Alas Figueroa

• Led team of 30, enhancing collaboration and productivity of General Accounting Team while focusing in supporting Group Finance and Accounting.
• Streamlined processes and increasing efficiency.
• Analyzed operational data to identify trends and drive strategic decision-making.
• Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient task delegation and time management strategies.
• Collaborated with cross-functional departments to drive cohesive efforts towards common goals and objectives.
• Achieved project deadlines consistently by closely monitoring progress and proactively addressing any potential roadblocks.
• Facilitated cross-functional team meetings to foster collaborative work environment, leading to innovative solutions.
• Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.

General Accounting and Financial Reporting (Period-end execution)

• Handling a multi-country portfolio of over 15 distinct countries/entities with a heavy focus on Profit & Loss (P&L) analysis
• Standardize and orchestrate month-end closing procedures across country schedules to meet strict global submission timelines.
• Document financial transactions, manage the chart of accounts, and record journal entries.
• Perform regular Balance Sheet account reconciliations.
• Spearhead closing activities by processing accruals, amortizations, and depreciation to finalize financial statements.
• Generate essential financial reports—such as the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Prepare schedules and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Proactively involves in various projects as SME.

• Ensured 100% financial accuracy of monthly payroll postings and balance sheet reconciliations across various international entities, eliminating cross-border reporting discrepancies.
• Analyzed monthly headcount and compensation variance lines across regional P&Ls, proactively identifying and correcting posting anomalies prior to group book close.
• Collaborated as the finance SME with HR and IT to streamline the data pipeline between global payroll providers and the core ERP, reducing manual journal entry errors.
• Audit, validate, and reconcile complex monthly payroll outputs from local HR/external vendors against general ledger postings
• Ensure payroll expenses, local currency conversions, and associated bank clearances are accurately accounted for under correct exchange rates.
• Oversee the accurate tracking, accrual, and timely remittance of employer/employee social security contributions and local payroll taxes across various international jurisdictions.
• Manage sensitive payroll journal entries (JEs) with high discretion, ensuring strict compliance with local data privacy laws.
• Ensures all payroll balance sheet related accounts are properly accounted for and no aged open items are present on a regular basis.
• Involved in the Balance Sheet Clean-up projects and other related matters.

• Highly focused on monthly book closing activities from General Account to Financial reporting.
• Balance sheet preparation and reconciliation
• PL variance analysis, accruals and other reporting tasks such as SGA, FTE and Sustainability reports.
• Financial statement review with Local counterparts, analyzed data trends to support strategic decision-making and enhance operational efficiency.
• Developed comprehensive reports to communicate insights on performance metrics and business processes.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement process improvements, driving increased productivity.
• Conducted risk assessments to identify potential issues and recommend mitigation strategies for operations.

1. Prepares the schedule of the following, needed for the monthly closing of the books:

• Prepayment amortization
• Bank reconciliations
• Fixed Assets lapsing schedule
• Tasks involving manual journal entries preparation and investigation

2. Analysis of real and nominal accounts to aid Management in decision making and also in preparation for the annual external audits.

3. Prepares adjusting entries resulting from the above analysis.

4. Performs other duties as assigned, more particularly in Tax related issues.