Bilingual Spanish Financial Analyst
Resume:
Luis A. Hernandez
New York, NY 10033
acema5@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
New York, New York
Credit & Collections Associate
. Placated client disputes/dissonance pertinent to payment of
outstanding/past due balances (certifications,
renewals & amendments) by utilizing proper syntax and skip tracing
methods.
. Established and protracted trenchant, productive affiliations
with publishers, data and research companies.
. Conducted a total/succinct prophylaxis of all assigned accounts,
diminishing the delinquency rate of same.
. Solicited the efforts of sales and senior management when
applicable to expedite/facilitate the collection process
(technical support/reinforcement, classification of scope of service
by tier & suspensions and terminations).
. Devised, extricated and assessed internal metrics and tools
(gauge/monitor activation of billing portal for
customer use).
1/13 - 12/13 JP Morgan Chase
New York, New York
Auditor
. Disseminated, validated and performed risk management on a vast
array of investment type instruments:
equities (common/preferred stock), bonds (savings, bearer, cmo) and
private placement securities
(restricted/non restricted).
. Collaborated consistently with the audit and compliance team
with highly sensitive information to identify
discrepancies, paydowns, redemptions and transfers.
1/12 - 12/12 Empire State Development New York, New York
Contract Auditor
Entrusted with the examination and final ratification of flood grant
audits to assess the veracity of damages incurred by respective
applicants.
Scrutinized procurement contracts to detect possible
circumvention/deviation of ESD policies by outside vendors seeking
full restitution for prior services rendered.
1/11 - 12/11 OMD
New York, New York
Budget Specialist
Evaluated and processed Fee, Network, Print & Spot Radio billing for
accounts that comprised Coty, Labelux & Philosophy.
Exhibited supreme diligence, proficiency and precision in the
extraction and composition of all pertinent financial reporting as
specified by the Humana account team.
Corresponded with Media Reconciliation teams with regard to analysis,
troubleshooting and issue escalation of discrepancies pertaining to
client billing and internal media buys.
Assisted in the implementation, restructuring and consolidation of
all budget data to ensure accuracy and conformity.
11/05 - 12/10 MindShare Worldwide New York, New York
Senior Associate / Digital
Responsible for maintenance/monitoring of online media planning,
vendor and third party adserving database on the Sprint account.
Instrumental in adapting and embracing improvements that reduced the
turnaround time on transaction and invoice payment redundancies.
Lent consistency to efforts in establishing best in class approaches
to market forecasting, cost benchmarking, negotiation tactics and
strategy, inventory management and schedule stewardship.
Integral in driving better pricing terms and added value
opportunities for the client.
10/01 - 3/05 BBDO Worldwide New York, New York
Budget Coordinator
Assisted with all facets of financial analysis/reporting/forecasting
pertaining to the following clients: Gillette (Oral B & Rembrandt) &
Duracell.
Accountable for adherence/compliance to client mandated productivity
quotas/deadlines.
Served as liaison between account team and Accounting, Business
Affairs, Print, Talent Payment and Traffic Departments.
Coordinated and maintained PDF/Digital files with regard to A/R,
Aging, Estimate Tracking, Manpower & Accrual Reports.
5/90 - 5/01 Lowe Lintas & Partners New York, New York
Account Coordinator
Provided monthly updates to account group on Domestic and
International media and production budgets for clients that included:
Aetna, Johnson & Johnson, Sara Lee and IBM.
Tracked monthly expenditures for all accounts.
Produced and downloaded statistical reports for account team and
client on a monthly, quarterly and special request basis.
Reviewed and approved all vendor invoices, monitored expenditures
against monthly, media, production and fee estimates.
Corresponded directly with Accounting Department on a daily basis
regarding budget and/or estimate inquiries.
EDUCATION City College of New York
Major: Accounting/Finance
MILITARY
BACKGROUND
1983-1989 National Guard (Reserves)
Combat Engineer
Honorable Discharge
SKILLS MAC/PC - Windows/Office, MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook &
PowerPoint.
IBM AS400, ZML, DATATRAK, DONOVAN, DART, ATLAS, POINTROLL, TITAN,
INTACCT, FINANCIALFORCE, IIES, PEOPLESOFT, QUICKBOOKS
LANGUAGES Bilingual - Spanish
REFERENCES Available upon request
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