Elisabeth Rantinia Santoso
Llinars del Vallès,Spain
Summary
Accomplished finance professional with expertise in financial analysis, process improvement, and internal controls implementation. Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, ensuring financial reporting accuracy and enhancing operational efficiency. Proficient in leading teams and managing time effectively, with experience in business software such as SAP, NetSuite, SAGE, CODA, and Openbravo. Fluent in English and Indonesian; intermediate proficiency in Spanish and Malaysian. Committed to driving organisational success through strategic financial management and continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2030
2030
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Accounting Manager Europe
Alira Health
2023.11 - 2026.03
- Supervising the accounting team located in Europe and US.
- Overseeing daily operations of the accounting department to ensure that all major projects, month-end, and year-end reports are completed accurately and on-time.
- Ensuring that all accounting processes align with respective local GAP and USGAAP.
- Maintaining accurate and complete financial records for audit purposes.
- Working closely with other departments and seeking opportunities to improve internal process and share it across the Group.
- Achievement:
- Increase responsibility not only overseeing European entities but also US entities.
- Successfully train the European accounting team to be the lead of Global accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Senior Accountant
Alira Health
2021.07 - 2023.10
- Lead the accounting team located in Europe for European entities.
- Ensure day-to-day transactions such as accounts payables, accounts receivables, taxes, employee expenses, payments and cash receipts are recorded correctly.
- Review monthly financial reporting and posting the adjustments to ensure the compliance with local GAP and USGAAP (i.e. multiple book).
- Work closely with external local accountants and review their work to make sure there’s no mismatch between our book and local book.
- Focus on collaboration and alignment with external auditors.
- Continually seeking opportunities with CFO, Vice President, and Group Head of Accounting to streamline accounting operations through technology.
- Achievement:
- Successfully get promoted to Accounting Manager - Europe.
- Being an implementation manager for a new platform of employee expenses reimbursement.
Senior Accountant
EF Education First
2020.02 - 2021.06
- Responsible in managing the finance team located in Bangalore, India.
- Train and review the work of junior staffs as well as sales team located in Brazil, Latin America, Barcelona, and Switzerland.
- Spot errors between various systems such as Salesforce against PowerBI, DeepBlue, CODA, etc.
- Responsible for payment and income reconciliations for various markets.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database and suggesting ways to improve efficiency and spending.
- Analyze and produce weekly sales report summarizing year-to-date sales against last year as well as budget to company’s President and Vice President.
- Responsible in monitoring cash flow weekly.
- Work closely with Vice President and Business Controller to improve internal control. Document it and share across the regions.
- Achievement:
- Successfully found and resolved unreconciled transactions from prior years.
- On time submission of the report and analysis with limited training and handover period.
Accountant
Air Products Services
2018.03 - 2020.02
- Responsible for month end closing process and preparation of financial statements for various entities located in Italy, and Middle East.
- Process journal entries and perform accounting corrections to ensure accurate records.
- Prepare quarterly reconciliations and financial report to the management with a comprehensive analysis.
- Overseeing administration of the department and maintaining coordination between various internal departments for smoothing functioning.
- Work closely with the tax agent to ensure the tax payments and tax reporting are completed in timely manner and complied with local government rules and regulations.
- Work closely with the external auditor for the preparation and finalization of audited financial reports to ensure that they are complied with the local government rules and regulations as well as with IFRS and/ or USGAAP.
- Prepare budget for the management.
- Achievement:
- Successfully managing and delivering 3 new entities in Emirates within demanding time constrains.
- Successfully managing an entity in Italy with limited handover period.
- Extended responsibility for new projects and entities in Saudi Arabia.
Country Accountant/Supervisor
Air Energy Group
2014.01 - 2015.12
- Lead and train the finance team located in Indonesia and Singapore which consists of 5 members. Track and monitor their KPIs. Provide recommendations to Group Finance Manager and Operational Director to close the gaps.
- Overall authority for the financial operation of the company, audit, taxation, accounting, monthly closing of books record, account reconciliation, and journal entry adjustments.
- Prepare monthly reports summarizing and forecasting company business activities and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
- Bank reconciliations and various treasury functions, including bank liaison and cash flow management between various bank accounts and entities.
- Work closely with Group Finance Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and Operational Director to develop best practices for continuous improvements. Document it and share across the regions.
- Maintain the relationship with clients and suppliers.
- (Note: the company's name has changed to Airswift Holdings Limited since Jan’16)
- Achievement:
- On time submission of the report and analysis, detailed and thoroughly.
- Successfully managing the Finance Team by ensuring the changes in government regulations in 2015 were strictly adhered to during a time of significant growth for the business.
- Successfully mentoring junior members of the team to ensure the smoothness of operations.
- Extended responsibility as a credit controller which successfully collecting client’s long overdue debt.
- Successfully maintain the cashflow which resulting in no payments delays especially related to payroll.
Auditor
Deloitte & Touche LLP
2011.10 - 2013.12
- Ensure compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
- Complete audit workpapers by documenting audit tests and findings which then share it with auditees.
- Comply with federal, state, and local security legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Maintain audit quality by managing audit engagement team effectively and efficiently.
- Achievement:
- Succeed in managing a new audit client within agreed period with minimum supervision.
- Succeed in completing the audit work for large audit clients within agreed period.
- Extended responsibilities as a risk consultant in Enterprise Risk Service division, addressing both Business and IT risk.
Accounts Assistant
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
2011.01 - 2011.09
- Maintain Account Payable of above USD 2 billion and bank reconciliation.
- Handle petty cash, prepayment, fixed asset & treasury, issue cheques, TT, bank draft.
- Handle weekly payment of 200 account and agents (fortnightly staff expenses and invoice payments).
- Prepare weekly analysis of financial statements for Board of Director decision making.
Accounts Assistant
Antaints (S) Pte Ltd
2008.12 - 2009.03
- Maintain Account Payable / Account Receivable, bank reconciliation and posting them all in general ledger.
- Prepare monthly analysis of financial statements and account consolidation over 100 accounts.
- Check, verify and process invoices.
- Issue purchase order and cheques.
Education
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) -
Bachelor of Art with Upper Second Class Honours - Accounting and Finance
Oxford Brookes University
UK 2006.01 - 2008.01
Australian Foundation & Diploma Program - Business Administration
La Trobe University
Australia 2004.01 - 2005.01
Skills
- Problem Solving and Detailed Oriented
- Financial Analysis and Process Improvement
- Financial reporting accuracy
- Internal controls implementation
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
- Business software: SAP, NetSuite, SAGE, CODA, and Openbravo
- Native: English and Indonesian Intermediate: Spanish and Malaysian
RECOMMENDATION
- Patrick, Cobos, Financial Controller, 41 76 584 85 83, EF Education First
- Javier, Rubio, Senior Manager, 34 609 90 13 41, Air Products Services
- Paul, Wilson, Finance & Operational Manager, 31 62165 8517, Air Energi Singapore Pte Ltd
- Chin Tee, Ding, Audit Manager, 65 9839 1128, 60 12272 6288, Deloitte & Touche LLP
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Active member in High School Organization such as: captain cheerleader, and head of radio school. Active member of Student Representative Council (2004 - 2008), participating in many events, such as: fund raising, generate profit from commercial event, treasurer of Australian Degree Program, etc. Participation in figure skating competition held in Southeast Asia. Participation in fund raising event held by Deloitte & Touch LLP, also in church community as a kindergarten teacher every Sunday services in New Creation Church. Active member in High School Organization such as: captain cheerleader, and head of radio school. Active member of Student Representative Council (2004 - 2008), participating in many events, such as: fund raising, generate profit from commercial event, treasurer of Australian Degree Program, etc. Participation in figure skating competition held in Southeast Asia. Participation in fund raising event held by Deloitte & Touch LLP, also in church community as a kindergarten teacher every Sunday services in New Creation Church.
Timeline
Accounting Manager Europe
Alira Health
2023.11 - 2026.03
Senior Accountant
Alira Health
2021.07 - 2023.10
Senior Accountant
EF Education First
2020.02 - 2021.06
Accountant
Air Products Services
2018.03 - 2020.02
Country Accountant/Supervisor
Air Energy Group
2014.01 - 2015.12
Auditor
Deloitte & Touche LLP
2011.10 - 2013.12
Accounts Assistant
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
2011.01 - 2011.09
Accounts Assistant
Antaints (S) Pte Ltd
2008.12 - 2009.03
Bachelor of Art with Upper Second Class Honours - Accounting and Finance
Oxford Brookes University
2006.01 - 2008.01
Australian Foundation & Diploma Program - Business Administration
La Trobe University
2004.01 - 2005.01