Richelly Perez

Experience

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  Deloitte

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1999

  Senior Auditor

  • Planned and performed audits for different clients within various industries, including Manufacturing, Wholesale, Retail, Insurance, and Governmental institutions.• Drafted financial statements, supervised staff during fieldwork, and drafted management letter comments.• Engaged in special project reviews of accounting systems to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of suchsystems. Performed other general accounting and consulting work.

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  Verizon

  Sept 1999 - Jun 2001

  Team Lead Manager

  • Developed and managed the execution of comprehensive and complex financial and operational audits and consulting assignments of Verizon’s international telecommunications business units through countries such as Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.• Assigned responsibilities to team members, and monitored and supervised audits and reviews.• Prepared clear and concise audit reports and recommendation letters with procedural changes to improveinternal controls.• Presented audit results and recommendations for improvement to Verizon Units Upper Management andVerizon Headquarters. Participated in the development of junior team members. Show less

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  Claro Puerto Rico

  Jul 2001 - Jun 2012

  • Supported Operations for Finance, Administration, and Human Resources functions and established efficient workflows to maximize productivity and performance.• Prepared capex and expense budgets, variances and explanations, headcounts, and identified areas of opportunities. • Worked closely with the CEO to develop short- and long-term operational strategies, to meet company objectives.• Prepared Business Cases to validate headquarters approval of projects over $1 million.• Led a centralized operations support department for initiatives to meet company objectives. Show less • Established staff development goals and strategies to improve productivity.• Identified and assessed areas requiring training to ensure and maintain an adequately skilled workforce.• Assessed training results, reviewed evaluation forms and materials, and determined the ROI of each training.• Started a leadership development program and established quality assurance guidelines to ensure the training met ROI. • Monitored employees’ departments KPI’s through the organization. • Supervised Development Facilities Building operations and personnel. • Managed organizational change initiatives through leadership and technical trainings. Show less • Created, managed, and executed projects to standardize and strengthen HR practices across the organization and developed new policies and procedures. • Developed progress reports to update deadlines and actions completed for the different projects. • Established a special project to monitor and control absenteeism. Developed company policy to standardize the daily reporting of employees. This initiative included the automatized and centralized calculation of absentee days to apply consistent disciplinary action throughout the company. In the first year of the implementation, the company reported $2 million in savings. Show less • Organized, performed, and reviewed Quarterly Outlook Budget and Annual Strategic Plans for Puerto Rico Telephone Co. and Verizon Wireless Co. by Department (113 departments / total Headcount of 6,000).• Identified and explained monthly actual vs. budget, significant variances accounts, such as Salary, Fringe Benefits, and related expenses. Tracked and updated Company Departments’ Headcount and Avg. Hourly Salary Rates for the calculation of Fringe Benefits.• Finance representative in the Labor Unions negotiations evaluating the financial and economic impact of each union or company offering using a five-year projection estimate. Actively participated in the Negotiation committee. Show less • Planned, organized, and performed Physical Inventories in Puerto Rico Telephone Company and Verizon Wireless.• Reconciled and monitored the differences found to minimize the risk of the company’s loss exposure in Inventory valued at over $50 million.• Supervised Cost Accounting personnel for both organizations.• Implemented and modified control procedures by establishing a new inventory system called Amdocs.Awarded by the company in recognition and appreciation of extraordinary and outstanding contributions resulting in $8 million in loss savings. Show less

  • Human Resources Director

    Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Operational Director

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Human Resources Development Director

    Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Human Resources Manager

    Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Finance & Expenses Control Manager

    Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  • Cost Accounting Manager

    Jul 2001 - Jun 2003
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  Freelance

  Jul 2012 - now

  Finance and Human Resources Consultant

  • Performed finance and human resources functions and project management for IXS Enterprises: established project budget, deadlines and timelines, staff scheduling, and vendor management. • Administration of M&O Realty Corp. and SG Investments Corp. properties, including three commercial buildings. Improving monthly operations by automating procedures results in efficiency and productivity through corporations. • Contracted by local accounting firms for consulting engagements for Bank Compliance clients and working with Internal Audit in designing testing and compliance procedures. • Assisted the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (Claro PR) in the Labor Department of Puerto Rico, resolving labor issues with Labor Unions. Show less