JORGE A. BRACHO G.

**** ** *** ******, *****, FL 33181

Cell 786-***-****

acumuv@r.postjobfree.com

BACKGROUND AND SKILLS SUMMARY

Qualified finance professional with strong analytical skills and multidisciplinary background.

Experienced in Payment Industry, Telecommunications, Agroindustry, Manufacturing and Consulting with practice in USA, Latin America and Europe.

Ample experience in Corporate Finance, Start-up and Early Stage Companies, accounting, cost control, treasury, valuation and budgeting. Able to prioritize, deliver results and proactively identify areas of improvement.

US GAAP and IFRS experience.

Fluent in English and Spanish. Creative problem solver with a global perspective and a team work oriented personality. Firm believer in positive reinforcement.

EDUCATION:

Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela

Master in Business Administration. – (Final project pending)

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (U.C.A.B.), Caracas, Venezuela

Bachelor of Science, Accounting.

Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Región Capital (IUT-RC) as of today Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Dr. Federico Rivero Palacios, Caracas, Venezuela

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ninety Plus Coffee LLC Miami, USA: (www.Ninetypluscoffee.com)

9/2014 – Actual

Operations Director for Latin America (Since February 2016 -Actual):

Responsibilities: Oversees harvest and production in our Panamanian Farm as well as relationships with coffee producers in Latin America:

-Harvest control

-Finance (Accounting, budget, financial statements consolidation, insurance, tax, treasury, payroll)

-Farm’s operations management

-Green Gesha coffee production

-Liaison with Latin America’s coffee producer to assure supply for one of the company’s coffee brand

Finance Director (CFO) (September 2014 – January 2016):

Responsibilities: Oversees all financial, human resources and Information technology functions including:

-Finance: Accounting, budget, financial statements consolidation, insurance, tax, treasury, payroll, external audit, business valuation model and pricing of the services of the company.

-Information Technology: Ensures proper functioning of company's information processing system. Help business operations utilize information systems to improve efficiency and implementing new software.

-Developed the control environment of the company

Achievements: Bank debt renegotiation.

SAFTPAY Inc. (DBA: SAFETYPAY) Miami, USA: (www.safetypay.com)

5/2007 – 8/2014

Finance Director (CFO) and Anti-Money laundering Officer

Responsibilities: Oversees all financial, human resources and Information technology functions worldwide including:

-Finance: Accounting, budget, financial statements consolidation, insurance, tax, treasury, payroll, external audit, due diligence for new investors, business valuation model and pricing of the services of the company.

-Human Resources: Stock option plan, compensation plans, recruitment and conducts wage survey within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.

-Information Technology: Ensures proper functioning of company's information processing system. Help business operations utilize information systems to improve efficiency. Development, test, QA and deployment of new systems as well as implementing new software.

-Responsible for the implementation, control and reporting to the Authorities of the Anti-Money laundering plan, procedures, reports and issues.

Additionally, serve as overseer of the Brazil, Spain, Austria and German operations of the company.

Achievements: as part of the team, we were able to raise $ 6 million during year 2008 to support the operation. During year 2008 Saftpay Inc. became the company that obtains the majority investment in Florida State.

Planning and Treasury Director: Since May 15, 2007 to October 2008, I had been appointed as SAFTPAY’s Planning and Treasury Director, having as a main responsibilities the development of Company’s Strategic Business plan, the Business valuation model and the preparation of a tender offer prospect to rise private investments of about US$ 5 million to support operations while the Company is in preoperative stage. In addition the development of an Employee’s Stock option plans.

Financial System implementation: Implementation project manager of SAP ONE financial system for SAF-T-PAY US, Peru and Mexico. Coordination, planning and control of the implementation of the following modules: Accounting (GL), Purchases, Cash managements, Chart of accounts development and integration with SAFTPAY’ e-commerce payment solution system.

Financial procedures: Development of financial procedures for Treasury, Accounts payable, Accounting and reporting, including Map processes, filling forms, reports, policies, internal control and risks, Journal entries and Interface definition bitewing accounting system and SAF-T-PAY proprietary system (internet payment system). For information about SAF-T-PAY visit www.saftpay.com

COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA TELEFONOS DE VENEZUELA – CANTV (VERIZON Venezuelan subsidiary) Caracas, Venezuela:

3/2004 – 2/2007

Controller.

Responsibilities: Preparing and analyzing consolidated financial statements in International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) and its conversion into U.S. Dollars by the application of US GAAP and Fasb 52. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, SEC and NYSE requirements compliance as foreign issuer; develop and establishment of Internal control environment, external audit, support to financial planning operation and projects evaluation, and financial information system requirements coordination. Valuation and due diligence for a local mobile operation and International telecom operation acquisitions. Management of about 120 people department.

Achievements: I have been able to switch the accounting and financial statements from VenGAAP to IFRS in a six month period, becoming the first Venezuelan Company adopting the International financial reporting Accounting Standards. In addition I have been able to significantly reduce the one year old 139 information system requirements that had been waiting to be solved.

MAMBRA INTERNATIONAL Corp, Miami, USA:

5/2003 – 2/2004

Director.

Responsibilities: Marketing, Sales, Customers Wedding packages development, Accounting, Costs control, taxes and Store manager

PANAMCO DE VENEZUELA S.A. (To day: COCA-COLA FEMSA DE VENEZUELA) Caracas, Venezuela:

Manager of Financial Planning, Treasury & Risk.

Responsibilities: Annual budgeting, monthly estimate of financial results, projects and business valuation, insurance policies control, account receivables analysis and control, cash flow planning and control, treasury and debt control, financing alternatives decisions, activity base costing system development, implementation and control. Due diligence experience. Management of a 27 people department.

Achievements: Accounts receivables outstanding days drawn down from 72 to 35 days. Development and establishment of the annual business plan system and reduction of 20% in insurance policy by implementing self-insurance.

Manager of SAP implementation

Responsibilities: S.A.P. R/3 system implementation project manager. Coordination, planning and control of the implementation of the following modules: Finance (FI, TR, and AF), Controlling (CO), Production (PR), Maintenance, Inventory and Purchases (MM), Vice-presidency of Finance and Administration organizational restructure from Functional to Process structure. The original schedule of the project was set for 18 months and we reduced the time to 13 months, reaching 1,200 people trained in 64 locations.

Controller.

Responsibilities: Preparing and analyzing consolidated financial statements in Venezuelan’s local GAAP and its conversion into U.S. Dollars by the application of US GAAP and Fasb 52. Set up accounting department, Chart of accounts, Policies and procedures. Accounts payable analysis and control, develop and establishment of Internal control policies, external audit, Tax returns planning and control, other tributary obligations analysis and control. Cash flow planning and control, back office management of futures and options in sugar market. Support to treasury operation. Support to financial planning operation and projects evaluation. Management of 89 people department

Achievements: Prepare the company financial information reports to accomplish with the US GAAP and SEC requirements, establish a reliable information flows for financial consolidation purposes, reduction of 15% in administration cost due to a merger of companies from 114 to 11 entities. Develop and establishment of the financial statements consolidation system.

MAVESA (To day: Industrias Polar), Caracas, Venezuela:

Controller

Responsibilities: Preparing and analyzing consolidated financial statements in Venezuelan’s local GAAP, which included inflation adjustment, and its conversion into U.S. Dollars by the application of US GAAP and Fasb 52. Compliment of SEC and NYSE requirements due to stock movements in the US stock market. Due diligence experience. Back office management of futures and options in eatable oil market, tax returns planning and control. Other tributary obligations (analysis and control). Latin-American operation financial controller, including set up of accounting departments in both countries (Mavesa de Colombia and Mavesa del Perú)

Achievements: as a team we recommended to list the company in the NYSE to sale 20% of stocks that were acquired by the company from Procter & Gamble, the planned process was successfully completed in an extremely narrow 3 months period. Developed and establish the financial consolidation process of Mavesa de Colombia and Mavesa del Perú.

PRICE WATERHOUSE (To day Price Waterhouse Coopers), Caracas, Venezuela:

Management Consulting Services Division Manager.

Responsibilities: Business consultant, development and implementation of financial systems and administrative procedures, organizational structures development.

Achievements: As business consultants, we provided our customer with the tools needed to improve the administration of their business. In addition, I was part of the development of the manufacturing cost department into the Price Waterhouse consulting services division.

Trough out the years with PRICE WATERHOUSE I held six different positions. Started as a Trainee to my last position to be Management Consulting Services Division Manager.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Ample knowledge of Windows environment (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)

Microcomputers

Software implementation

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Bilingual in Spanish/English

Wide experience in presentation development

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