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Karla Murillo

Warsaw

Summary

Reliable and passionate collaborator to complete objectives, Optimization and processes improvement thinking out the box. I enjoy challenges working interactively with different areas to offer focused-client services. Experience in Finance transitions Americas & Europe.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Analyst

Astra Zeneca
09.2022 - Current

- Support the Head of Finance and Controlling Manager in the delivery of the team objectives.

- Build and maintain a strong relationship with internal customers and business partners.

- Use the expertise to contribute to special projects across the different areas

- Develop and apply ongoing knowledge and awareness in trends, standard methodology and new developments in analytics to shape solutions

- Deliver the monthly statutory reporting for the market and cluster markets.

Assistant Vice President

Citibank Inc.
05.2018 - 08.2022

- Carry valuation analysis, price testing and risk leveling for fixed income securities, FX and derivatives for Citi branches in LATAM developing skills to analyze large quantity of data and understand quantitative methods.

- Participate in global initiatives related to corporate controls enforcement and valuation methodologies enhancement while considering regulatory environment and maintaining proper documentation.

- Follow economic trends and monitor market characteristics of regional economies for liquid and illiquid assets.

- Lead the elaboration of regional valuation control report developing communication skills to coordinate with senior managers and junior staff.

- Lead the migration project of Fixed Income LATAM countries department to Warsaw.

Intermediate Analyst

Citigroup Inc.
06.2015 - 05.2018

- Daily production of Loans profit-and-loss books, which include daily coordination with the traders and operations to explain profit-and-loss movements and profit attribution and analysis.

- Responsible for corporate books reconciliation and exception reports through developing an adequate control framework.

- Process Price Verification results in corporate books through interdepartmental coordination.

- Ensure adequate Balance Sheet and profit-and-loss controls while keeping daily monitoring for adequate audit consistency.

- Understand new trades structure, associated risks and profit-and-loss balance for appropriate booking.

- Participated in ad-hoc projects related to further streamlining (or retirement) of existing systems and in the implementation of new systems/processes.

- Involvement in User Assessment Tests (UAT) for corporate systems and related improvements.

Senior Accounting Analyst

Baxter Americas Services S.R.L
11.2012 - 05.2015

- Daily Activities: Provide maintenance to the Fixed Assets accounts such as (place assets into service, Asset Transfer, write-off, assets Splits, Job Cost Reclass, changes in useful life and change in objects accounts).

- Reporting: Prepare statements of changes upon request to bring activity transaction details for audit purposes, this report should be reconciled to FA Balances by Hyperion Account. Prepare Balance Sheet Review, Dashboard report, provide guidelines to accounting Analyst on CAPEX and Spending reports they prepare and verify that information is reasonable.

- Internal Control Activities: Verify and run reports to ensure all the assets have depreciation method correct according to USGAAP and LOCALGAAP. Bring variance analysis of depreciation charges recorded in Profit & Loss and confirm charges coming as results of normal activity. - Closing Process: Run several reports at month end to guarantee that all the countries booked and in other locations were recorded accordingly. Run depreciation process in a monthly basis. Prepare month-end close journal entries to ensure the integrity of GL vs Supplemental and to correct entries that were not correctly booked.


Accounting Associate

Baxter Americas Services S.R.L
11.2009 - 11.2012

- Responsible to process, troubleshoot and provide support to Latin America Accounts Payables processes and month end activities.

- Lead the accounting activities including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.

- Maintains and performs an effective system of Internal Control (SOX)

- Lead and coordinate audit queries (external and internal)

Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.

- Supports local taxation compliance (including VAT)

- Takes initiative and leads in the documentation of accounting projects and drives them to the completion.

Education

MBA - Major in Finance

Costa Rica University
San Jose, Costa Rica
12.2019

Bachelor of Administrative Studies - Major in Accounting And Finance

Science And Arts University
Alajuela, Costa Rica
08.2014

Skills

    Adaptability

    Problem Solving

    Team-oriented player

    Witty

    Leadership

    Self-starter

Languages

Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Portuguese
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Business Analyst

Astra Zeneca
09.2022 - Current

Assistant Vice President

Citibank Inc.
05.2018 - 08.2022

Intermediate Analyst

Citigroup Inc.
06.2015 - 05.2018

Senior Accounting Analyst

Baxter Americas Services S.R.L
11.2012 - 05.2015

Accounting Associate

Baxter Americas Services S.R.L
11.2009 - 11.2012

MBA - Major in Finance

Costa Rica University

Bachelor of Administrative Studies - Major in Accounting And Finance

Science And Arts University
Karla Murillo