Experience

Allers Group

• Colombia
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Director

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Responsible for: accounting, treasury, financial planning, credit and collections, costing, and internal control processes. Responsible for: accounting, treasury, financial planning, credit and collections, costing, and internal control processes.



Aptar

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Coordinator

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Producing and sending monthly financial statements applying US GAAP to manufacturing company. - Responsible for accounting process (Company’s Accountant). - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports. - Preparing and presentation to the governmental authorities, the fiscal reports (monthly and yearly) - Responsible for the suppliers payments process. - Responsible for the taxes function: withholding, VAT, tax income. - Building of the cash flow monthly. - Preparing of the company budget and forecasts. Monthly monitoring.



Bioart

• Cali, Valle del Cauca

• Financial Coordinator

  • Dec 2013 - May 2014

  - Presenting monthly results (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet) to both General Manager and Head Office, comparing budgeting executions and variances sources. - Responsible for accounting process (Company’s Accountant). - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports. - Responsible for the taxes function: withholding, VAT, tax income. - Preparing and presentation to the governmental authorities, the fiscal reports (monthly and yearly) - Preparing of the company budget and forecasts. Monthly monitoring. - Responsible for the suppliers payments process. - Building of the cash flow monthly.



Conalvias S.A.

• Colombia
• Construction
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Corporate Accounting Director

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Preparing monthly the consolidated financial statements of the economic group conformed for 19 companies belonging at infrastructure sector and with presence in Colombia, Peru, Panama and USA. - IFRS implementation in the companies of the economic group. - Preparing of the operational expenditures budget of Vice President Finance. Monthly monitoring. - Providing accounting support to the 19 companies of the economic group. - Preparing monthly the consolidated financial statements of the economic group conformed for 19 companies belonging at infrastructure sector and with presence in Colombia, Peru, Panama and USA. - IFRS implementation in the companies of the economic group. - Preparing of the operational expenditures budget of Vice President Finance. Monthly monitoring. - Providing accounting support to the 19 companies of the economic group.



Baxter International Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Coordinator / Accounting Chief

  • Dec 2004 - Mar 2013

  - Lead the accounts receivable module implementation in Latin American Region, conformed for 12 countries. Supported the General Ledger module. - Producing and sending monthly consolidated financial statements applying US GAAP of 2 Colombian companies belonging at pharmaceutical and health care sectors. - Chief of the accounting function to 25 health care institutions which serving in treatments to patients with kidney disease (RTS). - Preparing and analysis of reports required for head office; Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet with explanations of the variances against budget and forecast. - Providing effective financial leadership to accounting team, to enable strategic foresight into the business and also provide knowledgeable and accurate information to colleagues. - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports. - Preparing of the operational expenditures budget and forecast of accounting area. Monthly monitoring. - Identify and develop controls to increase the accountability in the financial statements process. - Ensure the timely and accurate maintenance of the financial books and records of the Company on local accounting principles basis.



Manuelita

• Colombia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Accounting Analyst

  • Dec 2003 - Nov 2004

  - Preparation Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet of this sugar mill with presence in Colombia and Peru, addressed to Finance Manager, Controller and General Manager. - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports. - Preparation Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet of this sugar mill with presence in Colombia and Peru, addressed to Finance Manager, Controller and General Manager. - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports.



Fleischamnn Foods S.A. (before Calsa de Colombia)

• Palmira, Valle del Cauca

• Chief Accounting Officer

  • Nov 2002 - Sep 2003

  - Management of the Accounting, Costing, Budgeting, Forecasting, Taxes, internal control to this company belonging at manufacturing sector. - Producing and sending monthly to head office of the financial statements applying IFRS. - Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports. - Reports of profitability for strategic business units and products. - Preparing of the company budget and forecasts. Monthly monitoring. - Responsible for the taxes function: withholding, VAT, tax income. - Implemented financial module in SAP during startup period.



Kraft Foods Group

• Palmira, Valle del Cauca

• Analyst of Accounting, Reporting and Tax

  • May 2000 - Oct 2002

  - Producing and sending monthly financial statements applying US GAAP. - Responsible of intercompany accounts for the Colombian subsidiary - Implemented financial module in SAP during period of merge by acquisition between Kraft - Nabisco. - Implemented Fixed Assets module. - Preparing of the schedules requires for head office. - Preparing of fiscal forms. - Producing and sending monthly financial statements applying US GAAP. - Responsible of intercompany accounts for the Colombian subsidiary - Implemented financial module in SAP during period of merge by acquisition between Kraft - Nabisco. - Implemented Fixed Assets module. - Preparing of the schedules requires for head office. - Preparing of fiscal forms.



Unimec EPS

• Cali, Valle del Cauca

• Financial and Administrative Regional Coordinator

  • Aug 1998 - Jan 2000

  Responsible for the function financial, administrative, accounting, reporting, collections, payments in this company belonging at health care sector. Responsible for the function financial, administrative, accounting, reporting, collections, payments in this company belonging at health care sector.



Nabisco Royal Inc.

• Palmira, Valle del Cauca

• Accounts Receivable Analyst

  • Sep 1997 - Aug 1998

  Monitored at credit and collections process to Bogota zone. Monitored at credit and collections process to Bogota zone.



AXA COLPATRIA

• Colombia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Director

  • Mar 1993 - Feb 1997

  Responsible for the function operational and administrative for this local office belonging at insurance and financial services sector. Responsible for the function operational and administrative for this local office belonging at insurance and financial services sector.



Other Companies

• Cali, Valle del Cauca

• Accounting Clerk

  • Aug 1990 - Dec 1992

  Accounting Clerk to stores selling spare parts and Accounting Advisors Accounting Clerk to stores selling spare parts and Accounting Advisors