OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong organizational

skills, educational background, and ability to work well with people.

Position: Accounting Supervisor

Department Finance Department Company: Energizer Puerto Rico

: Inc.

Started 2013 Ended: Present

Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Monitored the entire accounts payable department as well as directing staff ing

processing invoices and payments, handling expense account.

Assist in conducting monthly reports to headquarters and closing of month end and

annual financial statements.

Prepare and analyze financial information in order to ensure the reliability of

such information for decision making.

Responsible for adequate supervision and implementation of key control and review

points of the accounts payable area and accounts receivable (certain accounts)

areas.

Responsible for the analysis of the Advertising and Promotion accounts including

Deflator.

Prepare balance sheet reconciliation.

Accountable for ensuring that policies and procedures (internal controls) are in

place, as related to areas under supervision.

Responsible for journal entry preparation including adequate supporting documents.

Responsible for proper timing and application of revenue recognition rules, as

related to customers assigned.

Ensures that company financial records, under responsibility, are maintained in

compliance with company policies and US GAAP.

Responsible for preparing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other

documents to ensure this compliance.

Ensures that company financial reports are prepared in compliance with policies and

directives, US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

Position: /Assistant Controller / Accounts

Payable Supervisor

Department Finance Department Company: PEPSICO

:

Started 2011 Ended: 2013

Location: Cidra, Puerto Rico

Responsible for supervising, mentoring, motivating and developing a team of

accounts payable professionals.

Monitored the entire accounts payable department as well as directing staff in

processing invoices and payments, handling expense accounts and managing budget

reports for a business or organization.

Ensuring the correct clearing account payments process, working with other

departments in regard to financial transactions throughout the company, and

handling issues or concerns with vendors pertaining to payment disbursement.

In charge of the successfully implementation of the new payment policy implemented

by Pepsico.

Implemented KPI's in order to ensure 95% accuracy on invoice register.

Managed the MOH variances at period/month end.

Preparing and monitoring the monthly and period accrual.

Participate in the SAP implementation as a super user in the accounts payable and

financial reporting area.

Responsible of the financial reporting for the four lines of business (LOB)

including four different legal entities: International, Treasury, Canada, NACO.

Process owner and Control owner of P2P and Financial reporting process.

Prepare balance sheet reconciliation.

Position: Accounts Payable Supervisor

Department: Accounting Department Company: Golden Arch Development

Corp.

Started: 2010 Ended: 2011

Location: San Juan, PR

Handles the tasks of updating and ensuring accurate registration of fixed assets.

Responsible for reconciliation fixed assets subsidiary to the general ledger

monthly.

Record additions, Retirements, Transfers, Reclassifications of fixed assets.

Accomplishes accounts payable human resource objectives by selecting, orienting,

training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees;

communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions;

recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.

Meets accounts payable operational standards by contributing accounts payable

information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity,

quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system

improvements.

Meets accounts payable financial standards by providing annual accounts payable

budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing

corrective actions

Pays invoices by verifying invoice coding; verifying transactions; scheduling

disbursements; obtaining authorization of payments.

Resolves account discrepancies by evaluating and approving investigations;

resolving special cases; authorizing stop-payments.

Updates payables by coordinating daily receiving reporting.

Maintains financial security by following internal accounting controls.

Maintains accounting ledgers by posting monthly account transactions.

Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Position: Jr. Accountant

Department: Accounting Department Company: Golden Arch Development

Corp.

Started: 2009 Ended: 2010

Location: San Juan, PR

Prepare monthly reports for restaurants and assists with promotional analysis.

Identified gaps between monthly forecasted results and targets and presents these

to relevant parties.

Complies with the company policies and procedures with regards to operational

financial procedures and ensures that financial practices are sound and in

accordance with the accounting rules.

Maintains internal control procedures to safeguard corporate assets.

Responsible record fixed assets and depreciation in the correct general ledger

account.

Prepare the roll forward for assets and depreciation.

Responsible for the work paper to the external auditors.

Full accounting cycle for Puerto Rico restaurants.

Ensures all systems and data processing tools have integrity built into them.

Adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting

Standards Board (FASB).

Position: Comptroller

Department: Accounting Department Company: Interspace Industries

Corporation

Started: 2007 Ended: 2009

Location: Caguas, PR

Supervise and manage a multi-sector workforce for six employees assigned to human

resources, payroll, administration, accounts receivable, and purchasing.

Authoring the accounting department's employee manual and flow chart using

PowerPoint and Excel. Microsoft Word used for quotes, letters, and interoffice

memos.

Prepare Financial Statements for the entire company and collaborate with upper

management during the review of monthly account analysis, and reconciliation.

Prepare, monitor and manage budget to align with them cost effective solutions.

Adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting

Standards Board (FASB).

Position: Senior Auditor

Department Accounting Department Company: Hipolito Torres Rivera

: CPA Group, PSC

Started 2004 Ended: 2006

Location: San Juan, PR

Accounting & Taxes

Manage the accounting and payroll of 30 companies including:

W-2 forms

Quarterly and Annual Tax reports

Accounts Payable/Receivable, and General Ledger.

Financial statements, Payroll, Purchase Orders, Purchases, Checks for Suppliers

using Excel, QuickBooks, and Peachtree.

Reconciled bank accounts and prepared financial statements.

Auditing

Audit companies whose annual profits total over a million dollars.

Ensured best practices were followed using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(GAAP), documenting discrepancies and providing strategies to executive and

financial managers at the assigned company.

Education

2012 Master Degree in Business Administration Majoring in Accounting

Turabo University, Gurabo Campus, Gurabo PR

2003 Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Majoring in

Accounting

Magna Cum Laude

University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, Cayey, PR

Languages

Spanish and Complete fluency in the language, such that speech on all levels

English is fully accepted by educated native speakers in all of its

features, including breadth of vocabulary and idiom,

colloquialisms, and pertinent cultural references.

Relocation

Available to relocate.

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