Pablo Vera, MBA
*************@*******.***
Cell: 775-***-****
Personal Profile
Dedicated, goal-oriented career individual with more than 10 years of
experience in accounting at all levels of the organization, as it pertained
to accounts receivables, accounts payables, inventory control, general
ledger, fixed assets and management.
Skills Summary
Proficient in Oracle Proficient in Microsoft Office
Hyperion Crystal Reports
Bi-lingual / Spanish Personnel Management
Professional Experience
Senior Accountant
Argonaut Gold July 2014 to
January 2015
Lead the corporate budgeting process, automate operations reports, automate
the corporate reporting package, other ad hoc projects and
responsibilities.
Activities include:
. Actual to budget analysis
. Business objects reporting
. Analysis
. Statistical Key figures for market release
. Financial for market release
Boart Longyear Company January 2006
to June 2014
Boart Longyear conducts drilling services in more than 40 countries and
provides mining products to customers in over 100 countries. Founded in
1888, they are publically traded on the Australian stock exchange with
approximately 8,000 employees and $2 billion in annual revenue (2011).
Controller November
2012 - June 2014
In charge of planning, directing and coordinating all accounting
activities, national and international for our mining and products
division. I analyze all the financial information; prepare financial packs
for internal and external users. I am responsible for audits and I
supervise a team of 4 individuals. In this position I was able to bring
back the reliability of the Mexican financial records, put all account
reconciliations up to date, improved the payroll process and brought back
the overall health of the accounting department.
Activities included:
. Manage the finance department for Mexico
. Manage the activities of 4 individuals
. Accounts Payable
. Accounts Receivables
. Payroll
. Fixed Assets
. Inventory (Average costing)
. Financial Packs
. ROI Analysis
. Audits
Senior Accountant January 2012
to October 2012
Responsible for implementing better processes for accounts payable,
accounts receivables, payroll, in charge of the budget analysis for North
America (USA, Canada and Mexico), training of foreign financial personnel
(Canada,
Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina and South Africa), in charge of month end
close, redesign team activities, etc. In this position I was able to
create a new bonus calculation table after detecting errors with the
previous excel sheet calculation. I also had the opportunity to travel to
many countries to aid financial personnel in the preparation of financial
packs, Crystal report writing and general process improvements.
Activities included:
. Trainer
. CFO Calls
. Cost Analysis
. Complete month-end process
. Prepare, review and submit monthly reporting packs
. Review and maintain chart of accounts in coordination with corporate
. Determine best practices
. Monarch reporting
. Database Management
Financial Analyst II July 2008 to
December 2011
In charge of the preparation and presentation of financial statements to
our corporate office, budget vs. actual analysis/correction, responsible
for Fixed Assets for USA and Canada (more than USD 150 Million),
responsible for intercompany transactions, assisting with audits. In this
position I was able to improve our Fixed Assets module by automating the
system to the point that a 2 days close turned into a 4 hour process.
Activities included:
. Fixed assets
. Monthly financial packs
. Plan vs., Actual analysis
. Intercompany transactions
. General Ledger
. Accounts Payable
. Accounts Receivables
Accountant January 2006 to
June 2008
In charge of the preparation and examination of account reconciliations,
developing financial reports for USA and assisting with the month end
process; reporting to the USA Controller. In this position I was able to
produce a full set of financial reports for the company, which at the time
they were nonexistent.
Activities included:
. Account reconciliations
. Crystal reports writing
. Analysis
Education
Masters of Business and Administration
. University of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, UT - 2008
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
. Stevens-Henager College, Salt Lake City, UT - 2006
Crystal Reports Writer
. Business Objects, Denver, CO -2006