Jose Castello Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Ct, Es

Uruguay

Successfully led the acquisition and integration of multiple businesses in different countries during COVID. ✅ People: Established a robust and efficient team structure, ensuring succession planning for pivotal roles✅ Operational Excellence: Pioneered processes standardization within the region and steered the GBS implementation, becoming the model for other Markets / regions.✅ Business Partnering: Supported the business in devising and executing turn-around strategies, pinpointing key change catalysts, advocating for actionable measures, and renegotiating pivotal contracts.✅ Digital Transformation: Played a collaborative role in aiding other regional markets with ERP system implementations, instituting several governance processes to pinpoint and rectify discrepancies✅ Handpicked as one of only 40 senior leaders to collaborate with the GET in a series of high-level workshops. Played a pivotal role in updating and refining the Group Strategy, demonstrating strategic insight and a deep understanding of global business dynamics.

Chile

Reporting to Regional CFO. In charge of all Business Planning & Treasury activities with oversight of PNL, NWC and Capex control. ✅ Spearheaded the implementation of a Hedge Policy on foreign currency and hedge accounting, resulting in better optimization of finance resources.✅ Successfully dealt with external auditors for the region, ensuring compliance with financial reporting requirements on specially challenging post-integration circumstances✅ Implemented a Change Management program to transform a Historical driven acquired organization into a Stock listed / forward looking one. Implemented & standardized processes and forecasting methodology providing management with timely, reliable and relevant information for decision making.

✅ Led the E&Y team in the Exit Strategy formulation/implementation; assisted in the day to day business navigating a volatile and restricted foreign currency market.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Seconded to Benelux to set up the FP&A function, implementing strong forecasting processes & assisting tax restructuring. ✔️ Awarded “ABC Philip Morris Award” for co-piloting tax restructuring in Belgium 2015 ✔️ Awarded “Top Forecasting Accuracy Q1 & Q2 2015” on sales volume and marginal contribution after building sophisticated revenue models

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Consolidated European markets figures, challenging inconsistencies and producing flash reports for Senior Executive management and explaining variances.Co-ordinated the Regional Strategy & Annual plan.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Luanda, Angola

Led the turn-around of finance organization, bringing two years of un-reconciled books up to date, establishing strong controls and implementing a new ERP. Successfully dealt with liquidity issues by improving the management of net working capital

Brussels Area, Belgium

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Business And Administration, Finance

Exchange (Mba)

Exchange student

Education record