Diana Barragan Amaro Email and Phone Number

* Regional Financial Controller - México and Argentina (2021 – Present)• Spearheaded financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes for two countries, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. Expense variances maintained within 1%.• Delivered monthly financial analysis and insightful commentary, driving informed decision-making at regional and corporate levels.• Managed tax compliance, transfer pricing while successfully leading statutory audits with positive opinions along with employee compensation adjustments. • Executed and optimized key capitalization projects across Mexico and Argentina, enhancing operational efficiency.• Achieved two seamless fiscal audit in Argentina with zero findings, successfully mitigating fiscal and administrative contingencies.• Compiled and presented sustainability data, project updates, and achievements developing reports that initiated new projects. * Financial Controller – México (2018-2021)• Delivered accurate financial reporting to Corporate HQ (MEX GAAP / US GAAP), managing tax returns and audit processes efficiently.• Directed internal financial reporting to the Country Manager and America’s Financial Director, preparing dashboards, consolidated statements, and monthly/quarterly analysis to highlight topline performance.• Successfully implemented payroll and tax procedures to ensure full compliance with Corporate Guidelines, improving accuracy and efficiency.• Managed office operations, optimizing client financial relations and ensuring smooth financial processes.• Achieved a reduction in operating costs by over 15% and decreased outstanding receivables by more than 50% by year-end.• Led real estate initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.

Leading Korn Ferry / Hay group merger. Unify finance teams, restructure finance processes in order to meet requirements to report as public companies (SEC requirements).Implemented SOX controls in both entities, audited in April 2017. Positive opinion obtained from EY.Implemented successfully SAP for all region entities in May 2017 including “Lift and shift” information for transition.Report financial statements to Corporate (MEX GAAP / US GAAP), tax returns and auditing. Internal reporting to business partners, dashboards and consolidated statements. Legal representative for Hay Group.

Started my own business as a financial and accounting consultant with main focus on small and medium enterprises.My current services go from process and management structuring, to results measurement, analysis and interpretation for decision making.

Performance balanced scorecards development, including CEO’s direct reports and cascading process to the whole organization. Monthly follow up of main projects and investment results.Creation of result dashboards and report development for affiliated companies

Information gathering and analysis, presentations development for the Regional CFO, special emphasis in accuracy and actual indicators. Analysis and follow up of regional projects requiring Capital Expenditure Proposals (Mexico & Latam)Finance areas projects coordination through completion, including presentations and follow up for decision making.Development and monthly update of a results deck (blue book) by business to be used by the Regional CFO in quarterly and monthly review calls with NY.Monthly follow up of Finance Directors performance scorecards delivering an updated status of projects and initiatives as well as specific metrics and results to the Regional CFO.Capital Markets and Banking monthly Executive Management Reports coordination and delivery to NY, including Cross Border Risk estimates and actual figures as well as review and calculation of the FX Impact.

Direct report to the Corporate Finance Vice-President (Andover, MA) and matrix to Mexico General Country Manager.Close interaction with Tax VP, HR VP and Legal Counsel.Financial statement elaboration for the Mexico Branch, tax returns and auditing, financial statements in US GAAP for the Corporate level, income statements, treasury, receivables, payables, purchases and payroll.Implementation of internal controls, developed descriptions, procedures and narratives to meet SARBANES and OXLEY requirements.Developed balance scorecards for specific areas and projects.Led implementation of two tier model change (distributors) and the outsourcing project for the Logistics area. Responsible for all imports and management of inventories.