❖ The Green Fund (supports the efforts of developing countries in responding to climate change): review & interpretation of Financial Audited Reports of the National Agricultural Institutions of the Governments of Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala.❖ Grupo UBS: rendered savings of US$ 50k in 1 Year (10% of total revenues) during the pandemic situation through the preparation, implementation and training of Full Cost Recovery and Project Accounting procedures, as well as the definition of strategies/solutions to mitigate negative effects.Audit and Financial advisory services, as well as assistance to access the international funds, grants, awards, and sub-awards regarding green funds projects to locally implement actions and projects against global warming. Corporate budgeting and finance innovation to private companies.

❖ Succeeded in delivering US$ 11M/Yr for 65 individual projects, such as RSIF (Regional Scholarship & Innovation Fund) and PASET (Pan-African Partnership for Sciences, Engineering & Technology) while implementing entire Project Management Cycles, increasing the efficiency of Grant portfolio. ❖ Achieved savings of US$ 60k for the first year by leading the implementation of the MS-Navision ERP during an 8-month project reengineering and converting the administrative processes into seamless ones.❖ Obtained savings of US$ 45k while increasing productivity by 80% by implementing a new Cost Accounting methodologyOverall supervision of the accounting process and interpreting the results. Development and improvement of all supporting financial and management information systems for the Centre, ERP systems, project costing, mapping of accounts and analysis codes. Ensure the effectiveness of internal controls. Ensure compliance with all applicable financial regulatory laws/rules for financial reporting. Oversee the coordination and activities of independent external auditors. Oversee the preparation of periodic Financial Management Reports in full compliance with reporting requirements—statutory, management and contractual—on a timely basis. Analyze cash flows and monitor banking activities, oversee the management investments in line with set policies. Play a key role in the development of the Centre’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

❖ Turned around accumulated net losses in 270%+, from US$ 180K into a surplus of US$ 60k during 2016 by restructuring accounting processes: development and Implementation of Policies / Procedures / Manuals regarding Treasury, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Operations, Payroll, Training, Security, Risk Management.Definition of Costs; Implementation of ABC costing system and Full Cost Recovery methodology adapting the new methodologies and procedures into the ERP Contpaq. Development, design, and implementation of management reports and reporting systems and decision-making matrixed.

❖ Achieved savings of US$ 1.5M by designing & implementing ABC methodologies based on Project Accounting, to convert & configure Indirect Costs into Direct Costs helping to construct the Indirect Cost Rate of 32% for the 1st year of implementation.❖ Rendered savings of US$ 5M in 3 years of the Indirect Costs (2011: US$ 1.5M, 2012: $2.5M, and 2013: $1M) through the implementation of ABC and Full Cost Recovery methodologies, decreasing the rate from 32% to 23%.❖ Achieved the attraction of $US 16M in additional grants from USAID, IFAD, DFID, and BMGF, by establishing competitive negotiations of the Indirect Cost Rate with donors.❖ Implementation of IFRS principles to increase 100% the reasonability and reliability of the Financial Statements.Preparation and Consolidation of Financial Information; preparation of annual budget (institutional & projects´); development and Implementation of Financial Policies and Procedures based on IFRS and IAS for CIPS´s Head Quarters and Liaison Offices. Control of Fixed Assets. Leading the Implementation of ERP Agresso Business World. Definition of Costs by Project and its components; Implementation of Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Full Cost Recovery methodology adapting the new methodologies and procedures into the ERP at CIP’s different Service Units, Research, and Service Units; Coordination of External Audit. Supervised the day-to-day accounting activities.

❖ Rendered savings, in the term of 4 Yrs, of US$ 3M to the organization by reducing the Indirect Cost Rate from 36% to 21%.❖ Improvement from 4 to 1 month for the elaboration and issuance of Management Financial Reports.❖ Succeeded in delivering US$ 60K/Yr cash-flow surplus by leveraging supplier’s A/P days from 15 to 45 days average.❖ Rendered >US$ 65k/Year in Financial Interests by the investment of Treasury Surpluses.❖ Achieved a 42%-time improvement in delivering Financial Reports to Donors for securing the continuous cash flow of funds which helped in avoiding potential jeopardy in project execution. ❖ VAT recovery of US$ 16K/Month average (local VAT Mexico and Kenya) under strict attachment to Federal Regulations.❖ Obtained monthly savings of US$ 3k-4k average in Tax exemptions (local payroll tax) from Mexico’s authorities.Implementation of administrative and financial Policies, Procedures, and Internal Controls. Control on Fixed Assets Management and Fixed Assets Counting. Support and assistance with the preparation of CIMMYT’s Annual Report. Supervisor and controller of project accounting and costs accounting. Responsible for the consolidation of financial accounting. Responsible for the calculation of Project Costs and the allocation of the Indirect Costs based on ABC Costing and Full Cost Recovery Methodologies. Coordination of the External Audit. Preparation and assignment of the annual budget. Supervised the day-to-day accounting activities.

❖ Achieved Reduction of Production Costs by 7-10% ❖ Obtained savings of US$ 1M/Yr through the implementation of Budget Management which increased the efficiency of Cash Flows by 100% and decreased the risk of over costing from 50% during the 1st year and gradually to 15%. ❖ Implementation of Fixed Assets Policies and Controls through physical counting and tagging of every asset achieving 100% control of the assets and making the monthly amount of depreciation more efficient.Responsible for controlling all aspects of financial management, policies and procedures, budgets, production cost, and reporting of Calidra Corporate (holding) Company and 17 Subsidiaries.