Payroll Specialist - The Village for Families & Children, Hartford, CT | 1 year
* Execute bi-weekly payrolls, ensuring accurate calculations for shift differentials and overtime, while managing 403(b) reconciliations, HSA, FSA and DCare.
* Developed a new payroll manual that standardized procedures, reduced processing time, and enhanced operational efficiency.
* Implemented new and tougher controls that reduced manual errors, significantly improving payroll accuracy and compliance.
* Analyze employee hours worked to mitigate liabilities, enhancing risk management strategies.

Financial Consultant -BDO – Bogotá, Colombia 4 years
Payroll Consultant | 3 years
▪ Prepared proposals and delivered new account pitches for budget planning, driving new business assuring incremental income of US $100k for the payroll division.
▪Performed customized payroll tax planning for clients by forecasting monthly payroll wage, tax, and vacation accruals.
▪ Communication and public relations: Provided guidance to international clients regarding new
payroll tax laws, legislation and compliance issues and provided tax and compliance training to
payroll staff.
▪ Managed and trained a team of 5 payroll staff accountants and dotted line to 12 payroll processors for clients with 300+ staff.
▪ Supervised payroll general ledger journals, tax, and vacation accruals. Prepared and processed bi-weekly/monthly payroll for clients with 100+ permanent staff employees.
▪ Extensive work in Excel pivot tablets, v-lookup, what-if analysis.

Business Analyst | 1 year
▪Performed data validation and solved payroll configuration issues by assisting in the implementation of the new payroll processing system for clients with 500+ staff.
▪Reduced by 95% manual errors and increased payroll processing efficiency by incorporating business processes into automated process models.
▪Delivered production support, design, and configuration of upgrades to the payroll processing system.

Financial Auditor, CONTRALORÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA – Bogotá, Colombia | 9 mos
▪ Performed due diligence and process mapping on the allocation of government funds to loans for students pursuing higher education abroad.
▪ Supported the analysis of the Colombian Government Accounting Office purchasing plan by performing in-depth financial due diligence.

Junior Auditor, BDO – Bogotá, Colombia | 1 year
▪Collaborated with the financial department to assess local governments’ financial management of income from oil & gas and mineral royalties.
▪Analyzed and updated information on payments made by oil & gas operators to local governments using the Colombian National Planning Department’s information platform.