Carla Daniela Flores
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Summary
Proactive Senior Finance Business Partner with strong background in financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and accounting. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice. Excellent interaction with key stakeholders. Strong approach to process improvement, efficiency focused and with exceptional analytical skills to optimize financial operations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LATAM Finance Business Partner
Bring IT
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Liaised with budget holders to evaluate financial performance and offer financial management data, analysis and advice.
- Prepared monthly financial statements and variance analysis reports in Netsuite for management review.
- Developed staff training programs to enhance financial performance and budgetary control awareness.
- Produced the financial forecast process in Netsuite to summarize financial performance and explain key variances.
- Oversaw internal audit and formulated corrective action plan for findings and recommendations response.
- Facilitated quarterly revenue cycle to support project analysis requirements.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
- Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long-term financial plans.
Business Development Manager
Hemoterapia
01.2020 - 08.2022
- Generated new business with initiatives and strategic plans.
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Established key performance indicators to track and analyze business progress and adjust strategies accordingly.
- Monitored market trends and competitor activities to identify areas of potential opportunity.
- Analyze customer feedback to incorporate insights into product development strategies.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
- Delivered recommendations to long-term accounts to promote brand awareness to key audience.
- Aligned company goals with customer outcomes and increased satisfaction by automating contact management systems.
- Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
- Maintained financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.
Hemoterapia Finance Director
Hemoterapia
01.2018 - 08.2022
- Continuous contribution to identify & establish effective Action Plans for Corporate Finance Financial reporting and analysis
- Analysis by business unit effectiveness Cost Analysis by Projects, Strategic Planning, Cost Tracking
- Coordinate new standards, and SOP’s to improve Forecasting Process and Actual Spend Reporting Maintain Best Practices Strategic finance business partner across organization
- Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
- Set clear departmental objectives and developed effective strategies to achieve targeted goals.
- Improved resource utilization with data management systems, reducing costs through strategic coordination and contract analysis.
- Introduced software tools and process improvements to mitigate loss and drive operational growth.
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
- Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
Corporate FP&A, & Strategic Projects
Flextronics Manufacturing (Flex)
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Project Management for projects related to improve Finance Organization, and processes efficiency
- Developed in collaboration with IT department and other multidisciplinary teams, new tools/systems to optimize and automate the timely reporting and business data analytics
- Coordinate Worldwide New SOPs, Policies for SG&A functions to improve Forecasting Process and Actual Company Spend Reporting Expense Management Standardization
- Develop Expense Management and other Finance modules in Workday
- Standardization of all labor force in Workday based on Financial tools, reporting and data analysis
- Tools used: Baan V, Workday
Corporate Senior Financial Analyst & Exec. Business Partner Project Manager for IT-Finance
Flextronics Manufacturing (Flex)
05.2009 - 01.2015
- Manage all expense >$70M USD forecasting and budgeting activities for several IT business partners
- Identify risk impacts early to allow for remediation, accurate and timely for decision-making
- Continuous contribution to identify & establish effective Action Plans for Corporate Finance, aligned with the Executive Management’s initiative to drive WW SG&A Reductions
- Coordinate Worldwide New Standards, SOP and Policies for several SG&A functions to improve Forecasting Process and Actual Spend Reporting
- Cost Center Management, drivers and allocations,
- Intercompany invoicing
- Prepared reports analyzing specific aspects of department structures, functions and operational procedures and recommended ways to improve productivity.
- Developed financial projections and forecasts to guide budget stakeholder's decisions.
- Provided strategic planning advice and financial oversight for corporate stakeholders.
- Assisted with internal financial planning, analysis and budgeting.
- Tools used: Baan IV, Baan V, Workday
- Collected data from other divisions to support quarterly forecasts.
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree : Accounting And Finance -
Tec De Monterrey
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico01.2007
French Language Lessons -
CUEEP - Lille, France
01.2002
Skills
- Financial Modeling & Reporting
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance & Data Analysis
- Business Forecasting & Budgeting
- Strategic and Financial Planning
- Written and Interpersonal Communication
- General Ledger Accounting
- Critical Thinking
- Willing to Learn
- Proactive and Focused
Professional Objective
My professional goal is to share my financial and operational skills, leadership and work experience to my coworkers, to produce a positive impact and contribute to the long-term success of the company; while having the opportunity to continue learning and developing additional skills.
Hobbies and Interests
- Yoga/mindfulness
- Running
- Reading
Certification
- Quality Management - Quality Insite Mexico 2005
- Lean Agent in Fundamentals of Lean - Six Sigma.US 2011
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
LATAM Finance Business Partner
Bring IT
09.2022 - 09.2023
Business Development Manager
Hemoterapia
01.2020 - 08.2022
Hemoterapia Finance Director
Hemoterapia
01.2018 - 08.2022
Corporate FP&A, & Strategic Projects
Flextronics Manufacturing (Flex)
01.2015 - 02.2017
Corporate Senior Financial Analyst & Exec. Business Partner Project Manager for IT-Finance
Flextronics Manufacturing (Flex)
05.2009 - 01.2015
Bachelor’s Degree : Accounting And Finance -
Tec De Monterrey
French Language Lessons -
CUEEP - Lille, France
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