Haries Guillermo

About the Candidate

Internal Auditor | General Conference Auditing Services | USA                      2022 – Present
·          Audited complex, large-scale organizations across 14 countries in the Southern Asia-Pacific region, honed skills in multicultural and international collaboration

·          Achievement

·     Selected to serve as consultant at Karachi Adventist Hospital in Pakistan, facilitated strategic improvements in the Finance Department

Finance Controller | Adventist Hospital Davao | Philippines                            2019 – 2021
·          Directed statutory reporting, financial controls, system improvements, and compliance activities, ensuring timely delivery of financial statement

·          Managed complex financial operations, consistently achieving unmodified external audit opinions

·          Ensured compliance with the latest accounting standards and legislative requirements evidenced with no outstanding litigation from the government

·          Performed in-depth financial analysis which is presented to the management monthly

·          Developed financial models to support decision-making and improve performance by introducing income-generating units

·          Conduct in-house training for continuous improvement, reducing the accounting errors by 20%

·          Managed projects that enhance financial processes and practices such as sending managers to pursue MBA

·          Applied expert knowledge of integrated finance systems to fully implement automated accounting processes

·          Achievements

·   Achieved 50% reduction in manual processing through BIZBOX system implementation

·   Launched a profitable wound care unit, increasing service margins by 5%

·   Accounting system adoption was benchmarked by sister institution for its end-to-end integration

 

Chief Accountant | Adventist Hospital Davao | Philippines                               2019 (January to September)

·          Oversaw daily financial operations and reporting accuracy

·          Managed monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles on time

·          Maintained precise reconciliations, resulting in unmodified external audit opinion

·          Achievement

·        Promoted to Finance Controller within the first year of employment

 

Accountant | Adventist Medical Center Valencia | Philippines                          2018 – 2019

·          Performed bank reconciliation monthly

·          Managed the recording of cash transactions

 

Accounting Supervisor | Xavier Estates and Country Club, Inc. | Philippines 2017 – 2018

·          Prepared monthly financial statements

·          Reports to the management on the financial operation and position

·          Supervised the accounting department

 

Accounting Instructor | Capitol University | Philippines                                    2016 – 2017

·          Assigned to teach accounting subjects, taxation and finance

·          Class adviser for second year level business students

·          Mentored research for students

 

Education

Doctor in Management Leadership and Organization | Liceo de Cagayan University | Philippines | In-progress
·          Data gathering phase.

·          Thesis title: Demographic Characteristics, Perfectionism, and Productivity among Certified Public Accountants

Master’s in Business Administration | Liceo de Cagayan University | Philippines | 2019
·          Thesis title: The Factors Affecting the Attitudes of CPAs Toward Continuing Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy | Mountain View College | Philippines | 2015
·          Chosen as the official representative of the College of Business and Accountancy in the College-wide search for the Most Outstanding Graduating Student (2015)

·          Central Student Council treasurer (2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leadership and Skills

 

•        Former Director, Commerce, and Industry Sector – CPA Governing Body (Elected 2024)

•        Resource speaker, Adventist Hospitals in Philippines workshop held in Manila Adventist Medical Center, 2024

•        Resource Speaker, Adventist University of the Philippines, Accountancy Kick-off program for students taking CPA board exam, 2025

•        Competes in Humorous speech contest in Toastmaster International CDO, 2017

•        Advance financial expertise

•        System Integration & Process Improvement

•        Microsoft Excel

•        Strategic Problem-solving

•        Team leadership and people management

 

Licenses

•        Certified Public Accountant (CPA)