1. WENDELL CARINGAL CALVENDRA, CPA
Home Address: 3499D Honda Street Brgy. Pinagkaisahan,
Makati City Philippines, 1213
Contact Numbers: (+63)917-673-1221 / (+63) 909-953-3960
Email Address: wendellcalvendra@rocketmail.com
Skype Name: wccalvendra
CAREER SUMMARY
An audit professional with over three years of experience in different fields of accounting profession such as public, commerce
and industry and academe. Current role involves in statutory financial statements audit of diverse industries and serves as part-time
faculty member nurturing excellence and providing strong foundation of knowledge in accounting, business and management to students.
Within the next two years, intends to earn the master’s degree and further certification to expand my knowledge related to my current
professional specialization and as well as handle a managerial function to improve organizational and engagement management skill.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Certified Public Accountant
PRC License No. 0145839
Date Earned: October 15, 2012
Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Experienced Associate Auditor
KPMG in the Philippines (R.G. Manabat & Co.)
October 2015 to Present
Acts as field in-charge with direct contact with the client’s management. Assisting audit supervisors and managers in
planning audit approaches and identifying potential risks that might affect the efficiency and quality of audit.
Involves in different assurance and related services such as statutory/external audit, review, agreed upon procedures
(AUP) and compilation engagements.
Assists in the preparation of financial statements, tax returns, management letters and other communications;
Encourages effective team-working and coaching the junior members of the engagement team, and engaging with
team members so that they are better able to meet their personal objectives from the engagement;
Assists in the assessment and identification significant risks and development of audit strategy and audit plan;
Assists in the completion, wrap-up and archiving of the audit file and other requirements.
Associate Auditor
November 2014 to October 2015
Understand the client’s industry, performed walkthrough and test of operating effectiveness. Test the accounts balances
at the assertion level and performed daily field works with direct communication with the client’s contact persons.
Obtained knowledge of client’s business and industry and understands business controls and business risks;
Performed process analysis, controls evaluation and documentation in accordance with KPMG methodology;
Identified accounting, internal control and tax issues which may improve the current process being adopted by the
client.
Kept abreast with government rulings relevant to the engagement handled
Documented the results of work performed completely in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
Industry Exposure: Manufacturing, Mining, Holdings, Importation and Trading, Merchandising and Retail, Professional
Services, Information Technology and Software, Commercial Explosives and Chemicals and Non-profit Organization.
Part-Time Faculty Member
STI Education Services Group Inc. – Las Piñas Campus
November 2013 to Present
Part-Time Faculty Member
STI Education Services Group Inc. – Calamba Campus
June 2015 to March 2016
Responsible to provide students a strong foundation of knowledge on accounting, business and management to prepare
them for careers and to equip them with specific skills for entry into the profession and marketplace.
Serves as academic advisor and trains students to hone their full potentials as future leaders and members of the
country’s workforce.
Manages and supervises students who are working towards the degree.
Performs public service in areas of specialization and performs other related tasks and duties assigned.
2. Accounting Associate - Project Billing Analyst
Willis Towers Watson (formerly Towers Watson) Asia Pacific Shared Services
February 2013 to October 2014
Responsible for supporting the consultants in the business in generating bills for their clients and ensuring that revenue
is recognized according to policies.
Performed QA tasks, ensuring events were entered into Project Accounting as imported from system sources (e.g.
Oracle, OTL), and to understand Oracle and the impact subsequent actions have in other areas (reserves, collections,
and management accounts).
Partake in audit-related activities. Provide data required for key performance and billing metrics reporting.
Planned and organized work so that Service Level Agreement objectives are realized. Interface with other Global
Finance Operation (GFO) teams to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.
Contributed ideas and actions towards the continuous improvement of processes within area of influence. Developing
and testing process improvement involving billing functions and enhancing Oracle R12 system.
Scope of the Process: Asia Pacific (APac), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and North America (NA) Region.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Review School of Accountancy (ReSA)
Review for CPA Licensure Examination
May to October 2012
Southern Luzon State University
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
June 2008 to April 2012
Commission on Higher Education - Student Assistance Fund for Education (CHED-SAFE) Scholar
Dean’s Lister 2008-2009
RELEVANT SKILLS
Good understanding on accounting process and procedures (debits and credits).
Knowledgeable in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), International
Standards on Auditing (ISA), Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS), Philippine Accounting Standards (PAS) and
Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSA).
Working knowledge in Enterprise Resource Planning Applications (Oracle R12 and SAP).
Working knowledge in the consolidation of financial statements.
Working knowledge in Computer Aided Audit Techniques or CAATS (CaseWare IDEA Data Analysis Software and Working Paper)
Computer Literate, Proficient in MS Office: Excel (Formulas & Macro), Word and PowerPoint.
CHARACTER REFERENCE
Ms. Myraflor B. Odiver, CPA
Assistant Manager – Audit General
KPMG in the Philippines (R.G. Manabat & Co.)
Email: modiver@kpmg.com
*Contact Number: (+63) 917-513-4746
T: +63 2 885-7000 ext. 375
Mr. Valentino M. Valdez, CPA
Assistant Manager – Audit General
KPMG in the Philippines (R.G. Manabat & Co.)
Email: vmvaldez@kpmg.com
*Contact Number: (+63) 915-235-6096
T: +63 2 885-7000 ext. 439
Prof. Maria Felisa Calicdan, MAEd, MBM, LET, CTP, NCII
Head, General Education
STI Education Services Group Inc. – Las Piñas Campus
E-mail: mariafelisacalicdan@laspinas.sti.edu
* Contact No. (+63) 917-400-7252