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Pagadian City, Philippines
Michelle R. Aranas
BookkeeperVirtual Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Research Assistant
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Michelle R. Aranas
Pagadian City, Philippines
- Accomplishments
- As a remote Xero bookkeeper for a US-based service business, Michelle cleaned up 15 months of unreconciled books, reconciling 15 accounts across Stripe, Wise, PayPal, credit cards, and bank accounts in USD, EUR, and CZK, and prepared P&L, balance sheet, and management reports. As a part-time Finance & Billing Administrator since 2018, Michelle manages billing for 50+ client accounts, including invoicing, payment monitoring, and collection follow-ups.
- Stats
- Experience: Xero Remote Bookkeeper, direct US client (Apr – Jun 2026); Bookkeeping Associate (internship), Digital Bytes Financial Consultancy Services (Jul – Sep 2025); Finance & Billing Administrator (part time), Jackson's Security Agency (2018 – present) Specialties: Bookkeeping cleanup and catch-up; monthly bookkeeping; bank and credit card reconciliation; transaction review; month-end close; AP/AR; financial reporting; multi-currency bookkeeping Tools: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Google Drive Certifications: QuickBooks Online Certified Advanced ProAdvisor, Intuit (2026); Xero Advisor and Payroll Certification Levels 1 & 2 (2026) Education: BS Information Technology, Zamboanga del Sur Maritime Institute of Technology (2016)
- Known for
- Bookkeeper certified in QuickBooks Online and Xero who cleans up and catches up messy books, handles monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations, and prepares financial reports for small businesses.