Manager of Shared Accounting Services

• Jun 2021 - Present

Regional Financial Manager

• Apr 2018 - Dec 2020

In charge of presenting the consolidated financial statements to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis. ► Led a team of more than 20 collaborators in 4 countries in the areas of: Accounting, Treasury, Financial Analysis, Billing and Warehouses ► Ensure compliance with strategic projects of the Finance Department. ► Coordinated the preparation of budget and forecast ► Establish long-term negotiations with financial entities ► Attend and coordinate the requirements of internal-external auditors, tax advisers, lawyers and government entities. ➡ Improve analysis and precision in decision-making by 30% when preparing the income statement by business line. ➡ Improve conditions and increase working capital by 100% by negotiating a new regional credit line with BAC. ➡ Avoid group tax exposure when obtaining transfer pricing studies for 7 companies and 5 fiscal periods for the first time. ➡ Increase internal control and avoid losses in the order of 20% when including and controlling fixed assets in the SAP B1 system for the first time. ➡ Improve the time in preparing the budget by 25%, through the development of a tool integrated with SAP B1. Show less

Corporate Finance Manager

• Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

In charge of supervising the preparation of the consolidated financial package to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis ► Develop and implement administrative procedures to guarantee the quality and timeliness of the reports ► Leading a team of more than 90 collaborators in 15 countries, 20 companies and 125 stores in the areas of: Accounting, Treasury, Financial Analysis, Inventories, Costs and Administration of the Shared Services Center ► Coordination with accounting advisors, tax advisers, lawyers, insurers, auditors (internal / external), comptroller and regulatory entities ► Coordinated the preparation of budget and forecast ► Maintain direct relationship with regional financial entities. ➡ Improve the internal customer satisfaction level by 20%, through a successful reengineering of the different areas of the Finance Department.➡ Obtain time savings of 15% in terms of monthly deliverables and reporting compliance, by establishing individual indicators.➡ Increase corporate working capital by 20%, through the negotiation of new regional credit lines. Show less

Corporate Treasury Manager

• Mar 2009 - Mar 2016

In charge of negotiating directly with all financial organizations in the region, ensuring adequate capital for operations ► Participate fully with the opening of new group operations in different countries ► Lead a team of more than 30 collaborators in 15 countries, 20 companies and 125 stores in the areas of: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Store Income Control and Bank Relations ► Coordination with accounting advisors, tax advisers, lawyers, insurers, auditors (internal / external), comptroller and regulatory entities. ► Carry out, execute and control the budget of the Treasury area. ➡ Increase corporate working capital by 70%, through negotiation with new regional financial entities, in the stage of further expansion and construction of stores.➡ Reduce interest rates for corporate working capital by 40%, through healthy and aggressive negotiations with different financial institutions in the region.➡ Improve the response time for the internal and external client by 30%, through the implementation of a payment system in a web environment at a regional level.➡ Increase the settlement control of more than 100 corporate credit cards by 40%, through the implementation of a regional web system. Show less

Finance Manager

• Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

In charge of leading a team of more than 20 collaborators in Costa Rica and more than 60 stores in the areas of: Accounting, Treasury, Inventories, Costs, Store Audit and 'Ruteros' Clearance ► Review and approve the monthly financial statements, hand in hand with the respective financial analyzes ► Prepare the budget with the execution monitoring ► Attend the external audit, ensuring compliance with recommendations ► Hold the function of Head of Internal Auditors of SiGI (ISO) for more than 8 years. ►Participate in the Program of Excellence committee promoted by the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries, in which the company achieved important recognitions.➡ Reduce the delivery time of the financial statements by 3 days, with a greater purification of accounts and accounting auxiliaries, hand in hand with a hands on experience of the SiGI (ISO).➡ Maintain 100% financial control of the company despite the 30% reduction in staff, in order to face the real estate crisis of 2008.➡ Optimize cash flow by 25% through successful cost reduction strategies, inventory rotation control, negotiation with suppliers and monitoring of accounts receivable. Show less

General Accountant

• Sep 2004 - Jul 2007

In charge of leading a team of 10 collaborators in Costa Rica and more than 50 stores in the areas of: Accounting, Costs and Store Audit ► Responsible for the execution and control of the entire accounting cycle ► Support the CFO with financial planning and analysis of budgets, forecasts and long-term planning cycles ► Participate in monthly pre-closing / closing meetings with CFO & CEO to ensure timely and qualitative closing, as well as bookkeeping records ► Implement and maintain the ISO system of the Finance department, in compliance with the provisions of IFRS.➡ Design and implement 100% the ISO system of the Finance department.➡ Improve the delivery time of the external audit report by 15 days, through better control, review and micro-management of accounting assistants. Show less

Chief Accountant-Administrative (Impresión Comercial LN, S.A.)

• Dec 1999 - Aug 2004

In charge of leading a team of 4 collaborators in Costa Rica in the areas of: Accounting, Credit and Collection, Costs and General Services ► Present the financial statements to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis ► Prepare the budget and control its execution ► Ensure adequate tax compliance ► Meet the requirements of the internal and external audit, with the respective implementation of feedback.➡ Improve the profit margin by 5 percentage points, implementing internal control improvements and cost analysis in conjunction with the Production and Commercial areas.➡ Increase internal control and reduce losses by 15%, by including and controlling fixed assets in the SOIN system for the 1st time. Show less

Chief Financial-Administrative / Prensa Económica, S.A. (Semanario El Financiero)

• Aug 1995 - Dec 1999

In charge of leading a team of 5 collaborators in Costa Rica in the areas of: Accounting, Credit and Collection, Costs and General Services ► Present the financial statements to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis ► Prepare the budget and control its execution ► Ensure adequate tax compliance ► Meet the requirements of the internal and external audit, with the respective implementation of feedback. ➡ Obtain a positive cash flow with 1.5 years of operation, as a result of greater customer confidence and adequate control of costs, expenses and accounts receivable.➡ Establish from 0 the operation of the weekly Capital Financiero in Panama, through coordination with different areas of the group. Show less