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Liora Benatar

Liora is a highly accomplished Certified Public Accountant with over eight years of experience, including five years in finance for multinational companies in the technology and entertainment industries. Her expertise includes financial planning for U.S. clients, supervising staff, and implementing business advisor tasks to support strategy execution and management control.

Liora has demonstrated exceptional analytical skills, particularly in deviation analysis and identifying areas for improvement, which has ensured enhanced performance in her roles. She is adept at data identification for KPI metric calculations and proficient in presenting account results and improvement suggestions. Her tenure at companies highlights her senior-level analytical capabilities, including budget construction, financial performance monitoring, and ad-hoc analysis for process improvements.

Education & Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

University of Zulia

2011 - 2015

Finance Management Diploma

Colombian Polytechnic

2015 - 2015

International Business Management Diploma

Colombian Polytechnic

2015 - 2015

International Financial Reporting Diploma

Technological University of Bolivar

2015 - 2015

fulltime

Argentina

Skills & Expertise
Financial AnalysisFinancial PlanningManagement ControlDeviation AnalysisBusiness Strategy ExecutionFinancial Performance MonitoringAd-hoc AnalysisFilm Acquisition AnalysisKPI Metric CalculationsFinancial AccountingProject ManagementStrategic Planning

Industry Expertise

Professional Services
Business Consulting and Services
Entertainment Providers
Multinational Corporations
Technology
Career Highlights
Financial Specialist (Team Lead)

Global Consulting Firm

Senior Financial Analyst

American Media

Senior Financial analyst (Contract Financial Management)

Global Consulting Firm

External Auditor

Accounting Firm

Accountant

Accounting Firm

Employment
Global Consulting Firm

Financial Specialist (Team Lead)

Jan 2022 - Present
  • Conducting financial planning for US clients;
  • Supervising staff;
  • Implementing business advisor tasks for strategy execution and management control;
  • Analyzing deviations and identifying areas for improvement to enhance performance;
  • Identifying necessary data for calculating metrics that support KPIs;
  • Presenting account results and suggesting improvements.
American Media

Senior Financial Analyst

Mar 2021 - Jan 2022
  • Analyzing actual versus forecast results, identifying and explaining variances;
  • Monitoring financial performance and creating KPI reports;
  • Constructing the company's annual budget using analytical tools and business insight;
  • Preparing reports and budget presentations;
  • Providing support to finance teams and others during the budget process;
  • Conducting ad-hoc analysis and leading process improvement projects;
  • Analyzing film acquisitions and projecting amortization for multiple business plans;
  • Offering reporting support to senior financial management.
Global Consulting Firm

Senior Financial analyst (Contract Financial Management)

Nov 2018 - Mar 2021
  • Conducting financial planning for US clients;
  • Creating and analyzing budgets, financial projections, and accounting, monitoring monthly results;
  • Performing Business Advisor tasks to contribute to management execution and control strategies;
  • Analyzing accounting of Payroll results and managing the resource pyramid;
  • Generating and presenting weekly and monthly reports for management and joint areas;
  • Detecting errors, deviations, and potential improvements to enhance performance;
  • Identifying necessary data for calculating metrics that support KPIs;
  • Making presentations of results for management across various company areas.
Accounting Firm

External Auditor

Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
  • Reviewing and evaluating clients' internal control systems;
  • Assessing internal processes and systems for efficiency;
  • Compiling weekly management reports.
Accounting Firm

Accountant

Sep 2015 - May 2018
  • Preparing monthly accounts and bank reconciliations;
  • Analyzing revenues, costs, expenses, and accounts payable;
  • Presenting to top management on billing area performance and daily closings;
  • Issuing tax withholdings for taxpayers and declaring monthly taxes as per the calendar;
  • Preparing extracts from the manual of procedures, internal control, and function instructions associated with sales and billing;
  • Assisting management in analyzing accounting and financial information;
  • Supporting the preparation and analysis of cost structures and the inventory area to implement material dispatch controls.

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