Carlos Vega

Contact phone: 305-***-****

Email: adjm0o@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Skills

•Fully Bilingual – (English/Spanish) – Strong Communicator

•Breath of diverse finance, operational and business experience

•Excellent Analytical Skills

•High performing Team builder

•Ability to prioritize and meet strict deadlines

Professional Experience Profile

Real-estate development and resale 2017 to Present

•Assisted to secure $7M USD credit line to support growing local business segment

•Designed and implemented profitability reports to help determine investment ROI and if worthwhile to invest.

•Prepare operational and budget plans with stakeholders including architects, designers, appraisers, and subcontractors. Discuss and agree on operational detailed action plans (scope of work). Budget plans used as part of funding requirements and track ongoing project performance with partners.

•Responsible for obtaining RFP’s based on operational plan scope of work and managing build out, subcontractor payments and release of responsibility.

•Post sale, managed and submitted final profitability P&L along with actual ROI calculations including purchase and selling costs as well as building, holding and finance costs.

Bacardi USA, Miami, FL 2008 to 2017

Regional Controller – Americas Travel Retail

Duties and Responsibilities

•Managed the Budget and Latest Estimate preparation, submission, and summary presentation to global leadership team, all P&L accounts sales volumes through earnings from operations.

•Prepared and assisted Regional Sales Director with presentation of monthly/quarterly/year-end performance review calls with leadership team presenting region summary as well as key customer performance and commentary, P&L outlook, and assessment of risk and opportunities all vs budget, latest estimate and last year.

•Designed and implemented interim in-month forecast reporting package allowing for detailed actionable feedback and drill down tools to the business team while at the same time maintaining leadership team aware of opportunity/risk vs budget last year and latest estimate.

•Embedded with sales and marketing team to support revenue growth initiatives to maximize brand value though out the region, assist with key account management, analyze current business trends and developments, planning for future revenue and cost improvements, and understand customer/market resource needs to help drive future growth.

•Dotted line reporting to regional VP's from domestic functions and domestic partners including shared services (A/P, A/R, HR, and Payroll), as well as Supply chain management (Operations and logistics) to ensure that all financial functions operate smoothly, monthly and year end closings are timely and accurate, budgeting is performed in an efficient and accurate manner, resource requests are adequately substantiated, and business information needs are well supported.

•Maintained system of internal controls throughout the region to assure financial information is timely, credible, in line with internal audit department guidelines and that operational disciplines are maintained.

•Responsible for external audit queries directly with auditors and relating to Travel Retail.

•Overseeing the financial and administrative resources in the region (several dotted lines, one solid line). Ensuring proper training initiatives are developed and followed, and a high level of communication is maintained.

Bacardi USA, Miami, FL 2007 to 2008

Regional Standard Cost Coordinator - North American Region

•Assist Bacardi USA Corporate Senior Finance Manager in preparing, submitting, and analyzing Latest estimates and Budget cost of sales data for the US, Canada as well as the Caribbean and Travel Retail Markets to be submitted to senior finance and operational teams.

•Assisted Global standard cost manager to manage North American region standard cost system on a monthly, quarterly and annual cycles/timetables for the Region, including monthly close, budgets preparation, month end close and latest estimate.

•Implement all Standard cost projects and deadlines for the North American Region.

•Provide technical support function for all STC users in Region including training as necessary.

•Monitor STC status reports for the Region, expediting timely resolution of STC link errors and missing BLIC’s (Gross margin issues).

•Review integrity of Regional STC data reporting, including monthly, quarterly and annual cost reconciliations/analysis and reporting to central responsibility in Geneva, Switzerland.

•Maintain central resource for the latest available cost information and cost evolution for the Region including analysis on volume and product mix

•Collate, investigate and interpret variance analysis and STC Reconciliation from local entities, validate with various Regional Controllers, and report to Global STC manager.

•Part of new product development team providing start up as well as long term product costs.

•Liaison with Regional/local IT departments to optimize IT solutions for field as needed.

Consultant

Accounting and Finance Consultant 2005 to 2007

Provide various clients with general accounting and finance support and business consulting services. Including cost, inventory management, GL, AP/AR, reports, etc.

Perry Ellis International, Miami, FL 2003 to 2005

Cost Accounting Manager

•Assisted corporate controller w/the managing of Cost Accounting and Inventory Control functions for a $750 million corporation carrying $115 million inventory and real costs.

•Supervised the day-to-day activities of senior (3) and staff (3) accountants as it pertains to meeting the above functions objective.

•Developed and maintained standard cost variances and analyzed production variances on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

•Assisted with the preparation of the annual budget for inventory and COGS sections.

•Forecast COGS components for three wholesale divisions and reported to controller.

•Performed month end close as well as analyzing and reporting variances vs budget and forecast.

•Responsible for the preparation of the markdown, shrink, royalty and commission reserves.

•Assisted with the Development of Sarbanes Oxley procedures related to cost and inventory to ensure compliance to corporate procedures.

•Assisted with identifying and implementing financial and operational controls to ensure integrity of reported data.

•Lead employee responsible for YE audit with external auditors (D&T), inventory and COGS sections.

•Performed special projects/requests for Senior VP and/or Corporate controller.

Intradeco Corporation, Miami, FL 1998 to 2003

Cost Accounting Manager

•Supervised the day-to-day activities of senior (1) and staff (3) accountants as it pertains to ensuring timely, efficient and accurate recording to the general ledger.

•Directed and reviewed preparation of COGS, inventory and inventory reserve account analysis in order to verify accuracy and determine proper adjustments to the general ledger.

•Assisted CFO during budget preparation for inventory and COGS accounts.

•Monitored variances between standard and actual on a Monthly and year-to-date basis in order to prepare analysis to reflect accurate statement of operating results and to assist in developing standard costs.

•Reviewed system generated inventory reports for raw materials and finished goods to ensure accuracy for reconciliation to the general ledger.

•Verified appropriate documents for various payment requests to expedite payment authorization.

•Compiled and reconciled year-end physical inventories procedures to ensure proper resources and commitments.

•Lead employee responsible for YE audit, inventory and COGS sections in US and El Salvador manufacturing locations.

•Performed special projects/requests for Controller.

WorldSpace Management Corp 1998 to 1999

Accounting Manager, Latin America

•Responsible for establishing accounting systems in the Miami regional office as well as in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago.

•Consolidated, prepared and analyzed financial statements for SEC filing from regional as well as international locations.

•Maintained and tracked departmental spending for the region. Developed model to forecast future costs based on departmental growth projections.

•Prepared monthly funding requirements for the Miami regional as well as the foreign offices.

•Implemented accounting procedures in regional and foreign offices.

•Performed evidence and procedural audits in foreign offices.

•Direct responsibilities included: A/R & A/P, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and Journal Entries.

•Established and maintained relationships with local bankers.

Dana Echlin-Borg Warner International 1996 to 1998

Cost Accountant

•Assist Accounting Manager to ensure timely, efficient and accurate recording to the general ledger

•Posted sales invoices after certifying that standard costs were within parameters.

•Reviewed all credit and debit notes issued to customers for accuracy and appropriateness

•Assisted accounting manager with the preparation and consolidation of monthly gross profit reports.

•Prepared account reconciliations and detailed variance analysis to reflect accuracy of financial statements, and to aid in determining appropriate adjustments to the general ledger and the development of standard costs.

•Assisted manager with year-end-close processes: including physical inventory compilation and reconciliation, and the year-end audit.

•Performed projects for Divisional controller and/or accounting manager.

Education

Nova Southeatern University

MACC in Accounting 2006

University of Miami

Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA)

Major in Accounting 1998

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