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Syd Urbiztondo

@sydurbiztondo

Finance operations and FP&A professional at Canva who redesigned contractor invoicing, cutting query response time by 30%.

Philippines
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At Canva, I own budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking for a $5 million annual contractor and vendor budget across 10 business units. I created a centralized spend register and cleaned up the coding structure to give leadership one source of truth for budget versus actuals.

I redesigned the invoice approval process for 300 contractors, cutting invoice query response time by 30% and reimbursement discrepancies by 20%. I also partner with senior Content leaders and teams across Finance, Design, HR, and Operations to flag cost risks and align contractor rates.

At NINJA VAN - PHILIPPINES, I oversaw Accounts Payable and Cash on Delivery accounting at about 20,000 transactions a month, with an error rate under 3% in monthly financial reporting. I introduced new remittance options that raised shipper satisfaction from 56% to 89%, and led the shift from manual journal entries to NetSuite vendor bills, cutting manual errors by 90%.

Earlier, I audited retail and manufacturing clients at PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC), testing transactions in SAP and proposing adjustments. In contract bookkeeping roles, I managed records in Xero and led a migration to QuickBooks Online with a clean transfer of historical transactions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Canva Solutions Inc. logoCI
Current

Business Operations Manager, Content Strategy

Mar 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Own budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking for a $5 million annual contractor and vendor budget across 10 business units. Redesigned the contractor invoice approval process for 300 contractors, cutting invoice query response time by 30% and reimbursement discrepancies by 20%.

NL

Bookkeeper & Property Manager

Novo Stays Ltd

Sep 2025 - Oct 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Managed bookkeeping in Xero for 10 short term rental properties across 3 interlocking companies, clearing backlogged transactions before taking over ongoing management. Led a full migration of financial records from Xero to QuickBooks Online with a 100% clean transfer of historical transactions.

NP

Accounting Supervisor

Ninja Van - Philippines

Jun 2020 - Mar 2024 (3 years 9 months)

Raised shipper satisfaction from 56% to 89% by introducing daily and bi-weekly remittance options and streamlining the AP payment process. Oversaw Accounts Payable and Cash on Delivery accounting for about 20,000 transactions a month, delivering monthly P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet reporting with an error rate under 3%.

RL

Bookkeeper

Redbrickz Construction Ltd.

May 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Set up the company's Xero account with custom filters and bank rules, plus a Hubdoc and Dext integration that automatically matched receipts and invoices to bank transactions, cutting reconciliation time by 60%.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

QU

QuickBooks

QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Accounting

QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification completed in 2027.

XE

Xero

Xero Advisor Certification, Accounting

Xero Advisor Certification completed in 2027.

Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan logoXC

Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Accountancy

Activities and societies: VP for Audit – PICPA CDO Chapter, VP for Communications – PICPA CDO Chapter

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with concentrations in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax, and Audit. Served as VP for Audit and VP for Communications for the PICPA CDO Chapter.

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