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Chicago, Il, Us

Palatine, Il, Us

Private Company Financial Statements responsibility (US GAAP) including income statements, balance sheets and cash flows for The Intec Group operations in the USA and Mexico. Reported directly to the CEO and presented financial results to Board of Directors and served as their advisor. • Advised Top Management by presenting Strategic Planning scenarios, next year’s budget and monthly follow up reviews to CEO and Board of Directors, highlighting major trends and impacts, exchange rate impact, and other potential risks and opportunities.• Improved Cash Management by optimizing the Line of Credit utilization, prepared long-term cash flow projections to achieve business objectives, and increased cash conversion by accelerating collections and reduced overdue payables.• Supported Strategic Decisions such the exit of the Asia Joint Venture, the expansion of the Mexico operations, the financial and commercial evaluation of new customers and/or projects. • Completed External Audit requirements in record time and established new procedures to ensure finishing on time in the future. Coordinated other audits such 401(k), Work Comp and insurance. • Managed External Partners including the transition to a new bank along with the negotiation of Line of Credit, manage CAPEX financing, legal matters, and overall insurance policies management. • Supervised IT function for both US and Mexico operations.• Transformed Finance Department by restructuring the team in Mexico with the appointment of a controller and accounting assistants. Strengthened the US team with reorganization of activities and creation of a back-up system. Develop team through constant one-on-one meetings and mentoring sessions.

Tajonar , Navarra, Es

Public company Financial Statements responsibility including income statements, balance sheets and cash flows for Viscofan USA $300M operations. Reported directly to the CEO, presented financial results to Board of Directors and Global CEO. Followed IFRS accounting.. Transformed Financial Management by working in close collaboration with operations to quantify the impact of business risks and opportunities, followed up on the plan execution and evaluated results, resulting on profitability improvements.. Optimized Financial, Planning & Analysis by monitoring progress through weekly and monthly reporting, resulting on better controls of inventory levels and operational costs.. Improved Financial Reporting, reducing closing period through preliminary assessments during the month and soft closing in SAP, redistributing workload and improving efficiency, ensuring information is presented timely and accurately.. Led financial aspects of M&A and integration of two acquisitions in the US and Canada, going from 5 to 3 plants and reducing headcount. Achieved synergies on the consolidation of information systems, processes, taxes and external providers. Finally led legal and fiscal dissolution.. Improved Cash Flow through the reduction of inventory stocks, supported timely collection to customers and implemented technologies in A/P. Preparation of Cash Flow projections to identify issues and ensure funding for capital investments.. Reorganized Tax Strategy resulting on a reduction of long-standing tax audits and obtained additional tax credits.. Achieved compliance with External Audit performed by PwC, and consistently eliminated Internal Audit pending items.. Directed HR initiatives such as negotiating insurance policies renewals, integrating workman comp, 401(k) and pension fund providers.. Restructured finance department through synergies and automation across 4 different locations with 3 direct reports, resulting on a reduction of headcount.

Norton, Kansas, Us

Financial Statements responsibility for not-for-profit Valley Hope Association and Foundation ($100M revenue, 16 hospitals and clinics, 550 employees); reported directly to the CEO and Board of Directors.• Improved Management Reporting, reducing closing period to 5 business days and developing a KPI Dashboard and monthly budget v actual Executive Summary.• Implemented IT Projects with 15 streamline initiatives to modernize Accounting using Microsoft Dynamics, develop Cash Flow projections and managed Capital Investment.• Designed Annual Budget process by building projections models and creating a monthly performance evaluation process and a long-term strategic plan.• Achieved Full Compliance of external audit requirements and internal financial controls, as well as Tax and statutory compliance filings, including overseeing legal matters.• Developed Finance Team of 40 professionals including 5 direct managers, fully immersed on recruitment, hiring and people development.

New York, New York, Us

Financial responsibility for the US Pet Retail Food Division ($600M in sales); reporting directly to the Finance and Marketing Director, working cross functionally with commercial, supply chain and logistics. • Implemented Innovative Pricing Strategy by providing recommendations according to industry trends and financial impact, resulting on a revenue increase of $100M in 4 years.• Improved Advertising Spending Control by creating a model to manage $200M on promotional and advertising spending, resulting on $10M savings. The development was later identified as a global best practice.• Led New Product Launch Financials related to the “Metabolic” product line, resulting on sales of up to $30M the first year, way ahead of expectations.• Implemented IT – Finance initiatives as part of the global team that integrated the financial processes for all subsidiaries around the world.

New York, New York, Us

Support for the National Supermarket Accounts ($200M in sales); reporting directly to the Finance Director and Director of Sales and interacting with Trade Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.• Improved Promotional Spending Control by creating award-winning model that calculated the estimated ROI of promotional activities with wholesale retailers, resulting on $5M savings.• Developed comprehensive KPI Dashboard to track volume, sales and margins of the different categories of products, and evaluate variances of actuals v budget.• Corporate Auditor ensuring GAAP and SOX compliance in several countries in Europe and Latin America, including local tax and legal requirements.

New York, New York, Us

• Optimized Spending by developing ROI model for the evaluation of Global R&D projects.• Achieved Tax Savings by integrating the contracts of the Americas IT Share Service organization, resulting on a reduction of $50M on taxes across all countries.• Reduced capital investments by $10M related to the SAP implementation in Latin America.

New York, New York, Us

• Integrated the Budget process of the six Central American countries through the implementation of new financial systems and the centralization of activities.• Achieved efficiencies by shutting down the manufacturing operations in Costa Rica & Panama, integrating the business in Guatemala City.• Implemented Budget & Planning system for all Central American countries

New York, New York, Us

• Improved Product and Sales Profitability Analysis by implementing new information systems and budgeting processes to evaluate the profitability by line of product and customer.• Integrated local operations with rest of Central America.• Implemented Budget & Planning system for local operations.

Executive Program, Mergers & Acquisitions

Mba, Accounting

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General