Karlo Sigrid Torres

• Developed and implemented strategies to increase client base for sales and rentals of real properties in the Philippines
• Stayed informed on industry developments and market trends to gain competitive advantage in Real Estate Industry
• Recruited, trained and mentored real estate agents and brokers to lead the team to more sales and rental opportunities
• Evaluated productivity and quality of service and made recommendations for improvement to reach firm's short-term and long-term goals.
• Contributed help in contract review and negotiations with clients.
• Strengthened firm's financial strategies and goals by monitoring monthly budget and evaluating results.

• Devised strategic business plan and aligned decisions with long-term vision to achieve consistent success in Convenience Store market.
• Oversaw payroll, business planning and marketing for franchise operations.
• Recruited and developed successful leadership staff to handle day-to-day business operations.
• Ran business effectively to consistently achieve at least 90% of goal each year.

• Provided excellent learning experience to students by utilizing multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
• Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
• Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
• Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course materials

• Controlled accounting operations and oversaw transactions related to payroll, financial reporting, payables and receivables.
• Developed financial analysis and business plans for prospective franchisees. Delivered results by adding more than 50 additional franchise operations since start of franchise offering.
• Analyzed business plans of more than 50 franchisees to validate and confirm their investment decisions.
• Introduced system tools and process improvements to mitigate losses in operations and drive business success.
• Designed and modified reporting procedures and controls to be implemented in franchise operations.

• GIA Specialist for Sourcing Process (Standard and Non-Standard)
• Built strong GIA relationship with Legal and HR Organization to drive compliance
• Drove awareness and controls of non-professional buying across the Company.
• Drove awareness and controls of Preferred Vendors List (PVL) Compliance across the Company.
• Delivered different Audits with Excellence:

A. Successfully delivered Global Customer Business Development (CBD) Purchases Consult w/c covered 7 legs/sites. Identified over $500MM annual CBD spend w/o Purchases oversight and ~$400MM POs w/o valid buyers.

B. Delivered the Global Preferred Vendors List (PVL) Consult as both AIC and Auditor with excellent findings related to controls on $3B Spending.

• Worked closely with P&G’s global banking partners (Citibank, HSBC) and led global business process standardization across the key banking process areas of Back Office of Treasury Banking department.
• Initiated efficiency projects and enable the creation of game-changing organization structure at each of the Service Centers, delivering value to the business while maintaining ensuring strong controls are in place
• Led simplification and automation processes and identification of best in class processes to be deployed globally in banking organization
• Performed monitoring of payments processing measures for all regions – Asia, Europe, and US (including South America) for 600 P&G companies spanning across 80 countries
• Increased productivity through analysis and resolution of payment issues by working with various regional back office owners across the globe.

• Developed vision, objectives, goals, strategies and measures (OGSMs) for the group covering both building the business and building the organization.
• Owned organization design, determines staffing needs, oversees recruitment process and applicant screening for back office and bank reconciliation group.
• Initiated and developed defective payments monitoring process.
• Led comprehensive analysis of Bank Fees and delivered 10% total savings for Asia banking group.
• Led Project Ever-Ready for local reporting requirements within Asia.
• Reduced the manual payments by design from 16.8% to 6.4% through the GCF implementation on India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and outsourcing urgent manual check preparation to Citibank, and moving other payments to host-tohost, thereby significantly increasing the productivity in the team.

As General Ledger Accounting Manager:

• Performed monthly closing process and financial statement preparation via close coordination with other accounting departments / rows.
• Handled resolution of US consolidation submission issues with US Corporate Accounting.
• Led the review of book financials through the analysis of BS and PL on a periodic basis.
• Supported Global Business Units in monthly profit proofing process especially around understanding actuals and financial reporting/business information tools available

As Accounts Payable Accounting Manager:

• Processed payments for P&G Suppliers as Accounts Payable Manager.
• Tracked expenditures and reconciled accounts to ensure reports
• Applied SAP system for accounting process.
• Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
• Checked vendor payments, deductions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.