FINANCE MANAGER in SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

PANAMA, Panamá, Panama
Current:SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Past:Philips Sem
Education:Licenciado en Produccion Audiovisual

Job Experience

FINANCE MANAGER

SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

August 2019 to January 2021

? Successfully reconciled the AR, that was from 2.9 million in Past Due Balance in 2018 to go as low as 318k by Dec 2020 for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica AR portfolio.
? Negotiate the financial budgets, quarterly forecasts, P&L, and multi-year plans with a focus on overhead and cash flow planning.
? Standardize and upgraded the forecasting, revenue growth, and analysis of complex billing structures, including sending a monthly status with the Billing and Collections and their Volume Bonus on each agencies and clients, with their current and past-due status for their TV ad/commercials.
? Partnered with Ad Sales lines of business, including Television Networks and Advertising Agencies in Central America, in order that the Account Executives were compensated accurately based on Collections, to maximize their Sales and Collection commission report and payout every quarter.

Collection Specialist

Philips Sem

May 2017 to July 2019

? Coordinate and succeeded on collecting payments, from 8 million in 2018, went down to 2.3 million dollars, Due Collections Plans, Reducing Past Due, especially for all Over 90 days past due AR Balances, to reach over 2k% for the end of 2018 coming from the 31st position, to be under the top 10 best Over 90 US accounts. Was able to perform my Portfolio Management Activities for Customer Base of Key Accounts, including reviewing all my 800+ accounts on which half of them had no contact info, brought them down to 200+ missing.
? Secured all disputed/short paid invoices with reasons for disputes and get in touch with internal department to expedite resolution/payment.
? Unified the Email Invoicing System, by using Macros, so, it can be easier and faster for the customers to receive any open invoices.

Account Receivable Coordinator I

Grainger

May 2015 to April 2017

? Prepared daily cash deposits manually, entering up to 59 entries or amounts per minute.
? Created accurate invoices for Pos and sending Financial Statements on a Scheduled basis.
? Resolved and processed all customer claims of invoice payment, especially when customer sent a Large Remittance, in order to manually enter all invoices into SAP, which will lead the Remittance info, match to the check penny.
? Assisted with related special projects, as required, example, Outlook Training, Motivational Speeches, Mentoring, etc.

Customer Service Manager

Sitel

November 2012 to July 2013

? Supervised and provided constant follow up and support to 80+ agents that were under my responsibility, in Sales and Tech Support, by assisting them in Reports, Scheduling, Queue Management, Schedule Adherence, and some other tasks that are important for this role.
? Coordinate and monitor the daily workflow to ensure all operational functions are performed on an efficient, timely basis and that they meet quality and performance standards.

Demand and Supply Senior Analyst (Call Center Operations Senior Analyst)

DELL PANAMA S. DE R.L.

November 2008 to April 2012

? Supervised and tracked support to over 400 sales agents for CSMB Sales Teams in RR, OKC and NV, by assisting them in Reports, Scheduling, Queue Management, Schedule Adherence, process Onboarding and off boarding to all new hires at the beginning of all Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year
? Customized their new hire profile and the onboarding with HR, and some other tasks that were important for this role.
? Improved and maximized the call volume forecast, planning, allocation and distribution to the call center Ops in US.

Education

Licenciado en Produccion Audiovisual

Universidad de Panama

Currently studying

Languages

English

Bilingual / Native

Spanish

Bilingual / Native

Portuguese

Medium

IT skills

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Advanced

Other Skills

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Career Goals

-Professional with 18+ years experience in the area of attention and service to the Customer Service, Credit and Collections, Sales and Marketing, Social Media, Finance, Film Production, Tech Support, Operations, Management and Administration, ETC.

Industries of interest

Entertainment Internet Manufacturing Media / TV, Radio, Others Mining / Oil / Gas Naval Industry International Organization Advertising / Marketing / PR Retail Insurance Services Technology Telecomunication Transport / Logistic / Distribution Other

Areas of interest

Administration, Finances, Acountancy, Banking Call Centers / Customer Service Foreign Trade Purchasing Advisory Education / Training Entertainment / Sports Marketing and Advertising Media / TV, Radio, Others Operations Others Public Relations Human Resources - HR Translation / Captions Commercial / Sales Executive Management

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies