Experience

LINDAL Group

• Germany
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Present



Mapei Argentina

• Controller

  • Oct 2012 - Feb 2015

  • Provide technical controllership and guidance to operations leaders of Argentina to assess and manage financial risks• Support commercial and operations teams to understand financial/accounting implications of transactions and other matters by providing HQ expertise and technical accounting guidance. • Establish standard operating procedures for operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing, reporting and analysis • Drive consistent and effective policies and procedures during monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account reconciliation audits, HQ Corporate Data Request.• Plan and budget the resources necessary to complete all activities on-time and in accordance with authoritative guidance. • Ensure that the balance sheet account reconciliations are completed within corporate guidelines • Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory, HQ Corporate & Business practices, policies & requirements.• Drive annual pre-close and monthly controllership reviews with key operations management personnel.• Partner with HQ Corporate Audit Staff for internal compliance reviews. Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to prevent future issues / manage risk.• Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes. • Ensure appropriate Internal Controls in place, in line with local statutory laws and international GAPS (IFRS) and US GAAP´S (consolidation purpose).



DP World

• United Arab Emirates
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Chief

  • Jul 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Issuing of financial statements on a monthly basis under local and international standards• Deal with external consultants ( auditors, tax advisers)• Lead monthly closings meeting headquarters´ schedules.• Comply with tax obligations, seeking savings in them.• Ensure the quality and reliability of accounting information useful to take decisions.• Comply with the headquarters´ policies and internal control standards.• Ensure compliance of company obligations against local control authorities• Lead tax planning and tax audit • Manage tax issues



Finning

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Controller

  • May 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Provide technical controllership leadership and guidance to both finance and operations leaders of Argentina to assess and manage financial risks• Establish standard operating procedures for operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing, reporting and analysis • Plan and budget the resources necessary to complete all activities on-time and in accordance with authoritative guidance. • Ensure that the balance sheet account reconciliations are completed within corporate guidelines • Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory, Corporate & Business practices, policies & requirements.• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and Bill 198 requirements • Support commercial and operations leaders/teams to understand financial/accounting implications of transactions and other matters by providing expertise and technical accounting guidance. • Drive annual pre-close, quarterly CFO risk reviews and monthly controllership reviews with key operations and financial management personnel. • Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes. • Ensure appropriate Internal Controls in place, in line with local statutory laws and GAPs, US GAAP, IFRS GAAP, and critically examine potential issues where financial risks & opportunities may be drawn out.



Codan Argentina S.A.

• Accounting & Finance Chief

  • Dec 2005 - May 2010

  • Responsible for the coordination and supervision of all financial and administrative areas (Accounting, Tax, Billing, Treasury, Accounts payable, Credit & Collection and IT).• Elaboration of the annual corporate budget and monthly forecasts.• Preparation of financial reports for management presentations.• Elaboration of Annual Balance Sheet and interaction with external corporate auditors: KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young• Project Manager: Implementation of “JDEdwards EnterpriseOne” New System.• Completion and submission of Tax Affidavits and VAT sheets/ Gross Income/Income. Requirements from Tax Authority.



Parmalat Italia S.p.A.

• Italy
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Supervisor

  • Nov 1998 - Jun 2005

  • Prepare monthly report to head quarters under IFRS GAAP and local balance under local GAAP• Consolidation of financial information • Attend internal and external audit• Conduct and monitoring payables aging• Management of fixed assets, account analysis. • Record corporate books.• Control expense reports• Calculate and record accounting provisions• Draw up financial records to the system• Responsible for physical inventories at branches located around the country