Type Of Business:
Insurance and re-insurance company
Marketing Area:
Regional; Latin America
Expertise:
Financial Analysis; Report; Audit control; Accounts operations; Strategic Planning; Cost control; SOX compliance
Major Product/SVS:
Health and life insurance services
Hobbies/Sports:
Reading; Playing chess; Playing and watching sports; Learning; Dancing
Education Degrees:
Master's Degree in International Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University (2004); Master's Degree in Management Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University (2003); Master's Degree in Accounting, Nova Southeastern University; Bachelor of Science in Economics, Universidad Internacional de las Américas (1997); Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Universidad Internacional de las Américas
Affiliations Awards:
ALFA; HACE; Toastmasters International
Industry:
Financial Management
State/Country of Origin:
Costa Rica
Date of Distinction:
1/10/2012
Work History:
Director of Finance, Blackpoint Underwriters, LLC (2009-Present); Assistant Controller, Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel (2006-2009); Finance and Accounting Manager, Peace Education Foundation (2006); Financial Analyst, Robico Shutters; Loan Analyst, International Business Department Internship, Merrill Lynch Corp.; Project Consultant, CBM Medical Center
Career Achievements:
Developed documented financial controls when Blackpoint had not identified or implemented financial controls; Created documented general controls and processes for signature authority, A/P, A/R, treasury and reporting; Mitigated risk by identifying and testing needed controls to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; Restructured department operations and reducing costs; Researched and implemented income recovery and inventory management processes; Decreased spoiled and wasted food, reducing food costs by 15 percent; Oversaw successful acquisition to completion; Managed financial audit for M&A process; Evaluated and provided all financial reviews, contracts and due diligence documents to attorneys; Completed compliant acquisition on time; Streamlined financial reports, significantly reducing account receivable collection times; Assessed and developed an accounts receivable reporting schedule, free of errors, reducing time in manual report creation, American President Lines; Decreased the average receivable collection time by 66 percent
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
She is separated by being creative and allowing others to feel confident and comfortable to work with her.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
The most gratifying aspect of her career is being able to work in different industries and in various countries, and learning the correct industry lingo.
How would you like to be remembered by your peers?:
She would like to be remembered as someone who was an individual who enjoys her job, worked hard, and colleagues feel very confident when they work with her. She never gives up.
If you could solve one problem in the world today, what would it be?:
If she could solve any world problem, she would try to solve world hunger.
If you could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why?:
She would have lunch with Mr. Benito Mora, because his belief is that everyone should be treated equally, and Mother Teresa, because she showed the world to love your enemies.
Expanded Biography:
Ms. Feoli was hired at American President Lines as a financial analyst in 2005. Her job at the container transportation and shipping company is to coordinate and manage Chilean market accounts, payable and receivable. She analyzed and actualized the company's receivables for 15 countries. She maintained and evaluated the job costing system for multiple accounts.
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlight of her career is to learn from people, good comments and bad comments, and put them in practice. If someone says you do not know, show that you know, and if you do not know, learn.
Charity:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; Back on Track Network, Inc.
Number Of Years In Profession:
11
Number Of Years In Current Position:
2
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her hard work and perseverance.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession after starting her career as a loan analyst.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Feoli is a former payroll manager at the Miami Hotel and assistant controller at the Doubletree Hotel. She is efficient in Microsoft Access and Office, and has strong presentation skills. She is also experienced in process engineering, purchasing, QuickBooks, reports, research, sales, SQL and valuations. She has done public speaking.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Building financial infrastructure to support growth and change; Enforcing financial policies to align with corporate objectives; Providing definitive financial input to the general management processes; Meeting stringent internal and external audit requirements; Overseeing financial reports, fixed assets, funds, cash flow, budgets, customer service, bank statements, and market research; Forecasting; Maintaining client relations; Handling strategic planning; Marketing; Maintaining the general ledger and grant writing; Budgeting
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Feoli hopes to become a chief financial officer of a large corporation.