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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

- Finance partner to CFO and all departmental SVPs- End to end process owner for P&L Budgeting and forecasting- FP&A on 60+ own & operated brick & mortar as well as 7 digital stores & marketplaces- Member of cross functional team project to develop new in-house category lines- Profitability analysis on new in-house categories: Men's, Beachwear, Jewelry, Denim and Underwear- Key finance stakeholder in the due diligence of the G-III Apparel Group acquisition of Karl Lagerfeld Brand

Herzogenaurach, Germany

- Main business partner to all vertical adidas Product Operations Teams Globally- End-to-End Planning Process OPEX & Capex for Brand adidas (Budget & Forecast)- Cost center management, maintenance and support - Project co-pilot on product development capacity- Cost controlling for Asia-Pacific Creation Centers in Tokyo and Shanghai

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

- Centralized Market Europe Inventory Controlling - Cost of sales variances Controlling- Centralized HQ Operating Overheads Controlling- Air freight and excess inventory optimization measures- Forecasting & Budgeting

Herzogenaurach, Germany

- Temporary assignment as General FP&A Senior Manager during Manager’s Parental Leave- Led the Market Share Analysis Project (vs. main competitors)- Developed and implemented standardized Financial Reports for our Senior Leadership Team- Prepared the “Creating The New 2020” SBP Submission Templates- Provided commentary packages for Global Group Planning & Reporting- Tracked the Winning Targets of WE’s Managing Director- Championed the Target tracking process for Western Europe (A2S Bonus Relevant)- Maintained the integrity of financial planning processes (Forecast, Budget)- Preparation of PowerPoint Decks for our SLT (AEM, WE Newsletters) - Hiring Manager and Supervisor of the General FP&A team Intern

Panamá, Panama

- Steered the financial planning processes (Budget and Forecast) for Marketing- Controlling of Capex, Marketing Investments for adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and adidas Golf- Analyzed and Provided Reports on Marketing and Capex investments - Implemented the new Marketing investment tracking and planning tool (Budget and Forecast)- Member of the COUPA rollout team for Market LAM (Implemented in Chile and Mexico)

Panamá, Panama

- Created new Retail standard reports for Retail Director (Financial & Non-Financial)- Responsible of the Retail closing process for all LAM Countries- System reconciliation between two ERP systems (GRS vs. Grape)- Gave monthly Business Update presentations to the team in HQ and Countries- Supported Brazil Spin-off plan as “stand-alone” Market- Consolidated the Monthly P&L after each country’s submission during Budget and Forecast- Contributor in the BPM approval calls with the Global Retail Team - Prepared monthly Retail Reporting Decks for Global Retail Organization

Panamá, Panama

- Managed the 2012 Budget, Quarterly Forecasts and Impairment process- Rolled out the new BPM process in accordance to Global Retail Organization- Created new Standard Templates for Financial Planning - Planned the 2012 Budget and Forecasts for Area Central America & Caribbean

Panama

- Analysis reports for tracking all Inter-company disbursements- Management of account payables (Inter-co transactions, vendors, employees)- Development of spreadsheets (templates) to analyze expenses by company and item (OOH)- Implemented a decision matrix for creating new vendors in our accounting system- Participated in the Procurement department auditory process- Created the job description for all back office functions- Developed an internal operations manual for AP, Procurement and HR processes- Participated in the creation of the new Chart of accounts- Implemented an AP template for tracking the payment cycles- Created flowcharts describing the AP process and Other Industrial processes

Venezuela

Master, Finance

Activities and Societies: Burkenroad ReportsCourses: Statistics, Finance Fundamentals, Financial Analysis, Derivatives, Investments.

Master'S Degree, Finance, General, Dual Degree With Universidad De Los Anders/Tulane University

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba