ROSA RAUDA-GAFFNEY
Metairie, LA ***** 504-***-**** acw8k8@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
MBA, B.S. in Accounting and Finance with 20 plus years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Payroll, improving operations to comply with accounting standards
SKILLS
Quality and Goal oriented
Problem Solver
Multi-tasker
Analytical
MS - Word / Excel
Efficiency Driven
Team worker
Process Improvement
Spanish / English
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GARAN S.A., Apparel, 1500+ employees, Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, Honduras 2004-2016
Corporate Payroll Supervisor
Responsible of payroll cost data entry
Correction of data discrepancies between Accounting Honduras and Headquarters USA
Audited and review expenses accounts allocations and corrected when need it
Prepared quarterly accruals of payroll, income taxes, vacations, severances and others
Responsible of auditing weekly payrolls analysis and data entry into accounting system
Responsible for updating policy and procedures documentation. Audited daily payroll operations, transcribed and transmitted information to Honduras government - Ministry of Labor
Improved process to comply with Honduras Labor law and Walmart USA requirements
Verified legal documents, contracts, garnishments and others
Created new vendors in accounting system
Assisted Garan Controller with journal entry audits, monthly budgets and expense reports
MAC S.A. de C.V., Apparel, 600+ employees, Honduras 2001-2004
General Accountant
Responsible for Monthly and Annual Financial Statements
Responsible of all accounts reconciliations as cash in banks, accounts receivables, account payables
Elaborated payments to national and international vendors
Responsible of enter customer / vendors data into accounting system
Responsible of city ledgers
Elaborated trial balance
Responsible of weekly and biweekly payrolls
Improved process to comply with Honduras law / USA WRAP certification
FINLAY LABORATORIES, Pharmaceutical, with 200+ employees, Honduras 1997-2001
Assistant Auditor, 2001
Assistant General Accountant, 1997-2000
Audited purchasing procedures and verified that transactions comply with policy and procedures
Applied payments to invoices of customers and others accounts receivables
Reconciled accounts as receivables, vendor statements
Responsible for weekly cash flow and petty cash (five figures)
Prepared batches of invoices for data entry
Assisted General manager to elaboration of Budget Financial Statements
Elaborated of income taxes payments and reports to government.
EMPACK SA, Plastic Manufacturer, Honduras 1993-1997
Accounting Clerk, 1993-1997
Empack Employee Association Secretary, 1996-1997
Responsible of print checks and paid to vendors
Responsible of customers and vendor’s reconciliations
Maintained and reconcile ledgers accounts
Received payments of customers
Received supplies from vendors
EDUCATION
MBA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, 2008
B.S. in Accounting and Finance, Universidad Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras, 2005
Additional Training:
Labor Legislation by Price Waterhouse Cooper
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful persons and Effective Meetings by Franklin Covey
Human Relations and Effective Communication by Dale Carnegie
Service is First by Finlay Laboratories
Lean Enterprise: 5’S and the Internal Customer by DESEM
REFERENCES
Upon request