ericaaguiar90
About Candidate
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Education
Bachelor Degree in Business
Bachelor Degree (4 years)
Work & Experience
Accountant
Accounts Receivables responsibilities:• Responsible for managing assigned customers from North America and Brazil (IBM, Microsoft, Facebook, AT&T, Verizon, etc.) in a total of estimated USD $250M in the portfolio of services, software, and IT equipment. • Order-to-cash management (full cycle): from the moment the PO is booked in CPODs to the final cash application in Oracle, partnering with customers on disputes and any problem-solving. • Forecast of collections: report forecast of collections, considering sales numbers and overdue amounts • Presentation bi-weekly to the senior leadership of forecast x actual, highlighting risks of non-achieving the targets. • Weekly cash-flow forecast to the CFO in Brazil, highlighting relevant amounts and risks. • Reconcile accounts on AR Aging (estimate USD $250M) on invoice level and report status to the operations team for action • Follow up with customers, to gather payment schedules, and submit invoices for payment, and other documents as requested. • Partner with Sales for issues resolutions with customers, escalating to senior management when necessaryAccounting responsibilities:• Reconciliation of US Gaap x local books, establishing an action plan for solving variances • Provision and write-off of doubtful accounts, after gathering approval from management • Support external audits, by providing requested documentation • Reconcile tax adjustments and provide proper documentation and approvals using AMR. • Bank reconciliations (bank statements x system), including tax adjustments if necessary and tax certificate. • Support closing-end activities by double-checking all inputs from outsourcing (provisions, reconciliations, etc.)ERP: Oracle, Hyperion, SalesforceMeasurable achievements: - reduction of DSO (financial KPI) from 360 days to 30 days (average) of collections of critical accounts (estimate USD $30 million) by partnering with customers on solving issues (deliveries, systemic, etc.) - reduction of bad debt from USD $10M to lower than $1M by effective negotiation with customers - automation of financial reports by implementing Power BI (business intelligence tool)
Audit Assistant
• Support to senior auditors and managers by evaluating customers' internal controls and executing auditing tests, requesting additional documentation for evaluation of internal procedure and accuracy of systems in accordance with IFRS and US Gaap standards.
Intern in Finance
Costs Accounting Activities: • Supported the manager on day-to-day operations, assisting teammates with various tasks (Work Order Variance analysis, cycle count, scrap control, revaluation of inventory, internal audit of inventory)Treasury Activities: • Responsible for supporting management on daily activities such as follow-up with customers, bank reconciliations, forecast of collections for cash flow preparation, support to external auditing by providing requested documentation, and support accounting with closing activities (reconciliations).