World’s largest advertising company, creating competitive advantage for advertisers to deliver powerful insights on consumers and media platforms. Organization has $20B in annual revenue.Led WPP's GroupM Miami Accounting & Reporting department which was responsible for the accurate reporting of our financial statements, completion and review of the month-end, budget, and forecast reporting processes.• Performed monthly variance analysis of the P&L and B/S and summarized results for review by the local, regional, and global management teams.

Leading multimedia American Spanish-language broadcast television network serving Hispanic Americans with a mission to inform, empower, and entertain. Organization has $3B in annual revenue.Led the Finance & Accounting team. composed of 4 people, which was responsible for the business unit's operations, including the elaboration of financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records and controls designed to mitigate risk and ensure that results comply with GAAP.• Led the 3-year strategic planning process and the annual budgeting process in coordination with the executive team, sales, marketing, and operations teams to ensure achievable and trackable targets.• Supervised the monthly forecast, accounts payable, accounts receivable, month-end closings, and variance analysis of business unit to ensure timely corrective actions were undertaken.• Helped with the transition of the business, from joint venture to wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision.• Tracked total business expense reduction of 23% or $18M to ensure future business viability and profitability.• Accountable for accurate and detailed workforce spend forecast for the entire company.• Prepared monthly compensation, benefits, and headcount reporting package.

British telecommunications operator delivering services in mobile, broadband, fixed voice, and video to consumers; and connectivity and Managed Services to businesses and governments. Organization has $2B in annual revenue.Provided analysis and commentary on cash flow statement, including cash, debt, foreign exchange, and working capital reporting to C-level management, Treasury, Tax, and Investor Relations departments. Challenged budget and forecast submissions by operating business units and own sections of the company’s annual report and accounts.Monitored external covenants and performed various what-if scenarios to assess their impact on the company’s covenant ratios and ensure that contractual commitments were not breached.

Forbes Global 2000 company providing air transport to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's ninth-largest passenger airline by number of destinations. Organization has $12B in annual revenue.Provided overall financial management for operations and sales while meeting the corporate financial reporting, planning, accounting, and spending requirements. Monitored and analyzed financial performance of business units against budget and forecast and ensured corrective actions were undertaken. Provided support on different tax matters (collection, remittance claims, reporting, etc.) of the various countries. Supervised a staff of 15 Finance associates located in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.• Upgraded financial and accounting software in Brazil.• Led the transition of the in-country finance teams, from reporting locally to regionally, to work more independently from the pressures of the local business.

Fortune 500 company and premier leader in premium commercial cleaning and sanitizing. Organization has $11B in annual sales with operations in more than 160 countries.Counseled prospective clients on financial aspects of contracts, evaluated corporate and clients’ objectives and delivered a value proposition that was mutually benefiting to secure deals. Led in-country teams to create P&L statement for multi-million dollar multi-country negotiations assessing profitability and recommended improvements in pricing, product mix, financial incentives, and service levels.• Finance representative on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project focused on increasing accuracy of customer data and reporting by improving the global customer account hierarchy to drive new business gains/growth, yielding $300k in annual Type 2 savings (freed up resources).• Created a standard business process that applied consistently across the organization worldwide which streamlined our processes for reviewing and assessing ongoing large contract negotiations.• Developed KPI’s which successfully tracked sales associates’ performance in multiple countries.

Spearheaded annual budgeting process including P&L, B/S and CapEx for business unit. Evaluated new product impacts and initiatives with R&D and Marketing teams, and assessed cost savings projects with Supply Chain staff. Supervised a staff of six Finance associates, led the month-end accounting process, performed monthly financial executive reviews for senior management, assessed past performance and developed a P&L forecast for the remainder of the year in coordination with the Marketing and Sales teams.• Created reports and financial tools for 150 sales managers enabling development of customer-targeted strategies.

Worked with subsidiaries in Latin America to establish multimillion dollar bank credit lines and inter-company loans. Directed worldwide foreign exchange exposures and hedged $100M annually to minimize risk. Examined LA subsidiaries’ cash flows and future needs, and withdrew dividends annually. Performed lease–buy and risk–return (ROI/ROA/ROIC/MIRR/NPV) analyses for capital projects worldwide.• Saved $7.5M in 3 years by switching leasing companies for a 5,000-vehicle fleet in North America, and saved $100K by leasing a 200-vehicle fleet in Brazil.• Originated company’s first non-discretionary $200M share repurchase program.

Assessed monthly P&L results and contacted country controllers for guidance on variances from budget. Held post-implementation reviews of acquisitions comparing forecasts to actuals. Prepared financial reports for internal and external stakeholders (division results, reports for external auditors). • Led monthly meetings with Treasury, Law, Tax, International, Audit, and Accounting to raise and address cross-divisional and cross-country issues.

• Collaborated with IT in the design of a computer program to manage bids, performance bonds, standby letters of credit, and counter-guarantees boosting work-time efficiency by 15%.• Formulated nationwide procedure which reduced bid application and performance bond time by 75%, boosting bank’s annual fee revenue by $100K.

• Researched and reported company stock valuations to provide financial recommendations to clients worldwide, resulting in enhanced client relations.