Finance Executive

Luis Toledo, MBA

El Segundo,CA ***** ***********@*******.***

410-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/luis-toledo

GLOBAL FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

Strategic Partner Change Agent Turnaround Specialist Global finance leader, strategist, process improvement specialist, and developer of high-performing teams. Create business processes supporting growth and performance in international business operations. Thrive in complex, uncertain, and challenging environments. Inspirational and collaborative, multicultural team leader and mentor. Expert in planning, analysis and system development and implementation. Key areas of expertise include: Financial Planning & Analysis Strategic Planning & Scenario Modeling Project Management & Systems Implementation Turnarounds Auditing Accounting Financial Process Design & Reengineering Cash Management Bilingual - English & Spanish PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT., Los Angeles, CA 2017 – 2018 Sr. Dir. Of Global FP&A

Created a brand new global FP&A team that regained the trust across the company by providing a more reliable budgeting and forecasting capabilities in only 2 months.

Created new processes and policies to ensure a more standardized budget process.

Led the design and implementation of a new Hyperion Planing tool that enable the business units a more accurate and faster budget process.

Reestablished credibility of the corporate FP&A function with business units by providing more data analytics into the operational reviews.

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC., Panama City, Panama 2010 – 2017 Chief Financial Officer Panama, Universidad Interamericana Panama 2014 – 2017 Led all financial aspects including accounting, treasury, FP&A and purchasing related to turnaround. Enhanced finance reputation and reliability within organization. Optimized discipline, organization and results of more than 30 people with 6 direct reports.

Achieved financial turnaround by increasing EBITDA from negative $1.M to positive $1.7M in first year, doubling to $3.6M in second year and exceeding targets by more than 10% annually.

Managed construction of new campus building of $65M (56,000m2), consolidating 3 less profitable campuses into 1.

Generated streamlined data flow and improved decision making, reducing forecast and budget preparation time by more than 90%.

Decreased turnover, increased motivation and reinforced accountability by removing cultural obstacles and empowering team members and other stakeholders to take prudent risks and innovate, including defining and engineering visible performance improvements.

Reinforced and supported key functions of accounting and administration teams, developing new services including career market analysis, cost control and forecasts.

Developed cultural diversity by empowering local talent base to grow as more effective leaders.

Designed and implemented cash-flow process, ensuring more accurate and timely use of funds. Luis Toledo, MBA ***********@*******.*** Page Two

Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, Baltimore, MD 2010 – 2014 Hired, trained and deployed a diverse and high performing team, which set higher standards for the organization in terms of performance, accountability, and results. Improved processes and provided senior management with more insightful and accurate analyses of worldwide operations.

Implemented new global forecast / budget process involving operations in 5 continents in over 20 countries, resulting in efficiencies and generating enterprise-wide trust in the finance team.

Reduced corporate annual budget process from 2 months to 2 weeks with increased accuracy, providing senior executives with financial insight, driving decision-making and improving performance. CITIGROUP – CITI CARDS, Dallas, TX 2001 – 2008

Vice President, Finance Manager – Credit Card and Cross Sell Oversaw credit card portfolio with $2.2 billion in receivables and budget of $100 million in expenses. Worked with decision management, risk management, marketing and information technology groups, ensuring optimal preparation and forecasting by operations. Managed revenue and expense forecast process.

Led cross selling and emphasized 3rd party revenue from vendors and marketing, managing operating expense budget of $150M.

Prepared and automated long-term strategic forecasts, enhancing evaluation of several business units in credit card division and improving profitability by more than 20%. ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

WYNDHAM INTERNATIONAL, Dallas, TX

Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Achieved automated corporate consolidation of more than 150 hotels, overseeing revenue in excess of $600M.

Directed annual budget preparation, ensuring accountability from field to corporate office.

Implemented automated budget / forecast process, providing more accurate financial insight to senior management.

3COM, Santa Clara, CA

Financial / Commissions Analyst for Latin America

Developed and implemented new procedures, promoting faster communications between distributors and main office, reducing response time by more than 70%.

Implemented new commission system, improving accuracy of payments by more than 50%. TELCEL – NATIONWIDE CELLULAR PHONE COMPANY, Mexico City, Mexico Financial Information Manager

Drove operating budget of over $50M and led reporting process to Board of Directors, stockholders and regulatory authorities for cellular, mobile radio and paging operations. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, Mexico City, Mexico

Auditor

Completed process for retail and imaging technology sectors, meeting accuracy and timing goals. EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Management, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hyperion Planning Excel Access & TM1 People Soft

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