Ana Bessy Calderon Morales

* Managed daily cost analysis and allocation processes, ensuring accurate cost reflection in financial statements.

* Optimized import data management by updating active files and calculating import credits, leading to improved efficiency and reduced errors.

* Implemented robust fixed asset management system, including updates, depreciation calculations, and auditor coordination.

* Prepared comprehensive financial reports (actual vs. planned sales, sales and GM history, PDEV costs by customer) to support informed decision-making.

* Ensured financial data accuracy through variance analysis, plant expense summaries, and balance sheet account reconciliation.

* Collaborated with accounting team on inventory management, annual cost roll, and auditor requests.

* Responsible of twenty companies, in places where them heard quarters is located as Europe, United States, Japan, United kingdom, France and Mexico.
* Perform full accounting cycle for them
* Review postings and information standardization for Colombia branch's
* Coordination and control of payments (vendors & payroll)
* Managements of all the intercompany transactions inside Colombia and between them headquarters and them suppliers
* Execute foreign exchange revaluation, SAP, manually (different foreign currencies)
* Prepare month end packages and commentary for the assigned companies, financial statements yearly .
* Develop cash forecast and recommend funding for the assigned
* Coordinate and prepare information and activities with external accounting firms
* Act as financial link between vendors and international companies
*Designed procedures and processes for the international division, full operation cycle
* Advice about risk exposure activities and suggest mitigation processes

- Conducted in-depth analysis and revision of balance sheets for Colombia Revenue Agency audit, including preparation of working papers and documentation for external audit.
- Updated bank status of acquired companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Performed balance sheet reconciliation reviews, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
- Processed bank journal entries, ensuring timely and accurate recording of transactions.
- Coordinated weekly cash forecasting, providing insights for informed decision-making.
- Posted month-end accruals and corporate allocations, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
- Monitored settlements, intercompany settlements, and collections, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- Performed month-end tasks, including foreign exchange revaluation and reconciliation.
- Prepared Intercompany Report and Colombia's statistics information, providing valuable insights for business decision-making.

Improved financial reporting accuracy and efficiency. Analyzed month-end financials, identifying and explaining material variances.

Designed and structured general ledger accounts for reporting and consolidation purposes.

Mapped complex accounting processes, including foreign exchange gains/losses, intercompany payroll, multi-country income taxes, revenue/expense accruals.

Created financial reports and served as liaison between accounting and IT teams.

Provided accounting support and guidance to operations teams.

- Performed foreign exchange valuation and depreciation.

- Prepared and reviewed account reconciliations, including intercompany reconciliations for many companies.

- Supervised cash forecasting and developed operational budgets for multiple companies.

- Analyzed GST, PST, and other taxes, ensuring compliance.

- Proposed and processed accounting adjustments, journal entries, and account clearing.

- Minimized open items and maintained accurate general ledger accounts.

- Developed and managed month-end tasks and schedules.

- Reviewed international payroll and taxes, ensuring compliance.