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Denver, CO, US

Denver, CO, US

Boston, MA, US

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for business compliance support global commercial functions' (early pipeline and commercial operations) on routine to complex business activities and strategic initiatives, including global & affiliate.
• Led global Third Party Compliance and Due Diligence Program (anti-bribery & anti-corruption), including risk analysis and mitigation plans, as well as review, development and implementation of related policies.
• Provided support on anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters arising through the engagement of third parties, including consultation with Area Compliance Directors, Affiliates, global functions and Internal Audit to.
• Influenced, negotiated and communicated in a cross-matrixed environment at all levels up to senior management to achieve successful outcomes of international compliance activities and process improvement initiatives.
• Project lead and contributor on key compliance projects to advance the international compliance program.
• Conducted routine to in-depth reviews and analysis of compliance program, policies, procedures and industry codes, to identify gaps and implement measures to ensure clarity, applicability and implementation.

North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Established compliance program for the South African affiliate (covering 26 countries in Region Africa), through the development of formal policies and procedures aligned with applicable laws, regulations and industry.
• Provided compliance leadership on government regulations including anti-corruption laws, and national, regional and international industry codes across AbbVie’s Region Africa operations.
• Supported all functional areas across AbbVie’s Region Africa operations, providing business compliance support related to routine to complex compliance matters, including interpretation and application of compliance.
• Member of local trade association’s Code Compliance Officers group, co-creating guidance for submission to local industry code considerations and revisions.
• Leadership role in drafting and approval of first industry code for Kenya, a very important step on a continent with limited local industry codes.
• In partnership with Area Customer Excellence, developed automated system (MAP, Master Approval Process) for approval of compliant business activities with external stakeholders to mitigate various risk elements.

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• Full accounts receivables function (local and export book), including credit risk management aligned with corporate policies and procedures.
• Managed third party distributor (3PL), including payment collection and allocation, bad debt write-offs, monitoring and orders on credit hold.
• Full financial inventory management across multi-divisional general ledger.
• Participated in moderate to complex financial accounting projects, such as merger and acquisition financial integration (general ledger, reconciliations, reporting), and divisional split offs.
• Intercompany (import costing and reconciliation) and foreign transaction (inbound and outbound) accounting.
• Conducted required denied party screenings (OFAC and money-laundering) on local and foreign customers, including review and resolution of identified screening hits.

Sandton, Gauteng, ZA

• Responsible for daily processing and reconciliation of payments and collections via various banking systems and settling daily treasury funding to maintain bank cash flow.
• Supported department in respect of technical issues or enhancements relating to systems and processes applicable to department.
• Where relevant and appropriate, informed account managers and any other internal stakeholders of specific matters or issues.
• Ensured that internal deadlines are met and escalating to senior administrator or team leader any issues.
• Provided support to disbursements team as required.

• Full bookkeeping function up to trial balance, including monthly reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Completed monthly statutory and tax returns.
• Performed calculations and costing for property construction projects (quantity surveying duties).
• Marketing and property administration of construction projects (sectional title units, low cost housing).
• Negotiated contracts with vendors, focusing on establishing long-lasting and profitable partnerships.

Hons Bcom, Business Management (Marketing & Entrepreneurship)

Bcom, Financial Management (Cost & Management Accounting)