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Armando Vazquez Gelacio
Finance & Business Planning Manager | International Operations | Energy, Logistics & Manufacturing
Alvaro Obregon, Mexico City,CMX
Summary
Finance Manager with an economics and finance background and 12+ years of experience across manufacturing, logistics, and energy sectors. Proven strength in budgeting, business partnering, and investment planning, with a focus on operational efficiency and cross-border growth. Known for leading system implementations (Anaplan, SAP), supporting strategic decisions, and building high-performing finance functions in fast-paced environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Budget Manager
Envases
01.2025 - Current
- Oversee financial planning for Mexico and U.S. operations in the aluminum packaging division.
- Leading Anaplan implementation across the division, standardizing forecasting and reporting processes.
- Execute major CAPEX investment projects, including cost-benefit analysis and strategic alignment with regional leadership.
- Build and manage rolling forecast models across multiple regions.
- Partner with commercial teams on pricing strategies aligned with market volatility.
- Collaborate with treasury to enhance cash flow projections and ensure adequate liquidity.
- Mantain and improved financial model reporting tools to accelerate insight delivery prior to ERP monthly close.
FP&A Manager
Mas Air Cargo
06.2021 - 12.2024
- Created and maintained a budget zero base linked to a weekly flash report with 1 week lag actual information that reduced operational costs by 3% without compromising quality of service
- Developed and implemented a financial model reporting system that streamlined processes and reduced time to have actual insights before the ERP monthly closed figures with high accuracy.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with external stakeholders, resulting in revolving credit & SBLC lines over US$18mil.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure saving initiatives, CAPEX investments or possible EBITDA generators to improve our P&L or Cash balance.
- Standard cost establishment per asset by business line and profitability by route.
Financial Planning & Accounting Manager
Marinsa de Mexico
02.2019 - 06.2021
- Oversee the financial performance of 42 business units in the maritime logistics sector and drilling rigs assets.
- Provide advice and assistance to the different areas of the organization for decision making using mathematical and statistical models for the execution of financial plans and goals.
- Develop and evaluate financial information and performance forecasts in the company and its business units.
- Approval and control of the company's budget and its departments. With an SAP FM execution which increased the average cashflow in 14%
- Publish financial statements reducing the days to emit from 8 to 4 days.
Financial Planning & Accounting Superintendent
Marinsa de Mexico
10.2017 - 02.2019
- Coordinate data collection and information analysis to develop financial models
- Budget management and action plans execution to optimize costs or mitigate risk in collaboration with the company's team of managers.
- Evaluate & generate the financial statements.
- Dynamic Price model for our private sector division
- Accounting principles migration form Mexican Standard to IFRS
- Established successful procedures for day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
Financial Planning & Analysis Coordinator
Marinsa de Mexico
01.2017 - 10.2017
- SAP S 4 HANA ERP project leader and key user to the PS module (Projects) in the company.
- Perform analysis and financial models related to project investments to determine their profitability.
- Execute commercial controller activities in projects with PEMEX and private sector, to ensure profitability.
- Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to.
Commercial Controller
Marinsa de Mexico
12.2015 - 12.2016
- Ensure that sales of the private sector sales are profitable, determining the corresponding Key Process Indicators (KPIs), increasing 2% sales margin through price discrimination and peripheral items.
- Market price analysis and equilibrium point determination for vessels in the private sector.
- Make revenue and cost forecasts for the commercial fleet, using analysis of sales projections, profitability, and monthly cost of management.
- Evaluate investments for 10 business units
- Developed comprehensive financial models to support management in forecasting and scenario analysis.
CFO-Co-Founder
Efficiency Matters Corporation
05.2011 - 05.2015
- Main responsible for finance and financing in a company focused on energy saving through the sale of LED lighting and solar panels for companies, shopping centers, offices, and industries.
- More than 20 energy saving projects linked to a financial credit through credit or lease where the energy saving covers the investment.
- Credit lines over MXN$4M for a start-up company in less than 2 years and sales in MXN $3M at that time.
- Oversaw budgets, payroll, and accounts payable and receivable.
- Spearheaded the implementation of a new financial reporting system.
Education
Master of Arts - Finance
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universidad Anáhuac Mexico Norte
Huixquilucan, Edo. Mexico08.2011
Skills
- Corporate Finance
- Forecast and Budgets
- Business Partnering
- Cash flow management
- Project Manager
Software
Econometric Tools (EViews, Stata)
Financial Modeling Tools (Finmetrics, @Risk)
Power BI Qlick View
Anaplan
Certification
In Progress: Business Fundamentals Certificate | Harvard Business Publishing via Santander
Timeline
In Progress: Business Fundamentals Certificate | Harvard Business Publishing via Santander
12-2025
Budget Manager
Envases
01.2025 - Current
FP&A Manager
Mas Air Cargo
06.2021 - 12.2024
IFRS | IESDE
08-2019
Management Skills | ICAMI
06-2019
Financial Planning & Accounting Manager
Marinsa de Mexico
02.2019 - 06.2021
Middle Management Leadership | ICAMI
09-2018
Financial Planning & Accounting Superintendent
Marinsa de Mexico
10.2017 - 02.2019
Financial Planning & Analysis Coordinator
Marinsa de Mexico
01.2017 - 10.2017
Financial Markets | Yale (Coursera)
01-2016
Commercial Controller
Marinsa de Mexico
12.2015 - 12.2016
CFO-Co-Founder
Efficiency Matters Corporation
05.2011 - 05.2015
Master of Arts - Finance
Universitat De Barcelona
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universidad Anáhuac Mexico Norte
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