Junier Laureano

Budget Management, Financial Reporting & Tool Optimization: I coordinate the annual budgeting process, working closely with various departments to ensure their needs are accurately reflected. I design and maintain financial reports that provide clear and timely insights into budget performance. I organize meetings and training sessions to ensure stakeholders understand the data and can make informed decisions. I continuously monitor budget execution and prepare trend reports to identify variances, recommend adjustments, and optimize resource use.

Additionally, I am specially assigned to develop and maintain tools that help teams save time and work more efficiently. This includes creating dashboards and automations using Power BI, Excel, Planner, and other tools to simplify operational processes, facilitate data analysis, and improve information management.

Mission Support:

• Trained newly assigned Mission Presidents, Financial Secretaries, and Housing & Fleet Elders, providing ongoing guidance and support as needed.
• Monitored mission budgets, identified and corrected accounting errors in a timely manner, and delivered additional training when necessary.
• Assisted Mission Presidents in the preparation of the annual administrative budget, ensuring alignment with financial guidelines and strategic objectives.

Project Support:

• Tracked project execution from initiation to closure, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance throughout each phase.
• Processed budget entries to allocate funds to specific projects, maintaining alignment with approved budgets.
• Supervised project accounting activities, including reconciliation and reporting.
• Worked with key financial reports such as GPM (Global Project Monitoring) and WIP (Work in Progress) to evaluate project performance and financial status.

Additionally, managed responsibilities related to the GTPAF Fund, supporting its proper allocation and reporting in accordance with institutional requirements.

Provided training and ongoing support to leadership within the Santiago Coordinating Councils and to Church leaders in Cuba. Responsibilities focused on strengthening administrative and financial operations at the local unit level.

• Trained leaders on the use of the Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) system, assisting with a wide range of tasks—from creating individual membership records to completing quarterly reports, conducting financial audits, and ensuring compliance with Church policies.
• Monitored fast offerings and their appropriate use, ensuring that funds were managed and distributed according to established guidelines.
• Acted as a key point of contact for administrative and system-related support, helping local leaders resolve issues and improve operational efficiency.

Responsible for recording accounting entries and performing monthly account analysis to ensure accuracy and completeness. Maintained control over all affected accounts and carried out regular reconciliations to support accurate financial reporting.

Key Achievement:
Proposed and helped implement a system enhancement that allowed for the cloning of frequently used accounting entries. This improvement significantly reduced manual data entry and increased processing efficiency by over 45% compared to previous months.

Responsible for generating weekly invoices for cinema chains across the country, based on reported ticket sales. Followed up on collections in accordance with contractual agreements between the distributor and each cinema, ensuring timely payments and account updates.

Key Achievement:
Developed an Excel macro that automated the sales validation process, reducing validation time from 1–2 full days to just 2 hours. This improvement freed up approximately 14 hours per week, allowing more time to focus on collections, account reconciliations, and other key responsibilities within the role.

Responsible for overseeing and controlling the revenue records of 18 Papa John's branches nationwide. Ensured accurate and timely reporting of daily income, deposits, and reconciliations in line with company policies.

Additionally, supervised a team of three employees responsible for managing revenue operations for Krispy Kreme and Palacio del Cine, providing guidance, support, and oversight to maintain consistency and accuracy across all brands.

Worked as the supervisor of one of the company’s warehouses at Baccessory. Responsible for overseeing the receipt and dispatch of goods, maintaining accurate inventory records, and ensuring efficient warehouse operations.

Key Achievements:

• Collaborated with the logistics department to implement a streamlined distribution chain, significantly reducing delivery times to customers.

• Designed and introduced a new workflow model that enabled the warehouse team to maintain an up-to-date inventory, improving tracking and operational efficiency.