Financial Accounting

MONICA MATHEUS

(005*-***-***-*** Lima, Peru

*******.**@****.***.** www.linkedin.com/in/monicamatheus/en FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

AUDITING ACCOUNTING TAXATION

Highly effective financial executive with 17 years of experience specializing in management indicators, financial planning, financial statements, financial and tax auditing, budgets and risk management for local and multinational companies. Offering an array of skills in financial statement analysis, budgetary planning, team management, cross- functional collaboration, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated ability to organize, streamline, and strengthen financial operations to maximize performance and profitability. Inventive and foresighted results-getter delivering quantifiable profitability through cost controls, analytical reasoning, training and technology. Fluent in Spanish and proficient in English.

KEY STRENGTHS

Risk Management Financial Planning & Analysis KPIs Management Indicators Budgets Forecasting Accounting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Accounting Processes Financial Statements Financial Operations Tax Audits Fiscal & Regulatory Compliance Cash Management Goal oriented Team player Collaboration Communication Leadership PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Banking and Insurance Superintendence - SBS Lima, Peru 2011-Present Public institution responsible for regulation and supervision of national financial system. Banking and Microfinance Supervisor

Monitor adequacy of effective equity and financial indicators (KPIs) for assigned financial entities. Oversee credit risk. Conduct economic and financial analysis, prepare reports, monitor strategic plan, and review compliance with accounting and credit processes and policies. Present annual results to classification committee.

Addressed very high portfolio ratios with potential to cause economic harm by optimizing portfolio policies and procedures and establishing adaptation plans, enabling organizations to favor portfolio ratios by 10%.

Strengthened accounting policies and procedures of assigned companies in accordance with IFRS to improve accounting controls 70% and reduce incidence of overvalued accounts.

Optimized audit plans of assigned companies, providing greater efficiency and improving estimated work times by 30%.

Asea Brown Boveri – ABB S.A. Lima, Peru 2011

Swiss multinational company in industrial sector, present in over 100 countries and with more than 136,000 global employees.

Cost Supervisor

Cost out projects such as production and service orders and monitored project progress. Prepared and analyzed financial statements and profitability for business units. Prepared and delivered corporate and regional reports including CapEx, OpEx, and P&L.

Partnered with vendor to implemented tool which enabled submission of billings and related documentation in advance, shortening billing times and enabling on-time calculation of import costs.

Established systemization of service margins for each business unit by controlling gross margin by item, optimizing decision making in business units regarding services, margins, and profitability. Nissan Motor Iberica S.A. Barcelona, Spain 2008-2009 Japanese multinational company in automotive industry, present in 191 countries withover 160,000 employees around the world.

Project Controller

Partnered with international sales, logistics, packaging, and exports to gather cost information and determine project cost. Determined transfer prices and conducted analysis of profitability and margins. Participated in MONICA MATHEUS

(005*-***-***-*** Lima, Peru

*******.**@****.***.** www.linkedin.com/in/monicamatheus/en preparation of 2010 master plan.

Reduced logistics costs by €2.5M by reviewing cost of each logistics route and determining reallocations.

Identified and implemented process improvement to centralization of costs, optimizing time for issuance of transfer prices by 30% which enable timely invoicing of merchandise. Tax Administration Superintendence – Sunat Lima, Peru 2004-2007 Public institution in charge of collection, administration and control of national taxes. Auditor

Oversaw tax compliance for income tax (IR) and general sales tax (IGV). Created and delivered financial and tax reports. Managed audit plans for assigned companies and verified existence of causes.

Resolved 18K tax refund cases within a single month by organizing and supervising 30 work teams to process cases.

Oversaw delivery of taxpayer training sessions for over 1.5K participants, promoting tax compliance during the income tax campaign.

Planned and managed audits for over 220 companies, conducting thorough analysis of financial information and exceeding tax collection target by 120%.

Merck Peruana S.A. Lima, Peru 2001-2004

German multinational pharmaceutical company with presence in over 66 countries and more than 50,000 global employees.

Financial Controller

Managed day-to-day accounting function and delivered meaningful financial information and analyses such as financial statements. Analyzed real and budgeted revenue including deviation and scenario analyses. Reviewed profitability, related margins, and savings for each business unit. Coordinated internal, external, and government audit visits. Prepared and analyzed financial statements and periodic reports to management and headquarters.

Established key performance indicators (KPIs) for Pharma and Chemistry departments by reviewing activity and income generation, enabling focused evaluation of performance and 10% increase to efficiencies.

Partnered with Treasury Department to execute cash pooling system, setting up processes to enable direct payment to corporate headquarters for accounts payable which resulted in 10% reduction in financial costs.

Collaborated on implementation of ATLAS system which streamlined corporate financial reporting, achieving 40% reduction in man hours.

EDUCATION & AWARDS

Master in Financial Management. Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna & EAE Business School.

Master in Business Administration (MBA). Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna & EAE Business School – Fundacion EAE scholarship recipient.

Bachelor of Accountancy. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru – Top Tenth Percentile.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Lima Association of Public Accountants.

Escuela de Formación y perfeccionamiento directivo CAME. Diploma Program with Specialization in Management Skills.

Universidad del Pacífico–PWC. Diploma Program in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Universidad del Pacífico–SBS. XVI International Program of Specialization in Finance and Risk Management

Federal Reserve System (FED–EE. UU.)–SBS. Course on Financial Analysis and Bank Examination.

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas–UPC. Course on Corporate Finance.

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