Financial Controller | Finance Manager | FP&A | Treasury

Led a project-based regional LATAM operation covering Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Transformed the revenue cycle from a manual model into an automated operation processing nearly USD 1 million monthly and approximately 1,500 documents.

Restructured regional collections, led a team of five analysts, redistributed portfolios, and implemented mass-outreach tools under a unified reporting model.

Held full responsibility for Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Procurement, and Accounts Receivable in Chile, reporting to General Management, the Board of Directors, and Corporate Headquarters while leading four professionals.

Managed financial reporting, treasury, management control, merger integration, cash flow, liquidity, internal controls, and financial priorities. Delivered USD 50,000 in savings and recovered USD 10,000 in tax credits.

Managed cash application and customer and vendor master data governance while leading a team of five analysts. Designed and implemented DSO and delinquency KPIs to monitor the cash cycle and support business decisions.

Strengthened IFRS internal controls, reducing annual audit observations by 20%. Automated cash application, improving application times by 30%, reducing transactional errors, and ensuring financial master data quality in SAP.

Participated in monthly closings under IFRS and consolidated reporting, including expense and margin variance analysis.

Managed bank reconciliations, regularized pending items with external auditors, and recovered USD 70,000 in outstanding tax balances.

Managed payment allocation and reconciliation in SAP, reducing processing errors and application times.

Contributed to improved portfolio turnover through balance analysis and optimization of collections processes.

Managed corporate treasury, liquidity, cash flow, banking relationships, budgeting, operational financing, cash projections, and relationships with financial institutions.

Negotiated financing terms and investment alternatives that generated an annual benefit of USD 200,000. Reduced DSO from 70 to 60 days, releasing approximately USD 300,000 in working capital. Participated in SAP FI implementation, coordinating data migration and user training.

Improved forecast accuracy by 10% through variance analysis and sales data, with an estimated 5% impact on annual profitability.

Identified savings equivalent to 5% of the budget, approximately USD 200,000, and contributed to DSO reduction, releasing approximately USD 150,000 in cash flow. Supported SAP implementation through data migration and user training.