Responsible for F&A / Conso&Reporting, main challenges: .Coordinate annual budget and forecast calendar, engaging several areas in the process..Report complete month-end-closing statements, assuring compliance to Financial Guideline (IFRS)..Deliver qualitative variance analysis (sales, margin, expenses and HC), reporting significant deviation (risks&opps)..Partnership with business leaders providing financial expertise..Team leadership, training and developing professionals. .Special assignments: - Propose/develop new financial model for budget/forecast processes, impacting sales/supply/OPEX/payroll planning. - Improve ways of work by implementing new analysis, reports and controls.

Responsible for planning, reporting and business support in a fast growing company and constant changing environment. Main challenges:.Report to CFO/Head Controller, leadership of 2 Sr. analysts..Organize annual budget and rolling forecast calendars, demanding constant process improvements..Special focus on month-end-closing reporting and variance analysis (sales, margin, expenses and risks&opps)..Develop financial modeling to support sales team in new project negotiation and investment decision. .Update and publish KPIs analysis as well as action plan to achieve target. .Sponsor for two key SOX processes (Order to Cash / Assets Control)..Implement business partner culture providing assistance to client areas. Focal point to global finance team.

Partnership with business leaders providing financial expertise. Main challenges: Direct report to CFO, leadership of 2 specialists and 2 analysts. Manage planning processes including quarterly forecast, 5-year plan and annual budget. Monitor sales, margin, expenses and profit performance against plan/target/forecast. Organize board meeting presenting financial statements and business performance update. Participate in chances & risks discussions with senior management. Provide financial modeling and analysis in support of key commercial strategies and investment decisions. Collaborate with studies to improve sales / cost reduction by reviewing product mix/segmentation and sales force structure. Represent Finance Area in several Lean projects for internal processes improvement. Establish and develop financial tools: recognition prize for presenting innovative solution for field force expense management.

Financial partner to Foods BU (Toddy, Toddynho, Quaker, Coqueiro), supporting decision-making through feasibility studies for new products launch, promotions campaigns and commercial discounts (pay-back / break-even). Provide financial modelling for Trademark to support negotiations with key customers (Carrefour, Extra, etc.). Prepare and report 5-year plan, annual budget and rolling forecast. Produce variance analysis focusing sales, margin, expenses and profit. Submit direct costs forecast (key subject), providing qualitative comments to major deviations. Special Project .Planning Tool: recognition prize received for leading implementation of planning solution based on COGNOS applications. The scope included P&L and BS figures: sales, investments, manufacturing and supply chain costs, OPEX and payroll.

Responsible for consolidation and report of annual plan, forecast and 5-Year plan for Operations (8 manufacturing plants), Supply Chain and Procurement. Direct report to the Vice-President and regional dotted-line (Mexico). Implementation of global KPIs aligned to local Balanced Score Card. Produce variance analysis and qualitative comments. Interaction with Procurement in key materials price negotiations, reporting opportunities and financial impacts. CAPEX update and submission.

Responsible for auditing internal controls in order to ensure compliance to financial and operational standards. Special focus to manufacturing plants and sales offices, requiring constant travelling. Ability to deal and communicate with several hierarchy levels. Adaptation of local controls to SOX requirements, searching for best practices. Support international audit team (USA and Mexico).

Review and evaluate financial controls with special focus on risk mitigation. Participate in several projects bringing financial and operational expertise (e.g. CTF, Vending Machine). Implement control improvements ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. Participate in SAP implementation.

Assessment of several controls to guarantee compliance with internal policies, reporting non-conformity. Special mission: support international IT Audit team (UK) during SAP implementation (nearly 3 months).

Participation in audit processes focused on tax credit recovery.