John Paul Jimenez

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the Philippines, Quickbooks Certified Pro-Advisor, experienced Xero Bookkeeper and lead generation specialist since 2012. Also, I opened my accounting firm both with one office-based staff and several remote staff (project-based).

With my wealth of experience and skill set, I can:

• serve you with accurate bookkeeping to give financial peace of mind
• improve efficiency to let you to focus on your core business
• provide expert insights to help you make informed financial decisions;
• provide solutions that let you stay on top of your books

WORK EXPERIENCE

() Virtual bookkeeper (since 2013)

• overall bookkeeping for all clients using Xero and Quickbooks
• inventory management using SKUVAult
• preparation of weekly sales reports 
• submitted monthly and quarterly sales tax submissions per state
• reconciling A2X and bill.com accounts
• responsible for various data entry including purchase orders, inventory set-up, customer invoicing, bank reconciliation procedures, quarterly VAT returns and yearly preparation of accounts for audit
• monitoring receivables and aging of accounts, following up on almost due and past due accounts
• ad hoc duties

() Accounting Manager of a Group of Companies (Philippines)

• overall in-charge of the accounting department
• prepares and/or approves tax filings (monthly, quarterly or annually)
• prepares monthly and annual financial statements for management and regulatory reporting
• evaluates current internal control and accounting policies and recommends solutions or new systems to internal control weaknesses and bottlenecks
• approves daily vouchers including accounts payable, check voucher and journal voucher
• other ad hoc duties including preparation of certain statistics/study for operational use

() Senior Audit Associate at Reyes Tacandong & Co. (a member firm of RSM International)

• performs the external audit cycle from client acceptance or continuance to post-audit engagements
• performs business process reviews, tax and accounting engagments
• performs FS investigation and quality control review of financial statements under audit
• mentors audit associates regarding the audit cycle and the conduct of various assurance and tax engagements

OTHERS

• Freelance email list builder helping US companies in various industries in their marketing campaigns
• Freelance virtual assistant of a creative marketing agency based in NY; I handle certain web research and digital marketing campaigns
• Team Leader (Online Marketing) of a sales and marketing company based in the PH; handled around 20 staff responsible for lead generation and social media marketing

HOW CAN I HELP?

I am a freelance, certified Quickbooks Online Accountant with premium subscription to the ProAdvisor program. With the QBOA program, I can (even with Xero accounting):

• effortlessly manage work, from basic bookkeeping to preparing for year end, so I won't miss a deadline
• easily manage and communicate with clients including transfer of files and other relevant information
• organize and view contact info, assign and track projects, and collaborate with you and my team;
• built-in ProAdvisor program with access to product trainings for continuing professional education

Skills

• Quickbooks Online Certified ProAdvisor using QB Online Accountant to manage clients and theri needs
• proficient in using desktop-based and online accounting systems including Quickbooks and Xero
• adept in Google Suite/Drive and Microsoft excel including advanced formulas and data formatting, Slack, Quotientapp, Hubstaff, SKUVault
• sales tax filing per state
• proficient in multiple sources for data mining and leads list subscriptions
• excellent data formatting, both Excel and Google spreadsheet
• proficient Linkedin data mining and research
• excellent data verification using multiple platforms