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Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

● Directed the Financial, Accounting and Administrative Department of the company worldwide from a start-up mindset with top standards and procedures.● Streamlined Income, Expenses and other Costs to have a reliable Cash Flow and managed the relationships with banks worldwide.● Directed with partners C-Level positions in establishing the company's main goals, dealing with Monthly Business Review, long Business Planning targets, Year-to-Year Planning and Quarterly Forecasts to oversee and adjust the performance of all related stakeholders.● Coordinated the Tax Strategy of all the companies in the holding in order to obtain the best Effective Tax Rate worldwide.● Run Month-end related tasks in order to have the Consolidated Financial Statements for both Finance and Management purposes.● Re-organized the Company’s policies regarding Travel and Purchasing Areas● Developed and administered all procedures to fulfill all legal, external audits, accounting and tax requirements in each jurisdiction the company or its subsidiaries have operations.● Managed the relationship with partners, lenders and vendors in the day-to-day business operations in order to develop a win-win strategy.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Designed and directed the Financial, Accounting and Administrative Department of the company worldwide from a start-up mindset with top standards and procedures.● Established and successfully managed all Financial KPIs, allowing the company to fully evolve in Latin America, EMEA and APAC regions, being 100% Bootstrapped.● Administered the whole organization to obtain a positive EBITDA.● Streamlined Income, Expenses and other Costs to have a reliable Cash Flow and managed the relationships with banks worldwide.● Directed with partners C-Level positions in establishing the company's main goals, dealing with long Business Planning targets, Year-to-Year Planning and Quarterly Forecasts to oversee and adjust the performance of all related stakeholders.● Developed and administered all procedures to fulfill all legal, accounting and tax requirements in each jurisdiction the company or its subsidiaries have operations.● Successfully directed the Tax Strategy of all the companies in the holding in order to obtain the best Effective Tax Rate worldwide.● Managed the relationship with partners and vendors in the day-to-day business operations in order to develop a win-win strategy.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Developed and directed all Key Financial Strategies for the development of the Company's targets towards Business Models and the involvement of all stakeholders.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Directed the Financial Planning of the company and its subsidiaries.● Managed the Financial and Administrative processes of the organization, including the Areas of: Accounting, A/R, A/P, Invoicing, Purchasing, and Facilities Management. ● Executed, reviewed and reported to the General Managers of the Monthly Business Review “MBR”, obtaining a positive EBITDA.● Analyzed the Entity’s Business Units profitability, obtaining always good numbers● Administered all procedures to fulfill all legal, accounting and tax requirements in each jurisdiction the company or its subsidiaries have operations.● Directed with partners C-Level positions in establishing the company's main goals, dealing with long Business Planning targets, Year-to-Year Planning and Quarterly Forecasts to oversee and adjust the performance of all related stakeholders.● Managed the relationship with partners and vendors in the day-to-day business operations in order to develop a win-win strategy.

Melbourne, Australia

● Directed the Financial Planning and Monitoring of the Power Tools Division.● Administered the Division to obtain a positive EBITDA.● Coordinated the actions/recommendations to Business Units to achieve defined targets.● Executed the presentation and analysis of actual results to Power Tools and Robert Bosch Australia management (Asia Pacific Headquarters and Germany Headquarters as required). ● Managed support sales and margin controlling for the division ● Directed with partners C-Level positions in establishing the company's main goals, dealing with long Business Planning targets, Year-to-Year Planning and Quarterly Forecasts to oversee and adjust the performance of all related stakeholders.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Directed the Financial Controlling of Bosch Security Systems Division in Colombia, Peru, Panama and Venezuela.● Executed, reviewed and reported to the General Managers (locally and worldwide) of the Monthly Business Review “MBR”, obtaining a positive EBITDA.● Administered all financial and administrative strategies of the Division in order to have good KPIs related to Cash Flow, Profit Margins, Headcount, Inventories, among others.● Managed the Division’s administrative matters and their interrelation with other areas of the Bosch organization worldwide.● Directed with partners C-Level positions in establishing the company's main goals, dealing with long Business Planning targets, Year-to-Year Planning and Quarterly Forecasts to oversee and adjust the performance of all related stakeholders.

Perth, Australia

● Handled Accounts Payable issues, such as: the processing of supplier invoices, credit card acquittals, and journals.Cash flow analysis.● Provided problem resolution with staff, management and suppliers regarding financial practices and procedures.● Audited and revised supplier statements to ensure that trading terms, discounts and credits were being processed correctly.● Facilitated the achievement of team work outcomes in accordance with organization’s management practice. ● Ensured compliance was achieved with financial/human resource delegations and relevant tax legislation.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Handled Accounts Receivable Portfolio.● Audited customer’s payments, warranties, and advances.● Analyzed exchange fluctuations involving overseas contracts.● Elaborated and examined sales and costs reports based on products lines and contracts.● Elaborated weekly cash flow report and forecast to be sent to the organizations’ Head Quarter in China.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Administrated the Company’s Capital Asset Portfolio at a national level (more than 15.000), including acquisitions from local and international vendors, taxation issues, and financial reports.● Managed the Company’s Deferred Portfolio.● Analyzed the reconciliation and consolidation between corporate accounts.● Provided advice regarding deductions with taxation purposes.● Elaborated district and national taxation forms related to the Income Tax and Goods and Services Tax in Colombia.

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

● Managed the Company’s Main Directorate Accounts Receivable Portfolio.● Analyzed and audited banks reconciliations at a national level.● Provided assistance in regards to internal control, financial policies and procedures in each branch at national level.● Ensured that the processing of the organization’s investments satisfied legal requirements in Colombia related to the presentation of Financial Statements.● Analyzed the monthly General Ledger and the Profit and Loss Statement per branch and consolidated.● Elaborated monthly reports to be sent to the Company’s Board of Directors.

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