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Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas

Humble, TX - USA

• Performed consolidated financial monthly closing of 4 subsidiaries across North and South American regions. Managed five direct reports in four countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil) and $100 million budget..
• Supported sales team by providing accurate estimate for a $33 million project in Ecuador. Increased profitability with margins exceeding 28%.
• Developed a standard model for rolling forecasting for the region expediting the process and allowing other non-finance departments have a simplified view of the financials.
• Led the implementation on the Brazilian affiliate of a Corporate cost savings program that allowed that affiliate to adjust to the downturn on the economy by improving efficiency and consequently increasing.

Porto Alegre Area, Brazil

• Charged with integration of acquired family-owned business into corporate structure. Adapted existing corporate internal controls to meet Brazilian regulations and developed procedures for existing staff to be in.
• Merged two subsidiaries in Sulzer Brazil, simplifying reports and consolidating reporting lines. Saved at least $100,000 annually.
• Convinced General Manager to change the way business was managed internally which motivated local staff to be engaged and committed. All changes such as delegation of authorities and risk assessment among others were.
• Led implementation of the ERP’s Syteline and Siger/Rech, enabling company to meet deadlines in compliance with corporate chart of accounts.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Successfully started-up the operation of a business unit in Colombia, working in partnership with a local law firm.
• Negotiated early payment of initial down payment with company’s largest customer in Brazil, which provided funding for start-up. Avoided need to borrow money from head office or banks, working 100% own local resources.
• Developed and implemented a complete process of internal controls following corporate guidelines in order to avoid fraud and keep 100% transparency for business.
• Actively participated on the negotiations and implementation of the factory in the Manaus Free Trade Zone via a contract manufacturer agreement.
• Implemented ERP Microsiga/TOTVS.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Oversaw cash flow management and financial reporting.
• Implemented POC methodology to improve financial reporting quality and adapt to Brazilian GAAP. Resulted in showing more realistic operational result.
• Developed a plan to negotiated outstanding debts with key suppliers, prioritizing strategic ones.
• Negotiated a credit line with local bank to eliminate delayed payments to suppliers. Reduced interest expense by over 40%, delivering higher profitability.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Implemented a complete set of standardized financial reports across the Latin America region allowing management to budget for the following year based upon accurate and reliable financial data.
• Significantly improved the quality of the information reported to the headquarters, facilitating the visualization and interpretation of the results achieved by the affiliates in the region through a clearer and more.
• Responsible for the finance controlling and reporting of the four subsidiaries of the ChemTech group in Latin America to their respective Business Units controllers in the US, achieving excellent results regarding.
• Led a negotiation with Petrobras that made possible for the company to recover over US$ 1M in federal and state taxes by splitting the billing between equipment and services.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Improved and standardized all financial processes across the region. Formed a new accounting and finance team in the Mexican affiliate in order to support the projected growth of that operation with total adherence to.
• Responsible for all finance operation of the company in the region, being in charge of controlling and consolidation of the results in Latin America and the Caribbean, with operations in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina.
• Participated on the strategic plan of the company evaluating personnel needs, investments in new equipment and suggesting cost reductions whenever possible.
• Implemented a deal review process in which every significant proposal was subject of discussions between all relevant parties involved before sending it to the customer. Because of this initiative margins increased by.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Prepare the monthly closing of one of the companies of the group in Brazil and report appropriately under the regulations of the company.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Look after intercompany accounts, bank accounts and respective reconciliation.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Journal entries for the proper accounting of the bank's deposits.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Economy

Associate’S Degree, Accounting