Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Experienced finance professional with more than 16 years’ experience, including accounting, financial reporting, controlling, financial planning, project management and both external and internal audit. Currently working as Global Finance Director for one of the most dynamic Fintech companies in Europe
ID Finance is a data science, credit scoring and digital finance company that is pioneering fintech innovation in emerging markets with a range of convenient, competitive and transparent loan products available over the internet. The Group is a leading digital finance provider focused on Europe and Latin America.
Spectris is a leading supplier of productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index Spectris group consists of 13 different operating companies and employs around 10,000 people in over 30 countries worldwide. I was responsible for the Overall Financial Management and Reporting of a Cross-Workstream (Indirect spend / Finance, Sales & Marketing, Operations, R&D and Supply Chain) Productivity Improvement Project . Main responsibilities: • Tracking financial performance - benefits, costs, FTE changes and KPIs • Ensuring the delivery of projects to agreed time, quality and budget • Understanding, communicating and regularly reassessing major risks and issues associated with the delivery of benefits/cost savings of a given project • Identifying and analyzing actual variances against targets/forecast and splitting them between the project and Business as Usual (BAU) • Liaising with Finance Directors of different Operating companies to ensure overall targets are met • Producing monthly reports, reporting of benefits, costs and overall financial tracking • Supporting Project managers with the implementation of different initiatives • Reviewing projects for maintaining consistent quality across deliverables • Supporting Productivity director on the day-to-day overall project management • Acting as a Finance Business partner for each of the workstreams
As part of Spectris’ Internal Audit Department I was responsible for reviewing the group’s international operations and business processes in order to evaluate the effectiveness of controls over financial accounting and transaction processing, general governance, risk management and best practices. Main responsibilities: • Carrying out audit field work mainly in EMEA region and Americas in accordance with Spectris Internal Controls Standards. • Implementing and evaluating internal controls environments across 13 different Operating Companies/Divisions with different ERP systems (7 SAP, 3 Oracle and others) to ensure alignment with standards issued by Spectris Corporate Headquarters. • Assisting the Head of Internal audit in designing the annual internal audit plan • Providing support, assistance and practical guidance to Spectris management on internal control matters • Supporting Corporate Development Department during Due Diligence projects • Developing and implementing Information Security programs and reviews across Regional offices and key suppliers • Carrying out other projects, such as fraud investigations, project accounting implementations and Six Sigma waste reduction.
Experienced Senior at Products and Services assurance sector. I worked successively as an assistant, senior and experienced senior. As senior at Products and Services assurance sector in audit, I worked with US GAAP, IFRS and Spanish GAAP. I monitored the audit, coordinated and trained the audit team. I have had experience in coordination with managers and seniors involved in the role. Finally, I prepared and delivered convincing final presentations to upper Management. I audited firms from different sectors, such as pharmaceutical, automotive and construction. Main responsibilities: • Managing auditing projects, assigning staff to clients and overseeing projects to completion, complying with policies, procedures and standards at all times • Managing a team of six in the auditing division • Writing and presenting reports • Coordination of Audit engagements with multinational offices as auditor of both Head Quarters and subsidiaries • Assessing all financial operations including financial statements and expenses • Analysis of internal control and risk identification • Daily contact with client staff and other parties. • Assists in the training and coaching of junior members of staff