Fernando Ferrer Email & Phone Number

Pasadena, Ca, Us

 Finance Analyst 01/2021 - Current – Tetra Tech, Inc. Maitland, Fl Oversee financial and onsite operations for Debris Removal operations of the 2020 Fires (Northern Branch) and 2021 Fires (Dixie – Caldor) State of California – CalRecycle | Disaster Recovery Services and reporting directly to the Finance Program Manager worth over an estimated average of $5.0 million a month with a budget of over $67 million. Design, track and report financial daily Budget planning of all project activities in compliance with Federal and Contractual requirements for the Company and Subcontractors and over 10+ other financial reports per week and support all areas of responsibility within a 3-person finance/audit team. Responsible for the auditing process of all labor costs including reconciling time sheets and reporting systems, compliance with labor categories - Federal and Contractual requirements/guidelines, detecting, assessing, and set up correct labor categories, benefiting both Customer and the Company. Responsible for the auditing process of on-site logistics for both projects. Within the process we managed to detect over $50,000.00 of unnecessary expenses and ensure oversight of it moving forward.  Trained and supervised 2 new employees, focusing on the financial/audit aspect, use of tools such as Excel (complex analysis formulas, Power Pivot, Power Query, Power Bi, etc.), and ensuring they maintain high attention to detail. SmartSheets implementation and configure for ease of operations/financial status reporting.

 Budget planning, Interim external audit support. Processes monthly closure and financial reports.  Implementation of new reporting packages and update of Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP System. Analysis and reporting on all EBIDTA transactions on a monthly basis for the shareholders board deck presentation.  Configuration of translation process of 38 related companies in different functional currencies as well the successful consolidation according to FASB-52 in Microsoft Dynamics AX for both Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss accounts.  Configuration of an automated Excel spreadsheet that allowed us to verify the accurate foreign exchange translation and consolidation process of all 38 related entities in Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP System.  Intercompany account reconciliations. Line of credit and interest accrual analysis. Financial reporting and support for internal customers. Cash flow preparation and analysis. Account reconciliations. Manage inventory levels and consolidate them into two separate ERP systems. Build and enhance relationships with vendors to assure effective business partnership and issue outcome.  Develop, implement and monitor KPI’s for production staff members.  Manage interaction and support among three of the distribution centers within the Florida area. Produce year to date monthly reports to maintain the business under budget goals.

 Scheduled all warehouse activities including receiving raw materials and manufacturing the final product, storing, rotating, shipping, handled returned/damaged goods, and administrated all HR activities in manufacturing.  Ensured that both external and internal customers’ requirements where met in an efficient manner. Managed the chain of supply request to guarantee the manufacture of the final product, including cost, quality and safety recommendations for changes and / or improvements. Coordinated inventory rotation for an efficient process of receiving, storing and distribution.  Managed and coordinated records on incoming and outgoing shipments, and preparing items for shipment.  Developed and implemented best practices to increase labor productivity.  Complied with federal, state, and local warehousing standards, material handling, and shipping requirements.  Safeguarded warehouse operations and contents throughout security procedures, maintenance and safety protocols.  Increased production levels by 962% over a period of four years. Produced year to date monthly reports to maintain the business under budget goals.

London, Gb

 Identified key areas of inquiry and concern in order to determine analytical and substantive procedures to be applied.  Supervised 10 staff members development program, audited cycle of risk control management, SOX Management Assessment of Internal Controls planning and testing, final audit report & management representation letter preparation, discussed and reviewed.  Reporting Package under USGAAP & IFRS. Financial Statements and key performance indicators review and analysis.  Identified millions of dollars in maintenance expenditures recorded as an asset and then depreciated over the infrastructure remaining useful life when they were repairs and maintenance expenses to keep the asset in its current operating condition.  Detected and verified noncompliance with established expenditure process. Detected and verified fraud in purchase department saving the company over $500,000 worth of misleading purchases of raw materials.

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

 Reviewed all warehousing operations of DHL Danzas Air & Ocean in Venezuela, according to statutory reporting alignment.  Work planning and time administration.  Responsible for implementing best practice process in sales and purchase process, including new ERP JBA system.  Capital expenditure analysis and followed up of new warehousing projects.  Fiscal audits of local government entity with successful endings.  Operative and financial internal audits, including implementation of new internal controls, testing and followed up on them resulting in an important $45k monthly overall savings.  Responsible for fiscal and financial external audits (KPMG and Price Waterhouse Coopers) and all other fiscal regulatory VAT (purchase and sales), Commerce Patent, VAT Withholdings and Tax Withholdings laws.

Toronto, On, Ca

 Reported to Senior Management.  Directed audit engagement.  Work planning and administration.  Business understanding. Disclosure of strategic business risks and significant classes of transactions.  Processes development, disclosure and test of internal controls.  Responsible for reporting package under USGAAS, USGAAP, IFRS and German GAAP.  Analytical and substantive audit procedures.  Final audit report preparation & management representation letter preparation, discussion and follow up.  Sarbanes-Oxley Act analysis, planning and testing.  Instructed clients implement smart-process in their everyday procedures that translated in better internal controls and time expenditure.