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About me
| Finance | Assurance | Credit | Collections | Organizational Leader | Strategic Mindset | Analytical |
Education

Universidad de costa rica
1996 - 2002Master's degree
University of amsterdam
1999 - 2000Master's degree
Experience

Citi
Jan 2003 - Jan 2005Corporate internal auditor head• As Manager of the Internal Audit Department Ana was responsible for keeping a self developed Controls Environment for three legal entities including the local Corporate Bank. • She drove the financial organization within the Corporation to adapt and implement Sarbanes Oxley Regulation. Main challenges included influencing the Operative management Group to comply with local and corporate regulatory requirements, helping CEO to influence local Supervisory Authority (SUGEF) in controls and compliance subjects that were relevant for our main customers and for the Corporation. Delivering and presenting the Annual Audit Strategy to the local Board of Directors, among others. Mostrar menos

Intel corporation
Jan 2005 - nowFinance Controller for Sales & Marketing GroupChief of Staff and Technical Assistant for SGnA (Sales and Marketing Group and General and Administrative Group), including leading organizational wide deliverables like Organization Key results (OKRs), policy changes and All Employee Meeting coordination. Also, provide support to Intel's Chief Financial Officer Staff for OKRs review and Annual bonus goals; play a Finance wide role for Finance conferences and Career Development Pillar.As SGnA Controller, responsible for driving Budget and Quarterly Operational Excellence for the Sales and Marketing Group organization; in 2019 guided the landing of Sales and Marketing Group Finance to Costa Rica, and provide support to various business groups impacting Global regions and Customer Excellence Group. In 2022, accomplished a successful transition of SMG Operations FPnA financial services to Shared Service Center; plus lead the organization with solid cultural influence towards the use of analytical tools for decision making and report out, which trigger 4K innovation hours. Mostrar menos Managed Central FPnA Team for all the Assembly & Test Manufacturing SitesAs ATM Central Expense and Cost Manager, from 2009 to 2011, was responsible for the world wide Assembly and Test (ATM) budget consolidation and reporting; where key legacy to the organization was a more robust close process achieved with a LSS Green Belt Methodology, while keeping tension over cost savings and efficiencies, ensuring that ATM used product cost and affordability to drive decision making, as well as for building and maintaining a trustable relationship within main stakeholders in Corporation Mostrar menos Site Controls Manager for Costa Rica Ops Finance and Shared Service CenterThe first 4 years of her experience in Intel she performed as Costa Rica Finance Shared Service Center and Assembly and Test Factory for Costa Rica Ops Finance Controls Manager. Main challenges included to helped influence the Site Controls Senior Comittee and also engaged the new twelve landing groups in Costa Rica within a strong Risk and Controls environment; the previous allowed her to drive and deliver Costa Rica 2008 ECOC (Ethics and Compliance Oversight Committee) Mostrar menos
West Region Credit & Collection Finance Director
Nov 2024 - nowSales and Marketing Group Finance Controller
Sept 2019 - Nov 2024West Region Corporate Credit Controller
Oct 2011 - Sept 2019Assembly and Test Manufacturing Global Manager
Jan 2009 - Sept 2011Costa Rica Assembly and Test plus Finance Shared Service Center Site Controls Manager
Jan 2005 - Jan 2009
Licenses & Certifications
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Introducing robotic process automation (2018)
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Prompt engineering: how to talk to the ais
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Data visualization: best practices (2017)
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Data visualization: storytelling
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Business storytelling with c.c. chapman
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Power bi essential training (2019)
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Power bi para principiantes: análisis de datos
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Ethics in the age of generative ai
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Leveraging generative ai in finance and accounting
LinkedinSept 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ana M. Vargas CalvoBest in Class in Stock Exchange Operations Technician Certification - Universidad de Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica - Fundepos Program 1996
Volunteer Experience
Creative Lead
Issued by Intel Corporation
Associated with Ana M. Vargas Calvo
Languages
- enEnglish
- poPortuguese
- spSpanish
- geGerman
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