Jennifer Bernal Aguirre

Functions:

•Delivered monthly GL (General Ledger) closing and reporting services for SBS USA, ensuring accuracy in accounting entries while complying with Sanofi's policies and audit/SOX requirements.
•Oversaw interfaces generating automatic postings, reviewing accuracy and proper booking in SAP with a focus on operational excellence.
•Managed monthly book closures and openings in SAP.
•Requested and reconciled recurring and non-recurring items, prepared
accounts, and posted Manual Journal Entries (MJE).
•Prepare management, tax, legal and statutory reports.
•Prepared monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc management reports, including variance analysis and presentations.
•Review and update of accounting policies and procedures.
• Complete all activities as per the global Core Model and operational KPIs.
• Assists with the implementation of process improvements.
•Provide support services to help resolve issues in a timely manner.

• Acted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for GL closing and reporting processes, supporting the team with technical guidance, training, and issue resolution.

• Leading a continuous improvement initiative focused on the automation of clearing open items in SAP for key processes such as Payroll and Taxes, reducing manual workload and improving efficiency.

•Currently involved in the "Balance Sheet & Account Reconciliations Review" project, enhancing control and compliance over reconciliations, and the "Open Item Aging Clearing" project, optimizing clearing processes and reducing aged open items in the ledger.

Functions:

• Provide the support for IT&S related to invoice management matters and deferrals, following established policies and procedures.
• Assist with ensuring integrity of financial data of invoices, accruals and journal entries, so that these documents are correctly processed by the accounts payable team.
• Ensure the proper execution of the Technology departments budget in Canada, which includes activities such as purchase orders, invoices processing, provisions, chargebacks, reports.
• Provide timely analysis and reporting on expenditures, including: variance reports, budget analysis, and reconciliation between different systems.
• Support the currency negotiation process for the payment of GBS Bogotá and GBS Dominican Republic invoices.

• Provide support to the Toronto team, responding to their questions.

• Promote risk-aware decision-making and operational excellence, aligning daily activities with the bank’s risk appetite, values, code of conduct, and global principles.

Functions:

• Preparation and presentation of Financial Statements both locally and internationally.
• Review and update of Accounting Policies and preparation of technical accounting memorandums.
• Knowledgable in analysis and depuration of accounts, postings.
• Prepares information for control entities like DIAN, SuperSociedades, DANE.
• Experience in process activities within the Shared Services Department.
• Presentation of reports to headquarters, local and control entities.
• Experience in internal/external audit and/or SOX.
• Extensive experience in accounting standards (IFRS/US-GAAP)
• Analysis and reconciliation of accounts.
• Management of depreciation and amortization.
• Tracking of actual expenditures vs. budget reports
• Programming and generation of the file for electronic payment to vendors.
• Preparation and presentation of exogenous information.
• Implementation of IFRS standards for Colombia .
• Participation in physical counting of inventory.
• Attention to requirements of the Audit and Headquarters.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in internal procedures.
• Examine and analyze financial records ensuring compliance with good practices.
• Reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable with intercompanies.
• Analysis of information for transfer prices.

Functions:

Preparation of bank reconciliations. Legalization of petty cash reimbursements. Posting of supplier invoices and miscellaneous expenses. Analysis and reconciliation of accounts. Sending of Withholding Certificates. Legalization of travel expenses. Preparation and presentation of exogenous information. Record the economic events of the company under IFRS. Management of depreciation and amortization.

Functions:

• Affiliations to automatic debit.
• Attention to Customer Service claims.
• Reimbursement of handling fees to customers for credit card use.
• Application of credit card exemptions.
• Posting of adjustments. Analysis and clarification of credit card financial transactions.

Functions:

• Generation of Egress Receipts and checks. Making transfers. Reconciliation of supplier accounts. Check balances and movements. Confirmation of deposits. Cross accounts payable. Payment of payroll.
• Performed reconciliations of banks, inventories, and accounts receivable; managed invoice postings, travel and sundry expenses; handled tax filings, petty cash refunds, and import legalizations, including FX registration and expense recognition for imported goods.