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Chiara Casto

Chiara Casto

Barcelona

Summary

Ambitious, self-driven and highly organized professional with solid corporate experience in Finance, Partner&Customer support. Natural leader with exceptional soft and decision making skills. Consolidating knowledge in change management and business strategy.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

GBS - Procure To Pay Lead Europe

Brown Forman
10.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities working with local accounting managers for accounts payable, expense process and other PtP transactions
  • Overseeing customer and vendor invoices Process PO and Non-PO invoices through the invoice digitization system and SAP Systems Research
  • Oversee all purchasing and corporate cards programs.
  • Responsible for all accounting functions for the Corporate accounts Payable including journal entries ,account reconciliation and monthly reporting.
  • Coordinate monthly metrics reporting Identify, plan and implement Accounts Payable process improvements to strengthen controls, maximize system resources and improve efficiency and productivity

Senior P2P Team Lead

PageGroup
02.2020 - 10.2022

-Monitor key operational metrics that measure/assess accounts payable performance and drive continuous improvement.

-Manage day-to-day accounts payable performance including: PO and Non-PO invoice processing. Supervise Employee and Credit Card expense process, monitoring for accuracy and adherence to policies.

-Accountable for meeting operational goals and key performance indicators driving delivery service conversations with commercial finance for a strong partnership.

-Drive Efficiencies by Proposing, leading, integrating and developing continuous improvements on P2P processes or Finance/Accounting as a result of automation, improvement projects, global deployment or audit recommendation.

-Ensure accounts payable operations comply with statutory requirements, company policies, processes, procedures, internal controls, and Finance objectives.

-Responsible for leadership and development of the P2P Team, including goal-setting and performance reviews

Senior Financial Analyst

Dell Technologies
02.2017 - 09.2019
  • Building and managing the offshore EMEA Partner PO team in India
  • Projects and business opportunities implementation Lead
  • Team mentoring and coaching. KPI follow up and ad hoc analysis.
  • Working with Project Managers to streamline Vendor Po process
  • Continuously working on integration between EMC and DELL
  • Leading business meeting with external&internal stakeholders

GBS - Global Revenue Operation Analyst

Dell Technologies
05.2015 - 01.2017
  • Primary contact for Bus Ops analyst, Sales, Credit& Collection and Distribution
  • Review and process of customer orders.
  • Review contracts to identify clauses, which may affect/delay revenue
  • Report weekly to management backlog, pending deals and contract mismatch
  • Working on business projects and process improvements
  • Compiling contract and relevant documentation for Sarbanes Oxely&PWC Audit

Customer Relation Advisor IT-UK Market

Apple
08.2013 - 06.2015

Customer Service and Seller Support Associate

Amazon
09.2012 - 08.2013

Education

Cambridge FCE -

St. Andrew College
Cambridge
05.2012

Bachelor Degree - Economics

Salento University
2011

Master Degree - Business Management

Parma University
2008

Skills

    Vendor Management

    Leadership and Teamwork

    People Management

    Project Management

    Process Improvement

    Change Enablement

    Financial Reporting

    Communication & Influencing

    Organization & Negotiation

    Oracle/Netsuite/SAP/Ariba/Coupa/Kofax/Concur

    Microsoft Office

    Workday

    Salesforce

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

GBS - Procure To Pay Lead Europe

Brown Forman
10.2022 - Current

Senior P2P Team Lead

PageGroup
02.2020 - 10.2022

Senior Financial Analyst

Dell Technologies
02.2017 - 09.2019

GBS - Global Revenue Operation Analyst

Dell Technologies
05.2015 - 01.2017

Customer Relation Advisor IT-UK Market

Apple
08.2013 - 06.2015

Customer Service and Seller Support Associate

Amazon
09.2012 - 08.2013

Cambridge FCE -

St. Andrew College

Bachelor Degree - Economics

Salento University

Master Degree - Business Management

Parma University
Chiara Casto