Internal Control Public Accountant

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Jacksonville, FL, 32232

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January 23, 2025

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JOHANA MARCELA PEREZ OCHOA

PROFILE

Manager of finance and accountant, bilingual,

public accountant, specialist in international

business and magister in finance.

Extensive professional experience in financial

planning, internal control, accounting, treasury

and corporate finance, auditing, and payroll

processes. Great professional experience in

important multinational consulting firms (BIG4)

in different sectors, especially (15) years in the energy and petroleum industry (Oil & Gas) and

hospitality.

High sense of commitment in achieving results.

I am resourceful, innovative, and honest. My

strengths are focused on seeking excellence

and high quality in individual and teamwork

with negotiation skills. I possess abilities to

assist in stress management, continuous

learning, resource management and

adaptability to change.

CONTACT

+57-314-*******

+1-904-***-****

***********@******.***

WEBSITE - NETWORK URLs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johana-

marcela-p-3a0b6b63/

SKILLS

Professional Abilities:

Assertive communication Dynamic

Stress management Collaborative

Proactive Analytical Detail Oriented

Soft Skills:

Resilience Critical Thinking

Team-oriented Mindset

MARITAL STATUS

Married

HOBBIES

N 1 – Pastry, arts & crafts

N 2 – Music (Singing & Instrumental)

N 3 – Gym & Golf

EDUCATION

Magister in Finance Corporate Treasury Financial Planning

Budget & Forecast IFRS Economic Evaluation of Projects

Cost Control Internal Control - SOX Big4 BPS PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Universidad de los Andes – Magister in Finance JUL-2020 – JUL-2022 Universidad Santo Tomas – International Business Management JAN-2002 – DEC-2002 Universidad Santo Tomas – Public Accountant JUL-1996 – DEC-2001 GRANT THORNTON COLOMBIA – MANAGER OF BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS – (BPS) JUL.2021 – DEC.2023

Handling of 120 national and international clients, participation in global engagements with GT UK, USA, Europe, South America, and Central America.

Recruitment of staff selection and team coaching: achieving high levels of commitment, motivation, and efficiency, through ethical and professional principles.

Support the partner with new potential customers as opportunities and determine their needs by developing commercial proposals, according to the client’s size, industries, scope of requirements and involved risks.

I participated as Outsourcing Accountant Manager in the following companies:

We Work Colombia, Gilead Colombia, Jones Lasalle, Aecom Colombia, Globenet, Odata – Aligned Data Center Colombia, Anixter Colombia, HCL Colombia, ESP Global Services, MediaKind, Haworth Colombia, T-Mobile - Cogent Colombia, etc. CARRAO ENERGY S.A. SUCURSAL COLOMBIA – ARROW EXPLORATION CORP – Home Office Calgary – TREASURER CORPORATE OFFICER NOV.2018 – JUL.2021

Managing the financial risk, banking requirements, cash flow analysis, and financial forecasts and positions.

Financing and funding business entities through cash and liquidity control.

Relationships with international and local banks in Canada, USA, and Colombia.

Co-ordinate with national and international financial institutions letters of credit, collateral, stand-by, as guarantees for oil commitments in Colombia.

Control and handle the insurance and bank guarantees of the commitments with the ANH for blocks in production.

Approve and handle: 1) payments to suppliers and third parties, taxes, payroll, bank commissions, insurance. 2) Collections from clients and third parties.

Handling of investment portfolios in local and foreign currencies, approx. MMUS$10 a month, spot and hedge currency reimbursements in forwards, collars, fx forward securities.

PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS – (2019-2021):

Design and implementation of SAP project in the division of Treasury and application of internal control and audit compliance regulations and policies.

Project finance (Credit Suisse), part of a capital investment financing project, for developing production blocks (SPV) approx. MMUS$50. GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES SUDAMERICAN BRANCH OFF – Home Office Houston – (2 years and half)

Handling and issuance of local and corporate financial statements under (USGAAP).

Consolidation of reports in the areas of treasury, accounts receivable - payable, inventories, fixed assets, HR, taxes, exportation and importation of equipment, internal control, and corporate auditing – Nasdaq GEOS SEC Filings report.

Develop and follow up on administrative processes, review, and approval of tax payments, operating third parties, payroll, services, etc.

Exchange transactions according to the customs code for importation and exportation of onshore and offshore seismic equipment’s, patented by Geospace Corp Houston.

Prepare deliverables and presentations weekly reports to communicate the performance and strategy.

Improve cash management through enhancing the balance sheet and cash flow forecasts and coordinating cross-functionally to inform operational decisions.

Drive automation by providing input and collaborating to improve financial, treasury (AP

/AR, funds, hedges, bank deposits, taxes), payroll, Inventory and sale taxes.

Challenge existing client’s processes and identify data milestones or inconsistencies to drive improvements efficiency and accuracy of budgets, forecast and reporting.

Recruiting and training new hires, including regulatory standards. I participated as Outsourcing Financial Planning Manager in the following companies:

US Food, Cheney Brothers, National Produce, Home town BBQ Miami, The Doral Yard Plaza, Market2Fit, Osaka Restaurant, Carrots Restaurants, Rancho Grande, etc. SILVER SPOON SOLUTIONS – FP&A MANAGER (BPO) JAN.2024 – JUN.2024

CONTROLLER & CHIEF ACCOUNTANT SUDAMERICAN BRANCH OFF DEC 2017 – JUN.2019

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

PROJECTS & PERSONAL

ACHIEVEMENTS

OMG BARS LTD UK International Experience

Accountant & Auditor – (London 2006)

Leave of absence granted by Deloitte to study

English in London. Experience that I mixed with

an internal audit and accounting job in the

restaurant chain "OMG Bars Ltd UK".

DELOITTE ECUADOR Salinas, Ecuador (Jul.

2003)

Award for audit recognition in a team of 200

participants of some nations.

SANTO TOMÁS UNIVERSITY University

Scholarship for academic participation and choir

Bogotá 1996 – 2001

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Excel Advance, Word,

PowerPoint, Outlook, Access & Project, Power BI

(Business Intelligence) & Visio.

QBO ERP: Intuit QuickBooks® Online

Oracle Primavera: Projects follow up & control.

Oracle JDE Edwards - (Modules Inventories–

AR–AP–Sales-GL).

SAP ERP: Modules (IM-PS-MM-CO-FI)

BILL.com: Invoicing system.

POS: Toast, Clover

Payroll: TipHaus, ADP

SIESA Enterprise – Manager user.

Ideas ERP: – Finance Module.

Hyperion Report – Auditor user

SAGE System – Depreciation Report.

Audit System AS/2 DTT, Audit Control

Language.

Blackline System: - Consolidation Report

USGAAP.

Bloomberg: Technological Platform –

Professional Service – Stocks Data & Finance

Analysis of markets on real-time processing.

LANGUAGES

Spanish - Native

English Studies:

St. Giles International, London, UK – Phonetic –

23 to 28 Jul. 2017

British Council, Bogotá, Colombia - General

English Program – Mar. to Dec 2011 – Advance

Level

St. Giles International, London, UK, Intensive

General English Program and General Business

English Program – Mar. to Nov. 2006. – High

Intermediate Level

IELS General Test: 6,5 - Nov. 2006

ENGLISH CAPABILITY

91%

90%

88%

81%

83%

Communication

Analysing

Comprenhension

Strategy

Expression

FRONTERA ENERGY CORP. - PETROMINERALES LTD COLOMBIAN BRANCH OFF

–– Home Office Calgary – (8 Years & 3 months).

BUDGET EXECUTION AND FOLLOW UP LEADER OCT.2013 – JUL. 2016

Preparation and monitoring of the budget and/or forecast on investment and operation activities for blocks under development, joint venture with ECP.

Lead and manage the budget and its execution of the heavy oil project, in Rio Ariari Block, (period 2014-2015).

Prepare scenarios of economic evaluations, planning, decision, and risk analysis by simulation using the model develop in house (Polaris) for exploration, development, and reserves projects.

Leadership and participation in the development of business plans (short, medium, and long term), as well as the economic evaluation over potential investments and doing business.

PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS – (2015 – 2016):

Electrification project of 20 clusters in Quifa block. Total investment MMUS$6. Carrying out economic evaluations in different scenarios. Main objective: achieve optimization of unit cost per barrel based on production cost and reduction strategies.

Coupling Leader for the financial documentation of Rubiales block delivered to Ecopetrol. This project lasted six months, with a support team of 37 people. I headed audit activities: financial, information management and the ERP (SAP) reports, contracts, etc. Target: ensuring quality and timely handover.

EXPLORATION COST CONTROLLER AND PMP SEP.2009 – NOV. 2013

Budget estimation of seismic and drilling project costs for 10 blocks in exploratory stage. Includes budget management of vendor contracts, easements, and land negotiation.

Cost analysis and physical progress of the projects through the Earned Value Methodology (EV), providing index cost (CPI) and timing (SPI) by cost center.

Definition of cost centers (CBS) according to the work breakdown structure (WBS) of each project.

Prepare and follow up all budgets / forecast of Capital - CapEx projects and Administrative Expenses - G&A.

Perform monthly reports of accruals calculations and cost settlement of capital projects.

Assemble in SAP the AFEs of investment projects considering economic and technical planning, strategies, historical costs, formulation of fixed and variable costs in the life of the project.

Contractual commitments with the ANH for exploratory blocks (economic rights, technology transfer, filling fees).

PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS – (2009 – 2011):

SAP Project - I designed and implemented procedures in the MM- Materials Management module, to improve internal control in the service processes of suppliers without contracts, this eliminated the FI (Financial) bookkeeping entries that had no traceability in the accounting.

GENERAL PROJECT MANAGER – IN CHARGED (PMP) JUN.2012 – DEC. 2012

Portfolio Management of investments, report the projects status according to the information of operational areas, cost curves and KPIs of critical elements.

Monitoring the completeness of the information, according to early and delayed dates of the projects.

Follow up on the progress of project budgets, notify the deviations to the CEO.

Handle all operational meeting to analyze deviations, scope changes and budget monitoring of the Projects.

Ensure execution of each AFE (Authorization for Expenditure) in the ERP (SAP) in accordance with the actuals of each project.

Diagnosis and redesign of operational and business processes, segregation of duties, recognition of potential risks, fraud factors, compliance, and internal audit, under Sarbanes Oxley Act to develop policies under SOX.

SOX SENIOR CONSULTANT AUG.2016 – DEC.2017

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

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OTHER COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING

Training in International Accounting Standards,

Corporate Income Tax Return, Investments in

Financial Instruments Grant Thornton Virtual

Year 2022

Performance Management of Employees,

Results-Oriented The Colombo American

Chamber of Commerce Southwest Sectional

Cali Aug. 2021

Capital Market, money market trader at the Bank

of Occidente Bogotá Jan. 2020

ERP Seminar in house version 9.2 JD Edwards

Oracle – Houston Houston Tx Mar. 2018

Economic Evaluation projects and reserve,

business cases Oil & Gas Bogotá Jan. 2015

Immersion Project Management Itera Colombia

Bogotá Nov. 2013

Oil & Gas ADEN Colombia in House Irvine

California University Extention Dic. 2014

Special Program in Project Management CESA,

Incolda Bogotá Oct. - Dec. 2010

Exploration Technical Seminar Calgary,

Canada Jul. 2010

Oil & Gas Seminar Elite Training Bogotá Jun. 2009

Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX Deloitte & Touche

Bogotá Jun. 2008

IFRS E-learning Certified by D&T Bogotá 2007

– 2008

High training programs Consulting & Audit

Arthur Andersen & Deloitte & Touche Bogotá,

México, Ecuador 2001 – 2008

Effective Business Writing, leadership, and time management D&T Bogotá 2003 – 2006

Basic in audit D&T Salinas, Ecuador Jul. 2003 PERSONAL REFERENCES

FRONTERA ENERGY CORP. – PETROMINERALES LTD COLOMBIAN BRANCH OFF

–– Home Office Calgary – (8 Years & 3 months).

GENERAL PROJECT MANAGER – IN CHARGED (PMP) JUN.2012 – DEC. 2012

Ensure provisions for projected costs (Accruals) and notify to the CEO of the final cost of each AFE, prior to the preparation of supplementary AFE. PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS – (2012):

Efficient management of the capital investment and operating budget higher than MMUS$500, in line with the physical progress of the projects and corporate business plan.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT APR.2008 – SEP. 2009

Prepare to head office monthly reports of revenue, OpEx and G&A and analytical reviews. Participate with corporate external audit under Canadian GAAP.

Settle and value contracts and agreements for sales of crude oil, incremental production, and commercial offerings.

Calculate royalties, Operating Net Back analysis, volumetric compensation analysis and crude oil inventory settlement, by exploratory blocks and revenue breakdown by producing block.

Estimate transportation rates according to F- Pipe line factor, trucking calculation, shipment price review (WTI / Brent), determination of crude quality discounts (sulfur, salt, API, BSW), marketing fee and Vasconia and/or Caño limon.

Analyze and review actuals of administrative expenses (G&A) and operational production costs (OPEX), Vs. accruals, budgets, operational and administrative forecasts, notify actions to improve or warnings.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LTDA – SENIOR AUDITOR APR.2001 – MAR.2008 - (8 Years) I participated and supervised several audit engagements, due diligence, reporting under IFRS and USGAPP in private companies in the different sectors: Energy and Resources

(Oil & Gas), telecommunications, Media and Advertising, Manufacturing and Banking. I participated as Auditor in the following companies: Perenco Colombia, Nexem Colombia, Equipo de Servicios Petroleros, Smith, Petrominerales, Central Hidroeléctrica Betania, Emgesa, Areva T&D, Winner Group, SGS Colombia, Branch of Microsoft Colombia Inc., Danone Alquería, Mitsui Colombia, Abbott Laboratorios, J. Walter Thompson, Millward Brown, Young & Rubicam Brands, Mindshare, Mediaedge, Ogilvy & Mather, Círculo de Lectores, Atento de Colombia, Terra Networks, Grupo Prisa: Caracol Radio, Concrecem, Panamco – Endega – Coca-Cola, Tapón Corona, Valores Bavaria, BBVA Valores Colombia, etc. Main Responsabilities

Responsible for leading the audit process and audit teams (assistants and support areas).

Responsible for planning and supervising the entire audit visits and strategic approaches, as well as fieldwork design.

Review of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.

Review the adequacy of specific internal control procedures; identify deficiencies and weaknesses giving suggestions for improvement.

Participate in client board of directors, given our opinion about the integrity of their Financial Statements and business and accounting risks.

Preparation and issuance of interoffice reports under IFRS, USGAAP y SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) to external auditors of the main office clients.

Responsible for the requirements of the tax and control authorities. PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS – (2001 - 2008):

Prepared and implemented financial, accounting, tax, and administrative policies to guarantee the reliability of the financial statements of the firm's clients.

I participated in the creation of the e-learning and mentoring for audit and consulting team and led the trainings for the new staff.

Robert Curda - Chief Financial Officer

Geospace Technologies Inc - Houston Tx.US

Tel: +1-713-***-****

John Francis Scott - Chief Operating Officer

Arrow Exploration - Calgary, CA

Tel: +1-507-********

Alex Mora - VP Finance

Arrow Exploration - Calgary, CA

Tel: +1-403-***-****

Martín Chocontá - Audit Partner

Deloitte & Touche - Bogotá, CO