Finance Manager

A highly motivated Financial Manager with management experience in financial services, process improvement, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting; with ERP systems knowledge of SAP, Oracle, Solomon, and Lawson; and industry knowledge of transportation, technology, consumer goods, and manufacturing.

Areas of Expertise:

•Excellent Communication Skills •Financial Forecasting / Analysis Skills •Excellent Leadership

•Assertive / Fast Decision Maker •Time Management / Organization •Team Building / Coaching

•Strong Problem Solving Skills •Advanced Microsoft Office Skills •Cash Management

•Financial Statement Preparation •Strong Negotiation Skills / Accurate •Customer Relationship Management

Professional Experience

RAF Group, SA de CV, San Salvador, El Salvador 2015 – Present

Senior Finance Manager (Industrial Engineer)

Managed the daily operations related to accounting, auditing, budgeting, cash management, financial analysis, monthly reporting and data processing systems of 36 branches.

Supervised staff of 18 and monitored all balance sheet accounts for accuracy.

Coordinated preparation of financial statements and presented findings or recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.

Ensured tax returns were prepared timely and accurately.

Disalin SA de CV, DIVSA Group of CA & Caribbean, San Salvador, El Salvador 2013 - 2015

Administrative and Financial Manager

Developed Financial Business Plan and implemented budgets, budgetary controls.

Provided short / long term financial projections.

Managed corporate bank accounts and cash flows and assisted with strategic planning for the Central America and Caribbean Group.

Conducted credit reviews and implemented a schedule of payments for local and foreign suppliers.

Coordinated and supervised financial audits, tax preparations, and pricing transfer studies.

Managed functions of human resources, generated job descriptions, evaluated staff performance through KPI management, and minimized administrative staff costs.

Monitored accounts receivable, imports, and inventories to minimized bad debts, risks, and shortages.

Implemented and improved internal controls.

Trading Technology International, Inc. de CV, San Salvador, El Salvador 2011 - 2013

Administrative and Financial Manager

Analyzed investments, costs, and internal rate of return.

Developed and maintained financial planning and disbursement schedule according to work flow and project implementation stages.

Coordinated technical project evaluation progress reports and implemented training programs and accountability metrics.

Giga-Optics, Inc. de CV, San Salvador, El Salvador 2007 - 2009

Administrative and Financial Manager

Monitored cash surpluses and invested excess cash to meet obligations as they became due.

Maintained custody of company securities.

Developed and implemented policies and procedures to establish, maintain, control, and analyze the costs of each product.

Analyze construction and management costs, and established metrics for resource optimization.

Provided periodic profitability reports by product for timely decision making and to ensure legal deadlines were met.

Crowley Maritime Corporation, San Salvador, El Salvador 2006 - 2007

Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Involved in the transition of the Accounts Receivable function from Crowley Maritime Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida to the San Salvador branch in El Salvador.

Supervised and trained staff of eight responsible for accounts receivable, billing, cash applications, research, refunds, and the monthly reporting of actual and forecasted results with variance analysis explanations.

Implemented production and quality control processes and procedures to ensure corporate monthly goals were achieved.

Davivienda Bank (Salvadorian Bank), San Salvador, El Salvador 2003 - 2006

Financial Analyst

Generated daily liquidity reserve for the financial supervisor.

Reported funds daily to the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador.

Prepared company financial statements and quarterly status reports for each credit customer for senior management.

Generated cost center profitability reports for the board of Directors.

Additional Professional Experience

Trident Hotel, World’s End, Kinsale, Ireland 2003 - 2003

Project Organizer – Placed orders with suppliers. Budgeted for event materials and furniture requirements.

Schlumberger, Madrid, Spain 2001 - 2003

Project Analyst – Collected and analyzed data for project development, customer assessment, and risk and profitability analysis.

Infocenter TI, SL, Pamplona, Spain 1999 - 2001

Research Analyst – Performed strategic research and analysis of international trade studies for various products, focused on the practical aspects of Competitive Intelligence related to internationalization.

Education / Training / Languages / Computer Skills

Masters in Economics / Business Administration, Autonomy University of Madrid, Spain

Industrial Engineer, Albert Einstein University, San Salvador, El Salvador

Bilingual – English / Spanish: Fluent.

Microsoft Office 2007 Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Outlook; Access; Project Management

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