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Eliona Ballaci

North Chelmsford,MA

Summary

Innovative and results oriented accountant with proficient skills in extracting financial data from various ERP systems, suggesting key operational changes, regulatory reporting accounting research, and fixed asset and financial reporting.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Fixed Asset Accountant

Enel Green Power
North Andover, MA
10.2018 - Current
  • Maintain fixed asset sub ledgers (IFRS, GAAP) in SAP for 150 project in production and 20 in construction faze.
  • Educate team members on the difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRS assumption and principle to apply to reporting process for property, plant, and equipment.
  • Process and review monthly capitalizations, disposals, and inter-company transfers.
  • Analysis of aged capital projects
  • Maintain and review active capital projects
  • Assist with internal and external audits IFRRS, GAAP
  • Monthly review and clear down payments related to capital projects in construction faze and inventory.

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

FLIR Systems
North Billerica, MA
11.2015 - 06.2016
  • Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
  • Answers requests and inquiries from vendors, buying groups and employees as it pertains to AP.
  • Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
  • Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
  • Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions and maintains historical records in the procure to pay system.
  • Perform daily Voucher/Purchase Order/Receipt match exceptions identification and analysis and work with the Supply Chain team members as well as the Receivers at the various locations and vendors to resolve the exceptions.
  • Resolution of invoice entry exceptions and successful handling of most non-routine issues, escalate issues that cannot be resolved to management.
  • Aid in the 1099-year end process
  • Assist Senior Level associates in the training and development of new and existing staff.
  • Work to develop the capability of the procure to pay system users assisting them as they submit invoices in order that exceptions can be avoided.
  • Successfully handle most non-routine issues, escalate issues that cannot be resolved to management.
  • Contributes ideas and actions towards the continuous improvement of Accounts Payable related processes within area of influence
  • Understand and apply Accounts Payable processes, policies, procedures and internal control standards
  • Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to communicate effectively and to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.

Accounts Payable Specialist

TUV SUD America
Peabody, MA, MA
08.2014 - 11.2015
  • Responsible for Accounts Payable processing of domestic and international invoices
  • Processing 500+ invoices per month across multiple company codes using SAP
  • Utilize both 2-way and 3-way matching principles
  • Liaison for vendors and external departments inquiries
  • Process and auditing travel & expense reports in accordance with company policy
  • Reconciliation of various companywide credit card statements (American Express, Wells Fargo, Menards)
  • Assist in the preparation and deployment of YAMBS. Invoices and provide one on one training to workflow users and AP Team.

Reporting & Controlling Specialist

Plus Communication
, Tirane, Albania
01.2009 - 10.2013
  • Research and reconciliation of Related Party payable, receivable and turnover for month-end and year-end close processes.
  • Reconciliation of General ledger postings for operating expenses and fixed assets (Network, Marketing, Sales) and research of any budget deviations monthly.
  • Calculate & report monthly Site rent expense. Monthly calculate accrue expense based on contracts and reconciliation with the GL values posted in SAP. Calculate on monthly bases deferred site rent expanse from received invoices. Maintain the site rent file (Excel) for budgeting purpose.
  • Maintain master data for customer, vendor, cost centers and order in SAP.
  • Assist auditors with required reconciliations, paperwork, and documentation during the auditing period in compliance with company policies.
  • Key user in SAP implementation project processed testing for Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Payable invoices, Receivable invoice and reconciliation of general ledger postings for each transaction.

Fixed Asset Accounting Specialis

Telekom Albania
City, Tirane, Albania
02.2006 - 02.2009
  • Administration of fixed assets master data and fixed assets accounts.
  • Book according to defined service level agreements for Installation services.
  • Compliance with IFRS and Albanian legislation.
  • Contribute with the improvement of fixed assets processes.
  • Keep all depreciation bookings related to fixed assets
  • Reconciliation of fixed assets Supplier data with GL postings.
  • Prepare the report of fixed assets for TAX and IFRS
  • Processing requests regarding affiliation, value, origin, project number and depreciation of assets.
  • Compilation of appraisals for Asset investment according IFRS
  • Key user in SAP implementation project.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance Accounting

University of Tirana
Tirane, Albania
06.2004

Accomplishments

    Improved the fixed assets reporting process for business areas using the SAP reporting module and received financial recognition.

    Was key user during SAP upgrade to SAP S/4HANA for GL MM and AA modules.

Skills

  • Capital asset management
  • Project Team Lead
  • ERP systems Conversion Experience
  • ERP Experience: SAP, and SAGEI
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Financial reporting research
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting trends
  • Data Collection & Research
  • Account Reconciliation


Timeline

Senior Fixed Asset Accountant

Enel Green Power
10.2018 - Current

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

FLIR Systems
11.2015 - 06.2016

Accounts Payable Specialist

TUV SUD America
08.2014 - 11.2015

Reporting & Controlling Specialist

Plus Communication
01.2009 - 10.2013

Fixed Asset Accounting Specialis

Telekom Albania
02.2006 - 02.2009

Bachelor of Science - Finance Accounting

University of Tirana
Eliona Ballaci