Project & Climate Officer Resume Example The British Embassy

PROJECT & CLIMATE OFFICER

Professional Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing, and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Applying a creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Ability to predict project duration, meeting productivity, and schedule milestones. Mentoring, training, and empowering the team to excel in its performance.

Skills

Team player, Excellent Communicator, Multi-Tasker
Responsible and Adaptable to situations
Strong problem-solving skills
Multi-lingual including Spanish, Hindi
Strong Accounting skills including general ledger, generating financial statements, budget management, Tax auditing
Microsoft Office Software (Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/Publisher/OneNote/Outlook), Oracle/Stellant, IBM Mainframe/Rocket Blue Zone, Lotus Notes, Office Communicator, Skype for Business, SAP Mach1 Solutions, FCO Fire Crest System, Prism Tools, Hyperion, OBIEE, RBS Online Banking

FCO, Prism
Government, Project design
Hyperion, Safety
Innovation, SAP
Insurance, Six Sigma
Strong Project Management skills including scheduling, development, deadlines

Work History

Project & Climate Officer, 07/2016 to 10/2018
The British Embassy – Panama City, Panama

Lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Embassy's projects, overseeing a portfolio of more than £350,000 per year.
Manage the complete project cycle according to methodologies, policies, and guidelines established by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.
Conduct due diligence for project partners and implementers to assess their suitability to spend UK's tax payer's money.
Maintain accurate financial data, including project allocations, expenditures, and projections.
Submit quarterly Country Program Reports (CPRs) to the relevant Program Team highlighting project achievements, risks, financial issues, and lessons learned.
Ensure careful coordination with project implementers and stakeholders throughout the project design, tender, and implementation life cycle.
Evaluate and monitor project impact during the project life cycle and post-implementation.
Serve as a member of different program funding such as Panama and Regional Prosperity, Trade & Investment, Human Rights & Democracy, Drugs & Crime and Conflict Stability & Security Funds, which selects projects to be implemented and ensures they fit countries' Prosperity strategy and represent value for money.
Build successful working relationships with cooperating country government entities, such as the Ministry of Environment, Panama Maritime Authority, The Canal Authority, and the Civil Aviation Authority to influence Panama's position on climate change negotiations.
Member of Embassy's Learning and Development (L&D) Committee - Treasurer for L&D Budget worth £10-15K.
Oversee GREAT Campaign Budget worth about £40K and Evaluation reports and lead on GREAT events to deliver Diplomacy through soft power. (For instance: Queen's Birthday Party (QBP)).
Provide logistical support on high-level visits to the UK and the region to influence Britain's objectives and priorities.
Made information about projects, corporate strategies, and upcoming projects available to stakeholders in the quarterly newsletter.
Enforced alignment of project strategy with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient project completion.

Product Cost Analyst, 07/2015 to 07/2016
Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A – Panama City, Panama

Execute product cost and cost center accounting tasks for Caterpillar plants utilizing the SAP solution as a part of the Mach 1 program.
Participate in month-end closing activities including the preparation and review of Prepaid Insurance and Standard Hours journal entries for Caterpillar plants.
Establish and maintain product cost specific material master data by the plant.
Review scheduled costing runs, resolved costing grief, and create cost estimates.
Assist with the annual Normals process and Standard Cost Revision process.
Interact with the Peoria Area Product Cost Shared Services team and customers.
Quickly respond to accounting requests and be able to identify and solve problems.
Design and arrange Product Cost/Freight Forwarding Team Matrix Board results and meetings.
Participate in updating Product Cost Desk Manuals for different processes to ease the training procedures for new hires.

Accounting Analyst, 09/2013 to 07/2015
Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A – Panama City, Panama

Provide analytical support and perform several general clerical tasks in accordance with standard accounting procedures and documentation.
Review and consolidate statistical data, perform calculations and prepare reports reflecting totals and variances.
Review invoices and Invoice Distribution Records (IDRs) to determine if Caterpillar's direct purchases are recorded into proper accounts.
Make invoice corrections and adjustments when necessary in order to clear purchases grief.
Analyze and prepare Grief Reports correcting all rejected codes on the Uncosted Grief files on a weekly basis.
Analyze and prepare Control Total Reports in order to balance the General Ledger.
Review accounting transactions reported by subsidiaries and prepare statements to reflect monthly financial condition.
Provide general administrative support to Senior Staff Accountants in order to keep financial records up to date.
Lead Inventory/Corporate offices team matrix board in order to keep tracking of monthly matrix results.
Participate in Lean Six Sigma Project in order to improve daily direct purchases processes and tasks.

Financial Management Advisory Intern, 02/2013 to 04/2013
KPMG – Panama City, Panama

Applied language skills by translating auditing contracts from Spanish to English and vice versa.
Trusted to check documents such as bank statements, daily income, expired checks, among others.
Learned to judge income vs Cash flows.
Learned to prepare financial statements and accounting charts.
Prepared Meeting Minutes on a daily basis.
Developed and prepared accounting analysis in MS excel.
Made and articulated persuasive and influential oral presentations regarding IFRS and charter accounts Learning & development.

Education

Team Building Activity - Building Resilience King's College: 2018

General Data Protection Regulation FCO London,

Government Security Classifications FCO London,

Americas Crisis Prep Exercise FCO London

About Learning: Foundational Level FCO Civil Service

: 2018
University of Louisville - Panama City, PA

Diplomacy in 21st Century Diplomatic Academy FCO London 2018 Awards/honors

Physics Olympics Participant Technological University of Panama (UTP) 2009

Dean's Academic List, Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday Party (QBP)]

Nomination from HMA for FCO Award for Excellence FCO London 2018

Nomination from LM for high-level QBP Event FCO London 2018

Team Nomination for QBP Event FCO London 2018

Diploma: Project Management, Project Directions & Agile MethodologyRamon Llull University (La Salle) - Barcelona, SP

2017
Americas Emerging Leaders Programme British Consulate Rio de Janeiro, BR

Finance E-learning courses FCO Civil Service: 2016

Equality & Diversity: Essential FCO Civil Service

: 2016

Health & Safety Awareness for Managers FCO Civil Service

: 2016

Responsible for Information: General User FCO Civil Service

: 2016

Intro to Budget Management Training FCO Civil Service

: 2016

I-expenses Online Workshop FCO Civil Service

: 2016

Purchase to Pay (P2P) Online Workshop FCO Civil Service

: 2016

Requisitioning Process FCO Civil Service

: 2016

FCO Programme Management Course British Consulate General

: 2016
Miami, FL

Professional Masters of Business Administration (MBA): International Business & ManagementFlorida International University (FIU), College of Business - Miami, FL
GPA: 3.82/ 4.00, Dean's List

2015
Lean Six Sigma for Org. Improvement University of Louisville - Panama City, Bogota, PA, CO

DMAIC Green Belt Certification Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A.,

Project Officer Job-Shadowing The British Embassy

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration, General ManagementTowson University (TU) - Baltimore, MD
GPA: 3.52/ 4.00, Dean's List

Accomplishments

Top Performer Award for August & October Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A. 2015
Top Performer Award for May Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A. 2016
Top Banana Award for Excellence & Agility The British Embassy

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

The British Embassy
Caterpillar Panama Services, S.A
KPMG

School Attended

University of Louisville
Ramon Llull University (La Salle)
Florida International University (FIU), College of Business
Lean Six Sigma for Org. Improvement University of Louisville
Towson University (TU)

Job Titles Held:

Project & Climate Officer
Product Cost Analyst
Accounting Analyst
Financial Management Advisory Intern

Degrees

Team Building Activity - Building Resilience King's College : 2018
About Learning: Foundational Level FCO Civil Service : 2018
Diploma : Project Management, Project Directions & Agile Methodology
2017
Finance E-learning courses FCO Civil Service : 2016
Equality & Diversity: Essential FCO Civil Service : 2016
Health & Safety Awareness for Managers FCO Civil Service : 2016
Responsible for Information: General User FCO Civil Service : 2016
Intro to Budget Management Training FCO Civil Service : 2016
I-expenses Online Workshop FCO Civil Service : 2016
Purchase to Pay (P2P) Online Workshop FCO Civil Service : 2016
Requisitioning Process FCO Civil Service : 2016
FCO Programme Management Course British Consulate General : 2016
Professional Masters of Business Administration (MBA) : International Business & Management
2015
Bachelor of Science : Business Administration, General Management

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