María Gabriela Hernández

Managed international accounts payable, bookkeeping, cash flow, and daily accounting ledgers while coordinating procurement through customs clearance and import permits. Spearheaded AI-ready automation using VBA and Power Query to track container fulfillment, cutting manual reporting time by 95%.

Led international accounts payable management exceeding $8M USD and performed continuous audits of accounts payable and internal departments to ensure financial integrity. Built a proactive financial planning model for customs duties and liquidity, achieving 100% immediate cargo release upon port arrival.

Conducted detailed price comparisons and supported financial and forensic audits, including preparation for industry-specific permit applications. Prevented $50,000 in vendor overpayments through forensic audit collaboration and strengthened internal controls.

Reported and analyzed sales metrics and inventory movement, maintaining daily price lists and processing invoicing and dispatch guides. Streamlined the sales-to-finance pipeline to accelerate month-end closing and built Power BI dashboards for real-time sales and inventory metrics.

Delivered ESL instruction for 150+ students by creating customized lesson plans to improve technical English and conversational fluency. Developed and implemented teaching strategies for children and simplified complex concepts to support learning outcomes.

Grade: 17.5

Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta. Achieved Dean’s List honors while maintaining a top-percentile GPA (9 out of 10 trimesters).