Julio Valverde

Costarrican living in Mexico willing to work in Costa Rica. Experienced Senior Finance Manager with over 20 years in dynamic tech environments, expert in strategic financial planning and cross-functional leadership. Demonstrated success in shaping business strategy, boosting financial accuracy and productivity through in-depth financial assessment. A flexible leader adept at navigating change and partnering with top executives enabling informed decision-making.

SENIOR FINANCE FP&A MANAGER, 2021 – 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise – Guadalajara, Mexico

Led a high-performing global team of seven professionals, acting as CFO for Legal and Operations, Human

Resources, and the Transformation Office. Managed P&L of $379M, and revenue recognition of $100M in

annual patent and IPV4 sales, ensuring the financial targets are aligned to corporate guidelines.

• Developed guidelines to identify critical business challenges, ensuring assertiveness in planning. Worked

closely with the team and stakeholders, achieving a +/- 1% KPI deviation from the forecast.

• Directed the FP&A team in deep analysis of the $479M Capex & Opex budget across regions, delivering

detailed budgets, forecasts, models, and action items to senior management for informed decision-making.

• Offered expert advice to budget owners on corporate saving initiatives, identifying tactics to achieve a 5%

cost-reduction target without disrupting operations, thereby strengthening financial stability.

• Expedited $28M income from IPV4 address sales, alleviating financial constraints while demonstrating

persuasive skills and forward-thinking decision-making significantly enhancing financial performance.

• Boosted finance community engagement by leading Guadalajara Finance Leadership Board initiatives,

leveling up 5% in workforce satisfaction based on surveys.

• Managed a $5 million cybersecurity Capex investment, delivering precise financial results through cross-

functional collaboration with Treasury and Fixed-Assets teams, hitting the +/-1% forecast accuracy KPI.

• Executed effective remediation actions with stakeholders to address internal audit findings enhancing

operational excellence and showcasing agility in handling ambiguity reaching 100% green scores.

FINANCE FP&A MANAGER, 2017 – 2021

Hewlett Packard Enterprise – Guadalajara, Mexico

Headed a global senior team of 10 professionals offering financial support to Legal and Global Procurement,

with an annual budget oversight of $315M in OpEx, $140M in income, and $25M for Balance Sheet accounts.

Previously managed an 18-person team supporting a $950M annual budget for Global IT and Finance.

• Orchestrated resources to strategically align them post-HP/HPE spin-off supporting organizational

changes, promoting excellence, seamless integration, and cultivating financial stability.

• Established guidelines to identify strategic business challenges utilizing data-driven insights and financial

modeling expertise to achieve a deviation within 2% of the forecast while engaging stakeholders.

• Identified additional income streams in IPV4 addresses and patent sales pipeline, contributing over $40M,

greatly boosting financial performance and surpassing initial estimates.

• Integrated flash models for Global IT, optimizing financial performance management of $712M annually.

This initiative enhanced financial oversight and increased data reliability by 10%.

BUSINESS UNITS SENIOR ANALYST, 2013 – 2017

Hewlett Packard Inc. – Heredia, Costa Rica

Offered financial consultancy to senior Aruba Networking and Marketing leaders. This involved undertaking

detailed spending analyses, generating suggestions, narratives, action plans, mitigating risks, maximizing

opportunities, adjusting the structure in response to organizational changes, and embedding key programs into a $200M budget, emphasizing customer-centric service and productive collaboration.

CONTROLLERSHIP ANALYST, 2010 - 2013

Hewlett Packard Inc. – San José, Costa Rica

Managed various functions within the CoE including general ledger, accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, intercompany billings, and fixed assets at the country level securing compliance, and reliable financial reporting.

BUSINESS UNITS ANALYST, 2008 - 2010

Hewlett Packard Inc. – Heredia, Costa Rica

Ruled the forecast readiness, performance monitoring, and financial recommendations for a $125M operating expenses forecast across Latin America, focusing on core HP businesses (Personal, Printing, and Technology Systems Group). Emphasized process improvement and cross-functional collaboration within the CoE (Center of Excellence), overseeing monthly financial close processes and ensuring master data alignment during ongoing organizational restructuring.

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT, 2001 – 2008

DC Accounting – San José, Costa Rica

Led accounting operations for five prominent USA-based hotel brands, preparation of financial statements, tax form filing, and on-time payment management. Implemented rigorous remodeling investment controls,

optimizing resources within the dynamic hospitality sector demonstrating compliance, management skills,

ownership, and standardization.

MBA - Tec Milenio, Mexico

CPA -  Universidad Hispanoamericana