Aldana Falcone
Buenos Aires
Summary
Qualified Contracts Administration and Team Business Leader (AP/AR) with noted experience in administrative management. Prioritize projects and multitask effectively to achieve project goals. Proficient in all aspects of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, budget administration and payroll. Gifted in building and leading solid teams to handle high-volume operations, improving controls, and strengthening systems for optimal performance accuracy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Contract Administrator & Financial Controller
Bureau Veritas
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Hybrid)
03.2020 - Current
- Coordination of outsourcing contracts and support for outsourced operations
- Administration of 3 contracts ranging in value from $9K to $1.2M.
- Staff administration, recruitment, and registration of subcontractors.
- Making of monthly revenue and expenses records for 25 contracts (all contracts of business unit).
- Execution of cash flow, forecast and budget for 25 contracts (all contracts of business unit).
- Registration and billing of collections for the monthly certification of contracts.
- Managed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
- Participation in preparing price adjustments and presenting tenders.
- Created reports, presentations and other materials for executive staff.
- Oversaw appointment scheduling and itinerary coordination for both clients and personnel.
- Charge of PO and initial connection between buyers and vendors for a effective supply of services and materials.
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, authorized expenditures, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Review of financial impact of contracts on the company's operations.
Senior Collections Specialist
Bureau Veritas Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Collection of customer portfolio, reaching 90% of the monthly objective.
- Credit analysis of people and companies.
- Customer portfolio management, customer collection, account reconciliations and customer debt reports.
- Negotiated re-payment plans by identifying causes of delinquent payments to assist in recovery of debt.
- Achieved the targeted recovery rate by enforcing scheduled collection campaigns (Recovery 3M).
- Closing application for collections, taxes and withholdings.
- Preparation of reports, KPIs and cashflow budgeting.
- Trained new team members on scripts, company services, and collection strategies.
- Worked in call center environment.
- Researched accounts and completed due diligence to resolve collection problems.
- Registration and accounting of intercom accounts
- Interrelation with the different areas related to collection management.
- Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new status.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
DLS Archer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Data entry of invoices and registered transactions on accounting database
- Matched purchase orders with invoices (3WM) and recorded necessary information.
- Audit report to check and correct billing errors.
- Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
- Application of appropriate codes to invoices and documents according to the accounting system.
- Database registration and maintenance of vendor account.
- Tax burden.
- Control of customs invoicing and invoicing of foreign suppliers.
- Reviewed and submitted purchase orders for equipment, supplies and professional services.
- Communicated with vendors to resolve discrepancies impeding payments.
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
- Assisted manager in formulating monthly and year-end financial reports.
Junior Credit Collections Analyst
Accenture
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Hybrid)
12.2016 - 08.2017
- Load in system of payments, taxes and withholdings.
- Collections of EEUU and Canada, knowledge of the tax requirements of each country
- Contacted customers to discuss past-due accounts and negotiated payment plans.
- Customer debt reports preparation and analysis.
- Control the registered information of clients in the database and analyze the credit history.
- Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review.
- Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action.
- Advice to internal and external client.
- Reviewed files to select delinquent accounts for collection efforts.
Team Leader Account Payable
Accenture
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Hybrid)
09.2013 - 12.2016
- Efficiently data entry and analysis of invoices with a 98% quality (1300-1500 per month)
- Supervised team members to confirm compliance with set procedures and quality requirements.
- Assignment of tasks and team support. (Leader of 9 people)
- Data entry of invoices PO and Non Po with 3WM for 12 countries
- Knowledge of the different tax requirements of the 12 countries.
- Approval control and payment assignation of invoices.
- Preparation and presentation of reporting. (Payable reports, Vendor accounts reports, Performance
and quality indicators) - Creation and maintenance of vendor accounts.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Tax application and knowledge of requirements.
- Customer office consulting to improve the process and reducing loss of time in the uploading of invoices.
- Held weekly team meetings.
- Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching.
Education
Bachelor Degree of Business Administration
Universidad Argentina De La Empresa – UADE
03.2011 - 11.2020
Skills
- English - Proficient C2 - Advance
- Spanish - Native
- Portuguese - Basic
- Microsoft Office - Advance
- Excel - Advance
- Data Analytics
- Systems (SAP FI - JDE - Flex)
- Financial and Operational Reporting
- Service Quality Standards
- Presentations
- Subcontracting Management
- Employee Timesheet Processing
- Contract Implementation
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Workflow Processes
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Multitasking Abilities
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Timeline
Contract Administrator & Financial Controller
Bureau Veritas
03.2020 - Current
Senior Collections Specialist
Bureau Veritas Argentina
06.2018 - 03.2020
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
DLS Archer
08.2017 - 06.2018
Junior Credit Collections Analyst
Accenture
12.2016 - 08.2017
Team Leader Account Payable
Accenture
09.2013 - 12.2016
Bachelor Degree of Business Administration
Universidad Argentina De La Empresa – UADE
03.2011 - 11.2020