Jesús Antonio Beltrán Merino
SOLERA
Utah, Salt Lake City,UT
3
Languages
11
years of professional experience
I am a dedicated and results-oriented professional with experience in both administrative and operational roles. Committed to continuous learning, I strive to apply my knowledge effectively to optimize processes, enhance teamwork, and drive innovation. With a strong sense of responsibility and passion for excellence, I aim to contribute to the success and growth of the organization.
Work History
Staff Accountant
10 Months- Coordinated assigned closing activities for monthly close, ensuring accurate completion and timely delivery of closing tasks.
- Prepared monthly datasets and uploaded data into Cognos for timely report availability.
- Prepared detailed balance sheet account reconciliations by obtaining supporting documentation, validating financial number accuracy, and resolving reconciling items within required timelines.
- Reviewed balance sheet account variances, compared actual versus forecasted amounts for income statement accounts, and documented rationale for each variance.
- Reviewed balance sheet account variances, assessed drivers of differences between actual and forecasted balances, and explained discrepancies to improve financial reporting accuracy.
- Compiled detailed balance sheet account reconciliations by validating account accuracy and investigating reconciling items to ensure timely resolution.
- Facilitated cross-department coordination for analysis research while ensuring GAAP accounting standards alignment and internal policy adherence.
- Documented updated policies and procedures, contributed to internal control development, and participated in identifying process improvement opportunities.
- Analyzed data for problems with varying complexity, assessing identifiable factors to determine appropriate solutions.
- Prepared quarter-end and year-end financial reporting schedules in coordination with internal and external auditors.
- Market: USA
- Prepared journal entries and reconciled general ledger accounts to maintain accurate financial records.
- Analyzed account variances and resolved discrepancies across balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Mentored junior accounting staff on journal entries, reconciliations, and deadline-driven close processes.
- Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Enhanced financial reporting accuracy by meticulously reconciling bank statements with ledger entries.
Country Manager
2 Years 8 Months- Coordinated SAP BPC month-end closing activities for Argentina, Ecuador, and Costa Rica markets, ensuring accurate preparation of financial statements and completion of intercompany operations.
- Reviewed AP/AR ledger activity, matched transactions, and reconciled subledger balances to general ledger (GL).
- Directed country operations, aligning service delivery with regional business objectives and client expectations.
- Led cross-functional teams to improve account performance, governance, and operational consistency.
- Coordinated risk, compliance, and escalation management across local and global teams.
- Led the successful launch of new products in local markets, driving revenue growth and brand recognition.
- Implemented process improvements, streamlining workflows and increasing team productivity.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and effectively.
- Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Coordinated follow-up activities to collect and manage outstanding invoices from delinquent accounts.
- Coordinated cross-departmental review with departmental managers to identify root cause sources of overpayment.
- Managed inventory control activities, maintaining cost-effective practices while achieving all Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets consistently.
- Tracked and delivered KPI performance against targets including 100% on-time intercompany and statement reporting, 100% SLA compliance, and maintained 0% escalations and 0% attrition rate.
- Facilitated monthly cadence calls with Argentina, Ecuador, and Costa Rica markets to maintain regular cross-market communication.
- Coordinated activity completion to meet agreed-upon timelines and schedule requirements.
- Effectively managed team operations and motivated high-performing team members to sustain results.
- Contributed to Workday HCM implementation by gathering discovery requirements, producing architect configuration documentation, supporting configuration testing, and attending project review sessions.
- Coordinated cross-functional input to document requirements, authored test scripts, and managed user acceptance testing activities to validate functional outcomes.
- Consistent status updates to project lead and engagement manager kept timelines, tasks, risks, and responsibilities clear and aligned.
- Analyzed market conditions in Argentina, Ecuador, and Costa Rica to identify emerging financial trends.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Sr Accountant / SME
9 Months- Oversaw transition planning and execution for general ledger activities between local market and GBS.
- Created standardized SOP covering transition processes to improve operational clarity and consistency.
- Applied IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 standards to ensure accounting compliance.
- Recorded and maintained accounting entries in SAP and BlackLine to support accurate provisioning, write-off processing, and account reclassifications.
- Completed monthly balance sheet reconciliation activities to maintain timely, accurate month-end and year-end close.
- Coordinated end-to-end SAP data consolidation and reconciliation workflows to streamline data validation for reporting.
- Performed consolidation data preparation, reporting, and processing within SAP BPC software.
- Market: Argentina
- Managed general ledger accuracy, resolving discrepancies and maintaining compliant financial records.
- Led month-end close activities, ensuring timely journal entries, accruals, and ledger reconciliations.
Advanced Accountant
1 Year 2 Months- Coordinated fleet telecommunications and insurance requirements to ensure timely, accurate provisioning.
- Completed bank reconciliation and verified netting compensation balances for BMG Bank.
- Performed end-to-end reconciliation of supply chain accounts, validating figures to improve financial reporting accuracy.
- Coordinated cross-record business line reclassification and updated reporting structure to reflect classification changes.
- Directed end-to-end treasury operations with banking partners, including BNY Mellon and Wells Fargo.
- Administered local and international bank transfers, ensuring accurate payment setup and payment arrangement.
- Reduced financial risks by implementing robust internal controls and monitoring mechanisms.
- Documented foreign currency valuation entries for cash and accounts payable.
- Performed exposure balance analysis to generate insights for risk management.
- Managed month-end close activities, ensuring accurate journal entries and timely financial reporting.
- Reconciled general ledger accounts, resolving discrepancies and maintaining audit-ready balances.
- Supported external and internal audits by organizing schedules, reconciliations, and financial records.
- Prepared account analyses to support accruals, reclassifications, and financial statement accuracy.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline accounting processes and improve workflow consistency.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Trained team members on accounting procedures, ERP navigation, and reconciliation standards.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Enhanced financial decision-making capabilities by providing timely, accurate information to management through regular performance reports.
- Enhanced team productivity and knowledge by leading regular training sessions on accounting best practices and software updates.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
Advanced Accountant
1 Year 9 Months- Reconciled cash and bank accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Fixed Assets, accrual, bank, cash journal, inventory, tax accounting, General Ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, AR / AP
- Fast closed functions, financial statements, parallel valuation, master data governance.
- Supported Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes to streamline financial operations.
- Analyze and map business processes to ERP functionalities, ensuring accurate accounting and reporting.
- Hands-on data entry, reconciliation, and troubleshooting.
- Facilitated inter-company collections to ensure timely payments.
- Contribute to project documentation, knowledge transfer, and end-user training sessions.
- Provide consulting services, working closely with clients to solve complex business and technology challenges.
- Engaged in continuous learning and applied best practices to enhance ERP implementation and support efforts.
- Fixed Assets (FA), and Procurement
Cost Intern
7 Months- Managed capital expenditure budgets to ensure alignment with financial goals. of the company, fixed cost analysis. Conducted inventory audits to maintain accurate stock levels.
- Validate the purchase of raw materials against what is established in the budget.
- Validate the purchase of raw materials against what is established in the budget.
- Identify opportunities to automate pricing and promotion decisions using data and analytics.
- Support change management, training, and rollout activities for store and corporate users.
- Identified automation opportunities for pricing and promotions using data analytics.
- Supported cross-functional teams with documentation, reporting, and daily administrative coordination.
- Analyzed operational data to identify process gaps and improve workflow accuracy.
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Skills
Financial reporting
Data analysis
Financial modeling
Cash management
SAP / HANA
Oracle
D365
NetSuite
Microsoft Office
Problem-solving
Leadership
Teamwork
Report writing
Asset management
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Achieved improved efficiency and productivity by introducing SAP and Blackline to remove repetitive manual work and reducing the time.
LANGUAGES
Spanish – Native
English – Advance
Portuguese – Advance
Personal Information
Title: BACHELORS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING
Timeline
Staff Accountant
SOLERA
06.2025 - 04.2026Read More
Country Manager
Cognizant
07.2022 - 03.2025Read More
Sr Accountant / SME
Cognizant
09.2021 - 06.2022Read More
Advanced Accountant
JCI: Johnson Controls, Inc.
03.2018 - 05.2019Read More
Advanced Accountant
GE: General Electric
05.2016 - 02.2018Read More
Cost Intern
SCA: Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
09.2015 - 04.2016Read More
Facpya, UANL
Bachelor of Science from Accounting
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