Angela Perez
Hialeah,FL
Summary
Highly detail-oriented and organized professional with over 28 years of experience in the cruise industry. Known for strong analytical capabilities, accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments while supporting business operations and driving process efficiencies.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Financial Analyst
Carnival Corporation
Doral, Florida
01.2024 - Current
- Supporting and collaborating with IT operational teams to properly account for spend
- Track IT project-based financials
- Act as financial lead for IT systems used for recording of financial transactions (Daptiv/Clarity, travel booking systems), purchase order solution (iProcurement) and invoice payment system (Markview) to provide oversight of financial impacts
- Work with FP&A and Accounting to manage all IT operating spend
- Participate in month end financial closing - accruals, actuals vs forecast, variance reporting
- Key Contributor of the IT financial controls and oversight. Will work across all IT cost centers to ensure transparency and accuracy of cost management, as well as perform PO match process, invoice tracking and act as point of contact for vendor inquiries.
- Own month end financial report process
- Created and maintained contractor reconciliation process and reporting
- Month end accrual ownership
- Clarity data reviews and follow up to ensure system and data accuracy
- Contractor vendor management
Analyst- Contract labor/Communications
Carnival Cruise Line
Doral, Florida
01.2012 - 01.2024
- Contractor vendor invoice reconciliation
- 500+invoices monthly- contractor labor, travel expenses & Fix price, milestone etc.
- Markview- Validate that amount, invoice number and total are correct
- Labor invoices are reconcile against daptiv hours, rate and cost center
- Expense invoices are to have all receipts attached to invoice
- Fix invoices should match to SOW
- Leadpoint of contact for vendors (SOW changes, invoice discrepancies)
- Work with vendors, hiring managers and contractor for any discrepancies on hours, rates incorrect vendor
- Maintain spreadsheet of all invoices processed by contractor/billing period/vendor
- Log all invoices coded to track that no double billing occurs. Vendors must follow accrual calendar for invoicing.
- Manage and validate the accrual reconciliation process for month end
- Create entry spreadsheets and plugin invoices next to contractor names and check if paid
- Review and prepare entries for communications and managed services
HR Senior Vendor and Contractor Specialist
Carnival Cruise Line
Doral, Florida
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Responsible for the management of all contractor and vendor onboarding, logistics, and documentation across all functional areas of the business.
- Oversee all Master Service Agreements (MSA) for onsite contractors.
- Liaise with financial organization for any/all vendor related payments based on agreed Statement of Work (SOW).
- Participate in identifying and evaluating the accuracy and completeness of vendor related records in accordance with applicable rules and regulations for employment and vendor relation practices.
- Provide necessary reporting to senior management including but not limited to, number of contractors, hours worked, contract dates, etc.
- Manage the payment and reconciliation of all vendor and contractor related invoices to ensure hours worked are in line with the MSA and SOW.
- Partner with key stakeholders in the onboarding of all contractors.
- Collaborate with senior management across all functional areas of the business regarding the recruitment and necessary approvals required for hiring contractors.
Information Systems Recruitment & Learning Resource Center
Carnival Cruise Line
Doral, Florida
01.1999 - 01.2012
- Responsible for the management and administration of the new hire process for all areas of Information Systems (IT).
- Oversee all aspects of the new hire process from interviewing through day 1 onboarding of IT new hires.
- Request any necessary travel, international and domestic, needed for the acquisition of IT talent.
- Obtain all necessary approvals for needed requisitions and/or positions.
- Collaborate with IT senior management in the reconciliation of time worked against agreed upon SOW.
- Manage the payment and reconciliation of all IT contractor related invoices.
IT Communications Coordinator
Carnival Cruise Line
Doral, Florida
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Responsible for the answering and routing of all incoming calls on a multiline phone system and adhere to the company’s confidentiality policy regarding information sharing.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Hialeah Senior High
HialeahSkills
Proficient in Word, Excel PowerPoint & Outlook
Working knowledge of Markview, Clarity & PowerBI
Timeline
IT Financial Analyst
Carnival Corporation
01.2024 - Current
Analyst- Contract labor/Communications
Carnival Cruise Line
01.2012 - 01.2024
HR Senior Vendor and Contractor Specialist
Carnival Cruise Line
01.2012 - 01.2017
Information Systems Recruitment & Learning Resource Center
Carnival Cruise Line
01.1999 - 01.2012
IT Communications Coordinator
Carnival Cruise Line
01.1998 - 01.1999
High School Diploma - undefined
Hialeah Senior High