Cristina Martinez

CAREER PROFILE I have a deep understanding of financial management & internal controls through 15+ years of experience as an administrative/financial manager & assistant. You can count on me to work collaboratively or completely independent as I have in my positions listed below & in my current job. Along with my ability to organize financial statements, manage projects & my highly effective problem-solving skills, you’ll find my attention to detail to be just what you need to reach your company goals. REMOTE SKILLS Remote Project Management | Virtual Bookkeeping | Online File & Data Management/Analysis | Digital Collaboration & Communication | Customer Relationship Management & Support | Email Management | Online Calendars & Scheduling | Travel Arrangements PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Accounting & Finance | Budget Management | Process Improvement | Administrative Support | Analytics | Stakeholder Management | Quality Assurance | Fluent in Spanish Language | Project & Account Management | Strategic Planning & Implementation TOOLS Asana | Trello | Slack | Canva | Shopify | MailChimp | ConvertKit | Google Workspace | Calendly | WordPress | Adobe Photoshop | Zoom | ClickUp | SAP Business One | Microsoft Suite EDUCATION Master in Business Administration with specialization in Finance Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala | 2012 Bachelor in Business Administration, Finance Major, Accounting Minor Texas Christian University | 2009 Cristina Martinez VIRTUAL MANAGER ASSISTANT & FINANCIAL SPECIALIST -| - REMOTE EXPERIENCE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER GRUPO TIR, S.A. – Guatemala and remotely | Oct 2012 – Present Develop & implement financial/fiscal control strategies & financial/management reporting process to ensure regular operation of the company & supervise compliance/timely payment of company taxes in Guatemala, El Salvador & the United States Manage annual budgeting process, evaluate operating performance & automation of accounting processes while keeping control of results by business units Elaborate financial models to analyze new investment projects & profitability for efficient financial decision making & perform other tasks such as processes optimization & forecasting to analyze revenue, business pipeline & trends PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WENCO GUATEMALA, S.A. – Guatemala | Aug 2009 Sept 2012 Reorganized accounting processes & managed to close financial statements during the first five calendar days of the following month while improving information flow to auditors Supervised all day-to-day banking, treasury & operating cash flow activities for effective financial planning & optimized inventory levels Oversaw supply of imported products through the analysis/projection of sales & product consumption & performed spending analysis, administration of bank accounts & account reconciliations