Joaquin Ramos Email & Phone Number

Cary, North Carolina, US

Phoenix, AZ, US

Phoenix, AZ, US

West Hartford, CT, US

Joined the Cablofil division of Legrand North America as Manager of Finance. Responsible for the management of all FP&A and Accounting activities of the division.

• Managed and developed business relationships with key baking accounts and food manufacturers targeting school nutrition and “Better For You” breakfast items.
• Managed a collection of accounts that represented >$2M of revenue annually.
• Managed a sales team that successfully developed 4 distinct projects, representing >$2M of new revenue, with a key cereal manufacturer in the US.
• Converted two projects with tortilla manufacturers and successfully validated the value proposition of soy fibers in baking applications.

• Worked with the North America Sales Team managing > $450M of revenue. Collaborated with account managers in the development of revenue and spending budgets for the teams. Provided effective financial analysis to.
• Partnered with business development teams to generate necessary valuation models for successful product introductions and manufacturing capacity decisions.
• Established and maintained procedures for the management of rebate accruals and reconciliations for the Lecithin and the North America Commercial groups resulting in more efficient processing of quarterly rebate checks.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Managed a group of 4 financial analysts responsible for the preparation and reporting of consolidated financial budget of Cooper’s largest division.
• Recruited and built a financial analysis team.
• Developed a budgeting and forecasting model for the division that included profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements. The information from the model drove profitable decision making of upper management.
• Collaborated in the preparation of financial data used in the strategic planning based on information generated with the forecasting model. The use of the model reduced the preparation time by one month.
• Worked in the documentation of SOX 404 procedures which resulted in changes to transaction procedures and improved efficiencies while still maintaining internal controls integrity.
• Partnered with the sales team in setting a sales office in Monterrey, Mexico. This office addressed customer needs in Mexico and parts of South America.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Responsibilities included the analysis of four of Cooper Industries Electrical Divisions with annual revenues of over $2B. Prepared financial reports used at Company Board Meetings and included in SEC reporting.
• Managed the integration of Cooper Wiring Devices into the corporate financial reporting system. The integration process allowed management in the new organization to reduce reporting time frame by one week.
• Collaborated in the preparation of due diligence documentation that was used as part of Cooper Industries efforts in looking at reorganization alternatives and used to present to prospective buyers.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Responsibilities included preparation and reporting of consolidated financial budget, quarterly estimates, and analysis of financial results and review of capital appropriation requests.
• Assisted in the implementation of new reporting software (Hyperion Enterprise), resulting in a 3 day reduction from the monthly reporting schedule.
• Developed computerized spreadsheets designed to upload and download data from/to Hyperion software reducing data collection time and increasing amount of time spent on analysis.
• Developed a consolidated financial model in Excel that translated and consolidated financial data from domestic and international profit centers into a division budget.
• Collaborated on the due diligence process of an operation in Mexico. The information from the audit was used to determine final purchase price and beginning balance sheet totals for the new operation.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Responsibilities include preparation and reporting of consolidated financial statements, budgets and monthly and quarterly forecasts

Responsible for preparing and reporting monthly financial data, strategic plans, budgets, monthly forecasts, and capital project requests for the Latin America Group. Accomplishments included the hiring of the Chief Financial Officer in Mexico, the computerization of the accounting system for the Puerto Rico sales office and received an achievement award.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Masters, Finance

Bachelors, Accounting

Education record