Gerardo Lopez Espinoza
Accounting & Finance
Ciudad Juárez
Summary
Professional financial expert equipped to drive operational efficiency and profitability. Skilled in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and cost management. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Reliable and flexible, adept at adapting to changing business needs. Proficient in ERP systems, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Plant Controller
Autoliv
10.2025 - Current
- Prepared monthly reports of annual operating plans, monthly forecasts and strategic planning initiatives.
- Developed strong relationships with key stakeholders to improve communication between finance and operations departments.
- Monitored manufacturing variances, identified root causes of discrepancies, and implemented corrective action plans for resolution.
- Conducted thorough audits to ensure compliance with internal controls, legal requirements, and industry best practices.
Plant Controller
Marelli Automotive Lighting
11.2023 - 10.2025
- P&L, optimization and variance analysis.
- Drive on Cash and Profitability (Plant & Product) and KPIs.
- Reporting & Variance analysis; Forecasting; Internal controls & problem-solving; project evaluation.
- Balance Sheet, Accounting, Cash and Auditors.
Plant Controller
APTV
06.2018 - 11.2023
- Actively takes responsibility for the correctness, reliability and comparability of all operative and key performance drivers (Manufacturing Operation Plan, MSD model analysis, Weekly Production Plan).
- Responsible for the execution and maintenance of effective systems of accounting and budgetary controls providing integrity and propriety of financial transactions and activities.
- MFG Cost, material cost & variance, weekly cost projection and performance analysis.
- Ensures plant goals and CI initiatives are developed in line with the Company strategic targets and business plans.
- Fixed Assets administration including annual physical inventory & reconciliation.
Industrial Controller
Automotive Lighting (Magneti Marelli)
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Effectively worked with the Finance and Operations Directors to managed reporting and analysis of key operating metrics and business drivers resulting in optimized performance, overall business growth, and profitability.
- Managed annual budgeting processes, understanding business priorities and factors driving business while supervising budget-model construction.
- Monthly financial statement and report preparation, including analysis of deviations.
- Support Operations on CI Projects focused on reducing costs in key operations.
Sr Financial Planning Analyst
Johnson Controls BE Manufactura
03.2014 - 10.2016
- Responsible for Budget and forecasting preparation, weekly and monthly financial analysis, explanation of variances.
- Preparation of financial information by segment, product lines and departments as deemed appropriate.
- Supervises month end financial closings with the LA Shared Services Center in Monterrey, NL.
- Continues Improvement Plant Projects validation and approval.
- Cost accounting, (BOM analysis, Cost roll up, DL, IDL and Overhead rates).
Country Finance Services
Johnson Controls, Inc
11.2011 - 03.2014
- Responsible of the Tax Provision calculation for the Current and Deferred Taxes treatment for 14 Johnson Controls Mexican Entities and 5 LATAM plants.
- Creation and analysis of the US-MXGAAP Reconciliation between the different ERP local books systems and Hyperion Financial Management.
- Responsible of the control, review and reporting of the Tax accounts reconciliations and variations. Follow up and tracking the Current, Deferred and Expense Tax Accounts Roll forward with the different departments involved in the process.
HFM Mercury Project Lead
Johnson Controls, Inc
07.2010 - 11.2011
- Reconciling and validating the historical financial data in the new applications back to the appropriate legacy system.
- Identifying differences between Hyperion Enterprises and HFM systems.
- HFM Training modules for Plant Financial Statements.
Supervisor
Johnson Controls, Inc
02.2005 - 07.2010
- Accounts Payable
- Treasury Supervisor - Cash & Banks transition to Bratislava Business Centre in Slovak.
Education
Accounting Degree - Taxes
Instituto Tecnologico De Cd Juárez
Juarez01.2005
Skills
Financial management
Manufacturing operations
Profitability analysis
Cost reduction
Continuous improvement mindset
Team building
Internal controls
Financial forecasting
Fixed asset management
Product costing
Corporate finance
Timeline
Sr. Plant Controller
Autoliv
10.2025 - Current
Plant Controller
Marelli Automotive Lighting
11.2023 - 10.2025
Plant Controller
APTV
06.2018 - 11.2023
Industrial Controller
Automotive Lighting (Magneti Marelli)
10.2016 - 06.2018
Sr Financial Planning Analyst
Johnson Controls BE Manufactura
03.2014 - 10.2016
Country Finance Services
Johnson Controls, Inc
11.2011 - 03.2014
HFM Mercury Project Lead
Johnson Controls, Inc
07.2010 - 11.2011
Supervisor
Johnson Controls, Inc
02.2005 - 07.2010
Accounting Degree - Taxes
Instituto Tecnologico De Cd Juárez
EXTRACURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
Outstanding Performance 2014 & 2015 Award. Team Rally 2006 member, JCI continuous improvement contest in Guanajuato, Mexico. Dale Carnegie training. FAS109 2012 Merit Award Start-up of new production lines for BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, FCA customers. New Model Year changes in production lines for Toyota Tacoma & GM.
References
Alysson Souza - CFO Americas - Marelli
Eduardo Tellez - Finance Director - APTIV
Javier Serrano - Operations Director - APTIV