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Controller MBA Bilingual Spanish (Houston Only) Accounting / Finance Resume


Resume of Candidate 334560.  Controller with sixteen years experience in accounting, finance and management in the Oil and Gas, manufacturing and E&C industries. Possess a keen understanding of stakeholders’ concerns with a focus on providing financial control and business management. Team Leader of Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 implementation and compliance of domestic and international projects as well as process mapping, documentation, testing, risk assessments and recommendations. Managed all Latin American’s financial, accounting, taxes and treasury functions with revenues of $60MM.  Hired and trained controllers, treasurers, accounting and tax managers in Mexico and Argentina. Implemented new policies and procedures with strict financial controls, cash management and US and International GAAP financial reporting.  Fluent in English and Spanish. Salary requirements are $120,000 + Bonus + Options.
 
Experience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leading Internat’l Contractor, Houston, TX                         
6/2007 – Present
Financial Specialist – Houston (Contract position)
  • Developing and implementing a Cash Flow Forecast system for the entire Company and assisting in Budgeting, Financial reporting and special projects.     
 
The largest Glass recycler manufacturing company in the US., Houston, TX      
1/2005 – 5/2007
Manager of Internal Audit – Houston (Full time salaried position)
  • Developed, documented and implemented systems and procedures to improve accounting and financial control. Monitored and tested the effectiveness of the internal control systems.
 
Consulting Company, Houston, TX 
9/2004 – 12/2004
Audit Manager – Houston (Contract position)
  • Team Leader of Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 implementation and compliance of domestic and international projects.
  • Experience in process mapping, documentation, testing, risk assessments and recommendations. 
 
CPA Consulting Firm, Houston, TX
5/2004 – 8/2004
Auditor – Houston (Contract position)
  • Sarbanes Oxley Implementation, Internal Controls and Compliance of Section 404.     
            
The world’s leading supplier of products and services for onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling and production,    Houston, TX (Contract position)                       
3/2003 – 10/2003
Latin American Controller - Mexico
  • Hired and trained controllers, treasurers, accounting and tax managers in Mexico and Argentina.
  • Re-organized Mexico’s and Argentina’s accounting departments by implementing new policies and procedures with strict financial controls, cash management and US and International GAAP financial reporting.
 
A $750MM natural gas compression services company, Houston, TX           
1/2002 – 1/2003
Latin American Controller
  • Managed all Latin American’s financial, accounting, taxes and treasury functions with revenues of $60MM.
  • Negotiated all contract compression rental contracts in Argentina from Pesos back to Dollar rates, in a most challenging year for the country and the company.
  • Transferred Argentina’s $21MM of cash trapped in the collapsed financial banking system to Houston.
 
A $1.8 billion world provider of equipment and services for the exploration and production of oil and gas ,  Houston, TX                                         
1998 – 2001
Latin American Controller
  • Directed and trained 8 Latin American Country Controllers located in México, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Barbados. 
  • Total support staff included about 40 accountants at the 8 countries.
  • Increased revenues from $300MM to $450MM in three years by negotiating, structuring and integrating Latin American acquisitions.
  • Reduced the purchase price of a multimillion-dollar acquisition in Mexico by 10% by negotiating a more accurate valuation of the inventory with the seller.
  • This was facilitated by personally performing a precise and thorough financial due diligence.
  • Analyzed foreign currency exposure, prepared cash flows and forecasts and made short term investments.
  • Increased Latin American working capital utilization by dramatically improving inventory turnover from 0.6 to 1.4 and DSO from 144 days to 74 days in 2000.
 
A $5.7 billion leading engineering construction and project management company.  Houston, TX                                                             
1995 – 1998   
Project Controller
  • Managed multimillion-dollar projects in the U.S. and Latin America with full responsibility for all accounting, financial, treasury, legal, human resources and taxes.
  • Developed and implemented project financial control for a $160MM polyethylene plant in México and a $200MM polypropylene plant in Baytown, Texas.
  • Managed the set-up and start-up of two foreign subsidiaries in México, assuring financial and tax compliance with local statutory books and U.S. GAAP reporting.
 
A $1.0 billion manufacturer of air and gas compression and control systems specializing in turbo compressors and steam turbines. , Houston, TX                                          
1985 – 1994
Project Controller
  • Managed two gas compression projects totaling over $350MM in Venezuela with responsibilities for all financial, accounting, taxes, legal, cash management and borrowing in local currency and Eximbank.
  • Set up two foreign subsidiaries in Venezuela, recruiting, training and supervising accounting staffs.
  • Analyzed foreign currency exposure assisting the Corporate Treasurer to hedge successfully the Bolivar portion of the contract.
  • Prepared cash flow and liquidity forecasting.
  • Made short term investment decisions.
  • Assured financial, tax, labor and legal Statutory and USGAAP reporting compliance of foreign subsidiaries.
Additional Experience Prior to 1985
DRESSER ATLAS, Accountant, Houston, TX
JPMORGAN CHASE, Lending Officer, Houston, TX
IBM, Production Control, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS, Auditor, Buenos Aires Argentina
 
 
Education
 
M.B.A., University of Houston, Texas
B.B.A., University of Buenos Aires
 
 
 
 
 
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