About Sasha Ivan
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Conversational
Experience
- JOHN DEERETreasury AnalystFebruary 2022 - March 2023 (1 year and 1 month)Rosario, Santa Fe Province, ArgentinaWeekly multi-currency cash flow forecasting (ARS/USD/EUR)and variance analysis (forecast vs. actual) across twolegal entities (John Deere Financial and John DeereIndustries), executing 5-10 daily transactions.Coordinated investments in money market funds (ARS200M-1B) and fund allocation for supplier payments across~10 financial institutions, negotiating terms and ensuringoperational liquidity.Daily cross-system reconciliations between bankstatements, SAP ERP (FI/TR modules) and treasuryworkbooks to ensure data integrity in monthly closingcycles.Month-end consolidated reporting to US corporateheadquarters in English, including variance commentary oncash position, investments and liquidity, after review andapproval by local management.Automated financial reports between SAP and Excel toreduce manual consolidation work, improving visibility fordepartmental decision-making.Environment: multinational agribusiness, US GAAP reporting,multi-entity operations, ~10 banks, ARS/USD/EUR dailyoperations.
- John DeereInternal Controls Analyst (SOX)July 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 7 months)End-to-end process analysis and SOX controls testing onkey financial processes: accounts payable, accountsreceivable, treasury, inventory, fixed assets, payroll andperiod-end close — covering 4 group entities across 2countries (John Deere Argentina, John Deere Brazil, PLA,and King Agro).Process documentation based on SAP ERP and Excel data:process narratives, risk identification, mapping of appliedcontrols and root-cause analysis on exceptions, withimprovement proposals adopted and implemented by businessunits.Integration audits following the King Agro acquisition,assessing alignment of acquired processes with groupstandards and internal control compliance in coordinationwith the Brazil regional team.Liaison with Deloitte external auditors during annualcycles: providing evidence, technical support to reviews,and resolution of findings.Data analysis on SAP transactions to identify operationalinefficiencies, data integrity issues and controldeficiencies across multiple financial processes andentities.Environment: multinational under SOX standards, multi-entity coverage (Argentina + Brazil), coordination withBig 4 external auditors, US GAAP framework.
- Operations & Finance Specialist | Process Automation ProjectProfessional DevelopmentApril 2023 - April 2026 (3 years)DenmarkFinancial and operational support in a small businessenvironment (food & beverage), with direct accountabilityto ownership in a bilingual work environment (English/Danish).Ownership of daily financial operations: cashreconciliation, cost control, inventory tracking, vendorpayments and management reporting.Identified and implemented process improvements acrossordering, payment collection and closing workflows,reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.Sales data analysis to detect trends and supportpurchasing decisions; built reporting routines for thebusiness owner.In parallel, intensive technical specialization: Python(CS50x — Harvard University), SQL, advanced Power BI (DAX,Power Query) and integration of generative AI in financialanalysis and documentation workflows.Development of personal projects in financial processautomation:→ Automated reconciliation engine in Python (multi-strategy matching, 95%+ match rate, ETL design withauditable exception reporting)→ Financial reporting pipeline: end-to-end automationfrom raw ERP exports to executive dashboard with datamodeling, variance tracking and KPI visualizationEnvironment: small business operations, bilingual (English/Danish), full ownership of finance function, self-directedtechnical development.
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Education
- Certified Public AccountantNational University of Rosario (UNR)Certified Public Accountant
- CS50x: Introduction to Computer ScienceHarvard UniversityCS50x: Introduction to Computer Science