Manage the USA, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana group of entities
Provide essential support to the business units by offering financial insights, conducting business performance analysis, and developing financial models for their respective initiatives
Determine the key drivers of variances versus last year's results
Collaborate with business units to understand and provide insights on budgets, forecasts, and capital expenditures
Manage and lead a team fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment
Develop and mentor team members, ensuring their professional growth and alignment with organizational goals
Ensure overall trends and the impacts of key initiatives are reflected accurately in the forecast
Work with each department to ensure they understand the overall forecast and how the impact of the key initiatives they are responsible for are reflected in the forecast
Support the Annual Growth Plan process- participate in the tender
Lead various finance projects as directed by the leadership team
Manage month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and treasury management
Analyze and assess financial and business performance, and provide insightful recommendations for various profitability drivers, including revenue, margin, expense management, and working capital management
Manage SAP VIM production, KPI, account payable staff, T&E SAP concur, PPL, and manual check payment
Implement Travel and Entertainment policy and AMEX expenditure policy
Liaison and provide training to the Supply Chain Department in vendor financial evaluation, and application completion
Prepare ad-hoc reports for upper-level management, external auditors, and local authorities
Interface with outside audit firms(s), banks and lessors, casualty/liability insurance agent(s)
Financial reporting BFC- Business Financial Consolidation
Tax & Compliance: Direct and Indirect tax compliance and planning, CIT quarterly estimated tax calculations, and payments for the USA Group, Trinidad, Guyana, and the Group international entities doing business in the USA
Revision and Analysis of the Organization Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Antiabuse tax (BEAT), IC agreement annual revision, WHT tax calculation, filling, and payment
Company merges and preparation of the Legal Entity Integrity Plan- LEIP
Prepare and evaluate tax implications or better of- position if an organization is going to be closed, prepare narratives and step-by-step Journal Entries to execute the process
Close entities in the system, IRS and State
Work with the legal department to complete the entity documentation dissolution.
Financial Controller of Americas
MALVERN INSTRUMENTS INC.-Manufacturing
03.2013 - 08.2014
Manage the United States, Canada, and Mexico group of entities
Manage and lead the accounting closing, including the revision of monthly statutory and IFRS financial statements
Coordinate monthly cycle count and quarterly inventory of finished goods, demo stock, and consignment stock
Review monthly cost center performance and discuss results with their senior management
Develops and maintains relations with local and international banks, insurance, and leasing companies
Coordinate the planning and preparation of the annual operating targets/budget and supporting schedules
Coordinate the annual internal and external audit
Calculation of complex bonus schemes- sales force
Process Improvement and Business Initiatives- Implement intercompany contract agreements based on the “arm’s-length principle” for transfer pricing
Including process and procedures of invoicing, allocations, foreign exchange transactions, and/or expatriate activity for accuracy and completeness
Drafts corporate policies and procedures for local and international finance and accounting as needed
Prepare financial models to operate in Latin America -Mexico
Cost analysis/cost-benefit, ROI, and other upon the project needs
Partner with the organization’s functional teams in the Americas and UK, HR, Commercial, Supply Chain, Tax, Treasury, Legal, IT, and other areas on new international business initiatives
Assist in the communication between the teams to prioritize and follow up on issues and resolutions
Prepare schedules for Federal & State tax returns on a timely basis, and respond to requirements of external regulatory authorities and agencies.
Education
Certified Public Accountant -
Public Accountants School of Lima
Bachelor in Accounting -
National University of San Marcos
Accounting Certificate -
Cypress & Fullerton College
Cypress, CA
Master in Business Administration- Finance, Accounting Concentration -
Languages: Bilingual with fluency in English and Spanish
ERP
Accounting
Financial Reporting
Productivity Software: SAP, BOCF, Oracle, Mas500, Mas200, JD Edwards, Peachtree, QuickBooks, GeacSmartstream, Cartesis EFRS, BusinessIntelligence-BI, Business Analyzer, VIM, Concur, Basware, Taxware-(outsourcing sales tax software), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, MS Word), MS Power Point, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes)
Risk Analysis
Timeline
Finance, Tax, and Compliance Manager
SUBSEA 7 US LLC
09.2014 - Current
Financial Controller of Americas
MALVERN INSTRUMENTS INC.-Manufacturing
03.2013 - 08.2014
Certified Public Accountant -
Public Accountants School of Lima
Bachelor in Accounting -
National University of San Marcos
Accounting Certificate -
Cypress & Fullerton College
Master in Business Administration- Finance, Accounting Concentration -
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Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. 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Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.