Microsoft Excel
ABSI Integrated Insurance Brokerage System
D’Finance System Version 1.0
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Microsoft Word
Integrated Accounting For Windows, 3e
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft FrontPage
D’Developer System
Microsoft Outlook
SAP R/3
Attachmate Extra! X-treme
SAP Business Objects
Oracle Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

Languages

Filipino
Expert
English
Intermediate

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • January 2013
Institute of Management Accountants
  • Member
  • September 2015

Training and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Photography