Francisco Gana Mackenna

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Gerente de Administración y Finanzas and CFO @ .Transición Laboral en People & Partners
Santiago, CL
Francisco Gana Mackenna's Location
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, Chile
About Francisco Gana Mackenna

I am a Civil Engineer from Universidad Católica and hold an MBA from Duke University. Throughout my professional experience, I have worked at Compass Group (in New York and Chile), at the CMPC corporate office overseeing Planning and Control for the group, and leading financial and administrative challenges at Badamax, a group with interests in Retail, Agriculture, Real Estate, and Financial Investments. I have been responsible for areas including Management Control, HR, Technology, Accounting, Treasury, Foreign Trade, Procurement, and Maintenance. In addition, I have directly engaged with tax and legal advisors, auditors, insurance companies, and banks. On the project side, I have led initiatives related to (1) Cost Efficiency with the establishment of a Photovoltaic Plant (200 kW) in a Distribution Center for energy savings and implementation of Zero-Based Budgeting methodology. (2) Profitability Monitoring in Operations through the implementation and tracking of KPIs, incorporating Business Intelligence tools like PowerBI and SAP Analytics Cloud. (3) Implementation of a Crime Prevention Model (Law 20.393), in collaboration with external advisors.

Francisco Gana Mackenna's Current Company Details
.Transición Laboral en People & Partners

.Transición Laboral En People & Partners

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Gerente de Administración y Finanzas and CFO
Santiago, CL
Francisco Gana Mackenna Work Experience Details
  • .Transición Laboral En People & Partners
    Gerente De Administración Y Finanzas And Cfo
    .Transición Laboral En People & Partners
    Santiago, Cl
  • Cámara Chilena De La Construcción
    Gerente De Administración Y Finanzas
    Cámara Chilena De La Construcción Nov 2023 - Present
    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
  • Badamax
    Cfo
    Badamax Nov 2020 - Jun 2023
    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
    • Responsible for ensuring the financial and operational well-being of all group companies.• Provide shared services to the different group companies. Accounting, Treasury, Human Resources, Foreign Trade, Information Technology, Risk Prevention and Maintenance.• Lead the audit processes of all companies.• Responsible for the insurance renewal process for all types of risk that the company has.• Maintain a relationship with lawyers and tax advisors to support and ensure the proper implementation of new challenges faced by each of the businesses.• Participate in investment decisions and in the FX hedging strategy for the businesses that require it.
  • Empresas Cmpc
    Controller
    Empresas Cmpc Oct 2016 - Nov 2020
    Santiago Province, Chile
    • I lead a team dedicated to the analysis and control of the company's management, which includes the management of financial and operational information of the different businesses. The purpose of these analyzes is to provide the general management and the board of CMPC with relevant information for strategic decisions-making process.• The team coordinates the budget process of Empresas CMPC.• I coordinate the dissemination of the Zero Base Budget methodology for the 2021 budget process.• Participated in different transversal projects for all the company's businesses, such as: (1) Analytics Factory Project, whose purpose was to make available in real time the existing information in our ERP, through the modeling of management KPIs, using the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) tool. (2) Raise initiatives that seek to improve the company's operational working capital, coordinating the different businesses for the selection, implementation and monitoring of specific opportunities for each one.• Support to Fundación CMPC in analysis for the HIPPY project, an international initiative that seeks to support low-income parents in the education of their children, complementing the learning received at school.
  • Cmpc Celulosa S.A.
    It Proyect Manager
    Cmpc Celulosa S.A. Aug 2015 - Sep 2016
    Santiago Province, Chile
    • I lead a team dedicated to the management of information systems, coordinating the technological needs of the subsidiary with the corporate IT team. This included managing the correct development and implementation of the portfolio of systems projects, which had a budget of US$ 4.5 million, with a focus on the efficient use of SAP as a central tool for information management.• I lead a team dedicated to the elaboration and follow-up of KPIs, whose purpose was to align the incentives of the employees to the company's strategy. At the same time, work was done on the development of Dashboards that allow managers to use up-to-date information for decision-making and better business management.
  • Compass Group
    Regional Planning And Controlling Chief
    Compass Group Jun 2011 - Jul 2013
    Santiago, Chile
    • Formed and led a team in Chile, in addition to coordinating all the Planning and Control teams in the different countries where the firm has operations (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and the United States).• The team generated, analyzed and controlled reports for each business unit, in order to provide useful information for strategic decision-making, including presentations to the Board of Directors of each country and of the Headquarters.• Actively participated in a project to consolidate the accounting systems of the different countries, hand in hand with the CFO of the Head Office.• I led the Budget process at the regional level.• I led the Compass Group Social Action Committee, which promoted community service among employees, as part of the company's CSR program, and served as a meeting point for employees of all hierarchical levels.
  • Compass Group
    Controller Assistant
    Compass Group Dec 2009 - May 2011
    Greater New York City Area
    • Prepared custom reports for each business unit of the office. (Private Wealth Management, Broker Dealer and Asset Management) and for the monthly board meeting.• Performed Due Diligence processes for those clients that required opening an account in the US.
  • Compass Group
    Controller Analyst
    Compass Group Jan 2009 - Nov 2009
    Santiago, Chile
    • In charge of calculating commissions for the company's retail sales team.• In charge of the regional Budget process, creating a tool to consolidate the information provided from each country.
  • Compass Group
    Commercial Analyst
    Compass Group Mar 2007 - Dec 2008
    Santiago, Chile
    • In charge of generating reports for our institutional clients (Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, and Mutual Funds Companies, among others).• I developed a tool that reduced the development of reports from 15 to 2 days.• I was appointed, in addition to the position I held, as sales executive for Insurance Companies and Mutual Funds Companies.

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Francisco Gana Mackenna works for .transición Laboral En People & Partners

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Francisco Gana Mackenna's current role is Gerente de Administración y Finanzas and CFO.

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Francisco Gana Mackenna attended Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business, Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile.

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