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Alberto Ridaura Echeverria

O'Fallon,MO

Summary

Dedicated to driving operational efficiency and reducing costs. Strong leader and problem-solver, with a focus on streamlining operations. Leverage independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to make a positive impact on company success.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Corporate Finance Partner to Sr. Director, Corporate Finance Partner

Bunge
12.2022 - Current
  • Leader of the North America team, setting individual and team goals aligned with department and functional goals; coach reports, create opportunities for development, create succession plan, make hiring decisions, drive performance management, recognition and rewards
  • Responsible for overseeing and managing the governance, planning, and analysis of over $1.5 billion in expenses globally, encompassing all corporate functions, value chains, and operations
  • Report to senior management on status and progress of savings initiatives and realization; communicate findings, opportunities, and status overview
  • Member of the Value Creation team for the upcoming merger with Viterra, aiming to achieve $340 million in synergies
  • As the Global Business Plan Leader for SG&A, responsible for organizing and coordinating the annual development of business plans for both Operational Expenses and Capital Investment
  • Ensured a structured, systemized approach is utilized for all CAPEX projects and drive ROIC improvement through disciplined analysis
  • Coordination of the Post Implementation Reviews for selected projects.
  • Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.

FP&A Expense Mgmt. North America Value Chains Manager

Bunge
10.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for planning, tracking, optimizing, and reporting on ~$350 million of expenses within the North American value chains with a clear focus on zero-based budgeting, governance, control, and monitoring of spend
  • Monthly reporting routines for the defined scope of responsibility, own the forecast and budget preparation, coordination, and negotiations to ensure and deliver on financial commitments while continuously improving the tools and visibility within this space
  • North America Business Plan Leader for SG&A
  • Member of global team for the implementation of Zero-Based Budget tool across the globe
  • Coordination and management of the Capital Expenditures Budget & Forecast submission in OneStream for all the entities.

FP&A Productivity and Reporting Industrial Coordinator

Bunge North America
07.2018 - 10.2020
  • Industrial KPI’s & Expenses measurement across BNA Platform (53 facilities)
  • Regional CAPEX reporting and management
  • Productivity Improvement Program (PIP) tracking to reduce industrial expenses in all the region for ~ $200 M USD
  • Design & maintenance of the new Industrial Cost Center Structure
  • North America Business Plan Leader for Industrial Expenses
  • Implementation of Zero-Based Budget for Corporate Expenses across the region.

Senior Financial Analyst – Commercial Business Partner

Bunge Mexico
11.2017 - 06.2018
  • Partnership with Sales personnel ranging from Account Managers to VP-level leadership to structure a wide variety of sales opportunities, supporting growth initiatives while remaining profitable and mitigating risk
  • Sales strategy and pricing managing for sales over ~ $390 M USD
  • Monitor and analyze competitor pricing strategies gaining the ability to predict the comp set reaction to changes in the marketplace
  • Weekly commercial, financial and operational performance metrics
  • Finance business partner for commercial area through profit analysis and pricing model
  • Demand analysis to identify opportunities for development in the country
  • Design, execution and maintenance of key tools used daily by the commercial department: industrial customers pricing, pricing simulators, incentive calculations.

Financial Analyst

Bunge Mexico
04.2016 - 11.2017
  • P&L Forecast (updated month by month) based on current information and market trends
  • Monitoring of operating spending budgets and forecasts
  • Ensuring an accurate and timely financial budget and forecast
  • ~ $50 M USD
  • Creation and implementation of optimization model to reduce variable cost sales
  • Monthly and quarterly report from actual data to regional and global corporate
  • Analyzing business performance (revenue, cost of sales, contribution profit, gross profit, operating profit, net income).

Procurement Data Analyst

Bunge Mexico
05.2015 - 04.2016
  • ERP Non-Commodity Vendors Master Data Management
  • Savings Management and Report to local & regional corporate (North America)
  • KPI’s Controller
  • Member of the development team of SAP R3 in different business units.

Education

BBA - Accounting And Finance

Universidad Panamericana
Mexico City
05.2016

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Data Analytics
  • Reporting oversight
  • Business performance management
  • Budget Oversight
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Organizational Development
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Software

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP

OneStream

Tableau

IBM Cognos

Power BI

Xcelsius

Timeline

Senior Manager, Corporate Finance Partner to Sr. Director, Corporate Finance Partner

Bunge
12.2022 - Current

FP&A Expense Mgmt. North America Value Chains Manager

Bunge
10.2020 - Current

FP&A Productivity and Reporting Industrial Coordinator

Bunge North America
07.2018 - 10.2020

Senior Financial Analyst – Commercial Business Partner

Bunge Mexico
11.2017 - 06.2018

Financial Analyst

Bunge Mexico
04.2016 - 11.2017

Procurement Data Analyst

Bunge Mexico
05.2015 - 04.2016

BBA - Accounting And Finance

Universidad Panamericana

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