Paola Chavarría

Senior Financial Analyst with over 10 years of experience at multinational companies performing internal audit processes and data analysis. I'm well-known due to my hardworking, ethic and exceptional people skills and I'm willing to learn and bring the best of me in order to accomplish common goals.

• SOX Controls performance applied to the RTR department processes like Manual Journal Entries, Accounts reconciliations, Fixed Assets, Inventory, etc.
• Consulting and supporting services to the RTR area in regard to the GFS policies and their proper implementation.
• Continuous improvement projects related to the controls performance tasks in order to provide high quality services that benefit the Internal Control team (automation resources).
• Reporting and data analysis related to reconciliations using tools like Power BI and Blackline.
• Part of the Blackline implementation process for the RTR department.
• GRIR cases analysis (PO's discrepancies), follow up and issues resolution.
• Freights account ownership for the US business unit in Legacy (a Green Belt project was developed in 2019 to automatize the freight rate uploading process) 
• To support the APL and business accountants about inquiries related to the Inventory and Freights accounts.
• Regular journal entries execution in Legacy and SAP.
• Monthly accounts reconciliations and follow up on discrepancies.
• Reconciliation’s review and approval in Blackline and GLAR.
• To prepare documentation support for journal entries and reconciliations to accomplish with Internal Control requirements (SOX Control)
• Main contact for inquires related to the monthly P&L results tied to the GRIR accounts.
• Main contact for issues about open lines related to SOX control for ICO and Third Party entities in SAP. 
• To work along with other work streams as part of daily activities and resolution issues (STP, ICO, IT)
• Process consultant for other teammates activities (Reconciliations, journal entries, cases analysis, etc). 
• 3M Wins committee Project Lead.

2009 - 2012 Business Administration Bachelor’s Degree / Universidad de Costa Rica, San Ramón.

2014 - Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias Económicas de Costa Rica affiliation.

2015 – 2019 Business Administration in Accounting Bachelor’s Degree / UNED

2022 – 2023 General English course / University College Dublin, Ireland