• Led the yearly budgeting and forecasting processes and ways to continually improve them to ensure timely and accurate analysis and financial review for management team• Engaged with cash forecasting team to assist with reporting and analyzing cash risks on a monthly basis to management and flag high risk situations or trends• Worked closely with different functional heads to review their monthly budgets to identify and correct potential gaps • Provided support to all Shared Service Center accounting operations for USA, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Spain• Reduced costs by managing successful transition of all US accounting operations to Mexico City Share Service Center, implemented new department infrastructure to stabilize transition within 3 months• Managed internal controls as Process Owner to ensure full compliance with corporate guidelines for US GAAP and SOX• Led implementation of Cash Management (Bank Reconciliations), Close Manager, Account Reconciliation Manager, SharePoint Global Document Repository, and Electronic Invoicing systems • Supervised analysis of all accounting systems verifying compliance with all Internal controls and SOX requirements and offering suggestions to correct when needed• Established excellent and successful communication between Treasury, Internal Audit and Controls, IT, Procurement and the Shared Service Centers to ensure all system implementations work according to best practices

• Managed the successful transition of the Accounts Payable department from NYC to the Washington DC area and developed new department infrastructure • Direct supervision of two Senior Managers and one Senior Business Analyst in a department of 4 Payroll and 7 Accounts Payable associates for an annual $3.0 billion operation.• Increased efficiencies to maximize productivity and minimize expenses for the Payroll, Accounts Payable and Travel and Expense departments by identifying gaps and/or weaknesses in accounting policies and internal controls• Reviewed and approved all bank account cash reconciliations as well as quarterly 941 Payroll Tax Returns• Developed and implemented new department goals, objectives and key performance indices (KPIs)• Managed all internal controls to ensure compliance with company guidelines, US GAAP and SOX, suggested recommendations to improve when needed• Oversaw KPMG and internal audit quarterly/yearly reviews and provided responses to Senior Management when needed• Embedded company Travel Policy into the Concur System (Travel and Expense)• Successfully established positive working relationships among the connecting departments such as Human Resources, Accounting, IT, Marketing, Purchasing, Business Development.

• Designed and coordinated implementation of a new Accounts Payable and Imaging system, resulting in 30% workforce reduction• Directly supervised, led, and supported three managers, one ImageNow/Lawson system administrator, and one business analyst in a department of 20 accounts payable associates for an annual $1.3 billion operation.• Recommended implementation of purchasing card program to reduce expenses and improve efficiencies associated with employee and travel reimbursements.• Developed and implemented Key Performance Indices (KPI) to better manage department.• Developed administrative infrastructure to support companywide growth.• Developed and/or modified accounting policies and internal controls in accordance with US GAAP and SOX• Oversaw KPMG and internal audit annual reviews, provided responses to Senior Management when needed• Reduced employee turnover by providing excellent leadership, motivation and retraining.

Accounting Manager, Landover, Maryland (1998-1999)Accounting / Information Technology Manager, New York City (1992-1997)Accounting Team Leader, New York City (1981-1991)