
Luis Alberto Davila Rivera
Contabilidad / Finanzas
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Proven finance leader with extensive experience in all aspects of treasury, financial management, and statutory accounting. Demonstrated success in planning and executing financial strategies that enhance business growth. Strong track record optimizing profitability and supporting business growth by initiating and executing operational improvements. Expertise includes: budgeting, strategic banking relationships, transaction negotiations, internal and external audits, strategy planning, Operations Management Strategies, MS Office, SAP Implementations, financial reporting among others. Recent achievements are: • Improving Accounting Process related Company Cars, Payroll and Travel Expenses reducing close accounting process to the first working day. • Company Cars program 2 million USD per year on cost reduction implementing cost savings campaign and issuing plates in a states where plants were located (Coahuila) to reduce costs. • Supporting Union negotiation reducing cost related Collective Union Barging Agreement approximately 5 million USD.
Experiencia
Senior Finance Manager / Finance Controller USA, (July/ 2022 – December 2022) COATS AMERICA NA MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS Lead of Finance team for the US operations Lead US Finance team (US, Canada, DR, CNAC and Global Accounts US), Finance functional priorities and be a significant contributor to the profitability of the US business. Maintain financial management control system so the business achieves Trading Profit, Cash Flow (FCF), Net Working Capital, and ROI goals. Direct responsibility for debtors and creditors. Proactively partner with the business to provide financial expertise (e.g., insights on actual performance) to support strategic planning and business decision-making across commercial, manufacturing / supply chain and cost management required to achieve operating and financial objectives Participate and support FP & A team in planning, budgeting, forecasting processes Overall responsibility for Record to Report (R2R), Purchase to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C) transactional processes in compliances with Coats’ policies and procedures and in conjunction with finance COE Maintain and Close accounts/books monthly for statutory and internal management reporting requirements Management of processes and controls around Fixed asset, stock and funds Work closely with Business Controllership team to maintain robust financial controls. Work closely with Treasury teams on collection and payment forecasts; cash flow management Work proactively with Group Tax to support tax compliance and reduce effective tax rate Lead change and transformational projects and on-going activities to optimize the business profitability and drive productivity in O2C/P2P/R2R areas in conjunction with finance COE Provide financial leadership on investments evaluation (e.g., Capex, Strategic investments and changes) Mentor, motivate, and lead a winning Finance team. ACHIEVEMENTS I prepared a detailed analysis on Freight cost by concept and by carrier. Based on that analysis the US team noticed the expedited transportation was performed without prior approval. The US team decided to implement a need to be approved by COO Americas. This action immediately promoted cost reduction between October and November I reviewed reconciliations with the DXC team to improve the presentation. Besides I review the process of Customer Claims and Workers Compensations to improve reports and ease the process. I have reviewed the Financial Statements for Coats North American Industrial, Pharr HP and Patrick Yarn Mills with the prepared requesting support files and understanding of the process to ensure quality and correct presentation Senior Finance Manager Payroll, Company Vehicles & Employee Services Process Owner, (Oct/ 2014 – Dec 2020) FCA MEXICO (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES MEXICO) MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS Lead of Company Cars, Travel Expenses and Payroll. Analysis of costs of fixed assets, inventories and financial statements, use of GAAP and IFRS. Transfer pricing analysis. Budgeting, financial analysis, P&L, fiscal and accounting records. Close collaboration with the Human Resources and Information Systems departments. Coordination of internal and external financial audits. Application of the Anti-Money Laundering Law at the National Level. Participate in the management of the general direction of the company, as a member of its committee. Real Estate investment analysis. Responsible for the payroll area with up to 19,000 employees (weekly and biweekly payments) for the various plants and distribution centers. Control of benefits, settlements, Profit Sharing (PTU), bonuses, incidents, IMSS (Social Security), time keeping controls and terminations. Relationship with the Union and negotiations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Responsible for the utility vehicle area of the company at the National level (5,000). Logistics for the sale of utility vehicles and negotiation with auction houses. Responsible for training staff regarding policies and procedures. ACHIEVEMENTS Improving Accounting Process related Company Cars, Payroll and Travel Expenses reducing closed accounting process to the first working day. Company Cars program 2 million USD per year on cost reduction implementing cost savings campaign and issuing plates in an states where plants were located (Coahuila) to reduce costs. Supporting Union negotiation reducing cost related Collective Union Barging Agreement approximately 5 million USD. Implementing a payroll Tax Seal processes to reduce any variation to less than 1% over 1.3 million of receipts sealed in a year. Avoiding serious tax penalties. Senior Finance Manager Compliance, Corporate Vehicles and Employee Services Process Owner, (Jul/2011 – Sept/2014) FCA MEXICO (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES MEXICO) MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS Lead of Company Cars, Travel Expenses, Compliance, external business partners’ requirements and external audit Responsible for the Compliance and Risk Control area, in addition to Utility Vehicles Implementation of internal controls SOX (Compliance) and Key Controls Application of Project Management Methodology to achieve Certification Enforcement of the Law Against Money Laundering (LFPIORPI) Responsible for regulatory and operational risk Identify, evaluate and review regulatory risks, working with the corporate and other offices and plants of the Group to evaluate and mitigate said risks. Implementation of the utility car leasing program Lead a group of 10 professionals Participate in the management of the general direction of the company, as a member of its committee Management control (measurement): establish a scorecard with key indicators for business monitoring and decisionmaking Responsible for training staff regarding policies and procedures ACHIEVEMENTS Obtaining the SOX Certification of the Company guaranteed risk avoidance Optimization of the reconciliation process by applying cross tests reducing unidentifying entries Control audits, internal and external without qualifications. Financial Statements Manager –, (Jan/2007 – Jul/2011) FCA MEXICO (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES MEXICO) MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS Consolidation of financial statements, national level (7 Companies) Restructuring of the consolidation process with all group companies Presentation of Financial Statements to the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) Responsible for compliance with IFRS, MEXGAAP and US GAAP Regulations Sarbanes - Oxley enforcement ACHIEVEMENTS: Migration to SAP (ERP) and adaptation to the Italian system for the manufacturing company in Mexico. Correct consolidation of the financial statements at the national level Mitigated the misstatements of 900M MXN through streamlining and improving the FX conversion process of the complex financial statements Project Manager, Treasury Projects, (Sept /2002 – Dec/2006) DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN Responsible for analyzing existing securitization system in order to identify areas for improvement, evaluating scenarios for redesign, including purchasing from outside vendors, enhancing the existing structure of building an in-house system, and obtaining necessary resources for project completion Coordinated user needs with IT and external consulting resources to ensure the successful launch of the first phase of the ABS (Asset-Backed Securitization) system redesign project. Ensured the proper implementation of Internal Controls for Financial Reporting under Section 404 of SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 under the new system application Developed a blueprint for and oversaw the implementation of the ALM system for DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas Subsequently led competency center to establish acceptance and support usage Implemented a liability database for DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas Assessed department needs and prepared a comprehensive report for future Treasury projects Spearheaded efforts to improve data gathering and input processes, and ensured consistency in data between funding forecast and accounting systems Finance Director/ CFO, (May/2000 – Ago/2002) DAIMLER CHRYSLER SERVICES DE MEXICO MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS Responsible for oversight of financial forecasting and reporting, capital and operating budgets, tax planning, tax compliance, accounting, and the treasury of a company with $1.8 billion in assets, including a subsidiary regulated by the National Banking Commission. Responsible as Accounting Director. Main Achievements: Negotiated a 15-year credit line of $100 million with a German development bank in collaboration with colleagues from the United States as well as Germany Implemented SAP (ERP) for the financial services company in Mexico Ensured compliance with tax regulations and GAAP for both the United States and Mexico Established pricing for credit programs, including retail, wholesale, operating lease, finance lease and capital loans Lead a group of 30 professionals Management control (measurement): establish a scorecard with key indicators for business monitoring and decisionmaking Treasury: manage current assets (liquidity, collections and payments, short debt) Participate in the management of the general direction of the company, as a member of its committee Treasury Manager, Peso and U.S. Dollar Financing, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MEXICO HOLDING MEXICO CITY HEADQUARTERS (Oct/1999 – Apr/2000) Main Achievements: Established an unprecedented evergreen committed credit line with a local bank, commencing a new loan method for the company Developed funding strategies for subsidiaries. Managed debt and relationship with banking institutions in the Germany, Mexico and the United States with approximately 20 banking institutions and have the necessary financial resources to achieve the general objectives, optimizing their performance, through negotiation Oversaw credit lines of $1.5 billion PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN TREASURY AND ACCOUNTING 1987 – 1999 CHRYSLER COMERCIAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1992 – 1994, TREASURY MANAGER 1997-1999 CÍA VINÍCOLA DEL VERGEL (SUBSIDIARY OF BACARDI) BEVERAGE COMPANY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUPERVISOR, TREASURER 1989-1992 DIRECCIÓN CORPORATIVA CIFRA (NOW WAL-MART), ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR 1987-1989
Educación
EDUCATION MBA, 2000 Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Campus Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City) Bachelor of Accounting, 1989 Universidad de Negocios ISEC (BUSINESS UNIVERSITY) – Mexico City
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