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Dubai, AE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Forensic Audit on Vendors Contracts over GBP 200m - Improving Supply Chain Processes - Identification of amounts to claim back (not proper documentation, wrong rates, out of the scope of the contract).

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reporting to the CEO and Board. Main challenges for the past year included:- Managing cash flows in challenging situations with zero cash-in after failure of main client, ensuring sustainability for 12 months.- Coordinating with solicitors' firms for legal claims and injunctions against main client.- Leading negotiations with suppliers and employees.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Head of Finance in Spain Pavilion -Expo2020 Dubai reporting directly to the CFO of the company (Headquarters Madrid). Manage the finance performance from operations to daily strategy that includes all suppliers.
• Successfully organised and established a sistematic administrative control in a challenging enviroment
• Successfully coordinating all different departments ( Madrid and dubai) for the daily hectic activity.
• Succesfully in solving critical situation that ussually arise in the different departments.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Reporting to the CFO of the company managed the Business Performance from Commercial Support to Project Budget and forecast. Managed and monitored Group control encompassing management and financial reporting.
• Successfully established a regime of corporate governance: DOA, policies, key controls, and Group audited accounts.
• Worked directly with the CFO to draft and implement a Group restructure and make recommendations to the Board.
• Effectively managed the company for 6 months in a challenging situation following the sudden passing of the CEO and founder of the company. In the face of adversity, I demonstrated remarkable serenity and resilience.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Working for The Audit Government Institution in Catalonia since May 2008 dedicated to Excellence in Corporate Governance and the responsable of the whole transparency of the Statal Companies and Entities. In those years I lead performance and financial statements audits, under ISSAIS framework (as so Gaap, IAS, IRFS).My main functions and duties in which I.

Barcelona Area, Spain

As a Supervisor Auditor of "Financial Statement Audits" leading successfully simultaneously different audit teams. As a Controller (a service given for several company clients), plenty experience on analysis and reporting of the actual results for the month, quarterly, annual and budget &Business Planing, requirement assessment.Preparing and presenting.

Barcelona Area, Spain

In Functions as a Controller / Financial / Account Manager I was plenty successful setting up a Finance Accounting & reporting functions and set up effective control systems where needed in coordination with the CFO.- Daily manage of working capital needs, banks and Cash Flows.- Preparing and presenting management reports with accuracy and details to.

Bachelor Dregree In Business And Finance Management - 5 Years, Accounting And Business/Management, Superior

Auditor, Auditing, Master Degree

- National certificate mandatory for Auditors in Spain. - Auditing rules and legislation - GAAPS, IAS, IFRS.