ESMERALDA L. CERBINO

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ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Strategic accounting manager with over 30 years of combined experience in one of the "Big 4" public accounting firms impacting corporations and clients through skillful enhancement and orchestration of account analysis and management, financial consolidation and reconciliation, and policy and procedure development. Master’s degree in Finance, CPA, Bachelor Degree in Accounting. Ability to work in a team liaise with tax, treasury, account receivable & account payables. Excellent interpersonal and communication with strong analytical skills and detail orientation. Innovative team leader focused on the continuous delivery of top quality, efficient services. Excellent organizer, communicator and problem solver, able to achieve superior results. Experience with LATAM Countries.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Account Management · USGAAP- GAAP · Internal & External Audits

Financial/Budget Management · Department Organization

Account Reconciliations/Consolidations · Financial Statements · Credit Analysis · Translation

Team Training & Coaching · Organizational & Efficiency Improvement · Policies & Procedures · Oracle and ERP systems and Hyperion Financial Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD ( TEVA IVAX LLC ) Weston, Florida · 2012-Present

International pharmaceutical company specializing in generic.

Senior Accountant

Prepare monthly accounting closed and consolidated the financial statement. Analyze the monthly financial statement results and provide explanations for any unusual variance. Review and approve all journal entries, accruals, intercompany, amortization and other adjustment to fairly represent the monthly financial results of the company. Prepare monthly account reconciliations of general ledger balance sheet accounts. Prepare monthly variance analysis for the Directors. Lead information for external audits, internal audits and SOX Audit. Direct participated in financial audit and compliance activities for ensure internal controls and Corporate Policies.

Major Contributions:

Review policy and procedure improving the efficiency.

Participate, contribute and reviews policies and procedures with Compliance Department to ensure internal controls and Corporate Policies.

Works directly with other Financial Departments of the Company to contribute improve process ( e.g. Account Payables, Account Receivable, Payroll ).

Contribute with Tax Department.

Participate established of Share Services Center ( Latam SSC Weston, FL ).

Absorb other Latam countries in order to restructure the Accounting Department.

FRANCISCO DORTA A. SUCRS. C.A., Caracas, Venezuela · 2003-2010

National distributor of domestic and imported beverages with 4 subsidiaries.

Accounting Manager

Oversaw accounting department, including 7 employees, physical inventory of goods and assets, and insurance quotes, contracts, and claims documents. Prepared and revised financial statements. Evaluated company payments for deductions and brackets accuracy, and completed tax returns and external auditor work papers. Devised procedures and manuals, and aided subsidiary staff in accounting and taxation.

Major Contributions:

Brought 6 months of account backlogs up to date in 2 months.

Improved accounting and records efficiency by developing inventory guide in one month.

Eliminated tax fines for late filing by training staff in tax filing and preparation.

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB DE VENEZUELA C.A., Caracas, Venezuela · 1993-2001

International pharmaceutical company specializing in pharmaceutical, nutritional, and various other health care products and services.

Accounting Manager

Conducted financial consolidation of 4 company divisions and performed expense, accounting, and compliance assessments. Trained and supervised accounting staff and managed fixed assets and divestitures. Devised, maintained, and updated policies and procedures, and collected data and materials for policy and procedure manuals. Delivered budget and expense reports and organized internal and external auditor documentation, taxation, and tax returns. Coordinated training and management programs for improved departmental performance. Guided local remediation programs and implemented multiple systems for receipt collections, travel expense reimbursement, personal accounts, petty cash fund repositions, and purchase orders.

Major Contributions:

Sent to Costa Rica to facilitate corrective measures, developing policies and procedures for audit department.

Headed software development in collaboration with systems department of control.

Prepared travel expense reimbursements, program development, and managed petty cash.

Consolidated cost department into 1 location.

Administrated business sale with Procter and Gamble.

Initiated inflation adjustments with application programming interface.

Central American Project:

Drafted and initiated general standards and procedures based on parent company guidelines, and trained staff in these procedures.

Designated approval levels for general managers and directors of each company division.

Ran progress report meetings with general management, and meetings with insurance agents on insurance policy, conditions, and document due dates.

Instituted database and auxiliary records for company debt, liability registration standards, and payment maturity dates.

Established parallel programs for reconciliation and comparison of monthly financial statements.

Initialized auxiliary registry for fixed asset inventory, including purchase date, price, and life and monthly depreciation values.

Coordinated policies, standards, and procedures in inventory control and management, staff automobile plans, and security development and implementation.

EDUCATION

Master of Finance

Santa Maria University, Caracas, Venezuela

CPA

Colegio de Contadores Públicos del Estado Miranda, DF, Venezuela

Bachelor of Accounting

Santa Maria University, Caracas, Venezuela

Bachelor of Science

La Concepcion School, Caracas, Venezuela

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Caracas, Venezuela

Certificate of Proficiency in English, Vancouver, Canada

Tax Advisor, Caracas, Venezuela

LANGUAGES

Spanish, Italian, English

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HFM

Oracle and ERP systems and Hyperion

AS400

MS Office Suite

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