Sandra Sacoto

Experience

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  SACYR SOMAGUE

  Jul 1997 - Feb 2008

  • Responsible for the accounts, preparation of Trial Balance and Profit and Loss monthly for three companies, Somague, Neopul and Bowen Somague Joint Venture.• Preparing monthly bank reconciliation for Somague, Neopul and Bowen Somague Joint Venture.• Payrolls of Somague and Neopul.• Dealing with external auditors.• Managing relationship with banks.• Responsible for tax compliance (VAT, RCT, PAYE/PRSI) for three companies.• Responsible for full accounts payable function for Somague, Neopul and Bowen Somague Joint Venture.• Responsible for full accounts receivable for three companies.• Treasury cash management.• Responsible for liaison with parent company Somague Engenharia, Portugal.• Report directly to Portugal monthly and responsible for full preparation and completion of monthly management accounts.• Preparation of Forecasting, cash flows.• Responsible for the preparation of the annual budget for the Somague branch.• Calculation of completion method map for settle profit IAS 11 for two companies monthly. Show less • Managing a team of 10 people in different construction sites (13 construction sites).• Preparing with the projects Managers the budgets of projects/cost centres.• Responsible for the preparation of the cost control monthly reports for each construction site.• Preparation of reports showing the measurement quantities of each activity of the budget, what was done and what was still to do• Preparation of reports showing the sale and cost (budget and real) of each activity of the budget.• Analysing deviations on the budgets of projects and cost centres monthly.• Preparation of re budgets at 50% and 80% completion phases of the construction sites.• Calculation of the monthly accruals.• Calculation of the escalation for each project.• Assure that all invoices to the costumers are made as well to other debtors.• Verification that all the internal and legal procedures were applied.• Assure that the entries on the accounts system and the close of the month are accurate.• Assure that the daily presence, worked hours of every person on site are correctly registered and associated to the right activities of the budget.• Assure that all the requests, deliveries, expeditions, worked hours of all equipment on the site are correctly registered and associated to the right activities of the budget.• Assure that all the requests, deliveries of all materials on the site are correctly registered and associated to the right activities of the budget.• Assure that all measurement sheets of all subcontractors on the site are correctly registered and associated to the right activities of the budget. Show less

  • Finance Manager

    Oct 2006 - Feb 2008

  • Project Controller

    Jul 1997 - Sept 2006
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  McDonald's

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Corporate Accountant

  • Responsible for the franchise and head office section on the account department.• Responsible for the preparation of the annual planning.• Preparing budget monthly.• Preparing quarterly cash flow reports.• Lead role in ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.• Supervision of month end reporting.• Lead role in year end audit process.• Review and analysis of franchisee performance reports.• Supervision of accounts receivables collection.• Supervision and review of balance sheet reconciliations, including bank reconciliations.• Responsible for various Oakbrook reports, including inter-company, debt schedule.• Supervision of accounts payable, sales and general duties.• Head office general & admin reporting and analysis. Analysing spend versus the budget and ensuring strict adherence to the company expense policy.• Supervision of VAT and PAYE/PRSI processing.• Review of real estate sites as to proper charges and accrual for upcoming rent reviews.• Supervision of monthly rent and service fee charges and monthly direct debit.• Completion of various ad hoc reports for the Finance Director. Show less

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  Alstom Power

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2014

  Finance Controller

  • Preparation of end-of-month Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet.• Reporting the Monthly Financial Accounts • Issue quotations to customers, maintain orders, issue invoices and track payments for Thermal Service• Controlling the General Ledger, Bank Transactions, VAT and RCT matters for all reporting units;• Supervision of accounts payable • Treasury cash management • Ensuring the timely and accurate external reporting including statutory published accounts. Preparation of the Annual audit papers for review by External auditors. Work closely with External auditors during the course of the audit and until Statutory accounts have been signed• Timely and accurate reporting of and payment to Collector General re VAT, Intrastat, PAYE/PRSI, RCT, PSWT EC Sales & Government Statistics. Submission of returns to Central Statistics office• Ensuring the Financial Results and Forecasts are reported accurately and on time. Identifying to the Senior Management Team significant risks & opportunities, commenting on variances and business performance.• Supervision of Balance Sheet reconciliations to ensure carrying value of assets / liabilities represent fair value and are in accordance with Reporting and Accounting Guidelines• Actively managing the implementation of SEPA requirements in SAP and banking tools• Implementation of new company within SAP Show less

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  GE Power

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2021

  • Responsible for outage material logistics planning• Leading outage demand placement including parts requests, repair scheduling, and FE resourcing• Preparation of margin reviews for all Steam projects in Ireland• Accountable for business processes compliance• Responsible for financial pacing (orders, sales, Margin, cash)• Responsible for cost classification on projects• Responsible for billing and collections • Dealing with external auditors• Dealing with shared services in France (Accounts, B2P) and Hungary (Tax)• Responsible for the implementation of a new SAP system for the company in Ireland Show less • Preparation of end-of-month Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet.• Reporting the Monthly Financial Accounts (Sales, Orders, Cash actuals and Forecast)• Supervision the General Ledger, Bank Transactions, accounts payable• Coordinating and participating in the Quarterly Major Project Reviews with business and Area Management. To prepare the financial section of the submissions, ensuring that the documentation is adequate as per the Sector Instructions. To present and justify the project review financial data (current contract position and forecast to complete) in order to obtain the required authorisations • Preparation of Forecast, Budget and Three Year Plan data, aligned to the Company’s and Business strategies. Provision of Information for the Business Model. Explanation of significant variances. Revising forecasts monthly which are a key by product of the contract & business reviews• Manage Working Capital specific to area of influence, encouraging the maximisation of cash – ensure invoicing is undertaken at the earliest opportunity, encouraging the resolution of Overdue Debts• Ensuring trading is undertaken in a timely manner, that WIP is kept to a minimum and is covered by a customer’s order• Ensuring the integrity of the balance sheet• Ensuring all tax (PAYE, VAT, RCT, CT) declarations are accurate, complete and submitted within the given deadlines• Control of Month End Process to ensure validity of reporting – advising the business of the Month End Timetable and the dates when invoicing, order booking & trading must be completed. Ensure that Revenue and Margin Recognition is in accordance with Company rules and Internal Control Processes and is supported by the Project Review documentation• Participate in functional review meetings for Ireland projects with their respective General Manager, the Financial Director and the Business Director, having prepared the necessary information Show less

  • Customer Contract Management Specialist

    Dec 2016 - Dec 2021

  • Project Controller

    Mar 2014 - Nov 2016
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  Linde Material Handling

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Senior Financial Accountant
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  Hitachi Energy

  Jul 2022 - now

  Senior Project Controller