Maria-Teresa Alamo-Cantarero

• Reporting to the Pensions Trust Finance Manager, I am responsible for building a level of understanding of corporate business controls requirements and ensuring a robust internal control systems, minimising the occurrence of errors and fraud within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation and presentation of Business controls review for IBM UK Pensions Management team on a monthly basis.
• Take the lead on presenting to internal and external audit teams and a country and worldwide level.
• Liaison with Pension professionals and senior/executive personnel to ensure the compliance of Sarbanes Oxley legislation within the department.
• Creation of process flows and regular review with team experts to ensure compliance to prevent audit exposures, establishing a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provided training and guidance on best practices in internal controls for employees at all levels of the organization.
• Respond to requests to appropriately solve concerns and issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for liaison with external companies (Leaseplan, Alphabet) to negotiate corporate package for IBM UK
• Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by responding promptly to inquiries and addressing concerns professionally.
• Participated in workshops and in-service meetings to enhance personal growth and professional development.

Key Responsibilities (Part-time role):

• Interface between Global Mobility delivery centre and UK departments on tax, accounting and payroll
• Managing assignee's payments and advances
• Work permit, Visas and social security applications

Key Responsibilities:

• Director of Hampshire area providing training and development on consultants and providing toolset to exceed targets.
• Live cooking demonstrations at clients homes and public events in order to sell company products.
• Multi award winner for sales and recruitment.

Key Responsibilities:

• EMEA role to drive human resource strategies around hiring requests, international assignments, new management positions, redeployment and separation cases.
• Prepared and maintained reports for the weekly reviews with the Review Board and the various hiring teams within IBM, and communication of board decisions.
• Tracking of expenses relating to separation packages and the rehiring of former employees.
• Provide extensive training package for the AskHR team in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and controlling UK HQ expense and headcount.
• Special projects relating to HR Recruitment process.
• Production of regular plan updates and Management Information for Monthly Management process.