EXPERIENCED FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL

Accounting & Financial Management HR Management Analysis & Planning

Experienced and driven professional with expertise in accounting and financial management, human resources management, analysis, and planning. Skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes and reporting methods and implementing analytical solutions. Technical proficiency in MS Office, SAP Business One, Oracle, Payday, Microbatic, Gensys. Language proficiency in English. Knowledge in IFRS / US GAAP / NIIF.

Financial Management & Planning HR Reporting & Systems (HRIS) Budgeting & Financial Analysis

Human Resources Management Sarbanes Oxley (SOX Compliant) Accounting & Payroll

Compensation & Benefits Technical Proficiency Verbal & Written Skills

Recruitment & Selection Processes Career Development Tax & Audit Processes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bertech Panama Dec 2023 – Present Day

Chief of Administration & Finance

Plan, organize, direct, control, manage, and efficiently coordinate financial resources to achieve the company's strategic objectives and operational efficiency.

Responsible for the development, execution, and coordination of short, medium, and long-term budgeting for the company. Advise and recommend actions to sustain and increase the company's profitability.

Schedule, guide, and control the company's administration and finance processes to contribute to the strategic plan and current regulations.

Ensure operational continuity regarding the maintenance and optimization of infrastructure, both in terms of workstations and position implementation, as well as the facilities and information technology (IT) of the company.

Lead, ensure, and supervise the proper performance of payroll calculation and payment processes, provision of employee vacations, labor liabilities, as well as manage contractual records of employees in accordance with current labor regulations, with the assistance of the company's external legal/labor team.

Implement all necessary measures to prevent the extraction of confidential information (pricing, costs, projections, product launches, representatives, agreements, suppliers, customers, and budgets, among others) by competitors at all levels of responsible management. Ensure compliance with the separation of information between production, finance, and innovation with the sales and service team, and in case of any indication of a security breach, report it immediately to the General Management.

DELL Technologies Jan 2021 – Sep 2023

Financial Services, Advisor

Provide annual cost updates and analysis for ISG towers including Deploy, Consulting, Virtustream, and Managed Services

Work with business partners for data inputs, running the cost model, analyze impacts, create presentations for socialization & approvals, and load rates into system and tools.

Work with IT and PM on the project to set up future state tools for custom solutions and project accounting.

Assist with the information needed to automate the costing model.

Participate in cross-functional planning and implementation meetings to prioritize, scope, and track master data requests.

Work with extended teams to prepare revised pricing master data for update into the SAP & the scoping Tools. Ensures that source files/ approvals are archived in support of key control testing.

Ensure we are compliant with SOX controls KCO1 & KC02

NTN Sudamericana May 2016 – Sep 2020

Finance & Accounting Manager

Drive profitable operations by maintaining and overseeing program budgets, and executing detailed forecasting, income, and cost analysis. Drive strategic planning through reporting and recommendations based on results.

Review monthly closing reports for Mexico, Argentina & Panama, and Consolidate the Information.

Monthly preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements and analysis of variations for Local General Management & Headquarters.

Managed all aspects of consolidated monthly closing, ensuring accurate and accounting compliance with international standards.

Monthly preparation of Management Reports such as Sales by BU, Profit Analysis, and Inventory Turnover.

Preparing the information related to Taxes (ITBMS, Purchase, Income Tax)

Oversaw and comprehensively managed the financial needs of the Argentine & Mexico Subsidiary

Leads the External Audit process with EY (Ernst & Young).

Samsung Electronics Feb 2014 – Sep 2015

Regional H.R. Information Manager

Managed Time and Attendance Administrators (Payroll-Finance) supporting 350 employees.

Reviews Status Change forms to ensure proper HRIS data entry functions are available (job codes/supervisory access/labor cost).

Ensure salaries and benefits comply with countries’ legislation and pay equity.

Responsible for managing the salary structure and job hierarchy. Reports any variances or discrepancies in payroll to ensure the accuracy of employees’ salaries.

Reduced manual entry by 75% across HR and Payroll. Worked directly with Finance to report the payroll information promptly and effectively. (Improving by 100%)

Tropic Star Lodge Dec 2012 – Dec 2013

Human Resources & C&B Manager

Supervises payroll (150 employees), Human Resources, and administration staff.

Designing hiring plans for all hotel departments based on seasonal needs.

Overseeing employee attendance and working schedules, including paid time off, overtime, and breaks.

Managing compensation and benefits plans. Manage full cycle recruitment.

Joint Venture Panama Apr 2011 – Nov 2012

Site Senior HR & Compensation Manager

Manage full cycle recruitment including Job descriptions, offer letters, advertising, interviewing, reference checking, arranging Fit For Duty testing, and travel coordination.

Provide HR advice and expertise to Managers and Supervisors in areas including Employee relations, staffing, attendance management, performance management, salary and benefits, and interpretation of company policies and procedures.

Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to, be aware of and sponsor the Company’s safety and environmental rules and procedures. Ensure accountability of the Company’s Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability policies.

Complete all other related duties and projects as assigned.

Equipment Container Solutions (Maersk) Nov 2008 – Feb 2011

CAR Cluster Human Resources + C&B Manager

Oversees the implementation of Human Resources benefits programs. Identifies opportunities for improvement and resolves problems.

Develops and monitors an annual budget that includes Human Resources services, employee recognition, sports teams, community events support, company philanthropic giving, and benefits administration.

Leads the development of department goals, objectives, and systems. Provides leadership for Human Resources strategic planning.

Monitor the payroll interface to make sure of compliance and data integrity and manage third-party HR vendors resources such as brokers and consultants.

Establishes the company wage and salary structure, pay policies, and oversees the variable pay systems within the company including bonuses and raises (250 employees).

Grupo Elektra (Banco Azteca / Tiendas Elektra) Nov 2005 – Ene 2008

Compensation & Benefits Manager

Directed all human resources functions including recruitment, hiring, training, onboarding, and employee relations.

Oversaw employee relations, benefits & compensation, staffing, management development, and workforce analysis.

Developed and created the Internal Reglamentation for all companies.

Responsible for the accurate interfacing of all payroll journals to the general ledger application (700 employees)

Sitel Sep 2003 – Jul 2005

Compensation & Benefits Manager

Implemented completely new payroll policies, procedures, workflow changes, and internal controls to assure efficient and effective results that followed company policies and federal and state laws and regulations.

Analyzed and reviewed existing practices, recommending, and setting up automated imports which significantly decreased errors in data entry and processing time.

Oversaw employee relations, benefits & compensation, staffing, management development, and workforce analysis. (2,500 employees)

Maintained financial accounting and controls associated with the payroll system and benefit plans.

Recommended, developed, and maintained fraud prevention and detection controls.

Fashion Consul International - Inter Agency Accountant (2 Years)

Adecco Panama (ARKA) - Senior Accountant (2 Years)

Caru SA - Senior Accountant (5 years)

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Accounting bachelor’s degree, School of Accounting – University of Panama

Human Resources Diploma, HR Management – Latina University

Skills:

Results-Oriented, Analytical and Critical Thinking, Strong Attention to Detail and Accuracy, Negotiation and Conciliation Techniques. Panama Labor Code

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