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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

• Utilized in-depth knowledge of business finance and best practices to guide the Management team.• Conducted thorough financial analysis to provide insightful suggestions for meeting short and long-term objectives• Developed and managed budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes to ensure accurate financial operations• Implemented strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency and revenue optimization, resulting in increased profitability• Oversaw and reviewed accounting tasks, credit control, and legal compliance• Successfully managed tax-related matters to ensure compliance with relevant regulations• Lead and directed a team of 3/4 finance professionals, successfully building a robust finance department

Barcelona Area, Spain

Finance and control manager Spain Finance responsible, reporting to group CFO. Provide financial support to General Manager and commercial and marketing departments to optimise the company’s financial performance and strategic position.Strong focus on results.• Strategic plan for the division.• Annual Budgets and quarterly reviews as well as monthly forecasts of P&L, detailing key risks and opportunities.• Accuracy and integrity of the financial reporting.• Performing financial analyses of new strategic and investment projects as requested by Management, providing advice on their profitability and thus facilitating decision-making and the optimisation of the profitability of the investments made.• Review the Company cost structure and make the recommendation to improve/reduce Company's costs and secure its long-term profitability and growth aspirations.• Active role in new product launches to guarantee profitable growth.• Responsible to comply with internal group policies and audit reviews• Growth revenue management: price, promotion and trade terms optimization• Lead, motivate and develop finance team.

Barcelona

Financial support to the food business in Spain, reporting to Brand Building Finance Director. • Strategic and sustainable growth plan for the division.• Annual budget and periodic reviews. Forecasting• Closing, analysis of results. Action plan to meet targets• Profitability analysis of division, analysis of the marketing campaigns, promotions. Set the ROI analysis to focus marketing investment in growing the business• Active role in new product launches to guarantee profitable growth • Pricing, promocional policies and trade terms.• Cost control. Cost reduction strategies for overheads (negotiation of Service level agreements, set a budget per department and monitor evolution via an scorecard). • Trained and coached 3 new trainees and three assistants.

Europe

Operational audit including all functions and processes of the company (production, management, sales, marketing, human resources, outsourcing ...) in order to identify strengths and weaknesses and help optimize its operation. Reporting to the European Audit Director.• Planning and development of the field work (internal control, risk identification and risk definition of the business unit as well as defining the tests and checks to be carried out).• Performing substantive tests and the preparation and discussion of the audit findings.• Relationship between the various managerial levels and functions of the organization to be audited, with regular briefings on fieldwork, deficiencies and recommendations agreement and follow up.• During the financial crisis, selected to participate and co-lead the team oriented to control the measures put in place to mitigate the risk of the crisis in the main European countries and Asia.• Team member of the HR audit group

Provide a financial support and advice to the business. Reporting to the European financial manager.• Financial support to supply chain, marketing, sales and managing director • Management and control budget.• Closing, analysis of results and action plans in order to achieve the objectives of growth (8-9%) and profitability of the company.• Develop financial information reporting. Design and implementation of financial reporting and scorecard of the business unit.• Managing a team of three people• Risk analysis and support SOX• Cost and bad debt monitoring. 40% reduction in customer debt.• Member of Steering Committee of the business.• Participation and leadership in the financial part of the strategic growth plan 2004-2010

Financial Support to European IT infrastructure outsourcing business. . Reporting to the European financial manager• Annual Plan, closing and reporting, variance analysis, scorecards, financial analysis and financial support to business.• Leadership and financial analysis of the restructuring of the business: Terminated 5 independent service centres organizations and successfully transferred business to three European centres.

Treasury Associate in UKWorking capital optimization at European level. Reporting to the European financial manager• European cash management. Cash forecast of different European countries and setting levels of currency liquidity in Euros and dollars • Negotiating with the banks the interests and deposits in Euros and dollars• Perform clearing, intercompany loans, money market, deposits and capital injections in EurBusiness analyst of European Automated Test Group Jan 2001 – May 2002 Reporting to the European financial manager• Perform annual plan and monthly forecast. Closing processes, analysis of results, costs and profit • Monitoring accounts receivable and inventory analysis. • Marketing cost and budget control• Participation in different projects: discounts, customer analysis and implementing ERP (SAP)Financial analyst European Marketing organization Jan 2000 – Jan 2001Finance control European marketing organization. . Reporting to the European financial manager• Annual plan and monthly forecasts• Closing and reporting

Financial accountant Reporting European controller • Responsible financial Statutory. Adjustments between US GAAP and Spanish General Accounting Plan. • Local reporting to external clients • Pension and payroll accountancy support

Mba

Activities and Societies: Oversees studies at Georgetown University. Washington. USA MBA exchange program enero-junio 1998

Mba

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