Manuel R. Caballero III

Controller | Finance Leader

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

Manuel R. Caballero III, MBA (Manny) is an experienced Operations Financial Controller and Manufacturing Cost Accountant, problem solver, and subject matter expert in operations finance. Manuel is skilled in inventory management, cost leadership, period end closures, forecasting, budget setting, and financial analysis and reporting. Manuel has worked in a variety of systems including SAP, Infor, Workwise, SQL, BI, Blackline, and Microsoft Office. Manuel is also a QuickBooks Online Certified Pro-Advisor who wanted to further his knowledge and skills in finance and accounting. Manuel has worked with various industries such as food service- child nutrition, large manufacturing firms in aerospace and heavy machinery, medical device, food distributors, banking, public accounting, and has assisted small business owners in the central and south Texas region with bookkeeping and P&L management. Manuel earned his undergraduate degree in the spring of 2017 from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business with a bachelor's in accountancy. Manuel has also earned his MBA from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi in August of 2020.

Experience

  • Controller at Chartwells School Dining Services K12
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Sector Regional Controller for Southwest Region, this encompasses the states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Oversee all financial operations for the accounts we have in the Southwest Region of the United States. This includes weekly and month end close, monthly financial reviews, assisting operators with questions with financial implications, maintaining proper revenue and profit growth as well as adhering to all policies and procedures outlined by the firm and finance team. Budgets, Forecasts, Close Procedures, Financial Analysis and Reporting, operations financial support.

  • Cost Accountant at MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc.
    May 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Cost Accountant at Precision Food Innovations- PFI
    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Cost Analyst at BD
    Mar 2020 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for the financial reporting of cost of goods sold for a foreign plant based in Mexico: Bilingual Role: Reporting to Plant Managers, controllers and VP of Operations Ad-Hoc Analysis Reconciliation and Compliance SAP generated reporting BOM, COGS, Inventory cycle counts, standard costing, volume and absorption, Purchase Price Variance Reconciliations, Journal Entry Preparations and posting, compliance Daily, month end, year end, and quarterly reports.

  • Lead Fraud Analyst at IBC Bank
    Jul 2019 - Mar 2020 · 9 mos