CFO, Finance Director, Controller
Resume:
Christian Boero Grassi
Miami, FL 33009.
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Skype: Boerochristian
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Certified Public Accountant. Executive MBA. Driven and well-rounded executive with diverse competencies ranging from Finance and the traditional core of Accounting, Auditing, Treasury and Business Planning to Human Resources, Purchasing, IT and Legal Advice.
Demonstrated ability to turn around business units and lead teams, liaising with all parties involved and implementing changes aimed at optimizing resources through decentralization, empowerment and the use of
“World Class” technology.
EXPERIENCE
DADA LOGISTICS - Grupo RB, Argentina (www.dadalogistica.com.ar) 02-2011 – 10-2015 Founded over 40 years ago, DADA is the leading Argentine logistics company for the automotive industry. It provides services such as warehousing, transportation, Jit, CKD and milk run. Starting at 30, the number of employees has risen to 500 in 2015.
Revenue: 50+ million dollars, in 2014.
Director of Shared Services – Member of the Board 09-2013 – 10-2015 Staff reporting to this position: 45
My main responsibility was to lead the group of managers in charge of each area: Finance & Administration, Human Resources, IT, Legal Advice, Purchasing and Auditing. Main Achievements:
- Legal Optimization and Savings
Changes in the legal corporate structure creating business units abroad which increased revenue by 3% of sales.
- Company Culture Modernization
The optimization of the company structure and the acquisition of a different management style enabled the company to work on Management by Objectives, therefore decentralizing accountability and the control of resources, both economic and in terms of staff. Taking into account the growth the company had experienced
(150%), it would have been impossible to efficiently run the company if this change had not been implemented.
- State of the Art Procedures
I spearheaded a “World Class” technological renewal project, implementing SAP ALL-IN-ONE ERP, SAP Cloud for Customer CRM and SGL TMS (Transport Management System). BOERO 2
- Efficient Funding
Analysis, design and implementation of a financial scheme essential to grow the business, brought about by opportunities. I was personally responsible for getting a $47 million peso government-sponsored loan (10% of Sales) for the construction of the company’s own Logistics Center (25.000 2m) and the renewal of the whole fleet of trucks in only 8 months.
- Negotiation Power
Due to a critical and significant reduction in the Argentine automotive industry, 350 employees had to be laid off. Through a successful negotiation with trade unions, conflicts and protests were completely avoided.
- Strategic Business Planning
I led the design and follow-up of a Balance Scorecard system, which resulted in savings for $5 million pesos
(1% of Sales) and the alignment of all the entire company across the board. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 02/2011 – 09/2013
Staff reporting to this position: 11
I was in charge of the restructuring of Finance and Administration in order to better manage the growth the company experienced.
Main Achievements:
- Financial Planning
It enabled us to forecast and simulate future scenarios to make decisions well in advance so as to steer the company in the right direction.
- Collection and Payment Optimization
Working capital decreased, which enabled us to create a USD 2+ million (2% of Sales) reserve to be used in case of unpredictable changes in the local economy.
- Tax Planning Implementation
Resulted in savings of $5 million pesos (1% of Sales).
- Money Market Investment Implementation
It brought about the optimization of short-term cash investments, generating income for $2.4 million pesos
(0.5% of Sales)
- Professionalism
Due to the changes in the company, employees were required to have better professional profiles and team building became the norm.
BOERO 3
GRUPO LOGÍSTICO ANDREANI Argentina (www.andreani.com) 06-2004 – 02-2011 Andreani offers integrated services and tailored, customer-focused solutions for managing and transporting letters, goods and information. Today, it is the local market leader of the express and logistics industry. Business Performance Controller 05/2009 – 02/2011
Responsibilities included:
Gathering information on business performance to be converted into meaningful and actionable business insights, performing in-depth analysis in order to comply with previously agreed upon criteria, identifying trends, best practices, and opportunities, presenting findings and generating reports for the CEO, and recommending actions to be taken for the business to grow. Key Achievements:
- Designed the Strategic Map for the Company s Balance Scorecard, including strategic objectives and key indicators.
- Designed the business information package which is being implemented in our “Cognos Business Intelligence & Performance Management” software.
- Provided Management with the insights that contribute to Strategic Planning. Finance Controller 05/2006 – 05/2009
Responsibilities included:
Working as Tax, Accounting and Accounts Payable Manager for the six business units of the corporation. Managing a team of 30 employees.
Key Achievements:
- Redesigned Administrative Processes in the aforementioned departments which led to an ERP software change (LN by Infor).
- Rebuilt company teams.
- Eliminated tax contingencies within processes that did not follow federal, provincial and municipal law guidelines.
- Stopped the accumulation of favorable tax credits.
- Created Tax Planning to reduce tax costs.
- Reorganized the Administrative processes of Andreani’s offices in Brazil. Accounting and Accounts Payable Manager 06/2004 – 05/2006
- Managed a team of 22 employees.
Key Achievements:
- Improved routine accounting controls assuring the validity of accounting information.
- Rebuilt Accounting and Accounts Payable Departments. BOERO 4
DELOITTE ARGENTINA 12-2000 to 6-2004
Senior Accounting Auditor
- Senior auditor in charge of audits and Due Diligence teams for commercial businesses and banks. Audited the following clients:
- Aes Corp. (Energy)
- Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe (Financial Services)
- Celulosa Argentina (Paper)
- General Motors Argentina
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• 2010, IAE Business School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“Executive MBA”
• 2010, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA.
“Global Immersion Program”
• 2010, Darden Business School, Charlottesville, USA.
“Global Immersion Program”
• 2010, Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, USA.
“Global Immersion Program”
• 2007, IAE Business School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“Leaders Program”
• 2001, Universidad Católica Argentina, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
“B.A., Accounting”
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