Santiago Fabillar
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
PROFILE
Santiago Fabillar is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) bringing nearly seven years of experience in finance and accounting, specializing primarily in retail, distribution, lending, and hospitality accounting. He manages the end-to-end accounting cycle, encompassing everythingfrom daily recording of invoices and validating payments, to profit consolidation, and ultimately providing profit and loss reports to management. Santiago is known for his strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail, which he uses to ensure the delivery of outstanding results for clients. His core area of expertise is the reconciliation of all accounts across thebalance sheet, ensuring the accuracy of general ledger balances and confirming that all entries are correct. He is highly proficient in key accounting software, including QuickBooks Online (QBO) and M3 App. Santi is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed, valuing his role as a support system for organizations as they work to build their own name. He helps clients understand their financial data and make informed decisions by identifying major points for improvement and defining actionable steps for the business to be efficient and effective using the resources they currently have. Santiago’s professional values align closely with Level10 CFO’s core principles. He is absolutely in favor of implementing technology to improve financial processes, recognizing that technology is a great tool that enables efficiency and effectiveness, thereby embracing technology. He consistently strives to be efficient and seeks less time-consuming methods to complete tasks, guided by the philosophy to “work smarter, not work harder,” which reflects the value of actively challenging the status quo.
EDUCATION
Santiago holds the professional license of Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Negros Oriental State University, graduating in March 2018. During his studies, he was recognized as a Dean’s List Awardee. He has also previously obtained a Pro Advisor certification with QuickBooks.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Santiago’s experience covers essential financial functions across multiple sectors, including retail, wholesale, distribution, lending, rental services, real estate, and hospitality. Demonstrating his commitment to process improvement, Santiago successfully developed process documentation for auditing cash and cash equivalents in a previous role, which standardized the reconciliation process for his team and benefited the whole group.
MORE INFORMATION
Santiago is married and is a father to a daughter who is nearly 17 months old. To maintain his fitness and balance the demands of working from home, he enjoys playing badminton weekly. In his personal time, he also enjoys playing and watching video games, specifically mentioning Dota. Professionally, his primary value is centered on his commitment to being “on top with everything that I do”.
