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Bakersfield, CA, US

Bakersfield, CA, US

• A-C Electric, a family-owned company, operates as a highly renowned specialty contractor in the Central Valley of California and provides electrical construction services to various industries, including utility-scale.
• Managed and developed seven team members to support operations located across the Central Valley.
• Worked through the annual forecasting/budgeting process and analyze variance to actuals.
• Improved cash flow, reducing the “Pay when paid”-cycle.
• Administered and enhanced profit-sharing and retirement plan administration.
• Disseminated timely all management and external parties’ financial, tax, and compliance reporting, which includes thorough analysis of the financials and project accounting-related work-in-progress.

Irvine, CA, US

RGP is a global consulting firm that enables rapid business outcomes to support businesses to excel. Drove improvements in F&A related areas such as FP&A.

Pasadena, CA, US

• As part of the senior leadership team, directed and monitored all aspects of the finance and accounting functions within the Brazil organization, aligned with Corporate Management directives.
• Provided financial counsel and business insight on strategic, tax, and finance IT-related topics.
• Established short- and long-range strategic and finance organization goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Provided accurate monthly corporate packages and timely analysis and updates of budgets, forecasts, and tracking system (KPI’s, dashboards) for the local senior leadership team as well as parent company, and analyzed.
• Effectively worked with and led a team of accounting, administrative, and HR admin personnel.
• Gave recommendations to enhance financial performance as well as monitoring and assessing risk of in-progress projects.

Pasadena, CA, US

• Directed and oversaw all aspects of the finance and accounting functions within the US Mining and O&G Consulting organization, reporting to the Group Controller and the Business Unit President.
• Provided accurate, timely analysis of budgets and resource allocation, financial trends, forecasts, and KPI’s for the executive team as well as parent company.
• Strong focus on DSO minimization.
• Effectively worked with and lead a team of direct report accounting personnel.
• Provided recommendations strategically enhancing financial performance as well as monitoring and assessing risk of in-progress projects. Expert in EST/EAC project accounting analysis, labor use modeling, and.
• Used scenario and sensitivity planning tools to the budget setting and decision-making process.

Plano, Texas, US

Responsible for the international accounting sites (26) for Genband (acquired later by Ribbon Communications) through Robert Half Consulting: coordination of the accounting activity with HQ and local associates, including payroll and pension reviews, checking in the local financial reporting (IFRS/GAAP), performing the month-end close activities, enhancing.

Advised Financial Executives and Managers on complex accounting and compliance/auditing, financial management and planning (FP&A), cost control and systems matters. Integrate financial and business management ideas and best practices to build a long-lasting successful global organization.

Dallas, TX, US

• Supported operations of an automotive semiconductor business.
• Monitored the Supply Chain in a Six Sigma environment, collaborating with Manufacturing/Quality/Customer Service, exceeding 95% on time delivery goal and increasing customer satisfaction while maintaining lean.
• Enhanced the (AOP) sales forecasting, budgeting and reporting process, resulting in a more accurate forecast, efficient information processing and better integration with the operational plans.
• Worked with business, product line and cost center managers to explain expense transitions and forecast variances, establishing an exemplary business support model and realizing cost savings in capital expenditures..
• Performed a competitive analysis project, supporting business management in strategic plan execution.
• Calculated NPV/IRR on our R&D projects during different stages and created a repository to monitor financial performance under a R&D tracking & control program.Led team of 5 employees in the Educational Technology.

Dallas, TX, US

• Managed the central planning and accounting activities in the Educational Technology business.
• Participated as functional superuser in the Europe Oracle implementation project team, resulting in the successful implementation of the ERP program.
• Supported sales, marketing and ops in sales forecast, budget and inventory control activities.
• Coordinated training and issues on export compliance, worked closely with SCP and HQ Export Compliance Office.

The company was actively involved in freight-forwarding activities of newspapers and other publications, mainly across Europe. Also maintained a business of shipments of parcels worldwide. I managed the successful turnaround of this freight forwarding company. Focused on cash flow generation, and managed the business getting an excellent credit rating in.

New York, NY, US

• (Big 4) AuditorSpecialized in auditing of public companies in various industries, such as consumer goods, breweries, advertising services and metal recycling. Work included the review of internal and external.
• Contributed to the external audit planning process; assisted in the development of audit objectives and detailed test procedures that effectively addressed key controls and risks.
• Developed work papers that addressed the objectives of the audit program and supported the conclusions reached during testing. Adhered to the standards and guidelines for work paper documentation.
• Assessed business systems/processes to identify key control points and risks. Documented processes and procedures using narrative and/or flow-charting techniques.
• Drafted external audit conclusions, discussed potential issues with clients, and prepared and delivered other summary communication documents as required.
• Successfully executed all phases of the audit process for moderately complex projects.

Mba, Corporate Finance, Strategy And Entrepreneurship

Masters, Tax Law

Bachelor'S, Finance/Accounting/Business Administration