Led end-to-end financial management and drove interaction with the business to provide value-adding commercial decision support. I led the delivery of all transactional financial and management accounting activities, including risk management and insurance. I also supported internal control leadership and assisted in implementing corporate standards and procedures. My team provided guidance and reviewed the Capital investments portfolio to optimize costs and ensure alignment with the integrated business planning process.  Designed and implemented solid financial controls to ensure compliance with IFRS resulting in unqualified financial audits for a mine operation with US$2B in annual revenue. Chair of the bi-weekly alignment meeting between the Group Commercial and Finance team and the local CFO team, responsible for setting the agenda and following priority items with the stakeholders.  Continuous and proactive engagement with the business to analyze Capital investments to optimize the Company's financial benefits.  Evaluate savings opportunities, cost reductions, deferrals, and alternate treatments to reduce operating costs.

As Senior Manager, Internal Audit, I led the execution of the company’s Internal Audit’s strategy in Peru, Chile and Argentina. My efforts helped reduce audit execution cycle time by 30% and reporting time by 70%. I managed risk assessment activities to identify cross-functional viewpoints on the risks and issues to be addressed in the audit plan. I also developed a rolling global audit plan. This included establishing audit priorities, strategies and the required budgets to execute the plan. One of my priorities was to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through regular meetings and communications with members of the regional and functional leadership teams. This allowed significant business risks to be identified and addressed, and action plans to be developed while keeping management abreast of Internal Audit activities affecting their areas of responsibility.

I held four increasingly responsible positions from 2004 to 2011, taking me from Lima, Peru to Denver, CO.In my last and most recent position in 2011, I was the Senior Manager for Operations Accounting Analysis in Denver. Here I developed guidelines to ensure the consistent application of accounting standards, budgets and forecasts by various operations. My role also included involvement with the Accounting Research Group and operating locations (site controllers) with respect to the application of worldwide accounting policies and procedures.From 2008 to 2010, I served as Senior Manager, Global Business Process, also in Denver. In this capacity I led the global standardization of approval authorities’ project to achieve alignment with the Corporate Delegation of Authorities standard. This included developing standard business processes for global application and a multi-disciplined team of five direct reports located in the countries of Ghana, Indonesia, Australia, USA and Peru. I was also able to reduce the processes and key controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) purposes by 40%, achieving savings on audit fees of US$500K.In 2007, I held the position of Internal Audit Manager at Newmont’s Cajamarca, Peru facility and headed the Internal Audit Department.I was able to reduce the response and resolution time of compliance line calls by 50%. I was also responsible for Operational Audits that achieved cost recovery opportunities of US$3 million while playing a key role in assessing SOX compliance.I initially joined Newmont Mining in 2004 as a Senior Auditor in Cajamarca, Peru and also held this role until 2007 in Denver. In this capacity I led a streamlining project to standardize business financial processes and controls across the company’s most significant operations in Australia, USA, Peru and Indonesia. This resulted in achieving a 4-day reduction in the month-end closing cycle.

I was charged with reviewing and preparing Financial Statement in accordance with IFRS standards.

While pursuing my MBA from the University of Massachusetts with a concentration in Finance, I worked as a researcher for two years providing assistance to Accounting professors on different academic papers.

I was in charge of supervising and monitoring the quality control of the cellular billing process, leading a team of 5 billing analysts and 10 data entry analysts.

• Specialized in mergers, takeovers, and business restructuring.• In charge of preparing financial information for the largest metal refinery in Peru, to be submitted to the SEC to issue Senior Secured Notes for US$250 million (Offering Circular).• Calculated financial figures and analyzed contracts to ensure adequate and full disclosure for the IPO of the largest metal refinery in Peru valued at US$400 million.