Experience

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  Ecolab

  • United States
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • LA South Finance Director / Chile Managing Director

    • Dec 2011 - Aug 2021

    Lead Finance area of 9 legal entities located in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.Consolidate the Finance area after purchases of Nalco and Champion Technologies companies at global level.Create the LATAM South Finance department for corporate governance of policies, processes, planning, functional support and results measurement of 12 existing Commercial Divisions.Define integration strategies for Finance work teams and processes in each country, managing 7 different ERPs in the sub-region.Lighten support structure by merging subsidiaries in Argentina and Colombia, reducing them from 13 to 9 legal entities.Improve and integrate non-core ERPs used in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.According to company’s mission, spin off non-core Divisions.Adapt and develop the structure and roles of my area in line with company evolution and long-term strategy.Lead preparation of annual budget for 6 countries under my responsibility.Prepare monthly projected income statement for YTG and perform deviation analysis.Analyze management reports on the main company KPIs and propose improvement actions, if applicable.

  • Administration and Finance Manager Chile-Argentina

    • Jan 2009 - Nov 2011

    Optimize area processes, establishing the business partner vision in the Finance function.Responsible for all financial, legal and systems functions.Coordinate company's reorganization process, managing, developing and promoting human resources in my area.Support the LATAM Region General Manager located in Brazil, coordinating local management team (self-managed management team).Lead project to improve cash flow and profitability, reducing DSO in 12 days and improving ROI by 360 bps; including development of a dashboard to track accounts receivable.Lead development of a CRM for collection area.

  • Administration & Finance Manager

    • Mar 1999 - Dec 2009

    Restore accuracy and confidence in affiliate reporting.Return profitability to positive values.Lead Finance area merger and integration after purchase of a competing company.Leverage productivity and efficiency of finance area.Manage country 2001 financial-economic crisis.Turn Finance area into a business partner for all five Commercial Divisions.Assume GM part-time role after reorganization of this function.

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  Productos Roche S.A. Q. e I.

  • Argentina

  • Head of Comptroller area - Project Leader

    • Jan 1994 - Dec 1998
    • Argentina

    Regional Project Leader for Latin America (rationalization of production plants, Costing System, sales & expenses control panel based on OLAP technology; regional costing system).Assist Supply Chain Division from financial point of view.Develop Budget process and carry out all types of analysis and projections.Participate in configuration of SAP costing module for Latin America implementation.

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  Laboratorios Roche

  • Argentina

  • Commercial Division Controller

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1993
    • Argentina

    Create the role of Commercial Controller.Adapt and develop systems and procedures within the standards of Roche Switzerland's operations.

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  Colaron Dawes (Roche affiliate company)

  • Argentina

  • Head of Finance area

    • Jan 1988 - Dec 1992
    • Argentina

    Develop systems and procedures, in accordance with the Corporate Directives and the Roche Vitamins Commercial Division.Reorganize the Finance area and reverse the financial performance of the subsidiary.Generate and execute the merger of Roche Argentina - Colborn Dawes.

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  Eduardo Sport S.A.

  • Argentina

  • Head of Accounting area

    • Dec 1976 - Dec 1987
    • Argentina

    Keep and manage the accounting of the company.Implement online billing system with physical inventory control.Participate in the planning and evaluation of company results.Obtain and optimize the financial resources of the company.Prepare reports for external and internal users.Manage, develop and promote human resources.Maintain institutional communication channels (banks, advisors, auditors, government institutions, chambers, etc.).