MARIA THERESA GOCO ENRIQUEZ

Served as Technical Lead and Project Manager for the finance and award management workstreams in a high-priority initiative focused on acquiring country offices in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.
• Defined project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders, ensuring clarity of expectations and alignment across teams, which laid the foundation for smooth project execution and stakeholder buy-in.
• Developed comprehensive project plans, timelines, and resource allocation strategies, enabling efficient management of time and personnel, and ensuring that critical deadlines and deliverables were consistently met.
• Monitored project progress and tracked milestones, which facilitated early identification of delays and allowed for proactive course corrections, maintaining momentum and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provided regular status updates to senior leadership, promoting transparency and fostering executive support by keeping decision-makers informed on progress, challenges, and resource needs.
• Managed the project budget through diligent expense tracking, ensuring financial discipline and contributing to the project being delivered within budget while maximizing the use of available resources.
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Legal, IT, HR, country office staff, CARE International members, and Shared Services Center teams, which ensured cohesive execution and successful integration of the acquired offices into global finance operations.
• Identified and assessed project-related risks, and recommended mitigation strategies to senior management, which minimized disruptions and safeguarded project success by proactively addressing potential issues.
• Implemented or coordinated approved risk mitigation actions with relevant stakeholders, ensuring timely and effective resolution of issues and maintaining project continuity.

This multifaceted leadership resulted in the seamless transition and integration of four country offices into the organization’s global finance and award management systems, strengthening operational consistency and organizational reach in the region.

• Directed global financial operations for 37 business units and headquarters, ensuring compliance with GAAP and donor regulations.
• Led month-end and year-end close processes and financial statement preparation, contributing to consistently clean audit outcomes and reduced audit costs.
• Oversaw AP/AR, fixed asset management, lease accounting, and payroll processing accuracy.
• Managed cash requests and coordinated with Treasury, ensuring alignment with budgets, cash receipts, and intercompany transactions.
• Guided staff in financial planning and budget development (approx. $600M annually), with ongoing review of expenses vs. budgets.
• Supervised internal control enhancements and ERP (PeopleSoft) optimization, strengthening process efficiency and compliance.
• Trained and mentored 50 finance professionals, fostering high performance and succession readiness.
• Presented financial results and insights to senior leadership and supported strategic financial planning.

• Held progressive leadership positions in audit, compliance, and regional finance management, including:
• - Deputy Regional Director, Asia
• - Director, Risk Management & Compliance (Pakistan)
• - Senior Manager/Director, Internal Audit
• - Assistant Country Director, Program Support (India)
• - Financial Analyst (Philippines/Uganda/Pakistan assignments)