Mark Joshua Galeno

<p>Developed a hybrid AI model that classifies Payroll Clearing transactions using a tree-based classifier and rule-based Python coded logic to produce the adjustments for the Payroll Clearing account for accountant review.</p><p> The model is designed to save at least eight month-end hours and incorporates human-in-the-loop review, prediction confidence scores, process explainability, documented validation, and audit-ready governance.</p><p> Designed, implemented, and maintains a rule-based payroll GL validation workflow in Parabola that compares payroll team reports with vendor-prepared journal entries.</p><p> The process saves at least 16hrs per month and flags inconsistencies and incorrect account assignments and performs required control checks before accountant review.</p><p> Created an accrued paid time-off (PTO) reconciliation and validation tool that compares Workday reports with adjustments posted to the general ledger, validates employee movements and it’s impact to the accrued PTO, and calculates the required adjustment amounts.</p><p> It also prepares the journal entry for review and reduces the month-end hours from 4hrs to 15mins.</p><p> Manages general ledger accounting and reconciliation for payroll, accrued PTO, workers’ compensation insurance, legal, accounting and audit, tax and professional consulting accounts.</p><p> Performs balance sheet and income statement analysis, prepares adjustments and corrections, and works with payroll, vendors, and other stakeholders to resolve exceptions and support accurate financial reporting.</p><p> Reports account status, risks, exceptions, and required corrective actions to the Chief accounting officer, VP, and Finance Manager.</p>

<p>Reduced receivables aged over 365 days from $60M to $0 by identifying root causes, coordinating with country controllers and cross-functional teams, and improving preventive controls to reduce recurrence.</p><p> Controlled approximately $150M per month in expense accruals and accounts payable across Latin America and Asia-Pacific, ensuring policy compliance and keeping balances aged over 90 days below $10k per country.</p><p> Identified and helped control $20M in misstatements across prepayments, other assets, and other liabilities by informing transaction originators of should-be account behavior and transaction flows and presenting findings to senior management and other responsible departments of deviating transactions.</p><p> Controlled corporate income tax and VAT balances across Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, and Latin America by coordinating observations and exceptions with country tax teams that minimizes the risk of penalties and incorrect tax reporting.</p><p> Reviewed reports prepared by junior and associate controllers to ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies and to identify errors and potential material misstatements.</p><p> Guided team members in analyzing and resolving balance sheet issues involving divestiture billing, transfer pricing, intercompany accounts, prepayments, and receivable and payable accruals.</p>

<p>Managed 7 accountants supporting more than 100 legal entities, ensuring timely and accurate delivery while supporting individual development and career growth.</p><p> Lead candidate interviews and selection for finance roles based on technical capability, problem-solving approach, and suitability for operational and team requirements.</p><p> Also supported recruitment on behalf of other hiring managers when necessary.</p><p> Monitored team KPIs, SLAs, compliance requirements, process improvements, projects, and day-to-day deliverables to maintain service quality and operational continuity.</p><p> Represented the team in process walkthroughs, reporting-tool implementations, process improvements, and operational changes, including user acceptance testing for SAP-integrated reporting tools.</p><p> Supported the implementation and adoption of new reporting tools by validating ERP-to-reporting outputs, coordinating issues with stakeholders, and guiding the team through process changes.</p><p> Ensured process compliance and audit readiness, addressed control observations, supported required remediation, and guided accountants in resolving operational issues, managing escalations, and minimizing process disruptions across supported entities.</p><p> Performed root-cause analysis, developed and monitored corrective and preventive actions, and challenged proposed process changes that could reduce fixed-asset reporting quality or increase control risk.</p>

<p>Prepared and analyzed recurring general-ledger transactions, including prepayments, deferred rent, accruals, VAT, employee receivables, intercompany revenue transfers, and other balance-sheet and income-statement adjustments, while producing monthly profit-and-loss analysis and supporting reconciliations.</p><p> Investigated prior-year variances related to global intercompany transfers and prevented approximately €500K from being written off.</p>

<p>Served as acting supervisor for mid-shift fixed-asset operations supporting Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom, resolving fixed-asset, intercompany, inventory, and general-ledger issues.</p><p> Developed a fixed-asset reporting and reconciliation tool used by accountants through directors, generating estimated global savings of $120K annually and was recipient of the Aguila Award for operational excellence in the annual Accenture Philippines A-List awards.</p>

<p>Coordinated monthly book close and reviewed general-ledger and subsidiary-ledger adjustments while managing tax compliance, calculations, filings, remittances, audit support, and management reporting for withholding taxes, VAT, SLSP, Form 2307, and fringe-benefit tax.</p>