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ILSE MACIAS

ILSE MACIAS

FINANCE CONTROLLER
Mexico City

Summary

Corporate & Plant Controlling | FP&A | Cost Management | Accounts Receivable

Dynamic and results-driven economist with seven years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate and plant controlling, cost management, and accounts receivable. Proven success supporting multinational companies in the automotive aftermarket, construction, lighting, and beverage sectors. Skilled in managing financial operations across regional, divisional, and shared service structures in North and Latin America and Germany. Recognized for strategic thinking, integrity, and a collaborative approach to delivering innovative financial solutions. Committed to leveraging strong analytical capabilities and industry expertise to drive organizational performance and growth.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

REGIONAL FINANCE CONTROLLER

SCHAEFFLER
04.2022 - 05.2024
  • Financial Statements leadership; Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet
  • Forecast and Budget management, Cost Savings tracking, EBIT control, Overhead follow up
  • Month End Closing; Warehouse inventory, General Ledger supervision, Investment tracking, OPEX accruals.
  • Cost center management; Creation, modification, monthly review
  • Internal Audits, External Audits; Big four firms
  • Costing; Annual calculation
  • Care for government institutions; SAT, INEGI
  • CAPEX management
  • Financial Advisory for internal customers

FINANCE AND CONTROLLING ANALYST

COCA COLA FEMSA
07.2021 - 04.2022
  • Cost construction
  • Monthly and Annual OPEX Assembly
  • Analysis and variations breakdown of Revenues, Cost of Goods Sold, Variable Selling Expenses, Fixed Selling costs and expenses vs Forecast, Budget
  • Calculation of Profit and Revaluation of Inventory in transit, provision for obsoletes
  • Revenue reports
  • Responsible of internal and external audits

FP&A SPECIALIST

USG CORPORATION
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Analysis of Volume, Cost, and Price variations
  • Cost Breakdown Analysis per business segment
  • Month end closing Sales and Revenue reports
  • Weekly SG&A tracking
  • Support in Finance Statements preparation for Management meetings

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS SR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
09.2019 - 09.2020
  • Forecast creation for AR/Finance departments
  • Aging, Bad Debt, Over Credit limits, Overdue Invoices, Payment terms extension reports
  • Chargebacks tracking and collections
  • Follow up of miscellaneous projects supporting Sales and Controlling
  • Reporting of penalties and fees impact amount on incoming cash
  • Audit handling for international firms

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS JR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
02.2018 - 08.2019
  • Chargebacks and deductions follow up with internal colleagues trough Sales Force, dispute resolution with Customer Service, Sales, Controlling, Claims and Management
  • Credit limits review for customer portfolio
  • Sales orders release, review of sales orders blocked by the system
  • Daily follow up of customer portfolio via e-mail and telephone

CASH APPLICATIONS JR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
07.2017 - 01.2018
  • Daily download of banking statements of account, manual application of all incomes, review of automatic postings made by the ERP, coding of deductions by master matrix
  • General Ledger reconciliation for cash flow: EFT and Lockbox
  • Customer Master Data activities such as new customer setup
  • EDI Setup for remittance receipt

TRAINEE ON ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEPARTMENT

LEDVANCE LTD
03.2017 - 06.2017
  • Statement of Account Preparation for Canada, Peru and Ecuador customers
  • Invoices and Credits download from the system

Education

IFRS Seminary - IFRS 2023

Schaeffler Academy
Fort Mill, South Carolina
05.2024

Diplomat - Finance and International Trade

National Autonomous University of Mexico
11.2019

Degree - Economics

National Autonomous University of Mexico
07.2018

Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Business Partner responsiveness
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • S4 HANA
  • SAP

Certification

Certificate 006827860, British Council July 2020 - July 2020 Cambridge English Certificate in ESOL International

Timeline

REGIONAL FINANCE CONTROLLER

SCHAEFFLER
04.2022 - 05.2024

FINANCE AND CONTROLLING ANALYST

COCA COLA FEMSA
07.2021 - 04.2022

FP&A SPECIALIST

USG CORPORATION
10.2020 - 12.2020

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS SR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
09.2019 - 09.2020

CREDIT AND COLLECTIONS JR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
02.2018 - 08.2019

CASH APPLICATIONS JR ANALYST

LEDVANCE LTD
07.2017 - 01.2018

TRAINEE ON ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEPARTMENT

LEDVANCE LTD
03.2017 - 06.2017

Diplomat - Finance and International Trade

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Degree - Economics

National Autonomous University of Mexico

IFRS Seminary - IFRS 2023

Schaeffler Academy
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