Experience

Intax Group
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Management Director

  • Dec 2022 - Present

TECNOL��GICO DE MONTERREY
• Mexico
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Profesor de Cátedra

  • Aug 2020 - Present

Regal Rexnord
• United States
• Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee
• Director of Finance

  • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022


RSM International

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Business Process Outsourcing

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2022

  Accomplishments: • Established the process for compliance with the "Prevention and Identification of Operations with Illicit Resources Federal Law." • Implemented the NPS (Net Promoter Score) to measure customer satisfaction. • Formalized the account reconciliation quarterly review with each accounting team for every customer. • Led a team of +30 accounting professionals, servicing +60 international clients. In areas such as accounting, tax compliance, payroll, customs, etc. • Established KPIs to measure productivity, such as payrolls processed per person, payslips issued, Invoices issued & received (XMLs), payments made per customer, etc. • Increased profitability by renegotiating fees & incrementing the productivity of the deliverables (e.g., payments made year over year increased by 7% with the same treasury personnel, etc.) Show less



Dynacast International

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Established the purchasing department to segregate the functions of receipt and purchases. • Guided the team in the development of new suppliers in logistics obtaining a 20% savings & established "milk-run" itineraries to save on expedited freight. • Developed the models to value the daily production in the area of aluminum casting providing constant visibility to the team • Created a spare parts warehouse, with the vision of increasing the OEE by having available spare parts. A monthly consumption report by machine is sent to the staff to review the root causes & attack the excessive expense. • Renegotiated with zinc suppliers the premium & incoterm obtaining estimated annual savings of USD 340K with current demand. Responsible for the following departments: Finance, supply chain, IT, HR, warehouse. Show less



Olympus Corporation of the Americas

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

• Finance and Operations Manager Mexico

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

  Achievements: - Simplified the treasury operations by: 1) eliminating the advances to the custom brokers with the implementation of the customs account & 2) establishing the referenced collection with our customers resulting in a reduction of 60% of the unidentified deposits - Empowered the team in the implementation of CONCUR (travel expenses app), workflows (in the process) & Kaizen Promotion Office (idea generation for simplification & continuous improvement) - Supervised the contractors in the last phase of the construction of the new offices. - Strengthened the controllership by implementing new processes & procedures (e,g account reconciliations). - Worked with the operations team & reduced inventory days by 30% versus last year. - Responded to the requests made by the independent monitors of the Department of Justice for the Mexican Legal entity (based on a DPA, public information) Main responsibilities: Responsible for the following departments: Finance, Logistics, Customer Service, IT, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Show less



GE Lighting

• Tunisia
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jun 2012 - Aug 2015

  Achievements:•Established the key financial metrics for the region giving visibility to the headquarter Supply Chain leader of the situation in the region. •Worked with the operations team to reduce the inventory levels 18% (+8MM USD)•Standardized processes within the region (e.g. material inflation, etc) harmonizing the headquarters reports. •Planned and executed with the multi-disciplinary team the merge of Mexico entities reducing expenses and legal entities. (savings +1 MM USD)•Participated in the blueprint process of the SAP implementation.•Received a Bronze Award (2015) for proposing and leading Merger project.Main responsibilities:-FP&A activities & reporting of the Supply Chain Distribution centers in the region (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru & Venezuela).-Responsible for all the finance (e.g. Budget, financial analysis, HQ reporting, etc) & accounting activities (see Accounting Manager responsibilities) for the manufacturing legal entity at Acuña, Mexico. Show less

• • Jun 2010 - May 2012

  Achievements:•Hired and trained the finance team to support Monterrey plants having experienced turnover of the entire department in one of the plants.•Simplified & improved the key financial processes & metrics calculation at the plants making it simpler for the staff to understand. •Led & coached the finance team in the closure of the two Monterrey plants. •Engaged with the HR team to provide training for +640 employees (how to manage their termination payment).•Received CEO award (2012) for leading the restructuring of the Monterrey plants.Main responsibilities:-Financial ownership of a component plant & a finished product plant at Monterrey, Mexico.-Responsible for all the finance (e.g. Budget, financial analysis, HQ reporting, etc) & accounting activities (see Accounting Manager responsibilities) for the manufacturing legal entity at Acuña, Mexico. Show less

• • Apr 2006 - May 2010

  Achievements:•Coordinated the Acuña team for the transfer of the Mexican payroll to GE Mexico's shared services to comply with the One Payroll per Country initiative without any constrain in the process (+800 employees).•Coordinated all Finance activities in a timely manner for the transfer of production lines to the plant (received +5 lines). •Cross-trained the team in their different activities which allowed us to have the ability to cover a 1 month medical absence without disrupting the daily operations.Main responsibilities:-Responsible for all the finance (e.g. Budget, financial analysis, HQ reporting, etc) & accounting activities (see Accounting Manager responsibilities) for the manufacturing legal entity at Acuña, Mexico. Show less

• • Jun 2003 - Mar 2006

  Achievements:•Led & coached my team to clear all the social security and housing fund institute requirements and penalties from prior years by eliminating the root cause of the problem avoiding future reviews.•Led & trained my team to solve all the internal controls flaws reported by the external auditor before 2003 (+10 observations).•Obtained unqualified opinion by the external auditors (+10 yrs) with no internal control observations.•Worked with the KPMG tax team to collect $90K USD tax credit not registered in the books (2001). In addition to this, collected prior years’ income tax favorable balances (+$ 200K USD).Main responsibilities:• Advise business leaders regarding complex financial accounting and reporting issues and transaction structuring• Lead the businesses to work in complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act/ Mexican & US GAAP• Lead the general accounting and payroll operations• Tax: ensure the correct calculation & payment of the legal entity income tax and filing obligations.• Interpret and implement GE General Accounting Procedures (GAP) and Generally AcceptedAccounting Principles (GAAP)• Compliance focal point for accounting issues• Maintain accounting, financial reporting, financial control, and information systems to ensureadequate records, appropriate authorizations of transactions, and safeguard assets• Lead direct reports in general accounting (including treasury operations) and payroll.• Key contact for Corporate and external auditors• Support Finance Manager and plant operation in the development, analysis, and implementation cost out projects. Show less



Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Acuña

• Mexico
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  As a teacher gave the following courses: Cost accounting Financial Analysis Taxes As a teacher gave the following courses: Cost accounting Financial Analysis Taxes



Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • May 1999 - Mar 2003

  Achievements: •Fixed the historic accounting balances and prior years’ reports. •Regulated the tax situation of the company. •Established the internal controls and reports. •Obtained unqualified opinion by the external auditors in the financial statements and tax reports. My responsibilities included: Accounts payable, invoicing, receivables, cost and pricing reviews, tax accounting & filling, fixed assets control, preparation of financial statements, financial reporting to Malmo, Sweden and Louisville, KY, USA, treasury management, budget, and rolling forecast preparation, manage the company’s payroll, and key contact for Corporate and external auditors Show less



PricewaterhouseCoopers

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Auditor

  • Jun 1995 - May 1999

  My duties included: perform financial and tax audits to several national and international companies of different types (Consolidation, manufacturing, marketing, and services), prepare internal control reports & financial statements, and reports to other PwC offices (e.g. reports for consolidation purposes). My duties included: perform financial and tax audits to several national and international companies of different types (Consolidation, manufacturing, marketing, and services), prepare internal control reports & financial statements, and reports to other PwC offices (e.g. reports for consolidation purposes).