Raquel Alvarez

Raquel Alvarez Finance Administrator Based in Cancun, Quintana Roo (Mexico- |-| linkedin.com/in/raquelalvram/ PROFILE Results driven person focused on financial analysis and administration with international experience on budgeting, accountancy, forecasting and generation and analysis of reports. Proven ability to reduce departmental expenses and improve employees work time efficiency. Experience working autonomously, self-motivated and detail driven. Able to multitask by prioritizing tasks and being organized. Focused on the analysis of budgets and reports. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 Accounts Receivable Supervisor Rotoplas – Remote (Mexico) • Manage the account from the office in Texas (United States) • Daily contact with clients by email and phone to know expected payment date • Create weekly Cash Flow Forecast for the following 12 weeks • Tackle all system errors on time, contact sales when finding issues with cash customers • Manage to reduce overdue balances by 15% Sept 2021 – Sept 2022 Finance and Administrative Manager Demalia Solution – Remote • Elaboration of payment reports on a weekly basis • Responsible for doing bank reconciliation, processing supplier invoices, and creating invoices • Debt collector of overdue invoices • Do monthly accounting closing • Manage the balance of three banks • Constant communication through Slack and Skype with the whole team, adapting to the time difference Sept 2020 – July 2021 Associate Finance Consultant Infor – Barcelona (Spain) • Understanding IT processes and knowing perfectly how the Infor ERP is configured • Result oriented by establishing objectives on learning and stones achieved with clients • Strong analytical skills knowing what the clients need and how to adapt the ERP to those needs • Finance consultant, configuring accountancy and purchasing process of companies in different countries • Worked closely with the development team to increase my knowledge on the IT process • Working remotely and adapting my learning and communications trough Microsoft Teams and Outlook • High degree of independency and self-organizing my schedule and tasks with minimum supervision July 2019 – Jan 2020 Hostel Manager Villa Eshta – San Juan (Puerto Rico) • Responsibility and proactive skills as after two weeks volunteering in reception I became manager • Manage check ins and check outs by using the program Cloudbeds • Attention to detail when doing accountancy and payment control • Improvement on the check in procedure by reducing paperwork and shortening the time when registering guests • Strong organizational skills managing the owner´s agenda and setting up meetings • Training volunteers on how to answer the phone politely, solve doubts, answer emails and do check ins Self-m otiv ated, C ommunication Skills, Analytic al, Res earch Skills, Flexi bility, Adaptability, Organiz ed, Problem- Solvi ng, R emote, Mul titask, Independent, Tim e-Manag ement, Account r ec oncili ations, Ac countability, Accounting, Ad hoc acc ounti ng, Analysis, Analy tical skills, Attenti on to detail, Balanc e s heet, Budgets , Client reports, C ommunic ati on, Database and programming skills, D atabas es, Detai l oriented, eComm erce, Excel , Expense reporti ng, Fi nanc e admi nistr ator, Fi nanci al analyst, Financial r es ults, For ecasted figures, F orecas ts, Inter nal reports , Journal entries, Manag ement, Mul tipl e tasks , Org aniz ati onal Planni ng, Prioritize, Problem-s olving, Proces s impr ov ement, Quick l ear ner, R econciliations, Reportable data, Repor ting, R es earc h and r educ e ex pens es, Revi ew of reports , Self-m otiv ated, Self-s tarter, Str ategic com pany initi ativ es, Team player, Time m anag eme nt, Trends, Writi ng skills March 2017 – March 2019 Finance Administrator Oxford Brookes University – Oxford (United Kingdom) • Strong organizational skills classifying invoices, receipts, claim forms and the e-mail inbox • Arranging meetings for the Head of Academic Office according to her diary, ensuring she is fully prepared for them • Recording PDQ payments and producing weekly reports using Microsoft Excel • Ensuring the right stock of stationery in the office and ordering the right quantity in consequence • Processing all orders on the University finance system, E5, with accuracy • Being proactive by contact suppliers when processing invoices • Attention to detail is required to ensure exam papers are correct and there are not spelling mistakes and they follow the university regulations • Developing tasks under high pressure during exam period where problems must be solved as quickly as possible Sept 2015 – May 2016 Accountant Dental Global Management – Madrid (Spain) • Commencing employment as an accountant of the two smallest companies, and gaining more responsibilities after two weeks by managing the accountancy of the biggest dental clinics across Spain • Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail when drafting internal reports, comprising information on refunds of patients and payments to suppliers • Preparation of weekly payments and receipts reports for senior managers • Responsible for financial accounts including budgets and cash-flow with the program Navision and Excel • Supervising and training colleagues with the accountancy of the clinics • Accuracy when doing bank reconciliations EDUCATION MSc International Management 2016 – 2018 Oxford Brookes University – Oxford (United Kingdom) Degree in Business Administration 2010 – 2014 University Jaume I – Castellon (Spain) FURTHER SKILLS IT Skills: Proficient with Windows, Mac and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Working knowledge of Navision, SAP, Netsuite, Xero and Infor M3 Working knowledge of Teams, Slack, Skype, Zoom and Google Meet Languages: Native Spanish Proficiency English