Experience

Kratos Building Products

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Main responsible for all Finance Controlling activities, including Accounting, Payroll, Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Payable, as well as GAAP, Tax and Audit Compliance Main responsible for all Finance Controlling activities, including Accounting, Payroll, Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Payable, as well as GAAP, Tax and Audit Compliance



Aceromex

• Mexico
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Controller US

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021

  Responsible for all Finance Controlling activities of Aceromex in the US, which encompasses 12 legal entities located in Texas and Florida, leading a team of 6 people Assessment of Capital Investment Projects (CapEx) to determine its viability Financial reporting and analysis Debt and collections management Successfully lead Aceromex’ defense team in the Antidumping & Countervailing Investigations of Standard Steel Welded WireMesh from Mexico Reorganization of our internal Property Tax process that allowed us to eliminate routinely paid penalties, taxes and interest Show less



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager - Order to Cash (OTC)

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  Responsible for Cash Application Teams in the Monterrey Business Center (32 people). Servicing 36 companies from the Americas Region with average monthly receipts of US$265M. Reduction of 95% in 180+ unapplied cash in the Ducted Systems Line of Business (US $4M reduction, from $4.2M to $200K). Cleanup of $1.3M in 365+ unapplied cash balances in Product House Business over a 2-month span. Designed trackers for follow up of unapplied cash that did not exist and were ok’d by compliance and audit teams. Resumed unclaimed property reporting for 2 line of businesses, clearing about $680K off the AR Implementation of unapplied cash monthly cleanup process that allows clearing of 180+ past due balances. Accomplished a 95% monthly cash application effectiveness in the Ducted Systems LOB. Automation initiatives that would allow 6 FTE savings. Show less



MSCI Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Finance

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  Controller of the LATAM Region (Mexico, Brazil and formerly Chile), with assets of US$18.9M & 270+ employees (as of Dec17).Responsible for ensuring correct operation of daily, monthly and yearly procedures of: Billing, Revenue, Treasury, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable (mostly Intercompany), Expenses, Taxes, Fixed Assets and General Ledger.Coordination of external firms (Accounting, Audit, HR, Legal, Tax, etc.) and banks as needed in order to comply with all applicable regulations in the LATAM region on a monthly and yearly basis.Income Tax Recoveries of $546K in 2018 from prior fiscal years.Correction of Mexico’s Deferred Taxes, which were incorrectly valuated since inception of the company (2009), with a positive financial impact of MXN $26M, going from a Liability to a Deferred Tax Asset. Show less

• Controller US Entities

  • Mar 2012 - Feb 2016

  Successful formation and consolidation of the Monterrey Accounting Group, with zero employee turnover for over 5 years.Controller of US & Canada entities with more than US $1B in assets.Responsible for closing the books under US GAAP.Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis of financials.Annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.



Xerox

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager - ITO Commercial Markets

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2012

  In charge of the Monterrey Accounting Group that was responsible for maintaining appropriate records for the division and making the necessary corrections for discrepancies and errors when needed.Monthly review of key strategic accounts for the division like AR and Collections, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, Intercompany & Deferred Revenue.Monthly Balance sheet reconciliation and variance analysis.Reduction of more than 50% in delivery times for accounting reports. Show less

• Finance Manager - Disney Business Unit

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2010

  Manager for the Disney Accounting Group (3 people) in Monterrey for the California Office.Review and approve journal entries, expense invoices, general ledger accounts and transactions.Prepare Annual Budgets and Quarterly Forecasts. Analyze financial statements and monthly reports for completeness, accuracy, and compliance (US GAAP).Manage the Capital Lease Accounting process: Determine the Internal Borrowing Rate, Setting up Fixed Assets and depreciating them.Correction of the capital lease accounting process, which represented 40 million USD at the time.Control the registry of all Fixed Assets related entries.Manage the monthly Invoicing for Hardware, LAN, WAN, VoIP and Helpdesk following the contract rates. Show less



PRGX Global Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auditor

  • May 2001 - Nov 2006

  Recovery and contract compliance auditor. Recovery of lost monetary flows for most clients audited (over $1M USD) through direct negotiation with suppliers and/or creditors. Review and audit of Internal Controls & Policies for important retail & manufacturing companies in northeast Mexico. Review of the whole supply chain for manufacturers. Information analysis from the purchasing, receiving and accounts payable departments and general reviews of clients’ ERP systems in order to detect possible flaws (business intelligence). Writing of best practice reports for the purchasing, receiving and accounts payable areas. Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auditor

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2001

  Worked mainly as a financial auditor performing tasks like: Review and integration of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity accounts. Analysis of aging reports. Value added tax reviews. Physical inventories. Foreign currency translation according to Mexican Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Tax reviews and analysis for Mexican Income Tax Authorities. Elaboration of Financial Statements in English language. Worked mainly as a financial auditor performing tasks like: Review and integration of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity accounts. Analysis of aging reports. Value added tax reviews. Physical inventories. Foreign currency translation according to Mexican Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Tax reviews and analysis for Mexican Income Tax Authorities. Elaboration of Financial Statements in English language.