Sonia Benavides
Alamo
Summary
Accountant with a wide experience in Financial management in companies with Global presence and multiple service lines. A hands on and analytical mind. A good listener that likes to put in the shoes of others in order to understand necessities, facilitate solutions and meet goals. Always looking for opportunities to improve profits, internal controls, accounting processes and stretch cash flow. Easy to interact with internal and external personnel.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Small Business Co-Owner
Sonia & Sonia LLC
01.2020 - Current
- Monitor financial performance, set budgets and control expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Provided strategic oversight of marketing and promotional campaigns to keep campaigns aligned with overall goals and objectives.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new clients.
Regional Financial Controller
Parker Drilling Company
02.2012 - 02.2015
- Responsible of the Financial management of US, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad.
- Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Analyze and review balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
- Reviewed documents and data to give accurate presentations and forecasts to global management.
- Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions and regular treasury transactions.
- Accurately completed financial statement audits and thoroughly reviewed results.
- Worked with top executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Mitigated risk by implementing internal controls and safeguards for revenues and expenditures.
Country Controller
International Tubular Services
02.2009 - 02.2012
- Responsible of the Financial Management of 3 locations and multiple service lines operating in Mexico.
- Set up and implementation of Accounting system, Payroll system and Fixed Asset system
- Supervise Accounting, Payroll, Tax, H.R. and Import/Export
- Hired and Trained all the financial team for the 3 locations
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Reviewed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports required by corporate.
- Led required internal and external audits to support account compliance.
- Worked with both internal and external users to create detailed financial reports.
- Reviewed and filed tax returns and generated monthly reports in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
- Reviewed contracts financially impacting company and counseled executive leaders on impact contracts would have on company operations.
Financial Accountant
Weatherford
08.2004 - 02.2009
- Analyze and reconcile month end reports for the 5 locations and multiple service lines operating in Mexico.
- Contributed to financial and operational risk reduction by implementing SOX controls.
- Tracked business revenue and collection at country level.
- Tracked Rental Equipment for proper registration in books as Fixed Asset as well as proper depreciation.
- Audited Warehouse department for proper inventory control.
- Investigated Intercompany variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Participated in the merge of a new company acquired by corporate
- Participated in the implementation of JDE System at country level
Education
No Degree - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
University of Houston
Houston08.1994
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Universidad Autonoma De Tamaulipas
Mexico09.1993
Skills
- Financial Administration
- Business Growth
- Recruiting and Training
- Business Forecasting
- Policy and Procedure Implementation
- Accounting System Implementation
- Team Management
- Business Launch
- Regulatory Compliance
- Budget Development
- Inventory Control
- Consolidated Reports
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Small Business Co-Owner
Sonia & Sonia LLC
01.2020 - Current
Regional Financial Controller
Parker Drilling Company
02.2012 - 02.2015
Country Controller
International Tubular Services
02.2009 - 02.2012
Financial Accountant
Weatherford
08.2004 - 02.2009
No Degree - English-as-a-Second-Language Education
University of Houston
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Universidad Autonoma De Tamaulipas
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