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Alejandro Olmedo

Alejandro Olmedo

Mexicali

Summary

Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Proficient in leading successful worldwide teams and transitions with proven success in mentoring professionals through enhancing operation to drive efficiency towards standardization of processes to create reliable teams and ensure business continuity.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Shared Services Center Manager

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
04.2018 - 11.2023
  • Formulate and ensure service level agreements to enhance service standards for both internal and external stakeholders by developing robust and scalable processes across various sectors.
  • Ensure prompt settlement of payments to sales team, vendors, and personnel for travel-related expense reports.
  • Examine and solve escalated problems and internal queries related to vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and payment matters.
  • Achieved process standardization and notable KPI’s enhancements by increasing timely payment instances from 86% average to 94% average, improving timely processing of open receipts (GR/IR) by 75%, and elevating 35% Amex cards incentive bonuses >$1M USD yearly.
  • Indirect Coupa ERP system implementation, impacting automation improvement, decreasing manual work up to >70% of volume processing.
  • Direct material electronic receipts settlement (ERS) program increase, continuously enrollment of suppliers to this program automating up to 80% of direct material invoices, impacting >50K invoices quarterly, reducing manual work.
  • Manage timely and accurate invoice processing review and approve invoices for accuracy, proper coding and authorization.
  • Implementation and coordination with accounts payable, receiving and procurement to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely payment processing.
  • Manage payment run process, including check runs, Electronic payments (ACH), Wire transfer, credit cards and other payment methods with multiple currencies and countries.
  • Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records.
  • Timely filing of forms 1099, preparation and filing of annual 1099 reporting to IRS in collaboration with procurement and accounts payable, leading process streamline to ensure filing accuracy.
  • Established and empowered exceptional SSC team dedicated to supporting operations in USA and Europe, specifically Germany and Switzerland.

Accounts Payable Manager

Welch Allyn, Hill Rom
04.2017 - 04.2018
  • Analyzed, processed, and paid vendor invoices sourced from suppliers worldwide by overseeing entire spectrum of Welch Allyn global accounts payable operations.
  • Supervised day-to-day personnel intricacies of 9-member team by managing personnel affairs and continuous team expansion driven by new company acquisitions.
  • Ensured compliance with Mexican fiscal authorities to execute electronic accounting projects.
  • Led development and provision of training for newly acquired company branches in United States and Europe.
  • Collaboration with 15 members of accounts payable team spanning five continents and 15 business units.

Accounts Receivable Supervisor | AP Coordinator

Sensata Technologies
08.2012 - 04.2017
  • Coordinated high-performing accounts payable team across five business units within Corporation, while managing and encouraging five team members for direct reporting.
  • Addressed and mitigated unfavorable outcomes by initiating KPI's preparation and identifying areas of opportunity.
  • Streamlined vendor payments and enhanced efficiency by integrating ACH payment instrument.
  • Prepared and distributed cash flow forecasts to Treasury and Corporate Management by taking proactive steps to achieve targets set for AR team and ensuring successful attainment for presentation to Management.
  • Executed vendor payments via checks, EFT, and wire transfers through close collaboration with JP Morgan bank.
  • Achieved promotion to AR Supervisor in September 2014 by leading team of 10 members for direct reporting.
  • Mitigated past-due balances by performing comprehensive reviews and in-depth analyses of aging reports.
  • Executed AR month-end reconciliation process with precision, aligning with GL numbers for accuracy.

Education

Bachelor Degree - Business Administration

ITT
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Skills

  • Project & Program Governance
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Concur System Optimization
  • Key Operations Excellence
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Data Analysis & Reporting
  • Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Standard Operating ‎Procedures
  • Record Keeping & Files Management
  • Account Management & Reconciliation

Languages

English 90%
Spanish Native

training

  • Program People Soft in Accounts Receivable Functions
  • Coupa Indirect Purchasing Program for Accounts Payable Functions
  • JD Edwards’s software in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
  • SAP Software in Accounts Payable Functions
  • Ariba indirect purchasing
  • Concur audit system
  • Speaker at the Considering being leader course
  • Accounting course

Timeline

Finance Shared Services Center Manager

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
04.2018 - 11.2023

Accounts Payable Manager

Welch Allyn, Hill Rom
04.2017 - 04.2018

Accounts Receivable Supervisor | AP Coordinator

Sensata Technologies
08.2012 - 04.2017

Bachelor Degree - Business Administration

ITT

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