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CFO, Finance and Administration Manager, Bilingual in English, Senior MBA at PAD and Postgraduated in Finance.18 years of experience as global CFO in technology, telecom, massive consumption, pharmaceutical, technology managing the areas of Finance, Accounting, IT, Logistics, Human Resources, Legal.International experience working in Latin American countries leading multifunctional teams in complex organizations.Solid experience in execution and change management leading business transformations, generating cultural change with impact on business results.Extensive experience directing and managing large change projects interacting with multiple teams (clients, suppliers, directors, business units and government entities) located in different countries and companies.Strategic thinking, structured decision making,Construction of high performance teams oriented to results.Ability to make complex decisions under situations of uncertainty with multiple stakeholders, with a vocation for innovation and solving complex problems.Domain of ERP's (SAP, Oracle, HFM), Planning, Budgeting & Reporting.Key Competences:• Strategic Thinking• Planning and implementation of strategy• Talent development and retention• Effective communication• Multicultural awareness• Financial and commercial business alignment• Leader of Change Management • Management of mergers, acquisitions and sales of companies• Management of complex negotiations with Stakeholders• Development and coaching of multidisciplinary teams in different geographical locations.• Development of high performance teams• Leader of change, restructuring and business transformation, getting profitability and efficiency.• Development and Coaching of multidisciplinary teams• Experience in Implementation of Shared Service Models (Shared Services) under SAP R3 model.• Experience on SAP ERP, Oracle ERP, HFM and other software implementation.
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Airbnb Consultant And InvestorFreelance Feb 2020 - Present
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Finance And Administration ManagerEzcorp Feb 2016 - Feb 2020United StatesAmerican company with operations in USA, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador with annual revenue of USD 850M. Company of financial services and retail sales, with 13 stores nationwide. Annual sales of USD 4M. In charge of 16 collaborators.Company listed on the NASDAQ (EZPW).Responsible for strengthening the economic-financial and administrative structure that supports the future growth and expansion of the company. Creation of a culture of transparency, trust and integrity to become a world class company. In charge of 10 people. Report to the General Manager in Peru and CFO.• Development of due diligence, identification and subsequent solution of legal and tax contingencies for USD 2.5M.• Training and development of high performance teams in all areas - Legal, Human Resources, Infrastructure, Logistics, Auditing, IT, Accounting and Commercial - through clear definition and monitoring of objectives.• Improvement of the profitability and sales of the company through modernization of stores, monitoring of results by store, closing of less profitable stores and opening of new stores in areas with higher demographic density.• Creation of a culture of transparency, integrity and results-oriented management with individual performance goals.• Implementation of the process of strategic planning, preparation and control of budgets.• Improvement of the individual performance evaluation process aligned with the business goals.• Search and implementation of new corporate offices achieving 55% more useful space with savings of 15% of the rental cost. -
CfoRust-Oleum Corporation Sep 2014 - Dec 2015PeruRUST OLEUM CORPORATION www.rustoleum.com Part of the RPM group with annual sales of USD 3,000 M. NYSE listed company (RPM). Sales in Peru USD4M. Sale of high-end industrial products through Homecenters and distributors.In charge of the areas of Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Human Resources, Logistics, Distribution and IT, in charge of 8 employees. Report to the General Manager in Peru and CFO in Argentina.• Start up of the business in Peru. Initial internal organization outsourcing the areas of finance and logistics and subsequent in-house management of them.• Training and development of high performance teams in all areas through clear definition of objectives, KPI implementation of the business and monitoring of them.• Implementation of business strategy and execution of strategic plan.• Creation of a culture of transparency and management oriented to business results, aligning it with individual performance goals.• Implementation of corporate best practices, internal control standards and individual performance evaluation.• Reduction of collection period from 120 to 75 days, through teamwork with Homecenter and Commercial Management.• 33% reduction in logistics costs, through negotiation to reduce storage fees• In charge of the general management during the absence of the general manager (Jun-Set 2015) -
Financial ControllerHospira Jan 2013 - Dec 2014Lima, PeruPharmaceutical company created from the hospital products business of Abbott Laboratories. It offers technological solutions that help improve the safety and efficiency of patient care.Company that quotes NYSE (HSP). It was acquired by Laboratorios Pfizer in 2014. 38 Employees and Sales in Peru USD 30M.Report to the Corporate SVP of Controllership and LATAM Controller.• Harmonization and subsequent alignment of policies, corporate financial and administrative procedures.• Successful implementation of SAP R3 in Peru in 4 months, in coordination with the Consultants in Argentina, IT Director in Chicago and Finance Shared Services in India.• Implementation of practices in SAP R3: purchase orders, billing, accounting, accounting and payroll.• Implementation of Financial Shared Services for Peru through the Genpact company located in India.• Development of an internal control environment, ensuring the integrity of the financial information and compliance with SOX norms and corporate internal control standards in Peru.• Recovery of USD 1M of IGV from previous years through tax planning.• Control of the Annual Plan and Forecast of Expenses with Managers of Peru -
CfoAon Affinity Latin America 2008 - 2011PeruThe world's largest insurance broker. It is dedicated to the development and management of massive insurance programs and services marketed under the B2B2C modality through the Banking, Retail and Services channels. NYSE (AON) publicly traded CompanyResponsible for assisting the general management in making strategic and tactical decisions.Responsible for the Commercial Management, being responsible for the results of the business in Peru.Provides support to the Regional CEO in Peru, LATAM CFO.• In charge of the Start-Up of Aon Subsidiary in Peru.• Elaboration, control and monitoring of monthly sales projections, teamwork with Project Managers for the fulfillment of monthly sales objectives.• Teamwork with insurance companies and Project Managers, reducing the collection period from 150 to 45 days.• Responsible to interface control and activities with the Outsourced Accounting Firm and Implementation of the accounting process and to assure the delivery high quality of financial information• Implementation of a tax planning process to optimize the impact of Income Tax in coordination with LATAM Controller and tax advisors to make the best decision.• Implementation of solid procedures internal control -
Vp Finance And Administration - Andean RegionGilat To Home Feb 2003 - Mar 2007Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Usa, IsraelGTH develops rural telecommunication projects with the Government, providing telephony services and rural satellite Internet. Management of telephony and internet projects for USD162M in Colombia, USD50M in Peru and USD12M in Venezuela. Listed Stock Exchange New York and Israel (GILT)Assistance to the CEO in the development and execution of the business strategy. Report to the global CFO in Israel.• Successful financial management of telecommunications projects in Colombia for USD 162M (Compartel 1 and 2) and Peru USD 50M (Fitel 1, 2, 3 and 4) and Venezuela for USD 12M (CNE) in times of financial crisis.• Management audit that allowed detect and correct internal control deficiencies in the Operations, Sales and Finance Department recovering uncollectibles for USD 1M, reducing the collection period from 180 to 45 days.• Successful negotiation with Seguros del Estado (Colombia) that allowed the recovery of lost claims for telecommunications equipment robbery by USD 1M from previous years and reduction of annual insurance fee by US $ 360k.• Complex negotiation with Osiptel and Telefonica del Peru, achieving the recognition of sales and generating the collection of interconnection services of previous years for USD 6M through the negotiation with Osiptel to change the rural telephony law for the direct collection of services.• Reduction of commission of letters of guarantee from 4.5% to 0.5% for the FITEL projects (Letters of Guarantees for USD 50M), generating an annual saving of letters of guarantee for USD 2M.• Implementation of the Human Resources Management according to best practices.• Successful implementation of SOX standards and compliance to 98% according to Corporate Audit, achieved through commitment of senior management, teamwork and staff training.
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Finance ManagerUnilever Jul 2000 - Jan 2003PeruResponsible for corporate, management and local statutory financial statements according to US GAAP, UK GAAP and Peru GAAP, Financial Planning, Merger and Acquisitions, Tax Planning Compliance and Corporate Policies Compliance. • Led the generation of remittances to Corporate Offices by US$ 12M.• Led Tax Planning of 4 Unilever companies in order to achieve the recovery of tax losses from previous years by US$ 12M get reduction of Income tax by US 3.6M, performed in coordination with Tax Department and Tax Advisors. • Reorganization of the Accounting Department, achieving the reduction of the overhead by 50% and overtime reduction by 50%.• Implementation of Unilever Corporate Policies in coordination with Unilever Accounting Department in London.• Change of qualification on Corporate Audit from “out of control” in November 1998 to “in control” in April 1999, when new Corporate Audit was performed. Through leadership Unilever Peru could change the qualification of the Corporate Audit Report in just three months, getting special acknowledge from Finance Regional VP.• Successful implementation of Oracle ERP and reduction of accounting close period from 20 to 3 days. • Peruvian Accounting Operation became the first company in the Latin America with the best score report to shareholders, in time, quality and accuracy.• Leader of Peru Finance Department for the implementation of SAP R3.• Led Due Diligence of sale of Diversey Lever Company to Johnson Wax. • Led Due Diligence of the acquisition of Bestfood Subsidiary in Peru.• Member of the Bestfood Integration Team that achieved the integration of Bestfood Subsidiary into Unilever business in two months. -
Finance Accounting ManagerUnilever Jan 1999 - Jun 2000PeruResponsible for corporate, management and local financial statements according to US GAAP, UK GAAP and Perú GAAP rules, Financial Planning, Accounting and Taxes. Reorganization of the Accounting Area, implementation of Unilever Corporate Policies and implementation of Management Information System. Change of qualification on Corporate Audit from “out of control” in November 1998 to “in control” in April 1999, through leadership Unilever Peru could change the qualification of the Corporate Audit Report in just three months, getting special acknowledge from Finance Regional VP.Optimization of productivity in accounting department by 65% y overtime reduction by 50%.Successful implementation of Oracle ERP and reduction of accounting close period from 15 to 3 days. Convert the operation of Peru as the first company in the Latin America (before was the 15th) with the best score report to shareholders, both in time and quality.Leader of Peru Finance Department for the implementation of SAP ERP.
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Consulting ManagerOracle Dec 1996 - Dec 1998Lima, Peru• Negotiation and Project management for Unilever Account Receivable and Fixed Assets Oracle Implementation.• Negotiation and Project management with Consorcio BCO-Gas de Camisea for Oracle Fixed Assets Implementation
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Monica Castañeda Wertherman Education Details
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Escuela De Dirección De La Universidad De PiuraCandidate For Master In Business Administration -
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Escuela De Dirección De La Universidad De PiuraAdministration
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Escuela De Dirección De La Universidad De PiuraFinance
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Oracle UniversityConsulting
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Oracle UniversityContract Management
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Oracle UniversityConsulting
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Certified Public Accountant
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