Santiago Ruiz

CFO at Araiz Suministros Electricos

Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

About

Highlights: - Fifteen years of experience in financial-related positions - Twelve years as Financial Manager - Professional experience in Spain, Germany and China - Twelve years managing teams - Native Spanish speaker, total fluency in English, high knowledge of German and basics on French and Mandarin Chinese - Responsible for reorganazing the set-up of TIBA Group's company structure in Hong Kong as a holding - Team-leader and coordinator of the ERP’s implementation SAP B-One within Ingemetal Group - Responsible for the financial-related implementation of SAGE 200 in Multienergia Verde - Leading several M&A operations in Araiz Suministros Eléctricos

Experience

  • Chief Financial Officer at ARAIZ SUMINISTROS ELÉCTRICOS, S.A.
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Finance Manager at Multienergía Verde
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

    I worked for Multienergia Verde since October 2019. Main tasks: - Implementing the ERP SAGE 200 - Improving the existing the internal procedures, improving efficiency - Supervising all the tasks related to the finance department - Keeping relationship with banks in order to get the best conditions - Team management and tasks distribution in the department

  • Financial & Administration Manager at INGEMETAL GRUPO
    Jan 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    I worked for Ingemetal Group since 2017, up to October 2019, being the Financial Manager with eight people in the department. The company is focused on Construction, Engineering and Solar Enery, with business in Spain, Gibraltar, Mauritania, Romania and China, and the production plant located in India. The main tasks and responsibilities I have been taken are the following: - Planning and implementing the ERP SAP within the Group - Writing up and establishing internal procedures, improving efficiency - Defining Reporting methods with the new tools developed, including the proper analysis involved - Supervising all the tasks related to the administration and finance department: invoicing, payments, treasury, accounting, tax compliance, etc. - Defining the budget department, and coordinate the Group general budget, controlling and reporting the deviations to the Board of Directors - Keeping good relationship with banks, credit insurance companies, etc. in order to get the best conditions - Managing external auditors, legal and tax advisors, etc. - Team management and tasks distribution in the department

  • Financial Manager at TIBA
    Oct 2013 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Up to December 2016 I worked for TIBA, one of the leaders at the freight forwarding sector in Spain. I was assigned to Shanghai, where the main subsidary in China is located, acting as Regional Financial Manager (covering the 4 offices in Mainland China plus Hong Kong) and being responsible for all aspects of the financial reporting of the company providing financial information that will fulfill the local compliance and assist on relevant decisions. The main tasks could be summed up in the following points: - Producing monthly financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) - Analising Key Performance Indicators - Supervision on compliance over tax regulations - Elaborate, investigate and resolve variations against the budget - Carrying out ad-hoc projects requested by the General Manager or Head Office Management - Being the main liaison, on the Administration/Financial side, with the Corporate Headquarters in Valencia

  • Financial Controller at Grupo Cobra
    May 2011 - Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    In Cobra Group, a multinational which had a turnover of more than EUR 4.000 million in 2014, I worked in the Finance Department, doing tasks such as: - Monitoring of the individual and consolidated financial statements of subsidiaries in India, Colombia, Peru, Australia, Germany, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. - Analysis of Balances and reconciliation of Local-Head Office Balances - Controlling and reporting of cash-flows in projects performed abroad - Controlling and reporting of loans among the group firms - Implementation and control of an internal system to manage financial expenses - Review of differentiation between operating statement and financial in terms of income and cost - Analysis of accounts payable/receivable default levels, companies assets control and their amortization. - Analysis of fiscal cons in order to repatriate money via dividends or group loans (depending on the type of society: branches, permanent establishments...)