Natividad Carpio
Chief Financial Officer
Coral Gables,FL
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Mister 01 Extraordinary Pizza
09.2023 - Current
- Increased EBITDA by 5% through the implementation of a granular approach in scheduling hourly labor against hourly sales. This strategy optimized labor costs and improved operational efficiency, leading to significant financial performance improvements.
- Negotiated a 2% markup increase from 0.5% on the overall spend on Grande Cheese within 6 months, resulting in over $50K in incentives. This strategic negotiation enhanced supplier relationships and significantly improved the company's cost management.
- Developed a 3-year aggressive growth projection to expand from 17 Mister01 locations to 40 within the next 2 years. This strategic planning initiative is aimed at scaling operations and increasing market presence.
CFO/Corporate Controller
SBE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
1 2016 - 07.2023
- Spearheaded all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting, for a multi-unit hospitality group with 10+ properties and annual revenues exceeding $100 million
- Reporting directly with the CEO, serve as Treasury's 'single point-of-contact and liaison for all matters relating to cash management, capital expenditure disbursement & overall covenant reporting with banks
- Lead a team of 7+ accounting professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations
- Successfully led the transition to a new financial management software system (Sage Intacct and Hyperion) with the Internal Team thereby saving over $100K of Consulting Costs
- Helped SBE navigate severe financial challenges and business disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
- Successfully managed the application, approval & forgiveness of the PPP Loan
- Spearheaded the conversion of paperless Procurement, Delivery, Invoicing and Inventory Management & thereby reducing AP costs by over $150K annually
- Analyzed insurance policies (Liability, Workers Comp, Crime) and negotiate favorable terms and premiums with insurance providers.
Corporate Controller
Planet Blue
04.2014 - 08.2015
- Successfully led the 2014 Audit in the shortest turn-around that the company had ever experienced; provided accurate and verifiable working papers to Ernst and Young Auditing Firm
- Authored the automation of inter-location transfer of finished goods and work-in process by optimizing the PO module by creating a database of SKUs for products
- Monitor, measure, analyze and report on operational issues, identity opportunities and develop recommendations for improved financial performance
- Partner with other functional areas to assist in pricing decisions, sales projections and analysis, operational assessment/improvement and purchasing decisions.
Corporate Controller
IRWIN Industries Inc.
10.2008 - 05.2012
- Ensure all project targets are met mainly progress, quality, cost and budget Demand planning of project deliverables
- Provided cost analysis and narratives on the status of time and material projects on a weekly basis
- Prepared weekly management reports on Over/Under Billings, Committed Costs and Billing Summaries
- Collaborated with Project managers in formulating and review of financial budgets (including variance explanations and deviations from assumptions)
- Ensures bill of materials and standard costs are accurate and relevant to business conditions (i.e
- Annual cost roll, new products and engineering changes).
Audit Associate
Arthur Andersen Accounting Firm
04.2007 - 10.2008
- Assists in the conduct of an audit engagement under supervision and may be responsible for undertaking small non-complex audits which will involve pre-audit scoping and preparation, identifying audit risks and performing preliminary evaluation of client's internal control structure to identify weaknesses and areas for management consideration and improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY
Manila, Philippines 03.2000 -
MBA -
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
MANILA, PHILIPPINES 05.2005 -
Skills
Business Forecasting
Accounting Principles
Cash Flow Management
Budget Development
Audit Coordination
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Mister 01 Extraordinary Pizza
09.2023 - Current
Corporate Controller
Planet Blue
04.2014 - 08.2015
Corporate Controller
IRWIN Industries Inc.
10.2008 - 05.2012
Audit Associate
Arthur Andersen Accounting Firm
04.2007 - 10.2008
MBA -
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
05.2005 -
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY
03.2000 -
CFO/Corporate Controller
SBE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
1 2016 - 07.2023
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