Christopher Diaz Email & Phone Number

Kalmar, Kalmar Län, Se

Stockholm, Stockholm, Se

- Supported the company in the expansion into the UK (2021) and US (2022)- Managing the legal and financial structure of the company and negotiating financing solutions.- Business excellence and growth management advisor.

- Transformed the company from negative operational result to positive positive operational result.- Successfully led cross-functional teams on finance-related projects, including the implementation of a new ERP system in the Nordics, resulting in a 45% improvement in operational efficiency and a 95% reduction in errors.- Implemented a risk management framework, conducting regular assessments and collaborating with the business to develop mitigation strategies.- Successfully led the company through two complex and challenging company reconstructions, resulting in reduced costs, improved profitability and improved cash-flow- Drove the successful divestment of Allianceplsu AB and established Asteri Facility Solutions AB as astandalone company with a new identity and growth strategy, positioning the company for long-term success and profitability- Built a strong company culture with an engagement index of 90 out of 100 and over 80% in response rate.

- Transformed the controlling department to perform on a higher level with higher flexibility and 20% increased efficiency by implementing new financial processes, routines and implemented new KPIs. This also allowed me to reduce the department with 2FTE (from 12 to 10 FTE).- The reviewing and change of the administrational processes for commission sales resulted in 15% increased income from commission sales.- Change the way of administrating back-end income saving the company with yearly cash flow improvement of approx. 70mSEK/Year.

- Build-up and developed two new controlling departments for procurement and online.- Monitor, follow up and advice the procurement managers within pricing and product strategy, competitor analysis, logistics management, stock management and service management.- Creating financial analysis and scenario-thinking business cases to drive strategic prioritization.- Developed and implemented new KPIs and scorecards to ensure that MediaMarkt maximize the company strategy.

The business analysing part of my job includes forecast and evaluating our: - Marketing campaigns - Insurance and Financial services - Co-founded our costumer/B2B insurance program together with our Head of financial services - Support the CFO and the operational management with sales, margin, stock and ageing analysis on manufacturer, supplier, product group, stores, and article level on a regular basis to improve profitability and the operational result. - Competitor analysis - Analyze income and cost development. Follow up on cost cutting programs and create KPI:s for the different programs - Monitoring the service level towards our customers and the quality of our service providers The financial part of my job includes: - Investments proposol - Managing the budget process - Month-end/year-end closing - Forecast and reporting - Train the store managers in P&L thinking I most commonly use Excel, Business Objects and Business Explorer SAP and SAP/FI for the tasks where I develop different analytical reports for the purposes.

- Recording incoming and outgoing payments- Month-end closing and reporting- Follow up unpaid invoices- Handling suppliers queries

El Prat De Llobregat, Barcelona, Es

Stockholm, Se

Economic Psychology

Bachelor, Business Administration

Business Administration

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