Carlos Giovanni Briones López
Puebla
Summary
Experienced finance professional with a strong background in regional financial management. Over 21 years in the automotive industry, I have developed expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning and analysis. My time in the IT sector for NAFTA as a Controller has provided valuable insights, while managing LATAM financial operations for 1.5 years further honed my skills. Known for a collaborative approach, adaptability, and consistent delivery of reliable results, I am highly organized with exceptional analytical and leadership abilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Finance Manager for LATAM
Technoserve
05.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: North American Organization
- Management of the financial operations in Brazil, Chile, Guatemala and Mexico
- Implemented robust internal controls to safeguard company assets, ensuring accurate record-keeping and reducing risk of fraud or mismanagement.
- Mentored junior finance team members on best practices in financial analysis, boosting departmental productivity and enhancing overall performance.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Preparation of monthly financial reports for donors/investors
- Funding of funds in Banks and review the monthly cash flow of each country.
- Follow up Donors Project and budget project execution
- Follow up fiscal audits according of each Country legislation.
- Accountability to accurate and up to date financial records.
- Meetings with the Regional Purchase department to review task on PO´s
- Meetings with Countries Controllers to review financial statements for the Month End Close and report under USGAAP to USA to consolidate all countries.
- Re conciliation of Finance leases.
- System implementation (Sylogist, Jet reports, Google sheets)
- Vendor payments and reconciliations of the accounts
- Lead whole finance team of each Country Brazil, Chile, Guatemala and Mexico.
- Conducted regular variance analysis to identify discrepancies between actual results and budgeted expectations, initiating corrective actions as needed.
Finance Manager for Colombia & Brazil
SKF de México S.A. de C.V.
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Coordinate AP, AR, Payroll and accounting for daily operations
- Prepare the weekly and monthly Cash Flow
- Authorize all finance operations for Colombia and Brazil
- Review and authorize accruals and daily journals
- Oversee payroll and vendor payments
- Elaborate a report explanation on the financial statements variations
- Analyze financial data to support strategic decision making and practice growth
- Review and authorize balance account reconciliations before MEC
- Follow and solve open items on balance accounts reconciliations
- Prepare together with Colombia Unit the Statutory books in Colombian pesos
- Review with the finance units the taxes for MEC
- Coordinate the external audit to deliver all the finance requirements
- Prepare an analyze report on variations on BS & P&L vs FC).
- Management the Month End Close and release final figures to Switzerland.
- Meetings with Finance Directors (Mexico, Colombia and Brazil) to review month end close before release the final figures to Group Accounting.
- Meetings with Group Accounting Consolidation in Switzerland at the MEC.
- Proactive lead to five persons plus the whole finance team of each country
- After de reconciliation of the accounts the variation between the real figures vs forecast figures were clear to follow up and clean them
- Month end close and the finance package reporting sent on time according with the time line of the Corporate in Sweden
- Good communication with the Units to solve problems and prevent situations
- The old open items of the bank reconciliation were reconciled around 5 Mio USD
Chief of Finance Fixed Asset and Investments Projects
AUDI México S.A. de C.V.
11.2013 - 07.2022
- Startup the AUDI Plant in the Finance Department
- Review with Planning the Construction of each building of the plant and authorize from the finance perspective the Capitalization and book it under IFRS
- Review, authorize and customize the SAP System modules implementation
- Meetings with the finance Director to explain variations on the P&L and BS
- Review and update the insurance policies of all plant assets
- Meetings with AUDI AG Group Accounting to explain differences on Dep
- Review and authorize the investment projects for the plant
- Prepare monthly depreciation report (real vs forecast & budget)
- Established an internal control process for the physical fixed assets Inventory
- Check expenses in productive cost centers, meetings with planning area to review accruals, open projects, new investments, and forecast
- In charge of the internal and external (PwC and EY) audits
- Prepare the investment plan forecast for the next 5 years
- Follow-up on vendor productive PO´s
- Officer of Anti-Money laundry law
- In charge of the government incentives
- SAP key user for FICO - AA & FC investment
- Project Management for more than 300 principal projects
- Coordinate the Tax parallel accounting in MXN
- Follow-up and reporting of KPI`s
- Helped to develop Compliance area according to AUDI AG Rules
- Review the finance operation for AUDI Regional Office, accurate records on assets and liabilities
- Accurate the correct finance records of the ARO (Audi Regional Office) and analyze the finance statements and give opinions to the Director
- Collaboration with all areas of the company to provide financial support and ensure internal control from a financial point of view
- Proactive lead - Seven persons, Follow their goals and personal development
- Prepare monthly finance AA reports to review with AUDI AG Accounting
- SAP System was successfully approved for Mexico for fixed assets, AP, AR and Accounting
- The investment of 2.6 billion dollars was capitalized and depreciated according to IFRS.
- Manage and control more than 10K sub-projects
- Finance statements with clear explanations on variations and solved
- Mapping for more than 70 internal process (for Finance and other areas involved)
- Clean Aging from AP Productive Purchasing
- Month End Close on time according to Audi AG rules
- Established a good internal control on the finance process
- Control and inventory 35,000 fixed assets
- Delivered the Planning forecast for the next 5 years
- 19 million pesos were recovered from Puebla Government
- 40 million dollars were recovered from Pro-México
- Develop the Anti-money laundry process to report to SAT
- Parallel accounting process to report Mexican Pesos to the SAT was setup under Mexican GAAP rules
- Achieved 'no observations' in all audits (internal / external auditors)
- Business partner functions for the finance topics for all areas of the plant
- Monthly inventory of the cars was reconciled
- Monthly Inter-company reconciliation with cero variance
- Business partner with different areas of the plant to solve finance questions
FP&A Manager for North America and Canada
T-Systems México S.A. de C.V.
01.2011 - 10.2013
- Report to the Headquarters in NAFTA
- Prepare quarterly and annual Forecast
- Prepare bi–weekly Cash flow
- Review and approve bank reconciliations, vendor payments
- Communication with other areas of the plant to solve some financial task
- Assign budget for new projects, follow up and explain variations vs Real
- Prepare and analyze the P&L and BS according to US–GAAP.
- Managing meetings with the Controller group to explain variations on the final figures to report
- Review daily finance postings to accurate the correct postings under USGAAP
- System implementation to accurate the finance operation
- Review/approve Personnel Cost for projects and approved the payroll
- Review expenses on the cost centers to report some variance
- Approval shopping carts for investment to North America and Canada
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports by Cost Center for USA and Germany
- Attention to auditors in the USA and daily meetings to review hard tasks
- Lead and Coordinated around 20 persons for the forecast Kick off
- Prepare and analyze Finance/accounting Month end close
Supervisor of Finance and Accounting
Kiekert de México S.A. de C.V.
01.2007 - 01.2011
- AP, AR, Reporting to Germany and IT Key User for SAP
Accountant Chief
BOS Automotive S.A. de C.V.
08.2004 - 01.2007
- Company Overview: (Automotive Industry)
- FP&A, Month end Close and Reporting
- (Automotive Industry)
Controller Material Cost and Inventory
Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V.
05.2000 - 06.2004
- Costing of vehicle productive parts and managing the Inventory (Productive, MRO and CKD)
Auditor
KPMG Cárdenas Dosal S.C.
02.1998 - 08.1999
- Review documentation support and registers for BS and P&L
Education
Bachelor degree - Accounting And Finance
Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO)
Puebla12.1999
Skills
- Strategic Leadership
- Accountability
- Goal-Oriented Mindset
- Stress-Resilient Professional
- Initiative Driven
- Adaptability
Expertise Areas
- Controlling
- Data Reporting
- Data Forecasting
- Financial Budgeting
- Accounting Principles Application
- Asset Management Accounting
- Investment Analysis
- Inventory Management
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable Management
- Treasury Management
- Cost accounting
- Procurement Management
- Taxes | Compliance Monitoring
- Risk Management Controls
- Windows 10 Proficiency
- Proficient in Word
- Advanced Excel Proficiency
- Power Point Proficiency
- Outlook | Internet
- Experienced SAP R/3 Key User
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA
- Hyperion | Oracle
- Sylogist | Quickbooks
- Easy-I | KSRM
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Dutch
Beginner (A1)
Portuguese
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Regional Finance Manager for LATAM
Technoserve
05.2023 - Current
Finance Manager for Colombia & Brazil
SKF de México S.A. de C.V.
08.2022 - 02.2023
Chief of Finance Fixed Asset and Investments Projects
AUDI México S.A. de C.V.
11.2013 - 07.2022
FP&A Manager for North America and Canada
T-Systems México S.A. de C.V.
01.2011 - 10.2013
Supervisor of Finance and Accounting
Kiekert de México S.A. de C.V.
01.2007 - 01.2011
Accountant Chief
BOS Automotive S.A. de C.V.
08.2004 - 01.2007
Controller Material Cost and Inventory
Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V.
05.2000 - 06.2004
Auditor
KPMG Cárdenas Dosal S.C.
02.1998 - 08.1999
Bachelor degree - Accounting And Finance
Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO)
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