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Spring, Tx, Us

Spring, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Dorfprozelten, Germany

Transferred to a larger production plant (750 employees & 230M sales) to take on new responsibilities in a more challenging and diverse environment- Oversaw the planning, analyzing, and budgeting of all labor costs and headcount - Identified and mitigated all Direct Labor inefficiencies to improve the Contribution Margin of the business lines- Managed the tracking of Engineering and Tooling costs for all projects (5M per year)- Corresponded with project managers to track all project costs and ensured that all Engineering and Tooling paid by customers followed the US-GAAP regulations- Led all CAPEX for two sites (20M per year) with the responsibility of budgeting, evaluating, and requesting approval from the group office

Zaragoza Y Alrededores, España

Offered a full-time position after 6 months of providing support in the Graduate Program

Austria

Participated in a Finance Talent and Development Graduate Program by the group office, which consisted of four 6-month rotations in the following departments Senior Financial Analyst (Magna Cosma Spain - Zaragoza) 11/2016 – 04/2017- Provided technical support as an SAP Key User for the CO, MM, PP, QM and SD modules- Supported the implementation of the MES (Captor) and its communication with SAP - Developed ad-hoc reports (Query Reports in SAP) for P&L, Daily Scrap, Daily Production, Production Sales, Inventory Reports, Valuation of Components Group Office and Global IT Financial Analyst (Vienna) 06/2016 – 10/2016- Created the budget and forecast template for multiple Magna International sites for merging and consolidation at HQ level- Assisted sites in forecast schedules and quarterly reports- Aided in the control of monthly department expenses for several IT departments Internal Auditor (Graz) 12/2015 – 05/2016- Completed a total of 11 audits in 8 countries, including those in IT, Compliance and Finance- Evaluated the divisions’ risk based on Magna’s Minimum Control Procedures, Finance & IT policies and Compliance guidelinesProject Controller (Graz) 06/2015 – 11/2015- Created the hierarchy structure in SAP to distribute costs until the start of production- Monitored all costs and variances with detailed hourly rate and expenses analyses- Assisted in the budget and forecast of the project (30-40M)- Updated monthly reporting documents and prepared ad-hoc reports for other departments

Barcelona Y Alrededores, España

- Supported the review and maintenance of standard costs - Bills of Material (BOM's) and process & routing changes- Investigated and corrected zero cost, negative margin parts, and analysis of scrap- Analyzed inventory costs and valuation variances- Participated in the monthly closing process including allocations, general ledger entries, and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts

Barcelona Y Alrededores, España

- Promoted to this position after 6 months of being in the Commercial Department Assistant- Direct the billings and invoicing, including the registration and payment details, for the Eastern European associated Hotels- Assess and monitor the hotels’ current payment and/or debt situation with our company, and provide payment solutions

Barcelona Y Alrededores, España

- Connecting point between companies and Hotels. Arranged cheap accommodation rates in our associated Hotels, for those companies which had a high volume of reservations in a specific localization- Negotiated rates by making relationships with hotel and clients, accomplished over 500 negotiated rates- Searched for new partners by calling and making relationships with individual hotels, acquired 26 new partners

Master Of Science In Business Finance And Accounting (Specialty In Corporate Finance), Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Awarded with an Erasmus scholarship to participate in a one-semester study abroad program

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Selected as one of the two candidates of the UAB Economics faculty to study at University of California.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General