Contacts: lorenzo@dffp.net | +1 347 203 4420.Finance Leader with strong business acumen.Proven experience as Plant Controller, FP&A Manager, controller, CFO, in the US and Europe, in multinational manufacturing companies with complex technological and managerial processes. Team player / trusted business partner, customer focused, utilizes extensive knowledge to achieve corporate objectives. Key areas of expertise: process improvement | cost reduction | plant controlling | financial modeling | strategic planning | budgets and forecasts | variance analysis | design of accounting systems | project cost accounting | project management | IFRS reporting | financing programs | contracts review | M&A | Purchasing | Inventory optimization | Make vs Buy. Skills: English, Italian, French, Spanish. SAP expert user, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks. IFRSSome accomplishments:• Led the turnaround of a manufacturing plant, going from an annual loss of $2M+ to a profit of $1M• Established the Major Projects Departments in Schindler USA. Defined the role of Project Manager, created financial and accounting tools and procedures. Schindler is now market leader in Major Projects, with contracts such as the WTC Towers in NYC.• Designed and implemented a financing program for Modernization customers. This resulted in improved sales, EBITA and cash flow, and reduced bad debt risk, and it has become a Best Demonstrated Practice within the Group.• Created a tool that allowed Operations Managers to predict their monthly results.This allowed them to better understand the financial structure of the business and encouraged them to manage their office proactively. The tool was widely seen as a key support in improving the Region result, and is still in use today.