Lucas Yubero

• Conducting and coordinating various analyses as determined by Senior Management in support of FCST and operations decision making.
• Contributed to the development of improved forecast (on $1B); identified and flagged variances through trend analysis of key expense activities - used in planning for current and future years.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work effectively with all levels of staff and Senior Mgmt.
• PC power user,Power Bi, IMS, JD Edwards, and EPM – adapted in report generation and presentation to lead: Sr. Mgmt, Operations, and Finance Teams - FCST variances, outstanding Accruals and trend flagging.
• Ensured accuracy of month-end journal entries (accruals & pre-payment).
• Create uploads for updating the Current to Year-end forecast.
  Actively trained new-hire analysts in Dept’s operations and SOP’s.
• Support internal audits and TAF (business rule creator) requirements, with account data, variances and vendor billing alterations.
  Present audit findings to the Managers with a detailed summary of TAF, IMS, JDE, and other internal tools.
• Assist in reviewing foreign invoices and FX rates (world-wide over 30 currencies) in order to ensure Port Agents/Service providers and Government Port Authority remain compliant and adhere to both Foreign the Anti-corruption and Anti-bribery laws.
• Conducted expense/revenue analysis including volume and rate relationships.
• Verified accuracy of rates/formulate financial forecasts.
  Accomplishments:
   Identified over 1.8 million dollars of accruals that could potentially be released.
   Trained over 5 individuals in a span of a year.
   Created several SOPs that can be used to learn and how to recreate a process within the
  finance team.
   Worked with other teams and provide reports to make them more effective and proactive.
   Summarize variance investigations and assist in offering action plans.
   Managed majority of all accounts and brands.
   Responsible for "special project" initiatives as defined by senior management:
   Trained three new hires.
   Actively work with colleagues to keep moral and spirit high and individuals production.

• Duties Support the land operations including Guest Port Services, Port Operations, and any other applicable areas. Receive, review, compile, track, process, and verify the accuracy of incoming invoices according to department, company guidelines and standards. Assign expense codes and communicate the expense allocation to various applicable departments. Monitor accounting invoice records, contractual agreements, advance payment requirements, and communications with vendors as required.
• Perform comparative analysis of incoming invoices using a database of contract billing information by tracking the receipt of invoices and reviewing for complete accuracy to meet with auditing and compliance guidelines.
• Identify coding components and apply codes accordingly and accurately using internal invoice tracking tool.
• Ensure accurate reporting and absence of duplication. Communicate any expense allocation to applicable departments and discrepancies.
• Use IMS, Tungsten, JDEdwards, or other internal systems for verification purposes. Maintain relationship with vendors and their respective invoicing departments, and address any issues.
• Ensure vendors are invoicing according to timelines established, and that subsequent payments are issued according to established timelines.

Projects:

• Itinerary Change work file
• Amsterdam HeadTax end of season reconciliation

• Organized and coordinated the efforts of employees (and volunteers) to accomplish goals
• Managed 5 full time staff and 10 volunteers
• Prepared projections into the future for quarterly allotment spending
• Established a monthly budget and funding requirements of $70K+ Operation

o Capital Budget of $30K

o Cash Account of $20K

o Managed Collection of over 25 clients/outstanding balance of $14K

Human resources management including recruitment, training,and salary.

Accomplishments:

• Introduced spreadsheets for fund shifts and created entries to track cash flow.
• Budgeted expenses related to travel, office resources, equipment, and salaries.
• Built the smallest staff comprised of five employees in the stations history and produced the largest following/presence on the web and its social media platforms.
• Recruited over 10 dedicated volunteers. Enhanced services to cater the influx of demand to reach the goal of $14,000 in revenue.
• Won the NAACP Image Awards (2017-2018)