Jose Pablo Sancho Umaña

As General Ledger supervisor, I am responsible for both GL and FA groups for all company codes in America region. The main tasks in this role are:

• Managed personnel, tasks distribution, performance analysis (Workday), fostering a high performance culture, positive work environment collaboration, open communication, and professional growth and skills among team members.
• Streamlined month-end closing processes for increased efficiency and timely reporting of financial results.
• Supervised fixed asset accounting team, including capitalization, depreciation schedules, and disposals for accurate reporting of assets value and consolidation with financial reporting.
• Implemented innovative accounting software tools (Sharepoint, Power BI, 4DX) increasing efficiency within department.
• Ensured compliance with IFRS GAAP, assuring data accuracy and timely goals and reviewing diligently general ledger account reconciliations on monthly basis.
• Continually analyzed processes for potential improvements (PM, Scrum, Lean-Six Sigma) while maintaining high standards for data integrity.
• Participated in large and significant transition projects to implement new ways of working, i. e. implementation of S4 Hanna and shut down of PCA accounting into a direct FI-Copa Reporting process
• Assured of efficient assignment of personnel in order to meet performance, quality, time and costs.
• Assured of accurately documenting monthly operations Internal Controls
• Prepared working papers, reports, internal controls and supporting documentation for internal and external audit participation.
• Trained new employees on General Ledger and company procedures.
• Simplified account reconciliation process (Blackline), leading to reduced errors and increased efficiency in financial reporting.
• Developed projects to implement new ways of interaction and communication with different departments to fix "on-the-go" issues and assure quality and time accuracy in processes and data.
• Maintained chart of accounts, ensuring proper classification of all transactions for all companies in scope.
• Managed Open and Closing of periods in R11 (SAP)
• Monitored Journal Entry process in order to assure accuracy in postings.
• SAP super user, managed accesses and risk compliance
• Approved SAP user requests for GL transactions

The Senior role was responsible to ensure the quality and time reporting of the financial statements. The main task were:

• Transitioned General Ledger processes from Local Financial offices into Costa Rica Share Service Center, including most of US base companies, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala and Colombia (Kick-off SSC project for GL). This including several month off-shore relocation.
• Responsible for complying with month-end-close processes to be finished timely and accurately.
• Reviewed and approved Journal Entries as a 4-eye principle in GL posting process
• Reconciled Provision accounts and reviewed and approved other GL accounts.
• Downloaded FI interfaces, reviewed and fix missing or wrong data to be uploaded in Cs2.
• Completed IAS Notes on every month
• Uploaded balance sheet in GTC on quarterly basis for tax analysis.
• Cleared Polar/R11 differences.
• Conducted SAP testing for GL division.
• Functioned as support contact for team members.

This Leading role was in charge of small departments in charge of local financial activities. Main roles were:

• Leaded AP team for Costa Rica and Colombia, leaded Fixed Assets, Treasury and Front Office teams in Costa Rica.
• Kept processes in compliance with local legal requirements, and internal standards (Free Trade zone).
• Managed urgent payments needed out of normal payment run.
• Reconciled bank accounts, assuring payment booking compliance.
• Managed bank accounts and payment disbursement.
• Monitored AP processes, from scanning and booking of invoices and payment disbursement.
• Audited Procurement Card for all users to be in compliance with Procurement policies and local FTZ regulations.
• Managed paper work documentation for internal and external audits.
• Leaded projects to improve costs and time frames of processes.
• Participated in large project to split two Costa Rica based entities into segregated division according to global split.

• Responsible for Accounts Payable Front Office to meet metrics and goals.
• Kept processes in compliance with legal local standards and requirements.
• First contact point for vendor support.
• Updated exchange rate in SAP for several countries.
• Monitoring of invoices for legal requirements and data accuracy.
• Scanned new invoices arriving on a daily basis.
• First contact point for manual extraordinary payment requests.
• Stored properly all backup documentation and invoices according to filing process.
• Issued checks for vendors with check payment method.
• Monitored automatic payment run in SAP.

• Coordinated arrival, lodging, and distribution of students in volunteer work program.
• Provided customer service to general student population.
• Arranged travel activities across country for customers.
• Monitored academy's customer experience analyzing data input through surveys