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Madrid, Comunidad De Madrid, España

Control, Monitoring and Reporting of the Budget Execution of the SEDIA (Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence).Management and control of Guarantees granted to obtain public aids from the Programs Planning and Execution Division (DivPEP).

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

IRI (Circana) is a US multinational company which provides Big Data and Business Insights services. 95% of CPG manufacturers, distribution and pharmacy companies work with IRI. The group has more than 5,000 employees around the world.Main areas of responsibility:►Financial: Financial Planning | Forecasting | Monthly Reporting System with KPIs | Audits | Cash Flow | Local / US GAAP | Ongoing Due Dilligence 2018-2020►Supervision of the implementation of different electronic billing platforms for suppliers►Facilities: Location and management of moving offices►Legal: Preparation of contracts for Big Data platforms, cooperation agreements with distribution chains (Mercadona, Carrefour, Eroski, Caprabo, Alcampo); terms of collaboration with different associates / partners: QBerg, Hostelería Española, Carritus, NPD. Project supervision for the implementation of measures to ensuring full compliance with GDPR.►RH: Control of hiring and dismissals accordingly to group policy and in coordination with labor consultantsMain achievements:✰Supervision, implementation and updating of the commercial proposal monitoring systems (SalesForce since 2019, Siebel previously) achieving a highly accurate sales forecasting, with an error of less than 3%✰Design of the phased restructuring plan (2018-2019) for the field force across Spain avoiding entering long lasting and costly legal processes (EREs).✰Implementation of the Tickelia platform for the automation of expense reports providing enhanced controls and significant time and money savings.✰Support to US HQ in evaluating M&A projects in LATAM with savings above $ 250k in consulting fees during 2013 and 2014.✰Management of repurchase of the minority interest package of the local partner (HAVAS) and liquidation of the Joint Venture in 2015, which resulted into more than 3 million euros funding at zero cost for 15 years.✰Supervision and Negotiation of "clean" software SAS audits avoiding penalties greater than € 100K

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

For a year I combined my role as Financial Director with that of Acting Managing Director. since the General Management of the company was temporarily taken over by the General Director of Italy.Main areas of responsibility:►Financial and Administrative: Local / US GAAP, Audits, Financial Planning, Reporting, Taxes, Treasury►Legal representation of the company in front of third parties►Coordination of the local team►Continuous support, tracking and update to the remote Managing DirectorThis stage allowed me to acquire the skills of:✰Leadership✰Ability to listen and empathize with colleagues from the steering committee✰ Comprehensive and persuasive approach to all questions✰Perspective and global vision as result of jumping out of the financial area✰A breadth of analysis by incorporating new variables I was not previously considering from the finance trench

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

At this stage, I was an essential participant in the start-up and consolidation of the company (30% market share in 5 years). I was also responsible for the management of the HR administration from 1998 to 2001.Main Areas of Responsibility:►Financial: Forecasting | Reporting | KPIs definition and control | Local / US GAAP | Design, maintenance and monthly review of the Cash Flow model based on balance positions (current) and exceptionally reliable forecasts (forecast)►Suppliers: Management of the company vehicle renting fleet►Clients: Design of the comprehensive sales management system from proposal to collection, through contracts, billing and revenue recognition rules under local accounting principles and US GAAP►Design, implementation, control and monitoring of the travel and expense policy►Supervision of the preparation of financial statements and Annual Report in accordance with local principles and US GAAP►Legal: Preparation of contracts for the provision of regular services (clients)►HR.: HR Management for the first 3 years, covering personnel administrationMain achievements:✰Design of the company's capitalization plan, with optimal tax treatment✰Management of the relocation of operations resources to India, with savings of 15% of total labor costs.✰30% reduction in field force costs through internalization, which significantly improved data quality and recruiting and training costs by reducing the extremely high turnover✰Management of debts in foreign currency, with extraordinary profits exceeding € 100k✰ Overcoming complete Tax Inspections of VAT, Personal Income Tax and Companies for the years 2003 and 2004 without a single penalty/fine.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Talleres Claxon was established in January 1997 by a group of 19 mechanical workshops spread across Spain which decided to associate themselves to create a purchasing central company with sufficient business volume to guarantee a strong negotiating capacity with tires manufacturers.Main Responsibilities:►Organization of the Administration and Finance systems and supervising the credit and risk management of clients-associates, during the first year of activity.►Responsible for accounting, billing, risk management and collection of clients, suppliers, taxes, banking procedures►Ongoing reporting during the weekly held Board of Directors meetings.Main achievements:✰Complete reorganization of the financial department 4 months after the start of the purchasing central company.✰Detection, legal control and complete recovery of the principal associate's debt✰Design of the plan to organize a service workshop open to the public in the central warehouse to cover its expenses, minimizing the financial contribution of the associates.

Startup of the company in Spain (CDP initially): ►Organization of the Administration and HR systems.►Responsible for accounting, audits, quarterly reporting, taxes, treasury, billing and collections, supplier management and payments.► Personnel administration.►Negotiation with media purchasing centers and preparation of documentation for public tenders.Main achievements:✰Complete reorganization of the financial department, after my incorporation 9 months after the start of the company, integrating a new management team✰Obtaining the necessary working capital from the media buying company during company merger.✰Execution of the merger with AVA, resulting in AVA CDP, and integration and consolidation of both financial systems.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Carrying out a study to determine the eventual correlation between the weak financial performance and the poor perception of a company community involvement, due to the lower “Community Involvement” Ranking of the Fortune 500 of the corporation, while maintaining a similar social and community support programs activity.The study consisted of the analysis of financial ratios of the best and worst valued companies in the aeronautical industry and in the communities of Missouri and California together with the study of the public records of contributions to social works (by geography and area) and the interview of the responsible managers foundations, for qualitative analysis, to determine or refuse their correlation.

Madrid

Responsible for the implementation and development of financial and administrative processes during the first three years of the company in Spain, working full-time, overlapping with the last 3 years of my university career.Responsible for accounting (local and US GAAP), monthly reporting, taxes, treasury, billing and collections, supplier and payment management, and personnel administration. Additional achievements:Punctual support to European Group on recruiting and training French Financial Manager in 1989 during French Subsidiary startup.

Economics, Business Administration

International Trade, Investment and Finance (1 year course) Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA (1992)

E.G.B. - B.U.P. - C.O.U.