José Roberto Herrera Email & Phone Number

Costa Rica

Responsible for Financial Management of the Company, taking over the departments of Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Sales and Supply Chain, reporting to the CFO of the headquarters in Canada. Responsible for the management of 6 accountings for different companies.- Achieved economic savings by payments standardization and foreing exchange negotiation with the Bank, achieving savings of $40 thousand per year.

Costa Rica

Responsible for Administrative and Financial Management of the Construction and Real Estate Companies, with a cash flow of more than $90 million, taking over the departments of Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Human Resources and Information Technology. Responsible for the management of 7 accountings for different companies.- Implemented the automation of the registrations and payments processes, getting more than 95% under this scheme. - Achieved economic savings by renegotiating the credit lines in the different Banks, achieving savings of $50 thousand per year.- Standardized the accounting closing processes, achieving a decrease in time thus having real-time information.- Implemented the processes and control systems for projects in Free Zones.- Managed to maintain a balanced cash flow of more than $90 million, even though the companies doubled in size.

Costa Rica

Responsible for creating the company, recruitment of personnel, processes, operational logistics and finance projections. - Led the company's strategic plan, reviewing financial and operational projections with the Government Department.- Defined accounting, logistical, operational and hiring processes.

Costa Rica

Responsible for the Administrative and Financial area of the Corrugated Boxes and Plastics Factory, budgets elaboration for more than $40 million and their respective follow-up. Supply Chain and Warehouses (spare parts, raw materials and finished product) worth more than $3 million. - Participated in a cost reduction program, achieving savings of $450 thousand per year. - Standardized the accounting closing processes, achieving a decrease in time. - Standardized Supply Chain, Warehouses and Dispatch processes, achieving an inventory in real time. - Participated in the Board of Labor Relations, achieving significant savings (economic and operational) in negotiations with the Union. - Designed and participated in the implementation of ISO-9000 and ISO-14000 in my respective areas.

Costa Rica

Responsible for the Administrative and Financial area of the Containers Operation, budgets elaboration for more than $7 million and its respective follow-up. Supply Chain and Warehouses (spare parts and raw materials) worth more than $1.5 million. - Standardized the accounting closing processes, achieving a decrease in time. - Designed and participated in the implementation of ISO-9000 in my respective areas.

Costa Rica

Responsible for controlling the operational and capital budget. Responsible for different feasibility studies of new investment projects. - Implemented a budget system that saved time when consolidating it and when new runs were made.

Costa Rica

Responsible for developing feasibility studies regarding new investment projects and review of operational budgets.- Implemented the use of a probabilistic model in the studies of the different investment projects.

Costa Rica

Responsible for developing control programs for different supplies and in charge of the logistics of operations. - Designed a budget model.- Implemented controls for the supplies, achieving an optimal inventory.

Costa Rica

Responsible for feasibility studies on new investments in public transport companies and advice regarding their operations and tariffs.

Mba

Graduate Business Administration