
Kenny Gómez
@kennygmez
Accounts Payable Specialist at Hologic Costa Rica who raised early payment discount capture to 95% and delivered $2M+ in savings.
What I'm looking for
At Hologic Costa Rica, I increased early payment discount capture from 80% to 95% and raised on-time payments to over 90%, delivering $2M+ in savings. I owned AP KPI reporting and dashboards, and worked across US, Costa Rica, EMEA, and APAC operations.
I coached annual training for a 20-person AP team and delivered Lean Six Sigma training to 65 shared services staff as an OPEX committee member. I’m now building on my Accounts Payable experience with FP&A studies in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and data-driven finance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Accounts Payable Specialist leading AP operations across multinational, shared services environments (US, Costa Rica, EMEA, APAC). Increased early payment discount capture from 80% to 95% and on-time payment rate to over 90%, delivering $2M+ in savings. Own end-to-end AP KPI reporting and dashboards (Excel, Power BI), tracking aging, DPO, and discount trends. Lead troubleshooting and reconciliatio
Accounts Payable Analyst III processing approximately 2,000-2,500 supplier invoices per month in Oracle and Markview across the US, Costa Rica, EMEA, and APAC at 100% accuracy. Automated daily data collection and reporting using Microsoft Forms and Power Automate, saving approximately 15 hours per month, and built an Excel/Power BI dashboard to visualize processing KPIs. Supported UAT testing for
Accounts Payable Analyst II processing supplier invoices in Oracle and Markview across multi-region operations (US, Costa Rica, EMEA, APAC), including 2-way/3-way match validation and GL coding. Validated payment vouchers, guided new vendor setup and documentation (W-9/W-8), and resolved vendor inquiries and delinquent-balance issues within a 2-3 day SLA.
Worked as Accounts Payable Intern at Hologic Costa Rica.
Worked as Human Resources Intern at CooperVision.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidad Nacional
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Financial Management, Financial Management
2024 - 2026
Coursework in corporate finance, financial statement analysis, budgeting, and financial planning, complementing my hands-on Accounts Payable background with a stronger foundation in financial analysis and forecasting.
IBM
AI for FP&A Automation & Modeling
Oct 2026
IBM
Executive Storytelling & Governance
Oct 2026
IBM
FP&A Modeling: Variance Analysis & Forecasting
Oct 2026
IBM
Forecasting & Scenario Development with AI
Oct 2026
IBM
Budgeting & Driver-Based Planning
Sep 2026
IBM
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Foundations
Sep 2026
Microsoft
Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Sep 2026
CertiProf
Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate
Sep 2022
Universidad Nacional
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Business Administration
2018 - 2022
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, with broad coursework spanning finance, accounting, budgeting, economics, operations, marketing, strategic management, human resources, and project management, building the well-rounded business foundation I later specialized in through my Licentiate's Degree and hands-on Accounts Payable experience.
EF Standard English Test (EF SET)
EF SET English Certificate 66/100 (C1 Advance)
Jul 2022
Cámara de Comercio Exterior
Especialista en Microsoft Excel
Aug 2022
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Portfolio
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