Ivan V Soto Email & Phone Number

Spain

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 accounts and other compliance activities.• 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.• Technical Accounting support for a Corporate Dissolution project to rationalize Expedia’s Group structure and dissolve dormant EMEA entities.

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’ overarching goals and objectives. • 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.