JOSE MANUEL VILLALOBOS ALFARO
Tibas,Costa Rica
Summary
Strategic Finance Senior Manager with more than 18 years of experience driving global transformations in Shared Service Centers. Recognized as an Exceptional Contributor (2024-2025), consistently ranked in the top tier of the organization. Expert in developing Innovation Hubs and leading impactful projects. Skilled in budget management, stakeholder engagement, and guiding multi-disciplinary teams to achieve sustainable growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Period End Close (PEC) Manager & Strategic Site Leader
ROCHE – RSS AMERICAS
, Costa Rica
06.2022 - Current
- Executive Performance & Recognition: Awarded "Exceptional Contributor" status for two consecutive years. Appointed Interim Leader for Great Place to Work, overseeing site-level cultural strategy and budget allocation for critical programs.
- SmartClose 2.0 Global Lead: Achieved a global efficiency gain of 7.5 FTEs by automating manual tasks and eliminating process bottlenecks. This transformation directly contributed to a 42.7% reduction in overtime (OT).
- MEC Strategic Redesign: Spearheaded the global redesign and alignment of the Month-End Close (MEC) calendar, introducing synchronized, high-challenge deadlines across RSS regions. Digitally integrated these timelines into SmartClose for real-time tracking and gap analysis.
- Managed departmental and special project budgets (GPtW, Purpose Squad), translating operational efficiencies into measurable financial impact.
- Stakeholder Influence: Managed relationships and provided strategic input to 100+ global stakeholders, ensuring alignment between regional execution and global corporate design.
- Led Global Data Cleansing project, recognized as one of the Top 5 impactful initiatives in RSS organization for enabling digital readiness for S/4HANA.
- Architected "ASPIRE 4ALL" strategy, balancing regional stability with global project delivery. Transformed LATAM operation into recognized Global Innovation Hub by piloting initiatives like "InnoLab" and scaling as best practices.
Record to Report Manager / Team Lead
BOMBARDIER – FINANCIAL SHARED SERVICE CENTER
, Costa Rica
10.2010 - 06.2022
- Digital Innovation: Launched SharePoint-based workflow that reduced manual errors in journal entry revisions by 90%, improving accuracy.
- Global Migration: Led migration and stabilization of cost accounting and GL processes from global HQ to Costa Rica, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Leadership Excellence: Recognized as Top Performer for three consecutive years (2016-2018) for outstanding contributions to team goals.
Senior Lead Supply Chain Analyst
Amway Global Business Center
, Costa Rica
02.2011 - 01.2016
- Led the SharePoint implementation for journal entry revision that decreased on a 90% the manual errors.
- Calculated total purchase price variance by business unit during month-end close to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Migrated standard cost operations to Costa Rica headquarters, stabilizing processes.
- Executed data integrity checks on standard cost information entered by junior analyst.
- Facilitated transition of North America Cost Accounting department from headquarters to Costa Rica.
General Ledger Analyst
PROCTER & GAMBLE – GBS SAN JOSÉ
San José, Costa Rica
04.2006 - 10.2010
- Coordinated month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations under US GAAP to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Reduced aged items for global accounts by 95%, enhancing financial reporting and analysis.
- Analyzed general ledger accounts for discrepancies and reconciled variances.
- Prepared monthly financial statements and reports for management review.
- Monitored compliance with accounting policies and procedures during audits.
Education
Master’s Degree - Business Administration – Finance
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Licentiate - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Skills
- SAP S/4HANA
- Digital Transformation
- Data Transformation
- Automation Integration
- Power BI
- Advanced Data Analytics
- Operational Strategy
- Efficiency ROI Tracking
- Resource Allocation
- Strategic Leadership
- Global Team Management
- Team Development
- Stakeholder Influence
- Organizational design
Languages And Technical Skills
English, Full Professional Proficiency, Spanish, Native, SAP S/4HANA (Aspire), SmartClose, Power BI, Advanced Data Analytics
Timeline
Period End Close (PEC) Manager & Strategic Site Leader
ROCHE – RSS AMERICAS
06.2022 - Current
Senior Lead Supply Chain Analyst
Amway Global Business Center
02.2011 - 01.2016
Record to Report Manager / Team Lead
BOMBARDIER – FINANCIAL SHARED SERVICE CENTER
10.2010 - 06.2022
General Ledger Analyst
PROCTER & GAMBLE – GBS SAN JOSÉ
04.2006 - 10.2010
Master’s Degree - Business Administration – Finance
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Licentiate - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica