Adrian Cabrera Email & Phone Number

Schenectady, Ny, Us

Schenectady, New York, United States

Responsibilities: I managed financial planning and delivered strategic direction through strategy creation, decision-making, and forecasting/budgeting. I conducted research of economic trends and captured revenue opportunities while using price differentiation. I assessed internal operations and identified areas for cost reduction and process enhancement. I analyzed and resolved escalating complexity in LM's warranty process to optimize the connection between financials and operations as well as improve forecast accuracy. Key Accomplishments: - Generated 10% compound annual growth rate, managed product innovation, and led global expansion of service offerings through design and creation of growth playbook for the next three years of financial planning. - Streamlined go-to-market strategies and ensured enhanced service delivery to customers by leading the integration of LM Wind Power Services into GE Digital Services. o Supported smooth integration of 88 employees into the platforms and ensured seamless communication across legal, operations, HR, engineering, and finance functions. - Bridged the operations and finance communication gap by revamping the end-to-end warranty process while directing a cross-functional team. o Delivered major savings valued at $25M by strategizing and implementing robust processes for claims, exposure, repairs, budgeting, and reserves along with improving financial planning and reserve accuracy. - Oversaw the recovery of $73M in cash and accomplished a $29M increase in gross margin by revitalizing billing operations for Frames and Yards rental fees to end customers. o Ensured prompt engagement with management support alongside enhanced visibility through the development of a global process for efficient tracking of entitle services.

Arkansas, United States

Responsibilities: I enabled the accomplishment of all corporate requirements in adherence to financial standards by defining reporting in liaison with senior-level management. I oversaw the forecasting and budgeting process as well as assessed financial results and key performance indicators (KPIs). I fostered and retained compliance with GE financial reporting and set company policies. Key Accomplishments: - Drove $5M in savings for transportation and supplies accounts by implementing cost-saving initiatives along with incorporating a bullet train program to manage budgets by key account in close liaison with LM productivity leader. - Assisted in rapid integration of newly acquired $1B revenue from LM Wind Power by integrating financial performance metrics to synchronize operational data with Americas region finances. - Championed regional adoption of HFM to set a global precedent for enhanced financial tracking and reporting, as recognized by the CFO while directing team of five newly acquired finance managers.

Mexico

I developed and implemented treasury operations strategies to strength cash controls in Latin America and optimize liquidity. I created and provided short-term forecasts to support cash position management to senior-level management to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and payroll and vendor payments. I recommended and delivered policies and procedures for activities in the areas of treasury management to ensure accomplishment of financial objectives. - To bolster cash management of $2.5 billion in LatAm, I implemented a short-term liquidity forecast. This proactive planning ensured timely fulfillment of payroll and vendor obligations, significantly reducing overdrafts in 549 accounts, from 5 to just 1 case.- I led a team of 40 to consolidate 99% of treasury operations in LatAm. We developed KPIs to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and implemented enhanced fraud controls for manual payments. This resulted in zero unreconciled bank accounts by 2017.

Mexico

Responsibilities: I managed the planning, implementation, and integration of Global Operations Shared Services Multifunction Organization, including Finance, Taxes, Indirect sourcing, Customs, EHS, IT, and HR operations for GE sites in Latin America. I liaised with senior management to establish strategic goals and project objectives. I led multiple concurrent function integration projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery for impactful results. I showcased outstanding coordination skills in executing and aligning all functions for seamless migrations. I led the development of the Monterrey center readiness program, ensuring top-tier performance and execution standards. Key Accomplishments: - Enhanced transactional efficiency and empowered a $3M reinvestment through LEAN initiatives to standardize business processes with improved productivity and minimized costs. - Incorporated a taxonomy for data storage and a repository for SOPs, strengthening knowledge transfer and operational efficiency. - Ensured the consolidation of financial operations across the LatAm region into the Monterrey Hub while overseeing the PMO integration team, leading accounts payables, invoice to cash, tax, treasury, and record-to-report procedures. o Enhanced salary arbitrage and productivity savings, completing consolidation six months ahead of schedule and establishing a precedent as the pioneering Global Hub among four. - Enabled operational continuity in the event of earthquakes, hurricanes, or other unforeseen incidents by implementing a novel business/continuity plan to assess critical center activities and devise contingency strategies.

Mexico

Responsibilities: I applied strategic finance and influenced decision making for LatAm region including deal structuring, controllership, and commercial finance planning and analysis. I engaged commercial teams and other functional areas to support planning process and improve overall region growth and profitability; Industrial Solutions business in Latin America comprising of 12 sub-regions with $450M in sales. I tracked market conditions and regulatory changes impacting business operations. I analyzed financial performance against sales and orders budget and forecast while assessing gaps and devising corrective actions linking orders backlog convertibility to revenue at product and region basis. I ensured seamless communication of commercial requirements and delivered an accurate assessment of the contractual/financial risks. Key Accomplishments: - Drove a 5% increase in contribution margin from 24% to 29% while optimizing operating profit via product profitability analysis. o Ensured prioritization of sales efforts on high-profit opportunities by aligning sales order conversions in high-margin regions with specific product lines. - Managed an initiative to establish a risk management team and deliver superior support to commercial teams in securing new customer opportunities. o Generated substantial enhancement in cash collection and minimized past due balances from 13% to 7% via incorporation of credit risk assessments during deal formation.

La Hq

- Drove a 90% improvement in forecast accuracy versus actuals for 10 LatAm countries with $500M in revenue by leading the forecast planning process- Implemented Hyperion ERP and trained the Finance team in the region to decrease closing reporting by couple of days.

- Led the financial analysis to show the arbitrage savings when transferring lamp production from St.Louis to Monterrey, going beyond developing KPI’s to monitor production cost during ramp up phase.- Used accounting/ manufacturing knowledge to impact profit via cost savings, waste reduction, business building ideas while meeting tax, legal, accounting and internal controls requirements.

- Worked with the cross-functional teams focused on analyzing key drivers to understand the contribution margin and op profit. - Instituted the Obsolescence and inventory policy on site- Identified wrong accounting for intercompany inventory records, as result write off US$40MM

- Developed the tool to calculate the standard cost for new products, applying methodologies as Activity Based Costing (ABC) to allocate overhead cost.- Instituted budget control reviews using SAP- Implemented SAP- Cost accounting module

Experience Finance Leadership Program, Executive Leadership

Bachelors, Economics