Heather Pereira

About Heather Pereira

Strategic and results-driven Senior Accounting and Finance Leader with extensive experience in full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and operational leadership across corporate and non-profit sectors. Proven track record of driving financial accuracy, accelerating close processes, enhancing compliance, and leading system upgrades that improve organizational performance. Adept at building high-performing teams, streamlining processes, and aligning financial operations with business goals. Career Note: Several career transitions reflect family-related relocations across the U.S. Each move provided an opportunity to contribute to new organizations, where I consistently improved financial processes, led successful audits, and enhanced reporting accuracy.

Experience

1. Assistant Corporate Controller

   Arctic Glacier Premium Ice

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Manage the corporate month end close process and 4 accountants• Supported management team in year-end audit by being a point of contact and gathering and creating supporting documentation• Reviewing expense reports and invoice submissions in Concur• Creating and managing Distributor statements and relationships

Education

• University of Washington

  Bacherlor of Arts, Psychology

  1996 — 1998

• Seattle University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting

  2001 — 2003