Albert Avina

About Albert Avina

Accomplished business partner.Works with all levels of organizations to provide guidance and a customer focus to achieve shared goals. Operates with transparency and high ethical standards even in challenging environments. Builds teams by finding smart people and letting them do their jobs. Takes a hands-on approach to building systems then provides guidance to ensure successful implementation and continuation. Treats people with dignity and respect and expects all to give 100%.ACCOMPLISHMENTSContractual recovery of millions of dollars due to persistence, oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills and fact-based analysis.Management of Six Sigma projects saving millions of dollars by working well within a group environment.Established systems and offices in difficult locations by working well under pressure while dealing with unexpected problems in a professional manner. Established best practices to efficiently support the month-end and year-end close process within SEC and IFRS reporting standards.Managed an IFRS conversion overseas.

Experience

1. Consultant

   Axia Partners, Consulting

   Aug 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Due to the reduction in hours as a Director for KBR, I have taken on full-time consulting work with Axia partners. I have worked on the Lear Capital bankruptcy performing reconciliations, closing out the monthly books and reporting out documents to the bankruptcy court. In addition, I have been working with Solaris assisting in SEC reporting, month-end close out along with billings and accounts payable.

Education

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

  1984 — 1987

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  MBA, International Management

  1994 — 1995