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MARIA EMILIA MOREL

Denia

Summary

Accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in accounting, audits, and trade analysis. Strong aptitude for numbers and ability to handle complex modeling and analysis. Demonstrates solid understanding of financial systems and procedures. Highly articulate and enthusiastic with a "can do" attitude. Committed to delivering service excellence while consistently exceeding targets and objectives. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, showcasing initiative, drive, and capabilities to drive results. Known for innovative problem-solving abilities, adept at managing multiple rapidly changing priorities. Seeking a challenging and fulfilling role to apply transferable skills and continue to excel and evolve.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Accountant

TBM Consulting Group
05.2024 - Current
  • Manage accounting practices and procedures for both UK and Swiss branches
  • General Ledger maintenance and analysis
  • Handle full cycle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable responsibilities
  • Handle full Invoicing / Billing Cycle
  • Forecast and monitor cash flow
  • Verify and record banking transactions, perform monthly bank reconciliations
  • Process monthly payroll for employees across Europe
  • Calculate and file VAT reporting
  • Post journal entries and conduct monthly account reconciliations
  • Work with multiple currencies
  • Track and calculate profit margins and identify cost optimization opportunities
  • Ensure compliance with country and local legal requirements
  • Analyse financial data and provide insights to support decision making
  • Assist with Human Resources administration
  • Coordinate annual financial review and tax return preparation with external accountants

GL Accountant

Genpact
09.2021 - 04.2024
  • Conduct end-to-end General Ledger (GL) accounting processes, ensuring accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
  • Calculate and record accruals and provisions, aligning with statutory guidelines and company policies
  • Managed and reconciled intercompany transactions and accounts to ensure accuracy
  • Oversaw the reconciliation of accounts for group companies following established procedures
  • Prepared VAT declarations and accounting journals as needed
  • Compiled and organized financial data for upload into Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
  • Verified the accuracy and completeness of financial statements
  • Conducted in-depth analysis of monthly financial variances
  • Provided insights and recommendations for addressing significant variations
  • Assisted in the preparation for external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations
  • Contribute to the preparation of Month End, Quarter-End, and Year-End closing procedures, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards

Bank Accountant

Air Products Service Europe
06.2019 - 09.2021
  • Successfully orchestrated the migration of banking operations from Business Unit (BU) into Shared Service Center (SSC), ensuring streamlined and efficient processes
  • Validate and upload bank statements into SAP to accurately reflect all transactions in the corporate cashbooks, ensuring reconciliation with general ledger control accounts
  • Assist Global Treasury, Banking, and GBSS peers in various financial activities
  • Post all bank transactions related to Banking, Treasury, Intercompany, HR, and Tax, both manually processed and via BACS
  • Analyze clearing accounts, ensuring regular and current clearance of payables and receivables
  • Liaise with Financial Accounting or Transaction Processing teams to investigate and clear reconciling items from bank statements, ensuring accurate reflection in supplier accounts
  • Facilitate testing during SAP implementations, ensuring smooth integration and adherence to financial processes
  • Focus on strategic transaction accounting, aiming for efficiency and accuracy in financial operations
  • Analyze all bank transactions within bank statements to implement automatic transaction items, reducing reliance on manual entries
  • Perform bank reconciliations and review, analyze, and reconcile all account balances
  • Contribute to the preparation of Month End, Quarter-End, and Year-End closing procedures, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards

Account Payable Trade Analyst

Tech Data Sales and Operations Spain
02.2018 - 05.2019
  • Collect, validate, and post invoices and credit memos issued during the Purchase to Pay processes
  • Conduct reconciliations of Good Received (GR), Invoice Received (IR), and Vendor accounts, ensuring the request and validation of missing documents
  • Perform reconciliations of General Ledger (GL) accounts
  • Initiate credit notes to vendors to address any identified queries during the Purchase to Pay (PTP) process
  • Manage activities such as reconciliations, ensuring the posting of all documents generated during the month/quarter
  • Resolve General Ledger account discrepancies and address GR/IR queries
  • Prepare various reports tracking aging balances, queries, and automation levels
  • Generate Quarterly reports to present the Financial Operations Overview
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) on a daily basis in collaboration with corresponding country teams
  • Maintain vendor master data and collaborate with finance and purchasing departments across European subsidiaries
  • Support forward planning by developing weekly payment forecasts
  • Execute and manage the payment process and cash forecast for all vendors in Europe
  • Utilize SAP System for day-to-day operations
  • Proficient in using Vlookups and pivot tables in Excel

Project Controller

Crowe Horwath Argentina
10.2009 - 09.2017
  • Conducted Administrative Process Audits, Payment Circuit assessments, and Bank Account Audits for projects funded by the International World Bank - BIRF
  • Managed and executed the reconciliation of Bank Accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial standards
  • Oversaw accredited funds, purchase control, and objective compliance control to guarantee adherence to project requirements
  • Conducted thorough reviews of the integrity, validity, and consistency of beneficiaries' registers, ensuring data accuracy
  • Provided expertise in evaluating the integrity, validity, and consistency of liquidations and surrenders, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
  • Enforced compliance with current regulations for all payments made within the projects
  • Generated comprehensive financial reports, providing key insights and analysis to support informed decision-making for project stakeholders
  • Implemented streamlined processes for administrative audits, resulting in increased efficiency and a reduction in turnaround time for project assessments
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate financial controls seamlessly into project management processes, ensuring a holistic approach to compliance and financial oversight

Education

Master in Accountability and Finance Manager -

EAE Business School
10.2018

Accountant -

Catholic University of Cuyo
09.2007

Skills

  • Financial reporting
  • Account reconciliation
  • Tax preparation
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Revenue recognition
  • Cash flow management
  • Financial planning
  • Payroll processing
  • Variance analysis
  • A/P and A/R
  • Profits and losses tracking
  • General ledger accounting
  • Auditing
  • ERP SAP, Dynamics 365, Blackline, HFM, Excel,
  • Certified public accountant (CPA)

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Financial Accountant

TBM Consulting Group
05.2024 - Current

GL Accountant

Genpact
09.2021 - 04.2024

Bank Accountant

Air Products Service Europe
06.2019 - 09.2021

Account Payable Trade Analyst

Tech Data Sales and Operations Spain
02.2018 - 05.2019

Project Controller

Crowe Horwath Argentina
10.2009 - 09.2017

Accountant -

Catholic University of Cuyo

Master in Accountability and Finance Manager -

EAE Business School
MARIA EMILIA MOREL