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Jean SOTO

Miami

En résumé

Former EY partner, global-minded professional with over 25 years of experience and substantial expertise in accounting, reporting and tax compliance. Fluent in 3 languages (English, Spanish , French) and excellent cross-cultural communication skills with a commitment to developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and clients. Credited with combining leadership, account management, and controller expertise to improve efficiency and reduce costs.Significant ability to build operations from the ground up and to compete in competitive markets.

Mes compétences :
Tax Compliance
Taxation
Statutory Reporting
Payroll
account management
Team Management
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Process Improvement
Problem Solving
Personnel Management
Client relations
Offshoring
Outsourcing
Accounting procedures
Cross cultural communication skills
Shared Services Centers
Budgeting
US GAAP
IFRS
Internal control
Financial analysis
Due Diligence
Real Estate
Management reporting

Entreprises

  • Burger King - Director of Accounting & Tax

    Miami 2016 - 2017 In a post merger context, led and managed an accounting and tax team of 40 professionals ;
    Developped new accounting processes further to the merger of the French Quick entities with the French Burger King entities.
    Managed and oversaw the monthly closes including the December 31, 2016 year-end close;
    Teamed with and reported to the Group CFO on a number of new projects with accounting & tax implications.
  • EY (Ernst & Young) - REGIONAL COMPLIANCE LEADER

    Courbevoie 2012 - 2015 REGIONAL COMPLIANCE LEADER FOR LATIN AMERICA
    * Rebuilt company Accounting Compliance and Reporting (ACR) capabilities in Latin America from bottom up. ;
    * Spearheaded company effort to deliver bookkeeping, payroll, statutory reporting services in major regional economies and secured global compliance contracts with strategic clients. ;
    * Founded and led Global Compliance Reporting (GCR) Center of Excellence for Latin America; created and implemented strategy to differentiate Ernst & Young on GCR market. ;
    * Reduced costs by optimizing data gathering processes on multi-country GCR engagements; centralized and standardized bookkeeping and statutory reporting. ;
    * Developed regional team of 30 compliance professionals that collaborated with local teams in 20 countries. ;
    * Key clients: Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Astra Zeneca, Nokia, Dell, Regus, SAP, and Honeywell. ;
  • EY (Ernst & Young) - EY PARTNER

    Courbevoie 2001 - 2012 * Led and managed company effort to outsource compliance services, including accounting, reporting, tax compliance, and payroll to foreign groups setting up and doing business in France. ;
    * Designed and prepared customized corporate reporting packages, financial forecasts, and proforma accounts. ;
    * Adapted clients' accounting systems to French accounting and tax requirements and provided support. ;
    * Developed real estate sector of French ACR practice of up to 8 million EUR / year. ;
    * Offshored some compliance operations to India Shared Services center and trained 5 personnel in India. ;
    * Key clients included AXA Reim, TishmanSpeyer, Scottish Widows (Lloyd's), Beacon, Baupost, WP Carey, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Starbucks, Fidelity, Colgate, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Toyota. ;
  • EY (Ernst & Young) - French CPA

    Courbevoie 1989 - 2001 * Managed accounting & tax compliance services and oversaw management control, invoicing processes, debt collection, and cash flow forecasts; supervised diverse, cross-functional teams. ;
    * Marketed and sold compliance services to domestic and international clients. ;

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