Dianne Samonte, CPA

Finance Team Architect for CPA Firms and Startups | Managed Accounting Teams That Drive Profit

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

About

If youโ€™re a ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—™๐—ข, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, you know how costly a wrong hire can be. โ†’ It drains your ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ with endless rework. โ†’ It eats up ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† with salaries that donโ€™t deliver ROI. โ†’ It kills ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ, forcing you to put out fires instead of scaling. Thatโ€™s the gap I solve. Iโ€™m a CPA, Founder, and CEO who started my career at PwC and KPMG, and later became a Financial Controller for startups and multi-entity organizations. Thatโ€™s where I saw firsthand how hiring mistakes can set businesses back months even years. Thatโ€™s why I founded ProActive Offshore Accounting Solutions (โ€œProActive Solutionsโ€): to help founders hire smarter and scale faster with offshore teams that deliver ROI from day one. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜: โœ” Match startups and CPA firms with A-player Filipino accountants (bookkeepers, tax seniors, controllers, CFOs) โœ” Build finance team structures that grow with your business โœ” Free up founders from micromanaging so they can focus on vision and growth The result: ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜. When Iโ€™m not helping founders scale, youโ€™ll find me training, traveling, or learning from locals because persistence and curiosity fuel everything I do.

Experience

  • Independent Consultant at Various Companies
    Feb 2026 - Present ยท 6 mos

    Advised accounting firms and BPO companies on scalable talent acquisition strategies to support rapid operational growth within the accounting industry. Areas of focus included: โ€ข high-volume recruitment strategy โ€ข accounting talent pipeline development โ€ข sourcing and outreach infrastructure โ€ข employer brand and talent attraction โ€ข recruitment process optimization

  • Founder & CEO at ProActive Offshore Accounting Solutions
    Aug 2025 - Present ยท 1 yr

    Founded by Dianne Samonte, ProActive Solutions leverages her experience from the Big 4 to startups. She has helped CPA firms and startups build their A-player teams from the Philippines. By understanding a firm and startupโ€™s setup, team structure, and long-term vision, ProActive Accounting and Offshoring Solutions bridges the gap between where companies are today and where they want to be through A-player Filipino accountants. What we do: โ†’ Accounting Services: Daily bookkeeping, general ledger management, month-end close, payroll processing, financial reporting, and audit preparation all under U.S.-level standards. โ†’ Talent Solutions: Connect firms and startups with A-player Filipino accountants โ€” from Bookkeepers and Auditors to Tax Managers, CFOs, and Controllers. โ†’ Advisory & Integration: Advise founders and finance leaders on how to build, onboard, and manage their pioneer Filipino team for smooth integration and long-term success.

  • Financial Controller at Australian Fintech Company
    Feb 2023 - Feb 2026 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

    - Collaborates with managers to develop budgets for the business, usually on a monthly or quarterly basis - Managing operations in the accounting department, including billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable - Ensuring quality control for financial reporting and transactions - Developing and documenting accounting policies and business processes to strengthen internal controls - Main Point of Contact of the company for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) audit - Collaborated with the Executive team and Lead Developers to ensure timely compliance of the requirements for the PCI DSS audit

  • PwC Acceleration Center Manila (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Senior Audit Analyst
      Dec 2022 - Feb 2023 ยท 3 mos

    • Audit Analyst
      Jun 2021 - Dec 2022 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

      -Main point of contact from PwC AC Manila for the tasks assigned by the US engagement team and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of deliverables along with managing the day to day operations of those engagements. -Quality check the audit work of junior associates to ensure quality and compliance with the relevant accounting and auditing standards. -Acts as coach for preparers which results to improvement in quality and project management -Collaborate with US engagement team to perform full statutory audit for Emerging Company Solutions client. -Performs walkthroughs of important accounting processes and internal controls. Actively coordinates with clients and other senior members of the US audit team to address issues encountered during the engagement.

  • Audit Associate at KPMG Philippines
    Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 ยท 1 yr 4 mos

    -Audited commercial banks with Offshore Banking Units and Multinational providers of serviced offices and business lounges. Handled different significant accounts such as Deposits, Lending, Treasury, Human Resources and Income Taxation. -Responsible for learning and applying technical skills and working as part of a team carrying out audit tasks under the supervision of Audit Seniors and Audit Managers. Actively develops technical skills on the job and through formal training. -Identifies and communicates engagement issues as well as engagement progress in a timely and organized manner. -Work as an effective team member to complete assigned tasks assisting with the preparation of financial statements, footnote disclosures, and management letter comments and assisting with engagement administration.