Olga Guerra

Experience

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  Whitaker Electric/purchased by Allwaste/purchased by IAM Environmental

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1992

  Controller/Regional Controller/Assistant Controller/Accounting Manager

  •Controller 8/91 – 1/92 Preparation and review of the financial statement package, forecasting, supervision of Accounting Department. In charge of the IT function and communications with the branch offices. Extensive job costing analysis.•Regional Controller / Assistant Divisional Controller 11/90 – 8/91. Supervision of the Southern Region Accounting. Preparation of 3 offices and the divisional financial statement package. Budgeting and forecasting. Set up automated job-costing, percentage of completion accounting and financial statements. Created various system-generated reports. •Accounting Manager. 7/87 – 11/90. Accounting department supervision. Preparation of the Houston office financial package. Handled several computer conversions for various branches. Job cost accounting and analysis. Show less

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  DHL Danzas

  Oct 1993 - Feb 2000

  Regional Controller / Mexico Country Controller

  Regional Controller Southwest Region / North America Projects Product Controller (1998 – 2000)Country Controller – DHL-Danzas Mexico (1996 – 1998)Regional Controller Southwest Region (1993-1996) •Interacted directly with operations management to prepare budgets, business reviews to maximize profit•Performed business reviews identifying profit improvement opportunities•Managed all aspects of finance and administration as Mexico Country Controller introducing controls and improving profitability with a team of 4 direct reports and 12 in total Show less

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  Eagle Global Logistics

  Feb 2000 - Jan 2007

  US Controller

  US Controller (2006-2007) •Ownership of day to day financial reporting and operational accounting functions streamlining process to meet close timelines and compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act managing a team of 4 direct reports and 20 staff•Close business partnership with field Management and Operations for over 80 branches Director, Financial Vision System (2004-2006) •Responsible for the oversight and support for the Oracle financials global implementation •Established and managed Financial System monthly global Oracle closing process and schedule including interface reconciliation to be in full compliance with internal controls with a team of 4 direct reports•Traveled to Dubai) Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Belgium, and UK to perform post-implementation reviews to ensure compliance with standardized processes and internal controls to improving efficiencyUS Domestic Controller (2001-2004) •Responsible for US Domestic Financial Statements preparation and review, dealing with independent auditors, interaction with various departments and over 80 branches managing a team of 2 direct reports and 10 in total•Reviewed, documented and setup processes for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley ActManager, Systems Development – Finance Division (2000-2001) •Financial lead for the Oracle US implementation successfully completed including reporting improvements which reduced month end close and automated processes to streamline SOX requirements with a team 4 direct reportsForeign Agent & Intercompany Acctg. Mgr. (2000) •Restructured department upgrading skillset hiring 10 professional staff. Established standard processes and controls to improve efficiency and collections managing 2 direct reposts and 12 total team Show less

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  Paradigm Geophysical

  Jan 2007 - Nov 2007

  Regional Controller - LATAM

  •In charge of the Financial & Accounting functions in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico with a team of 5 Country Controllers and 14 accountants•Traveled to Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela working closely with country and regional management on budget and financials review to improve profitability•Conducted full review of internal controls implementing remediating actions in preparation for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act •Successfully transitioned the Oracle global financial systems support from Israel to Houston. •Setup Houston team to take over global Finance Systems support: Oracle, Great Plains, BizDoc and COGNOS Show less

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  CEVA Logistics

  Nov 2007 - Jun 2021

  •Managed financial reporting for both Freight Management and Contract Logistics in four countries with annual revenues over $1.0 billion, which included oversight of 10 direct reports and 28 indirect reports•Updated processes and controls to stop loss making activities•Managed financial aspects of Payroll provider implementation without any disruption to the organization while maintaining financial data integrity •Headed finance area for the conversion to global finance and operations system (OFS) with over 700 users and additional outsourcing to India without disruption or delays to financial reporting Show less •Setup budgeting, forecasting and monthly business review processes in the region closely supporting Operations, managing a team of 8 direct reports, and indirectly supervising 50•Interacted closely with the country and regional operational team to review business risks, profitability and compliance traveling extensively to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and Canada•Conducted internal controls and financials review identifying and resolving major gap areas stopping revenue leakage Show less

  • Global Process Owner - Order to Cash

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Head of Finance Projects North America

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

  • VP Finance North America Cluster

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  • VP Finance Reporting & Accounting North America Cluster

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2017

  • VP Finance Process Improvements North America

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • VP Regional Service Management

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • VP Finance Reporting & Controlling

    Nov 2007 - Jan 2010
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  LESCHACO - Lexzau Scharbau GmbH & Co. KG

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Finance Director - USA

  Lead all aspects of the finance function including financial reporting, budgeting, treasury, accounts payable and accounts receivable for the Leschaco USA entity covering activities in Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics and Customs Brokerage.

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  21 Air, LLC

  Dec 2021 - now

  Chief Financial Officer

  21 AIR based on an innovative company structure and a sustainable and profitable model has been successfully providing Charter, ACMI, and CMI services to major air cargo consolidators and global schedule operators.• In charge of finance, accounting, human resources, payroll, insurance and IT functions including budgeting, forecast, treasury, audit, financials, payables an collections with a team of 9 FTE’s• Leading finance, human resources and payroll improvements and systems implementations. Show less