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Mexico City, Cdmx, Mx

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

• Member of the company leadership team• Leads the company’s finance function, retail channel expansion and IT function.• Have responsibility of company’s P&L, cash flow, commercial expansion to retailers and ERP (Oracle Netsuite) and system infrastructure.• Responsible for transforming the organization from a start-up model to a more structured corporate model with maintaining its entrepreneurial spirit and heavy expansion plans

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

• Member of the joint venture board and a key liaison of all investors• Leads the company’s leadership team (directors and VP) covering store operations, purchasing, marketing, finance, IT, legal, human resources and supply chain• Have full responsibility of company’s P&L and cash flow• Responsible for transforming the company to be an omni-channel organization with significant presence in the ecommerce marketplace

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

• Set-up Edrington’s Mexico operations as a start-up company establishing statutory companies, banking relationships and operational policies and procedures• Reports to the country managing director and CFO of Americas division• Leading the finance, strategy and supply chain teams• Key member of the Direct to Consumers team which includes ecommerce initiative• Co-responsible for the company’s annual and 5-year P&L

Mexico City

• Member of the Country Leadership team and leads the finance function of the company• Leading a team 6 departments - accounting & reporting, accounts payable, treasury, taxes, sales audit and financial planning & strategy• Led the system conversion and setting up process and procedures for the company´s growth strategy of increased presence in Mexico • Leading the ecommerce project for Mexico

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Member of the Finance Leadership team and leads the finance operations of the company• Leading a team of 26 within 6 departments - accounting & reporting, accounts payable, treasury, taxes, inventory management and sales audit• Leading the transformation of the controllership team to a more business partner team that provides insights and drives business decisions for the company.• Leading projects that drives margin improvement and process efficiencies for the organization

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Lead the strategy development process, investors communication reporting, financial planning & reporting and marketing decision support for Mexico.• Lead the business partnering initiative for Diageo Mexico finance including workshop, surveys, capability plans.• Lead the overall business performance management process and its improvement• Lead the tax reform project• Established a stronger team that only achieves company goals but ensures career development of each team member

Mexico City

• Lead the following functions: Accounting & Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Master Data, Tax Planning & Compliance and Internal Controls & Process Improvement• Track lead for the SAP implementation as it relates to Record to Report (RTR) and Procure to Pay (PTP).• Planned and executed the integration of Kraft Mexico and Cadbury Mexico, including tax strategies, operational impacts and accounting implications for local purposes (mergers)

Parsippany, New Jersey

• Lead the sales finance team which provided decision support to the sales team for trade spend investments and strategy by customer• Drove accurate and insightful analysis of revenue, customer investment and SG&A providing recommendations and ensuring compliance and understanding of decision rules.• Established a robust ROI (return on investments) assessment for relevant promotional/commercial activities and post to build on key insights

Parsippany, New Jersey

• Integrated financial reporting and planning process for both markets, including strategy development – US and Canada• Responsible for all financial controls which includes external audits, internal audits and Sarbanes Oxley compliance• Responsible for finance and decision support for the Logistics and Customer Operations

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for demand planning, demand supply integration and co-packing operations• Drove integration of sales, marketing and supply chain plans through the S&OP process• Provided financial decision support for brand profitability and product innovation

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for financial planning, forecasts and analysis for international division which includes Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, South America, Europe and Asia• Responsible for consolidation of monthly and quarterly management reporting• Responsible for accounting and controls with compliance to US GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley requirements

Boca Raton, Florida

Cma - Certified Management Accountant

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Ipade Leadership Program

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Accounting And Finance