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ARNOLD T.

CPA I CFO I Financial Controller I US GAAP I Xero & QBO Accountant

I’m a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 14+ years of remote accounting and finance experience, serving businesses in the United States, Australia, and Canada. I help startups, small businesses, and growing companies stay compliant, audit-ready, and financially organized by providing accurate, timely, and scalable accounting solutions. For the past 7 years, I’ve served as a Financial Controller for an Australia-based digital marketing company with US operations. I lead the entire finance function, ensure tax-ready books, manage audits, and collaborate directly with tax advisors in both the US and Australia to streamline multi-jurisdictional year-end filing. ________________________________________ ✅ Core Expertise: • Financial Controller services – oversight, audit, internal controls, CFO-level financial insights • Legal and regulatory compliance across US and Australia. • Multi-entity consolidated reporting using Fathom and Joiin consolidation software. • Cash flow management, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial reporting yearly/quarterly/monthly. • Full-cycle bookkeeping using Xero and QuickBooks Online • Chart of Accounts set up and development of internal accounting processes and control procedures • Multi-currency reconciliations and intercompany transaction handling • Cloud accounting setup, migration, and optimization ________________________________________ 🔹 Tools I Use Daily: Xero | QuickBooks Online | Fathom | Joiin | Asana | Microsoft Excel | Google Sheets | Dashlane ________________________________________ 🔹 Why Clients Hire Me: • Strong understanding of GAAP, US and Australian tax regulations, and business entity legal compliance • Trusted to lead and manage cross-border financial operations • Clear, proactive communication across time zones • Highly reliable, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven ________________________________________ If you're looking for a CPA and financial controller who can confidently manage your books, optimize your financial processes, and ensure compliance across borders, let’s connect. I’m ready to bring clarity, control, and confidence to your accounting systems so you can focus on growing your business.

🇵🇭Santiago City, Philippines$25/hr100% JSS5.00 (26)Since Jul 2010

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#46,401 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#8,466 / 56.3k
Revenue, last 30 days
$404

Last 6 months: $6.3k

World#67,997 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#14,441 / 56.3k
Total earnings
$308k

Billed in all: $322k

World#7,365 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#345 / 56.3k
Per project
$7.7k

$1k in the last 6 months

World#21,855 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#5,231 / 56.3k
Projects, last 6 months
6
0% fixed100% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#2,063 / 56.3k
Projects in all
40

Across 52 contracts

8% fixed92% hourly
World#75,668 / 412k
🇵🇭Country#5,330 / 56.3k

Earnings, last 30 days

$322k+$404 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$321,500$321,750$322,000Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 16% in Financial Audit

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #122Financial Management740 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #28Top 16%
  2. #156Financial Audit995 freelancers · 🇵🇭 #59Top 16%