Aykeen G.

Experience

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  Instituto Nacional de Seguros

  Jan 1996 - Dec 2000

  Service platform cashier

  Customer services and cashier tasks

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  CESO|SACO

  Jan 2001 - Apr 2004

  Bilingual administrative assistant

  Coordination of donation requests from clients for consulting services and matching with the correct consultant according to the professional profiles.

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  Procter & Gamble

  May 2004 - Jan 2017

  • Managed a $600 million USD budget of Facilities Expense, involving 135 sites across the globe in a challenging forecast environment, demonstrating key problem-solving skills by quickly jumping to address the problem and bring them to closure • Lead the design and planning of the change of the internal global facilities pricing model from 6500 units charged to 11 units, globally• Main finance counterpart of the Facilities 3rd Level partner to achieve global savings goals, $12 million USD annually. Show less • Led communication strategy for the Relocation Year End accruals process, coordinating with IBM external partner, Governance and 3rd party vendors to deploy and secure that Business Unit contacts had sufficient understanding of the process and charges. This included 12 relocation vendors, with an average monthly invoice of $10 million USD, across 27 Legal Entities.• Analyzed data to identify payroll external partner’s accounting process and operations issues that were presented to management; leading to successful escalation of the issues prompting urgent action and intervention. Show less

  • Senior Team Leader for Business Planning & Analysis, team of 13 people

    May 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Global Expense Forecaster for Facilities & Real Estate, Senior Team Leader

    Aug 2012 - May 2015

  • Global Forecaster for Capital Investment, Senior Team Leader

    Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Global Budget Owner for Selling and Administrative Expense, Team Leader

    Feb 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Accounting Stewardship Leader for Employee Services, Team Leader

    Dec 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Accountant for Selling and Administrative Expense, Service Support Owner

    May 2004 - Dec 2005
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  Avante Coaching

  May 2017 - Apr 2018

  Owner/Ejecutive Coach. May 2017-2018

  I led Executive Coaching sesions as part of my professional practice to complete my certification with TISOC/Universidad Latina.I have also led workshops for women focused on personal realization and definition of objectives.

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  Unicef Costa Rica

  May 2018 - now

  Operations Officer

  OPERATIONS OFFICER, UNICEF COSTA RICA- Managerial and technical leadership to the Operations Team in the planning, implementation, management, monitoring, and control of the delivery of the timely and efficient financial, human resources, administrative, logistics and ICT services, directly impacting program performance, resource mobilization and delivery of results for children, to maintain/enhance the credibility of UNICEF as an effective and responsible manager of funds and resources entrusted to UNICEF.- In charge of full integration and support of Programme activities in full compliance with organizational strategic plans, policies, procedures and guidelines and standards of performance, ethics, and integrity.- Responsible for the support assessment, mitigation, monitoring, review and reporting on the most significant risks that could potentially harm the organization.- International experience with two stretch assignments; one in the ESARO Regional Office as P4- Operations Manager in 2022 , as well in the Uruguay Country Office as NOB-Operations Officer in 2024.- Led a cross-functional committee to identify and secure the new UN HOUSE building for seven agencies, which evolved into the coordination of the relocation of approximately 300 employees, developing and implementing strategies for a seamless transition, while collaborating with multiple stakeholders to ensure a smooth move and minimize disruptions to operations. Show less