Cynthia L Cartagena Colón
Aibonito
Summary
Finance and HR professional experienced with designing engaging and effective challenge activities. Utilizes creative problem-solving techniques to enhance team dynamics. Knowledge of adapting programs to suit different team needs and objectives. Highly organized, methodical, and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Flexibility to accept challenges and move forward with them in areas like Finance, Payroll or Human Resources.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accountant-Compensation/Controllership Division
Medtronic
08.2023 - Current
- Perform financial analysis (compensation related) to support business plans for Medtronic PR Sites and Dominican Republic’s Sites.
- Prepare, review and post journal entries for all Sites.
- Perform Balance Sheet Accounts reconciliations for all Sites.
- Support Statutory External Audit / Internal Audit Support
- Completed daily functions like accounts tracking, payroll and wage allocations and budgeting.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Used advanced software or systems to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Collected and reported monthly expenses, variances and explanations as required.
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
Payroll Accountant
Medtronic
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Plan, coordinate and execute the different technical and operational activities related with the employee’s time and attendance cycles.
- Delivered human resources financial support by certifying and processing payroll, completing time and attendance process and performing pay adjustments as required.
- Business partner of HR department giving support in different business strategies like trainings, employee management, coaching to employees/supervisors
- Contribute with inputs in processes like budget, headcount, forecast, financial and statistics projects related with labor/payroll costs
- Journal Entries and Reconciliation Accounts were performed during end of month process.
- Support payroll and benefits related with Employee’s Procedures or Policies (local and global)
- Developed comprehensive training materials for new team members to quickly learn company-specific payroll procedures.
- Ensured accurate and timely payments for all employees, managing weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
- Maintained compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations by staying up-to-date on changes and adjusting payroll systems accordingly.
Value Stream Leader - Solutions Area
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Supervise all packaging operations associated to USABON SSL/ LSL Operations
- Promote a zero-harm workplace and assure that required EHS resources are available and in compliance.
- Develop and implement projects (VIP) to reduce product's costs.
- It shall include downtime efficiency, conversion loss reduction initiatives.
- Improved value stream efficiency by implementing lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Increased customer satisfaction with timely deliveries by improving scheduling and coordination across departments.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration to optimize end-to-end value stream performance.
- Developed robust standard work procedures to ensure consistent execution of tasks throughout the production line.
Operational Excellence Representative
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
12.2018 - 04.2021
- Identifies, designs, and implements improvements that provide fast, sustainable, and low-risk/high-reward benefits for assigned areas.
- Support Operational Excellence deployment in Plant including but not limited to: Enterprise Management System (EMS), Value Improvement Process (VIP), Lean Trainings, Best Practices Sharing, Lean Maintenance and 6’S.
- Develops and implement KPIs, such as: business process, team performance, change management, continuous improvement, learning, GMPs and communications.
- Provides support on annual goal and target setting process.
- Full support to site Transformation strategies and business processes.
- Facilitates Lean/Operational Excellence tools training modules to contribute with improvements, problem solving and other opportunities in manufacturing processes.
- Supports areas with different initiatives to ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements (GMP's, OSHA, EPA, others)
Senior Payroll Accountant-Compensation
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
12.2008 - 12.2018
- Plan, coordinate and execute the different technical and operational activities related with the employee’s payroll cycles.
- Business partner of HR department giving support in different business strategies like trainings, employee deductions management, coaching to employees/supervisors, management of Plant headcount, hiring, labor costs and related.
- Assure compliance with Internal Control Procedures & SOX Control Activities.
- Active participation in budget, headcount, forecast, financial and statistics projects related with labor cost’s calculations/interpretation.
- Reduced errors in payroll processing by conducting thorough audits and reconciliations of records.
- Ensured accurate and timely payments for all employees, managing weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
- Collaborated with HR department to ensure smooth onboarding of new hires, setting up employee profiles in the payroll system.
- Maintained compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations by staying up-to-date on changes and adjusting payroll systems accordingly.
HR Manager
Ikon Benefits
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Plan, coordinate and execute the different technical and operational activities under the field of the Administration of Human Resources in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory dispositions.
- In charge of positions classification, recruiting, employee relations, selection, training, evaluation, retention, and compensation, as others.
- Responsible for use, maintenance and safekeeping of records, payrolls, recruiting, promotion and employees' transferences, interviews, completions of employment and all documents required to be filled.
- Human Resources Management active interaction with Company’s Staff of Directors supporting them with HR/Business strategies.
Education
MBA - Human Resources
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico12.2004
BBA - Management
University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus
Cayey, Puerto Rico05.2002
Skills
- Accounting, bookkeeping and Reconciliations
- Payroll Processing and Management
- Account reconciliation processes
- Microsoft Office
- Human Resources Department Processes
Certification
- Managerial Essential Skills
- Supervision Academy Completion – Internal Baxter Program
- Lean Six Sigma 6’s Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Project Management
- Medical Plan Billing/HIPAA Certification
References
Available as soon as requested.
Keyaccomplishments
- Baxter Healthcare of PR - Successfully implementation of Payroll System (full process) in Baxter located at Dominican Republic (New Operations), MOR meetings, budget plan presentation, trainings, headcount management, labor cost understanding and analysis for forecast and budget process to maximize the use of the resources and the effectiveness of them in the Organization and significant Savings Program Culture Implementation.
- Medtronic of Puerto Rico - Kronos Payroll System Upgrade Implementation, significant standardization/automation improvements on the local payroll process for DR Sites and standardization in processes required to complete the end of month closing activities.
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Accountant-Compensation/Controllership Division
Medtronic
08.2023 - Current
Payroll Accountant
Medtronic
01.2022 - 08.2023
Value Stream Leader - Solutions Area
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
04.2021 - 12.2021
Operational Excellence Representative
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
12.2018 - 04.2021
Senior Payroll Accountant-Compensation
Baxter Healthcare Inc.
12.2008 - 12.2018
HR Manager
Ikon Benefits
01.2006 - 01.2008
MBA - Human Resources
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
BBA - Management
University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus
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