 Acts as leader in maintaining and improving internal controls relating to local accounting and information systems. Coordinates and manages month-end close process resulting in the accurate and timely recording of income, expenses and changes in assets and liabilities in accordance to GAAP. Reviews data systems to ensure proper revenue recognition. Identifies and investigates significant changes in margins and communicates to management. Reviews month-end margins for reasonableness and provides explanations for unusual fluctuations. Provides monthly qualitative analysis and commentary on monthly results as compared to budge and prior periods. Coordinates with accounts payables and account management teams to resolve any set-up or settlement issues with partners. Reviews and approves partner settlements prior to payment. Analyzes and explains variances in monthly billings and partners settlements. Provides analytical and accounting support to month-end closing process and ensures ongoing integrity of balance sheet and income statement accounts. Supports company compliance with internal control processes and documentation requirements. Assists in periodic reporting and analysis of performance metrics relative to plan for communication within the company. Leads any in-country statutory audit reporting requirements and supports company consolidated audit.

Prepares and posts journal entries, including accruals, for monthly, quarterly and yearly close.Prepares balance sheet analysis and reconciliation for $90M+ liabilities to make sure they are current and accurate via Blackline.Analyzes the accuracy of monthly revenue ($2m) and posts revenue accrual entries.Analyze the P&L financial statement fluctuations and prepares variance explanations via Oracle reports.Reports monthly, quarterly and yearly financials to parent company via Oracle reports.Reviews legal contracts & agreements to interpret language for financial/revenue impact.Responsible for external annual audits, providing schedules to support balances and/or analysis as needed.Works with internal customers to resolve issues and explain financial activity within numerous cost centers.

Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, for monthly, quarterly and yearly close.Prepare balance sheet analysis and reconciliation for $9M+ liabilities to make sure they are current and accurate via BlackLine OnDemand.Analyze the accuracy of monthly revenue ($7m) and posts revenue accrual entries.Analyze the P&L financial statement fluctuations and prepare variance explanations via SmartView.Report monthly, quarterly and yearly financials to parent company via SmartView.Prepare yearly WCH’s Revenue Apportionment for State Tax filing.Review legal contracts & agreements to ensure proper deferred revenue recognition and disbursements to other areas within UnitedHealth Group.Participate in external and internal quarterly and annual audits, providing backup and/or analysis as needed.Prepare monthly A/R Analysis for bad debt reserve calculation and adjustment.Work with internal customers to resolve issues and explain financial activity within numerous cost centers.

Reviewed and Explain monthly P&L reports for actuals vs. budget and prior year numbers. Global Technology expenses Budget, Forecast and Reporting of $45m a year.Reservation revenues reporting of $100m a year, bad debt, sales taxes, and other expenses.Reviewed Rewards Program’s COGS for accuracy.Created accounting processes for new programs for Deferred Revenues and Point Revenue.Reviewed and updated current accounting processes for third party revenue and expenses.Prepared ad hoc reports as requested.

Priority Club Rewards / Marketing / AmbassadorSr. Accountant responsible for managing the daily functions of two multi-million programs in IHG.Prepared and posted month-end close journal entries.Monitored, reconciled, and adjusted $400M+ liabilities to make sure they were current and accurate via Blackline.Reviewed monthly revenues of $20M+ for accuracy.Reviewed and explained monthly P&L trended statements.Prepared monthly & quarterly Internal audit schedules for SOX compliance.Prepared External (E&Y) Audit interim & year-end schedules and tax packages quarterly.Reviewed legal contracts & agreements to ensure proper revenue recognition and disbursements from our third party deferred revenue account’s $13M+ balance.Calculated accruals for revenue and point liability expense monthly.Analyzed bad debt reserve monthly and adjusted it on a quarterly basis.Reviewed & Reconciled Global InterCompany Transactions for accuracy, including Foreign Currency analysis to isolate exchange fluctuations. Set up accounting processes for new program promotions.Implemented policies and procedures for our accountants in India.Trained and supervised our accountants in India to follow GAAP.Worked with India team to create/update Service Level Agreements for the System Fund.

Latin America and Mexico AccountingCreated and loaded annual budget information for the region.Explained monthly variances between for actuals vs budget and Prior Year numbers.Traveled to the Guadalajara, Mexico’s office quarterly to review their performance and to ensure accuracy of their accounting methods.Reviewed Guadalajara office’s results with area Vice-President in charge.Budgeted and traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil to close their Reservation and Marketing offices.Liaison between the corporate accounting office and the Guadalajara accounting office, making full use of my bilingual skills.Trained the Guadalajara Accounting group how to use the PeopleSoft Software.

Assisted in the conversion of accounting systems from DBS to PeopleSoft.Prepared monthly Cash Flows Reports.Reviewed and booked Intercompany entries between EMEA, AsiaPac and the American Regions.In charge of the Conference Office, which spent yearly $7M + in expenses.

Assisted accountants with entries in DBS.Prepared various payment schedules for certain Caribbean hotels.Uploaded hotel G/L activity into IHG’s books.