CAREER PROFILE:

Experienced manager with strong global financial management working with Fortune 500 startup companies in financial control auditing, chain supply transportation/logistics maritime , manufacturing and High Tech industries. Career includes assignments in all aspect of business including strategic business development Sales, M A , finance, and treasury. Identified value-added opportunities and spearheaded positive change initiatives while providing a balance between business and financial risk. Managed US and foreign based businesses integrating cultures and work methodologies.

SKILLS KEY WORDS:

Internal Audit, Big 4, contract/compliance, risk management SOX, ISOX, SEC , US GAAP and FAS 52, ERP integration, M A development and integration. Experienced public speaker.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SUMMARY:

• Identified unprofitable business units which negatively impacted cash flow. Led teams to re- focus on revenue recovery and improving business practices resulting in cumulated savings of over usd 19m in. and positive work synergy.
• Established new monitoring process for logistic and finance operation. Generated extreme cost reductions of line operation related to vessel, port terminal activities, manufacturing processes and financing/administrative operations. .Identified a need and established cash management control measures to accelerate cash flow from agencies, customer collection and profitability.
• Led the due diligence, negotiation and full integration of 5 acquisitions cumulating over 250 m .
• Secured more than 15m per annum in saving over 3 years, renegotiating purchase and distribution agreements, and improving related accounting process across 22 legal entities.
• Integrated the work of financial and sales professionals by establishing a sale process based on prioritizing high profit products over 1600 , streamlining and accelerating the collection of long term receivable and reducing financial risk.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Associate Director of Financial Services

• Audited and consulted on global Logistics transportation contracts of government and civilian contractors providing money saving recommendations and specific implementation processes.
• Established better control surrounding contract implementation and accountability over process by management and customers. Put in place team and resources to manage and track global logistic contract and contract completion process.

Confidential

Vice President

• Credited in Creating, developing and managing a comprehensive risk based, profitability audit program focused over the Americas' owned or third party agencies and subsidiary operations. Audits financial and logistic processes. Generated substantial documented cash recovery over 5m , also enhanced financial control and procedures and allowed for operating cost reduction and reduced personnel redundancy. Led the development of a Standard cost System. for US, Americas and Caribbean operations
• Led the oversight of global tax, capital asset, budget and inter-company consolidation accounting reconciliation.
• Implemented SOX ISOX processes for international maritime HUBs and US /Canada/Americas operations.
• Initiated the implementation of SAP and training across all major area subsidiaries, establishing the KPI norm for internal control future ISOX compliance.

Confidential

Senior Manager

• Led the implementation of quarterly balance sheet certification for all SCS global legal entities 35 resulting in reducing accounting liabilities and exposure by 17m cumulated.
• Improved the transparency and internal tracking of accounting entries related to financial oversight over for international mergers.
• Established implemented policies and procedures for local currency measurement FAS42 and consolidated translation over international legal entities.

Confidential

Vice President/CFO

• A 150m GPS startup software designer firm subsidiary of NOKIA/SITA - publicly traded.
• Established comprehensive capital and financial budget for over 100 reporting entities while developing strong banking relationship internationally.
• Working with private investors, led the successful IPO of CLPT. Proposed changes in the debt structure which led to the Re-financing of short-term company's debts 174m to a longer-term instrument.
• Coordinated and executed, with private investors, the successful IPO of CLPT.
• Initiated a total cost reduction process of 28 at year-end 2001 and 16 in 2002 focusing on travel cost and headcount redundancy.
• Successfully led contract negotiations with external suppliers and banking authorities aimed at reducing fixed cost and making better use of internal cash flow and financial borrowing.

Confidential

Corporate Controller Compliance, Risk Management IT, Business development

• Privately owned 760M division of Hilti AG- a multinational power tool manufacturing group
• Overall Financial, accounting, treasury, external reporting GAAP/SEC administrative and IS responsibilities.
• Conducted financial due diligence resulting in the acquisition of 3 companies. Managed management teams to integrate the new acquisitions to Hilti's processes and global management policies.
• Detected issues with the profit margin calculation and process. Analyzed gross margin over 4000 products presented corrective measure to HQ and local management which resulted in boosting overall margin by 2 .
• Strategized and enforced FASB 52 pronouncements for 3 high inflationary reporting entities.
• Led the implementation of Platinum SQL and Oracle in 6 foreign subsidiaries.

Confidential

Assistant Audit Manager

Progressed from auditor to manager performing financial operational audits and consulting in for Warner/AOL, Hilti AG, Ingersoll Rand GE in Europe, Americas and US.

IT OTHER BUSINESS KILLS:

• Led implementation key user training of: SAP releases 2008-2011/ finance, procurement and logistic modules , Oracle 11i CODA, /Kalix Financial Modeling , Zimaps Hyperion Pillar standard cost .
• Experienced public speaker: representing companies on international business development/ and internal control matters. Teach financial control, global consolidation at various colleges and professional groups settings.