Christopher Benavides Email & Phone Number

Dublin 2, IE

San Diego, CA, US

• Performed month-end procedures for 6 legal entities and plants into the Hyperion Financial Management consolidation system, including performed journal entries in HFM
• Used SAP 6.0, Blackline, and Microsoft Excel to complete over 25 monthly balance sheet reconciliations- some of which having never been reconciled before
• Contact for Cass Information System; reviewed and posted daily entries and accruals for utilities as they paid for more than 20 plants across the country and Puerto Rico on behalf of the company
• Regularly coordinated with stakeholders in Puerto Rico, Corporate, and Plants in North America to assist with month-end activities and reconciling items
• Prepared large portions of the Federal and State Tax Package schedules for five Legal Entities of the company
• Completed month-end close tasks, in coordination with the General Ledger Team

General Ledger AccountantWork with the BD plants in Puerto Rico; reconciling Balance Sheet accounts; work on special projects including transitioning reconciliations into Blackline for the whole company and investigating reconciling items for intercompany accounts.

Developed spiritual relationships with 7th & 8th grade studentsPlanned, organized, & led summer events for hundreds of studentsActively engaged with students, parents, & other leadersSpoke and taught in small group settings

Knoxville, Tennessee, US

Successfully upsold 30% of customers with concession itemsAfter six months applied and was promoted to the position of “Senior Cast,” which entails the same qualifications as a team leader