jose vega

* Perform Quarterly Financial Reviews prior to 10Q fillings to ensure amounts reported are correct * Assist External Auditors in performing Interim and Year end audit procedures * Visit store branches located in the US, Canada and Mexico to review inventory controls, shipping and receiving procedures, order processing, and cash handling procedures * Perform SOX 404 reviews of the company subsidiaries in the US, Canada and Mexico * Test the remediation of audit findings identified during the site reviews as part of year-end audit procedures * Prepare audit reports including the audit findings and appropriate recommendations for Division’s management * Assist in the implementation of Internal Controls and identify potential gaps * Review Sales Distributors accounting records and identify any non-compliance with seller agreement.

* Perform monthly Balance Sheet reviews for Latin America locations to identify and submit accounting adjustments. * Review long term revenue arrangement and align such arrangements with applicable US GAAP requirements. * Ensure locations comply with Corporate Practices and Procedures. * Review and implement Division’s practices to ensure appropriate documented controls are in place. * Prepare and assists locations for Internal and External audits and provide action plan to solve identified audit observations. * Identify potential risks and implement controls and procedures to address those risks. * Implement corporate methodologies for various Financial Statement Accounts and provide training to Division’s personal on such methodologies.

* Plan, organize and evaluates internal control procedures to be performed in order to identify key location risks. * Review and evaluate adequacy of the Division’s internal controls in order to assess effectiveness of controls and operating practices. * Align Management practices with Corporate Policies and Accounting Standards. * Prepare audit reports including the audit findings and appropriate recommendations for Division’s management. * Lead, direct and guide audit on field staff.

* Supervised and coordinated daily tasks at the Baghdad, Iraq Army Mortuary. In this role I coordinated the administrative and logistical management of deceased soldiers and arranged counseling services for survivors and family members. * Participated in a team composed of multi-governmental agencies charged with the search and recovery mission of remains and personal effects of victims of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon. * Support in the delivery of technical mortuary services to deceased soldiers.