• In Charge of ALL Finance and Accounting operation.• Grow the Finance team, bringing on board qualified talent that could adapt to rapid growth.• Prepare & Analyze Reports that provide strategic financial advice to improve the company’s performance. • Provide advice to the CEO to make strategics decisions.• Manage high volume of Sales and established new procedures to manage working capital.• Developed SOX procedures and identified possible risks and weaknesses, to comply with internal internal controls, and lead external audits The company was previously private.• Work closely with Managing Director from different business units to review client’s performance and to identify new opportunities.• Responsible for addressing all Stagwell needs, including but not limited to statutory audits, tax preparations, cashflow, within others.In charge for Budgeting, Forecast, and Deliver the performance of the company to CEO and Stagwell.

• Oversee company financials and accounting functions while managing a team of over 20 people leading analysis and reporting (including actuals, P&L, and forecasting) across US, Canada and Latin America.• Work directly with senior leadership to consolidate regional operational and client budgets in order to identify opportunities for revenue growth and mitigate risks. • Manage and monitor company’s balance sheet and net working capital looking closely at WIP, stocks, and operational revenue, loses and gains. • Reinforce internal controls are in place to ensure full Sarbanes Oxley compliance for North America and Latin-America.• Lead year end/interim audit with internal, SOX, and external auditors.• Analyze accrued revenue, FX impacts (hedging), variances, AR reserves, severances, intercompany and cash flow.• Provide financial strategic direction and guidance to country and regional operational leadership.• Implement a client risk matrix to assess the impact of Covid-19 over clients’ businesses and with the company across the region. The risk assessment included impact over revenue, ability to pay, change in contracts, and future business.

•Lead all corporate financial processes for a team of 27 people across 12 countries in South America, the Caribbean and Miami.•Coordinate, analyze and report financial performance and projections to business partners•Lowered up to 75% of vendor losses and debts •Assess and implement new processes to optimize margins and available cash and cash flows•Analyze all business risks and opportunities to maximize relationships with current and new clients•Ensure that all internal accounting procedures and policies are aligned and in compliance with US GAAP rules, country rules and regulations including SOX compliance•Oversee audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with outside audit firms and review performance in each of the countries

•Managed financial activities for 7 Caribbean countries including cash flows reporting, bad debt reports, variance reports, complying with SOX procedures and guidelines •Developed and modeled various financial reports in order to facilitate understanding of company performance. Such reports included: P&L, balance sheet, revenue, variances, payroll, benchmarking, aging, cash flow, forecasting of budgets, global client profitability, company profitability and financial proposals•Led all finance and accounting transactions for the Miami office, and for the Latin America Coordination office based in Brazil•Generated financial quarterly reviews, budget allocations and regional forecasts for Regional Senior Executives •Monitored and budgeted capital expenditures: plan vs. actual•Collaborated with Advertising Account Directors and Department Coordinators to satisfy regional client’s financial needs •Coordinated all internal and external audits

•Managed accounting tasks dealing with financial reporting, general ledger, and payroll; including project cost-risk-analysis, budgeting & forecasting•Negotiated and worked directly with suppliers of scrap metals providing logistical assistance and customer service•Organized and attended quality assurance sessions with suppliers in order to assess quality of material•Identified and cultivated relationships with prospective suppliers across Latin America

•Led the accounting process for profit and non-profit organizations•Prepared Corporate and Individual Tax Returns•Reviewed and analyzed company’s expenses and budgets for planning and forecasting purposes•Responsible for payroll including preparation of quarterly returns for various companies in an array of industries•Trained new Bookkeepers in various Accounting Programs

•Responsible for all accounting matters, including combined financial reports for five different companies in Commodities, Currency and Asset Management Markets •Liaison between the Company and the NFA, including being responsible of handling NFA audits•Managed recruiting and hiring process of all levels of employees•Supervised and led a staff of 20 brokers working according to compliance codes

•Involved in a ERP project to develop and implement a new web-based system for the NCR Suppliers Worldwide•Developed a database for information management of new customers for Retail in U.S. Territory•Analyzed and developed planning and pricing reports in the regional retail area•Designed and executed an access tool for annuity management purposes, optimizing the bonus compensations payments•Responsible for the accounts payable and account reconciliation process for the Caribbean and Latin America