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Alejandra Portillo

San Salvador

Summary

Detail-oriented Accounting Assistant with extensive experience in financial transactions and general accounting. Proven expertise in managing accounts receivable, invoicing, and vendor negotiations, coupled with strong skills in office management and database administration. Recognized for delivering exceptional customer service and fostering effective team collaboration to enhance business operations. Career aspirations include advancing into a managerial role within accounting or finance.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Billing team lead

Dynamic Answering Services
02.2022 - Current
  • Coordinates daily billing team activities and short-term and long-term projects, including task assignment, data collection, reporting, and metric development.
  • Resolve any request or inquiry from internal and external stakeholders, including customer service agents, vendor representatives, managers, team leads, and company leadership.
  • Report and follow up on discrepancies or errors found in invoices or statements with the vendors.
  • Processing invoices and preparing the payment report for each vendor
  • Review and control the pending aging orders report.
  • Assist the Billing Operations Director.

Accounts payable coordinator

Wallenius Wilhelmsen
08.2021 - 10.2021
  • Validate data from invoices submitted for payments to make sure they meet the accounts payable guidelines through Basware software
  • Processing weekly payments before due date provided by suppliers through Unit4 software (Coda Financials)
  • Handle inquiries from external and internal clients
  • Identify the right contacts and follow up outstanding invoices

Treasury Clerk Lead

Ria de Centroamerica
08.2018 - 07.2021
  • Coordinate duties and work schedules for the Treasury team in El Salvador
  • Verification and final authorization of the wire transfers processed by Treasury and other accounting departments, using the SWIFT Alliance portal
  • Ensure bank account details for each transaction are the ones approved by compliance department
  • Ensure the correct processing of wires by matching Treasury, Accounting and Financial forecast
  • Alert and report of any possible fraudulent transaction

Accounting Assistant (Accounts payable)

Ria de Centroamerica
09.2016 - 07.2018
  • Prepare and send daily USD and EUR payment reports for correspondents
  • I was in charge of bank reconciliation process for accounts in Pakistan, United Kingdom and Canada
  • Successfully assisted with the operation of the cash flow for the company's bank accounts located in Canada and Mexico
  • Calculate and adjust monthly commission reports and ensure correct processing of commission payments before the end-of-month deadline using Access data base

Education

Bachelor - Business Administration

Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Cañas
Antiguo Cuscatlán
11-2024

High School General diploma -

Complejo Educativo San Francisco
Zacatecoluca, La Paz
12.2011

Skills

  • Analytical problem solving
  • Resilient performance in high-stress situations
  • Effective communication
  • Quick learner
  • Effective time management
  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel Skills
  • Collaborative work experience
  • Attention to detail
  • Anti-Money Laundering Knowledge

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Timeline

Billing team lead

Dynamic Answering Services
02.2022 - Current

Accounts payable coordinator

Wallenius Wilhelmsen
08.2021 - 10.2021

Treasury Clerk Lead

Ria de Centroamerica
08.2018 - 07.2021

Accounting Assistant (Accounts payable)

Ria de Centroamerica
09.2016 - 07.2018

Bachelor - Business Administration

Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Cañas

High School General diploma -

Complejo Educativo San Francisco

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