Ivan V Soto Email & Phone Number

Spain

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Supervision and management of general accounting activities and maintenance of effective internal controls. Responsible for co-ordination of the annual audit process, liaising with external advisers on statutory.
• Partnering with Legal, Tax and Corporate Accounting teams to drive efficiency improvements throughout the reporting process for Expedia EMEA companies.
• Driving effective working relationships with external advisers (PwC, E&Y and Deloitte) on the statutory audit process, accounts compilation and other technical Accounting and Tax issues.
• Technical expertise in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements throughout the EMEA region, including tax, local GAAP, VAT and US GAAP.
• Delivered process efficiency improvements around month-close activities, including comprehensive SOP documentation of accounting activities to ensure seamless business continuity.
• Co-ordinate a streamlined process flow with external advisers in multiple European jurisdictions to standardize monthly reporting processes and compress year-end reporting deadlines from >20 days to <5 days.

London, United Kingdom

• Development of reports in all accounting areas. Giving proactive advice and recommendations to the Finance Director and CEO.
• Leading a team of four bookkeepers.
• Supervision and management of general accounting activities and maintenance of effective internal controls. Responsible for the annual audit process and final accounts.
• Supervision of end-of-period processes and support to analysis of periodical business performance, budgets and forecasts. Establishment and enhancement of financial policies and procedures in line with the business’.
• Ensuring compliance with tax requirements and GAAP. VAT, PAYE and Payroll duties.

Madrid Area, Spain

• Organising and planning the steps to conduct the audit with the senior auditor.
• Reviews, analysis and assessments of accounting systems and internal controls.
• Ensuring procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and upheld.
• Accounts Receivable/Payable. Checking expenditures, revenue and other financial records to ensure they are accurate and reliable. Undertaking reviews of wages.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, A

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance, A

Graduated with Honors at University of Havana.