Paola Salinas Ortiz Email & Phone Number

Costa Rica

• Provide day-to-day financial and administrative support to all departments within the organization.• Manage and control the office petty cash and the Fixed Asset register. Execute all the payment process for suppliers. Purchase office supplies and track inventory of office equipment. Be in charge of maintenance, repairs, and aesthetics of the office. • Collaborate with the audit process and any other tasks delegated by the Accounting firm. • Manage the administrative budget and contracts.• Assist with the organization and execution of office events, catered meetings, and other conference-meeting related activities.• Prepare travel arrangements and review expense reports of all staff according to the internal procedures.• Ensure personnel files are updated according to HR policies and local legislation. Manage employee benefits.• Process monthly payroll and be responsible for government deductions.• Assist with lease negotiations, office reconstruction/improvements • Ensure that IT/office equipment is in working order and research/recommend services and upgrades as necessary.

Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica

• Project Management, coordination of the development of all regional budgets, responsible for monitoring execution of the budget allocated to each cost center within the regional office, preparation of execution reports according to financial procedures.• Establish standardized control procedures and developing project management tools.• Analyze and contextualize regional key performance indicators, standardize tools and provide automated dashboards.• Provide support to 14 National Offices around Latin American and Caribbean Region with global initiatives (ERM) and regional processes (GNODs and RNODs).

San José, Costa Rica

• Executive assistance to Advocacy staff; planning and coordination of: flight itineraries, accommodations, agendas, webex meetings, expense reports, budget execution, contracts with consultants and suppliers, translation process.• Coordination of the development of the Advocacy department budgets, responsible for controlling and monitoring execution of the budgets assigned to the Advocacy area, preparation of the execution reports according to financial procedures.• Monitoring of projects, responsible for coordinating and consolidating all documentation related to Advocacy projects with the 14 National Offices, coordinating meetings, processes and providing support.

San Jose, Costa Rica

• Coordination of compliance and quality of overall administrative services for the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office• Perform the general logistics of the reports management and administrative documentation.• Provide technical assistance and the requested support to different executives of the Regional Office, in the general services area.• Administrative staff supervision.• Coordination of regional and global events in several countries (logistic information, visas, airfares, shuttles, hotel reservations, meals, agendas, instructional materials, budgets).• Coordination of the translation process for the Regional Office. Control and follow-up the translation database ensuring the appropriate quality of the translations.

•General administrative services, legal records management, looking after clients and visitors, assisting executives, paying suppliers, handling banking transactions, reconciliations, writing checks.

• Responsible for running the Human Resources Department, drawing up payroll, preparing Social Security (CCSS) and insurance (INS) reports, overseeing staff, the process of hiring and termination of workers.

Technical, Business Administration

Bachelor Degree, Business Administration With Emphasis On Tourism

Tecnico, Hoteleria

Activities and Societies: Recepción HoteleraTourist reception program

Bachillerato En Ingenieria, Procesos Industriales Y De Sistemas

Technical in management of Hotels and Restaurants

English Now Program, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

English Now