Maria Luz Villegas

Each day, I log all financial transactions, from income and expenses to payments and receipts, ensuring everything is properly classified according to accounting principles. Part of my routine also involves reconciling internal records with bank statements, detecting and resolving any discrepancies that may arise. When it’s time to prepare financial statements like the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, I ensure they accurately reflect the company’s financial position. I keep a close eye on accounts receivable and payable, monitoring invoices and coordinating with the team to ensure payments and collections are made on time. I regularly review accounting accounts for errors or inconsistencies and propose adjustments when necessary to ensure transactions are accurately reflected. I also take an active role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring all revenues and expenses are recorded before closing the books. Additionally, I evaluate operating costs and compare them to the budget, looking for ways to improve efficiency and recommending adjustments when necessary. I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve accounting processes, suggesting optimizations, and implementing new tools to streamline our work.

I am part of the Netherlands Finance HUB. I have responsibilities relating to companies in both the retail and non-retail sector, including: Booking and control of supplier invoices. Review of analytical cost allocation of accounting items. Cost analysis and re-invoicing to clients. Relationship management with suppliers and clients. Support to budget holder departments: finance related matters, applications or trainings. Any other tasks ancillary to booking related with our in-house accounting systems. Payment management: control of due invoices, bank payment orders and resolution of incidences. Daily processing of invoices received from Logistic departments in HQ and reinvoicing according to local regulations of invoiced companies. Treatment of various problems arising from invoices and logistic shipments. Creation and maintenance of supplier and client data in Corporate Masters. Generation and control of monthly balance confirmations and reconciliation of client’s confirmation. Participation in periodical and extraordinary closing tasks as needed. Document management: contracts, certificates, etc. Process implementation.

Skills: Inglés