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Houston, Texas, US

Support global commercial enterprises by providing expertise through interim financial leadership and controller positions.

Houston, Texas, US

• Coordinated financial integration for newly acquired business activities into company’s global process framework. Served as key member of team, analyzing and supplying financial information for preparation and audit of.
• Ensured synergy realization and day 1 readiness by maintaining and developing standardized work plans.
• Provided critical transitional services for divestitures by supporting process design and cross-functional communication necessary to stand up ERP system.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed Business Support Center operations in Panama for Latin American region. Oversaw site selection, staffing and personnel development for startup. Performed analysis and rationalization of region activities.
• Enabled performance of effective financial functions for Latin American operations by establishing company’s Regional Business Support Center.
• Optimized language and cultural synergies by migrating purchase-to-pay activities to Latin America Business Support Center from US-based site.
• Transitioned 800 balance sheet reconciliations and accounts receivable cash application activities from 9 Latin American countries into Latin America Business Support Center.
• Improved controls and financial performance in partnership with regional / country finance and administration leaders, identifying and capitalizing on process improvement opportunities.
• Cultivated best-in-class operations, leading Latin America Business Support Center team’s achievement of exemplary customer satisfaction levels and exceeding annual performance targets repeatedly.

Houston, Texas, US

• Delivered financial analysis and business support for 2 recently acquired businesses as transitional finance and administration (F&A) manager and controller over units’ accounting departments.
• Provided timely financial information to management while supervising 10-member team tasked with accounting, consolidation and transactional processing on legacy ERP system.
• Attained and sustained compliance with statutory requirements by attending external auditors and tax authorities in US and international jurisdictions.
• Integrated 7 companies across 6 countries to corporate SAP instance by leading accounting conversion and financial activities.

Houston, Texas, US

• Liaised between corporate accounting groups and field F&A managers. Performed ad hoc projects, including functional currency reviews and inventory surveys, as directed by corporate accounting leadership. Administered.
• Resolved process issues, policy changes and information requests by initiating and facilitating communication between operational and corporate accounting.
• Established commuter income tax accounting procedures and reconciliation controls by coordinating US and Canada F&A teams.
• Automated global accruals for excess and obsolete inventory reserves, bad-debt reserves and production orders for field accounting through project collaboration with IT.

Houston, Texas, US

• Directed finance and administration of Mexico operations with $500M annual revenue and 1.8K employees. Managed country finance team of 80 employees executing record-to-report, order-to-cash, and accounts payable.
• Improved profitability and cash flows by collaborating with product line managers on business case analysis, contract risk review and revenue recognition requirements.
• Ensured compliance with SOP 81-1 (ASC 605-35) by participating in design, review and control of turn-key project accounting.
• Provided accurate US content certifications for customer’s EXIM bank financing requirements by initiating process and controls.
• Delivered scalable support to fast-growing business unit and met needs of business partners by restructuring accounting organization.

Houston, Texas, US

Oversaw finance and accounting group for Venezuela operations with responsibility of managing GA, Payroll, Tax, A/R, A/P, and Treasury. Led financial integration of acquired Dresser business units and subsequent conversion to SAP. Delivered stable financial support, process controls and cost efficiency during the country's politically driven business.

Houston, Texas, US

Directed Mexico accounting group and oversaw Company conversion to SAP and conversion of Dresser accounting systems to a common distributive ERP platform. Integrated Dresser accounting staff into existing Halliburton structure.

Houston, Texas, US

Planned, coordinated, and performed internal control audits for functional groups, domestic field locations and international operations.

Led and performed audits, reviews and tax engagements.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting & Agricultural Economics