Omar Aranguren Master of Business Administration - MBA en Indiana Institute Of

Payroll Manager Americas

GoGlobal

Jun 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)

- Lead payroll operations for the Americas region at GG, managing end-to-end payroll processes for the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico by ensuring accuracy, compliance with local regulations, and timely processing for all countries within the region. - Successfully led the implementation of in-house payroll systems for Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico, achieving completion in record time while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and seamless transitions from outsourced providers. - Sourced, evaluated, and negotiated payroll software solutions (Totvs, ADP, Paychex etc.), securing the best cost-benefit options for the company while enhancing operational efficiency a

Senior Regional Payroll Manager - Americas

Velocity Global

Jul 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 4 months)

- Directed the regional payroll team, overseeing payroll, benefits, expenses, and PEO payables across 21+ countries in the Americas while driving global payroll process standardization. - Actively contributed to strategic planning and key decision-making processes as a Senior Payroll Manager, shaping the future direction of the payroll function and driving initiatives to enhance operational excellence and long-term sustainability. - Partnered with regional counterparts in Europe, APAC, and AMA to identify common processes and best practices, fostering global alignment and operational efficiency. - Provided strategic support for local entity setups in the Americas, ensuring seamless integration with global payroll and compliance framework

Regional Payroll Manager - LATAM & North America

Velocity Global

Mar 2019 - Oct 2022 (3 years 8 months)

- Led the payroll team of 4 associates, overseeing payroll, benefits, expenses, and payables across 21+ countries in the Americas region (Canada, USA, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Perú, Argentina, Chile, Salvador, Costa Rica, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Haití, Uruguay, Ecuador, and others). - Ensured payroll timeliness, compliance, and accuracy for all regional clients, adhering to local regulations and company standards. - Supported the setup and establishment of local entities within the region, facilitating seamless payroll operations. - Managed relationships with payroll and benefits vendors, ensuring high-quality service delivery and compliance. - Oversaw regional benefits management, aligning offerings with local market standards and comp

HR Payroll Cluster Lead Caribbean & Andean Region

Nokia

Dec 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 4 months)

- Oversaw the review and approval of payroll and post-payroll processes for six Latin American countries (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico), with first-level approval authority over approximately USD $1.5M. - Provided functional leadership and support to the cluster payroll team of six analysts, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance. - Accountable for the preparation, analysis, and submission of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance reports, ensuring adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements. - Acted as a payroll subject matter expert, providing guidance to HR managers on payroll systems, processes, and local labor legislation. - Managed payroll vendor relationships, ensuring se

Interim HR Transactions & Payroll Team Lead for CPG & ECG Geomarket

Schlumberger

Jul 2017 - Dec 2017 (6 months)

- Supervisor and lead of the payroll and transactions team for three latin american countries: Colombia, Peru and Ecuador - Responsible of the Colombian payroll and post payroll processes With US $ 2 MM +/- first level approval responsibility - Functionally leads and support ESS team that attends employee queries and inquires - Provide support for HR function as a fisrt point of escalation of transactions, payroll and benefits inquires - Participates in HR related projects concerning to payroll integration, benefits review and system enhancements (SAP)

HR Payroll Analyst CO (Colombia)

Schlumberger

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)

- Performs the payroll calculation for Colombia employees - Perform the fiscal payroll calculation for Expat. employees based in Colombia - Coordinates closely with HR Transactions Administrators, Management/third party information providers and service providers to ensure all data affecting payroll is efficiently captured within established deadlines. - Inputs items of variable compensation and manages all calculations. - Administers the refund of benefit expenses and ensures taxable items are coded in the correct manner. - Performs all associated checks, controls and reconciliations. - Arranges for payment of income tax and social contributions. - Produces reports for internal usage, external service providers and tax authorities. -

HR Transactions Administrator CPG & ECG (Colombia, Perú & Ecuador)

Schlumberger

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 (1 year)

- Performs administration of personnel actions including hiring, employee documentation, benefits administration, etc. for local and Expat. Employees based in Colombia, Perú and Ecuador. - Provides support on Local and International terminations. - Elaborates International Employment documents for Expat. Employees. - Provides reports to the Personnel/Management team. - Supports Line Management and Personnel as needed. - Responds to queries from employees, managers and Personnel through AskHR tool. - Performs SAP actions such as hiring, promotion, transfer, termination, etc., as required. - Performs SAP transactions such as inputting of absences, attendances, payments, deductions, etc., as required. - Conducts research and analyzes data

HR Transactions Administrator - BRZ (Brazil)

Schlumberger

Sep 2012 - Dec 2014 (2 years 4 months)

- Performs administration of personnel actions including hiring, employee documentation, benefits administration, etc. for local and Expat. Employees based in Brazil. - Provide support on "Dissidio" (Union Agreement) anual process for Brazil. - Ellaborates Brazilian government reports like SEFIP, IBGE and RAIS. - Ellaborates International Employment documents for Expat. Employees. - Calculation and Input of absences and attendances for local and IS employees. - Provides reports to the Personnel/Management team. - Supports Line Management and Personnel as needed. - Responds to queries from employees, managers and Personnel through AskHR tool. - Performs SAP actions such as hiring, promotion, transfer, termination, etc., as required. - Pe

HR Transactions Intern - BRZ (Brazil)

Schlumberger

Apr 2012 - Sep 2012 (6 months)

LAM City: Bogota - Provide support to BRZ transactions Team. - Performs administration of personnel actions oriented to BRZ population. - Provides reports to the Personnel/Management team. - Supports Line Management and Personnel as needed. - Performs SAP actions as required. - Performs SAP transactions as required. - Conducts research and analyzes data on assigned projects. - Identifies and participates in continuous improvement initiatives.

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Commercial and Marketing Assistant

Duff Colombia LTDA

Aug 2010 - Nov 2010 (4 months)

-Provide support in client consecution for the firm products, especially Handcrafted Beers -Development of promotional strategies for Duff, 3 Cordilleras, Paulaner and Holba Beers -Development of client loyalty strategies -Design free cash flows and sales proyections to support the marketing strategy of the company

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Marketing Research Analyst

Sensoria Consultores en Comunicación Ltda

Sep 2008 - Dec 2008 (4 months)

-Assistant in the development and planning of a marketing research study oriented to the entertaiment sector -Provide trainning to the pollsters -Assist in the design of the questionnaire -Calculate the Study Sample -Provide full statistical analysis of gathered data using SPSS -Ellaborates the final report of the study -Present final results to the board of directors of the client

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Financial Assistant

CI Agroandes SA

Feb 2007 - Mar 2008 (1 year 2 months)

- Provide support on free cash flows ellaboration - Provide support by developing financial and risk simulations using Crystal Ball - Assit on the search for financial AID to the proyect with FINAGRO and JP Morgan - Provide support by presenting the Business Plan of the company to the financial institutions - Helps on the financial valuation of an agribusiness proyect located in Guamo, Tolima

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