Yanet Merida, Mba Email & Phone Number

Downtown Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando, Florida Area

- Utilizing my ability to create and support forecast models such as a labor cost model to support the Owner Services call center. - Regularly providing comprehensive monthly financial reports and presentations to the Vice President (VP) and Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Owner Services division, along with their direct reports, showcasing key insights into the financial health of the department. - Communicating the risks and opportunities inside the P&L of different business partners within the Hospitality division of the company and finding ways to meet financial targets while adapting to constant changes in the organization.

- Assisted in the forecasting process, identifying budget/expenses and revenue variances, and make recommendations presented in the monthly CFO report. - Conducted meetings with different operations teams to finalize the forecast and the timelines for deliverables. - Assisted in the development of a Print Cost Dashboard by line of business that measures print costs compared to Budget and a variety of other metrics used by Operations to identify trends and make important decisions.

Orlando, Florida Area

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Managed the life of a contract while adhering to changes and the necessary documentation that is required to comply with regulatory. - Performed daily reconciliations and ensured the accuracy of our futures position obtaining sufficient and reasonable assurance that our futures position in the CBOT matched with our internal software system. - Responsible for researching and responding to inquiries from internal business groups, brokers, customers/suppliers.- Reviewed the contract desk policy and procedures with documented changes in order to comply with the company’s regulations. - Handled the confirmation of contracts for vessel nominations loading oil, grains and meals while maintaining effective communication with the local and non-local trade execution and commercial teams in our region. - Proactively communicated key information with other teams (e.g. trade execution, liquidations, commercial area, credit team) creating efficient executions.- Trained and supported personnel including team members from a shared service.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Promoted to Staff Auditor after successful internship.- Assisted audit management with cross-brand benchmarks to identify best practices. - Performed extensive SOX control testing and proposed ways to remediate control failures.- Assisted with enhancing the audit findings tracking process by creating a centralized repository resulting in increased efficiencies. - Designed an internal SharePoint site to support the talent management initiatives for the department.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Evaluated the effectiveness of the Casino’s internal controls and identified weaknesses on player compensation.- Analyzed risk assessment data to develop summary reporting for top risks.- Performed internal fraud investigation activities by analyzing key documentation and leveraging the Forensics Tool Kit software to identify unusual trends and fraudulent activity.- Performed an evaluation of automated journal entries to improve the Continuous Assurance program.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Transferred funds between cost centers to cover increases in obligations or expenditures.- Developed reports detailing the status of funds, expenses and obligations.- Assessed the body of research on personnel salaries and expenses and similar object class and line item information needed for formulation of budget estimates.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Extracted information from the Fed-scope software tool, gathered employment statistics from the IRS and the Department of Treasury to facilitate recruiters with the agency’s hiring process.- Led benchmarking project to identify a virtual seminar software to reduce government travel spend.- Collected and interpreted data on the volume, scope, and impact of identity theft and volume of fraudulent tax forms.- Presented findings to IRS senior staff, who used the information to prepare for Congressional inquiries.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General, Magna Cum Laude (3.86)

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

Master Of Business Administration - Mba