Responsible for managing and monitoring the risk assessment process and the adequacy of controls across the North America (NAM) and Latin America (LATAM) Regions, reporting directly to the Risk Management & Internal Control Global Head.• Strengthened cooperation between Global Risk Category Owners and Country Risk Champions to enhance consistency of risk assessment approach and understanding of both global and local risk exposures, supporting SGS global strategy.• Tracked and supported action plans execution for top residual risks and for selected countries agreed with the Steering Committee, ensuring transparency and proper mitigation actions on local/regional level.• Assessed and improved Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) as well as Test of Design (ToD) and Test of Effectiveness (ToE) for key internal controls over financial reporting (ICoFR) as per 2022-2025 Roadmap and particularly for Procurement-to-Payment (P2P) Process.• Organized and provided training for all regions ensuring that the new and revised Internal Control Framework principles were properly understood, and that documentation and testing requirements were duly applied.

Responsible for maintaining a sound internal control structure and facilitating the identification of risks, reporting to the CEO and Regional Hub. Member of the Operational Committee, the Crisis Management & Business Continuity Committee and the Occupational Health & Safety Committee.• Leader of the CICR - Company Internal Control Review in compliance with Sarbanes - Oxley (SOX) requirements, ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls and establishing corrective actions to address control deficiencies.• Responsible for the approval rules and delegation of authority within the company.• Developed and promoted policies and in-depth programs strengthening a culture of business integrity: Fraud Prevention, Fair Procurement, Vendor Renewal, Anti-corruption, Customer Due Diligence and Money-laundering Prevention.• Raised the compliance awareness of employees as well as involved third parties (customers, vendors and authorized service centers) from official launching to continuos guidance through information capsules/ ‘quick tips’.• Conducted several audits and special reviews agreed with the Top Management and/or Regional Hub.• Reviewed and approved access to SAP for new employees and outsourcing personnel, eliminating and/or mitigating segregation of duties (SOD) conflicts identified through VIRSA/ GRC tool. • Led the Operational Efficiency Initiative, implemented since 2017, facilitating the development of new ideas/ ‘better ways’ and ad-hoc solutions identified by employees or stakeholders.• Oversaw the Occupational Health and Safety Program adapting the risks categories to local operation and validating that procedures met both regional requirements and standards (NOMs) issued by the Labor Ministry.

Responsible for the Treasury, Credit and Collections Division reporting to the Vice-president of Finance and to the Global Treasury Services located in London, with a total of 10 direct reports.• Built a cohesive and motivated team that had just faced a considerable downsizing process, maintaining all service levels.• Monitored monthly figures: total A/R, total delay, overdue greater than 30-days, doubtful accounts reserve and credit insurance reporting results and indicators to the Top Management.• Supervised collection activities of an eight-people team, focusing on outstanding balances, payment deductions as well as suspense accounts to timely identify corrective actions.• Approved payment proposals to domestic and international vendors, cash disbursements and manual checks prepared by a two-people team in accordance to authorization thresholds.• Determined credit limits and credit terms for new customers and assessed and modified credit conditions for existing dealers as a result of semi-annual creditworthiness review and/or negotiation with the insurance company.• Monitored the categorization and tracking of erroneous and invalid customers payment deductions, assigning the divisions or individuals for further investigation and resolution.

Responsible for the consolidation of business strategies (Mid-Range Plan & Budget Package) and execution of budget controls over assets investment & SGA expenses, reporting to the Vice-President of Finance with a direct report.• Liaison Officer between Sony Mexico, Regional Hub and Headquarters.• Consolidated business strategies by product category, validating that the business plans adhered to corporate guidelines set for Sales, Ad&Pro and SGA under a severe reduction in sales.• Coordinated several Divisions formulating action plans/ initiatives to enable the company to achieve annual goals agreed with the Regional Hub: maximizing profit for that year and reducing fixed expenses.• Monitored and analyzed P&L variances (Actuals) versus Forecasts and Budget, reporting the results and KPIs to the region during the Monthly Performance Review Meeting.

Responsible for the integration of the Corporate Compliance Programs such as Code of Conduct, Compliance Hotline (Whistleblower), Anti-Money Laundering, Personal Information Management and Anti-Trust, including training and reinforcement to all personnel; reporting to the Governance Office for the Latin America Region.• Prepared dynamic and engaging training materials to be used during onboarding program, annual training, further updating and reinforcement strategies.• Investigated breaches/ incidents to the Code of Conduct as well as complaints filed through the Compliance Hotline, presenting the results and recommendations to the Governance Office.• Issuance and review of policies regarding business ethics such as Conflicts of Interest, Accepting Gifts and Entertainment, Bribery and Improper Advantages.• Ensured compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in Sony Mexico only, documentation update, control rationalization and evaluation of process changes, communicating risks and opportunities to the Top Management. • Monitored the Data Governance function responsible for SAP Material Master, GL accounts and cost centers, as a result of the centralization and re-categorization of common master data to all companies in the Latin America Region.

Responsible for the Sarbanes - Oxley (SOX) implementation and compliance throughout the Latin America Region, reporting directly to the Senior Vice-president of Administration & Compliance with a total of 6 indirect reports.• Ensured complete documentation of Company’s control environment and business process controls (Narrative and Risk & Control Matrix) based on COSO Framework, identifying risks and weaknesses over internal controls.• Evaluated the effectiveness of the business process controls in-scope through testing procedures for prevent controls as well as detect controls, establishing remediation plans for each deficiency found. • Sony Mexico obtained an unqualified opinion for the 1st Year of SOX compliance with a remediation ratio of 90%. • Two years after Mexico’s SOX implementation, coordinated concurrently and remotely a total of 5 countries: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Panama, ensuring compliance and quality level of internal controls over financial reporting.• Implemented guidelines relating to Excel Spreadsheets used to calculate significant financial statement accounts, increasing information reliability and reducing errors and manipulation by unauthorized users.

• Advisory Services - Performed business process re-engineering analyses in national and international engagements identifying risks and control deviations through the mapping of current and intended process situation (As-Is vs. To-Be). • Analysis of the financial cycle processes to evaluate the sufficiency of the internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes - Oxley Act (SOX) Section 404 requirements.• Joined the staff that initially formulated SOX methodology and training materials for teams with a non-financial background.

• Audit Services - Audited banking and insuring companies verifying the truthfulness of the financial statements in accordance with auditing standards and accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico (MEX GAAP).