Simera Professional Key (SPK)

Alexander T

Chile

Regional Accounting Lead

$ 3,700/month

10+ yrs exp

Finance and accounting professional with 15+ years of experience strengthening financial reporting, controls, and operational efficiency. Skilled in leading teams, optimizing month-end close, and improving accounting processes across multinational environments. Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor with strong expertise in SAP, QuickBooks, and BI tools. Adept at delivering accurate financial insights, supporting audits, and managing system transitions.

Skills

  • Accounting
  • JD Edwards
  • Reporting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Statements
  • Accouting
  • BPC
  • reportes
  • Chile
  • • Reporting

Alexander T

Chile

Regional Accounting Lead

$ 3,700 /month

10+ yrs exp

Finance and accounting professional with 15+ years of experience strengthening financial reporting, controls, and operational efficiency. Skilled in leading teams, optimizing month-end close, and improving accounting processes across multinational environments. Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor with strong expertise in SAP, QuickBooks, and BI tools. Adept at delivering accurate financial insights, supporting audits, and managing system transitions.

Skills

  • Accounting
  • JD Edwards
  • Reporting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Statements
  • Accouting
  • BPC
  • reportes
  • Chile
  • • Reporting

Regional Accounting Lead

General Electric VERNOVA
May 2021 - present

Supervised and managed accounting team, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Implemented and refined accounting processes to improve efficiency and compliance. Developed strong client relationships, ensuring high-level service and professionalism. Monitored and reviewed financial statements for accuracy and completeness. Achievements: Reduced month-end closing time by 20% through process improvements; Led, trained and mentored multiple subledger teams of 15 accountants; Managed special projects such as Audit Back Logs, KAIZEN and Leader Development programs.

Senior Controllership Accountant

Management Solutions, SRL
April 2019 - May 2021

Oversaw the use and management of QuickBooks, ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Responsible for the correct preparation and submission of financial reports, allocation of expenses, pricing analyses, cash flow, treasury transactions, and revenue control. Provided guidance and training to the accounting team. Led the onboarding process for new clients, ensuring smooth transitions. Achievements: Streamlined the onboarding process, reducing client setup time by 25%; Successfully managed the financial integration for the MS group.

Cost Controller Accountant

Limpio Group, SA
May 2017 - April 2019

Responsible for the preparation, analysis, and delivery of both monthly and yearly cost reports to all departments of Limpiolux Group. Guaranteed that all accounting events are correct to reduce business expenses and increase profit. Provided an analytical model to shareholders to strengthen the company's decision making bi-yearly. Shared responsibilities with the CFO in the remodeling of the annual budget. Assisted in inventory stock counts and internal and external audits. Achievements: Identified and implemented cost-saving measures, resulting in a 15% reduction in operational expenses; Improved cost tracking and reporting accuracy by 20% through process enhancements.

GL Accountant

Philip Morris Latin America Services
November 2016 - April 2017

Coordinated activities between the Share Service Center and affiliates (Canada & Brazil) to comply with the monthly accounting close and expatriate employees' expenses. Reviewed and proposed improvements to local or global processes and procedures, maintaining constant interaction with Canada and Brazil affiliates. Carried out validations of financial information that ensures in each accounting closure the integrity and accuracy of the Financial Statements for Canada and Brazil. Performed complete monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to be presented to external authorities, in compliance with local and international regulations under U.S. G.A.A.P. and S.O.X. Achievements: Played a key role in the successful transition to a new financial reporting system; Improved the accuracy of financial reports by implementing new reconciliation procedures.

Finance Controller

Novo Nordisk, SA
February 2015 - October 2016

Responsible for monitoring, regulating all financial data is accounted in Software Applications and Procedures (S.A.P ERP). Facilitated all account reconciliation of balance sheet and P&L statements, flow of payments, cash flow, and multiple financial instruments. Prepared and submitted the transfer price, PCI form inventories and list of assets, taxes, deferred taxes, and inflationary adjustments. Coordinated the needs of the annual external auditor with all department teams. Achievements: Led a project to automate financial reporting, reducing manual errors by 40%; Successfully managed the financial aspects of a major product launch.

Finance Coordinator

Kraft Heinz Food, SA
October 2011 - December 2014

Developed, consolidated and submitted financial statements for review of Heinz Venezuela, in accordance with corporate policies, and accounting principles. Collected, analyzed and consolidated information from external entities to make projections for use in the preparation of the company’s business plan. Developed analytical models based on financial parameters to discriminate between different action plans or business opportunities that arise to the company and provide criteria to the board. Prepared financial reports and indicators to allow for the comparative analysis to increase the operating income. Achievements: Improved budget forecasting accuracy by 15% through enhanced data analysis; Played a key role in the financial integration of a newly acquired subsidiary.

Cost Accountant Senior

Johnson and Johnson, LLC
October 2006 - October 2011

Monitored the input of data to SAP related to Inventory transfers forms, Cycle count, I & R Forms (repackaging), Sample/Donation issues forms, Raw material requisition forms, Material disposition forms, and Damage Goods. Prepared and reviewed Costing work papers and Journal entries related to Locally Manufactured goods. Prepared variance and inventory report to submit for full absorption calculation, Volume Variances and Usage Variances. Prepared the monthly GP reconciliation reports. Prepared account reconciliations for internal purposes. Developed standard costs for Venezuela. Organized and managed the Physical Inventory counts. Completed SOX Inventory template and performed testing. Key User in BPPM Controlling module FI-CO for SAP implementation for Caribbean region (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago). Key User in project System Reporting for Markup and intercompany Profit elimination. Responsible for Finance Planning, Preliminary and Final Business Planning. Responsible for Corporate COGS reporting: JU, MU, OE, Plant Metric Details. Achievements: Developed a new cost allocation method, improving cost accuracy by 10%; Successfully led a team in a major cost reduction initiative, saving the company $500,000 annually.

Smart Scores

Communication
95
Role Fit
95
Adaptability
80
Problem-solving
80

Smart Skills

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