JORGE GALARZA

P. San Ignacio #** Pomasqui - Quito – Ecuador +593-**-****-*** adbhwd@r.postjobfree.com - adbhwd@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/jorge-luis-galarza-tufino

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE – INTERNAL CONTROLS – HR MANAGER Inspirational Finance - HR leader and value creator for organizations, with 15 years of extensive results driven experience and achievements in a Fortune 10 company across North and South America in areas of Finance & Controllership, Internal Controls Management. Also expertly successful in Shared Service Centers management, Anti Money Laundering controls & processes, HR and Compliance main matters. Successfully on international multicultural continuously evolving environments with easy adaptation to high-pressure for results. Areas of Expertise include:

Fraud identification Latin American business regulations

Verbal and written communication skills Multinational Project Management

Dealing with Ambiguity Political Savvy

English and Portuguese languages fluent. Strategic Thinking

Business Continuity procedures and practices Innovation Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE D’ASSURANCE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTÉRIEUR COFACE, Quito-Ecuador 2018 – Present Group Internal Auditor

Local responsible of the Audit Department with functional reporting to Latin American HQ, consistently successful on identification of operational and financial improvement opportunities for proper local risk management and alignment to Group rules for 4 country offices (named as Deputy Regional Head of Audit).

Leader for the creation of several standard internal audit integrated programs for Finance & Accounting, Risk Management, HR, Legal & Compliance for local & regional matters.

Consistent identification of audit findings that prevented liabilities in average of USD 1M per audit process. GENERAL MOTORS DEL ECUADOR S.A., Quito – Ecuador 2016 - 2018 South America Regional Payroll Manager and Anti Money Laundering Officer Head of the Payroll operations for business units in Ecuador – Venezuela – Colombia – Peru – Chile for a team of 15- team members with yearly budget of USD$ 70M for 5,000 employees. Regional liaison for global strategy and local day- to-day operation, which achieved key operational metrics above 95% in accuracy and timeliness with 100% of local compliance and for US Sarbanes Oxley rules.

Also successful performance and entity wide leadership for Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer function.

Implementation of new Payroll ERP systems in Chile - Peru with 100% of local labor - tax compliance.

Yearly achievement of 20% of time optimizations for main operating processes with automated tools and regional synergies of time and skills.

Zero issues from 2016 to 2018 Anti Money Laundering activities as per Ecuadorian regulations. GENERAL MOTORS DE MEXICO S de RL de CV., Hermosillo & León – Mexico South America Payroll Manager 2014 – 2016

Head of the Payroll operations for business units in Ecuador – Colombia– Chile for a team of 10-team members with yearly budget of USD$ 55M for 3,000 employees. Regional liaison for global strategy and local day-to-day operation, which achieved key operational metrics above 80% in accuracy and timeliness with 100% of local compliance and for US Sarbanes Oxley rules.

Yearly achievement of 20% of time optimizations for main operating processes with leadership on regional standardizations definition and reengineering of regional shared function.

Successful implementation of Global Governance Model and bylaws for the corporate Payroll and Timekeeping function to South American countries (direct interaction with Global Payroll ERP providers). South America Accounts Receivable and Payable (AP/AR) Manager 2013 – 2014 Head of the Accounts Payable - Receivable operations for Ecuador – Venezuela – Colombia – Peru – Chile business units in direct interaction to Xerox Shared Services Center for a yearly budget of USD$ 850M and interaction of local & on- site of 65 employees. Regional liaison for the global strategy and local day-to-day operation at the implementation of the Center with a year-end decrease of the 80% of aged items and late payments.

Yearly achievement of 20% of time optimizations and FTE’s during the first year of operation (also 100% of internal accounting and operational policies alignment).

Leadership for the ‘Pre-blueprint’ analysis for operating, finance, tax, customs and legal matters as input for the implementation of new A/P – A/R SAP Module.

GENERAL MOTORS DEL ECUADOR S.A., Quito – Ecuador 2006 – 2013 Internal Control Supervisor and Anti Money Laundering Officer Internal Audit Coordinator and then promoted as Head of the Internal Audit area for Financial, Operating, Commercial, Administrative, IT and Manufacturing operations; experimented leader of a local team of 3 team members with extensive international assignment and teams in charge of (Colombia – Brazil – Venezuela – South America regional). Also successful performance and entity wide leadership for Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer function.

Awarded leadership on 2 corporate consecutive attestation processes with Satisfactory Rates based on managing the execution and reviewing of compliance audits, assurance for corporate - local policies and procedures oriented to the effectiveness of internal controls.

Results generation of an average of USD$ 150k yearly as chargeback amounts as head of operational and financial audits to suppliers and clients.

Flawless implementation of Sarbanes Oxley regional initiative for Ecuador (as Head) and Colombia – Venezuela business units (as co-Leader), no major weakness of deficiencies identified during 3 years of implementation.

Zero issues from 2012 to 2013 Anti Money Laundering activities as per Ecuadorian regulations.

Successful performance on local and corporate matters when acting as ad-hoc Controller for the local business unit. METROPOLITAN TOURING C.A., Quito – Ecuador 2004 – 2005 Internal Audit Supervisor

Head of the newly Internal Audit area with emphasis on operating reviews and as special support for financial matters.

Establishment of the area with its charter, staff authority, vision and mission for the Company.

Implementation of several Internal Control policies, activities and procedures that prevented high-risk situations. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LTD. ECUADOR, Quito - Ecuador 2000 – 2004 Senior External Auditor

Started my career and promoted as engagement leader for financial local statutory & for special purposes audits for about 20 companies in Ecuador as result of great design and performance of audit reviews, team leadership, and consistent follow up to simultaneous assignments.

Effective liaison relationship between the Audit Management and the Executive Management of Clients that generated statutory audit engagements with several appreciation feedback received.

Creation of several successful external audit strategies tailored to each industry based on micro & macroeconomics analysis, industry monitoring, and historical trending analysis.

100% of Conformance on corporate work and documentation standards review in 2 quality control events.

Successfully acted as Acting Audit Manager for main tax – labor – accounting issues during the last 2 years of practice. EDUCATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - FINANCE MANAGEMENT, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR (CIA), The Institute of Internal Auditors of U.S.A.

CERTIFIED ECUADORIAN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA), Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Special mention for Excellence on Internal Controls environment coordinator (2012).

Leader of teams with more than 85% of Engagement Rate on Workplace of Choice surveys (2016 – 2018).

Special Recognition as Technical Expertise leader on Regional Payroll Matters (2017).

Contact this candidate