Remote Advisory Service

22 years working experience in Multinational Corporation in different industries such as manufacturing, banking, insurance company, broker and trading company.

• 5 years as an accountant, in charge of bookkeeping, AR/AP/GL, chart of accounts.
• 6 years as finance manager, responsible for financial analysis, monthly and yearly closing; reporting and Internal Control etc.
• 11 years as finance head in China, working closing with local Managing Director and overseas Corporate team leads.Support business teams, focus on FP&A, budget and forecast, project management, working capital management and people management. Lean and manage the changes in operation process. 

SERVICES DELIVERED IN REMOTE

• Financial analysis (cost; expense; cashflow; profitability etc.)
• China Market research
• China Accounting Standard vs. International Accounting Standards
• Business process analysis / Lean
• Transfer pricing

Experience

Checkpoint System:

 - Business Controller to support the sales team

 - Finance head to meet the local and global accounting standards

ABN AMRO and Citigroup:

 - Financial controlling manager

 - Meet Banking regulation

AEGON and Willis:

 - Assistant Financial Director

 - Meet Insurance regulation.

Education and Certificates

• Oxford Brookes University. Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting
• FCCA --- Fellow Membership of ACCA
• FCPA --- Fellow Membership of CPA Australia.
• FAIA  --- Fellow Membership of AAIA

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About Carlos di Cicco

Business Executive with more than 18 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning & Business Unit Management.

Consistent track record exceeding business growth and performance expectations in different assignments.

Extensive experience in Latin American markets, Canada, US and Europe performing regional roles.

Proven ability in growing businesses and as finance business partner. Bilingual (Spanish – English)

SERVICES

"I specialize in providing strategic and financial consulting services to local clients and international ones who need local expertise to make decisions both in LATAM region & abroad."

SERVICED DELIVERED IN REMOTE

- Valuation of large and small & medium companies including start-ups

- Development of Project Finance

- Development of Financial Planning & Analysis, Profitability Optimization, Costing Model Review, Controlling Business Plans & Performing Projections based on given assumptions, Pricing and competition analysis

- Implementation of Balanced Scorecard

- Development, execution and presentation of Balanced Scorecard at Corporate, Functional and Operational level in order to monitor business performance and make decisions based on information obtained in real time.

Experience

KWS ARGENTINA (Agribusiness Company). Chief Financial Officer.   2017 – 2019 

BDO ARGENTINA (Consulting & Auditing Company), Free Lance Consultant.   2016 – 2017 

ACCENTURE (Technology, Consulting & Outsourcing), Leading several positions in 10 years   2006 - 2016 

STRACIENTA CORP. (Software & Business Intelligence Company), Finance Manager and Strategic Planning Manager    2004 - 2006  

SHAW GROUP (Infrastructure Industry), Latin America Project Leader   2003 - 2004 

HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (Energy Industry), Senior Finance Analyst   2002 - 2003 

BANK OF MONTREAL – NESBITT BURNS (Investment Banking),  Finance Analyst   2001 - 2002

Education

IAE Business School, M.B.A. Business Adminstration 1998-1999

Universidad Mar del Plata, B. SC., Engineering 1988-1996

Universidad de Belgrano, Decision making and post-graduate 2010 -2011

IAE Business School, Leadership Program 2009-2009

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About Athina

Athina is a commercially astute finance professional with international experience in strategy formulation and profit optimization in the transportation & FMCG industries.

Her experience includes customer management & commercial strategy formulation across channels (Electro, Grocery, Drug, HFS, C&Cs, Travel Retail, Salons, department stores & online) and across regions (Greater Europe, North & Latin America, Asia, MEA, ANZ) for several different categories (Fabric & Home Care, Shave & Oral Care, Personal Health & Beauty Care including Fragrances, Cosmetics & Professional products).

Athina has led various business transitions (e.g. P&G’s Beauty business divestiture to Coty, AmbiPur acquisition etc.), and has an outstanding, consistent track record of building organizations, growing sales and profit, restructuring and turning around businesses (also operating in  recessionary macroeconomic environments), providing inspirational leadership & motivating teams to achieve a winning vision and exceed expectations.

SERVICES DELIVERED IN REMOTE

• Pricing Strategy
• Cost transformation & Value Creation / SRM
• Product Portfolio Management
• Marketing mix ROI / Investment optimization
• Trade promotion effectiveness
• Customer Joint Business Plan formulation
• Turnaround of businesses in financial crisis markets
• Organizational & team restructuring

Experience

• Finance Leader Braun Europe & North America, Commercial Leader Braun & Oral Care Global Travel Retail, P&G Switzerland
• Corporate Finance Global Leader, Fragrances, Salon Professional & Cosmetics (Coty Divestiture), P&G Switzerland
• Finance Manager, Salon Professional Unit, P&G Greece
• Finance Manager, Customer business development, P&G Greece
• Associate Finance Manager - Commercial FP&A, P&G Greece
• Administration & Taxation Manager, Fraikin Ltd, UK

Education

BA in Economics, Coventry University, UK

MBA in Marketing, Coventry University, UK

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About Alessandro

An experienced international Financial Planning, Analysis and Commercial Finance Professional with progressive experience in turnaround and integration environment. His expertise ranges from strategic decision making in sourcing, cash flow improvements, Volume/Price/Mix analysis, Modelling, ROI Analysis and Assortment/Pricing decisions. 

In his past Alessandro has setup and led Financial SOP, Planning operations, Commercial organization and pricing anaylsis, delivering exceptional growth, streamlining and team restructuring. 

 SERVICES DELIVERED IN REMOTE

- Finance SOP setup

- Pricing and Portfolio analysis

- Vol/Price/Mix analysis creation and setup

- Team Restructuring/Finance Talent management

- Integration

- Trade Terms Harmonization

- Cost analysis and Optimization

Experience

Diageo Beer Company, NY

- Finance Director 

Coty

- Global FP&A Director

- Project Leader for the Value Distribution network setup

- Post Merger Integration Senior Manager

Procter & Gamble

- Commercial Finance Manager

- Braun Duty Free General Manager

- Distributors Finance Manager

- Global Financial Planner

- Logistics Finance Lead

- Cost Forecaster

 Education

 2009 Rotterdam School of Management| Rotterdam, Netherlands

 2008 Goizueta Business School|Atlanta, Georgia, US

 2008 Bocconi University|Milan, Italy

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About CMA Pankaj Dhingra

to initiate and control finance, Budget Preparation, evaluating & implementing internal control. Development and implementation of Costing system for automotive and chemical industry. Reduction of inventory variances.

Creation of various system such as Inventory Valuation, Inventory Reconciliation, Physical Inventory Compilation, Fixed Assets Register Controlling. Reduction of reporting cycle at various industries. Development of Team members.

Expert Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, given Training to team members on “SMART Excel” and providing online coaching on Excel Process Automation.

SERVICES DELIVERED IN REMOTE

• Costing Model Development and implementation
• Controlling from Single machine to whole plant
• Cost Analysis and optimization
• System Development, improvement and internal control
• Financial analysis (cost; expense; cashflow; profitability etc.
• Finance SOP setup
• Pricing and Portfolio analysis
• Vol/Price/Mix analysis creation and setup

Experience

 Asstt. Manager at Sicpa India Limited, a Swiss MNC in Currency and Commercial Printing ink manufacturing.

 Manager at Siegwerk India Pvt. Ltd., a German MNC in Commercial Printing ink manufacturing.

 AGM – Finance & Accounts at KSS Abhishek Safety System Pvt. Ltd., an American MNC in Automotive Manufacturing.

 AGM – Costing and Controlling – The Hi-tech Gears Limited, an Indian MNC in Automotive Manufacturing.

Education

• Bachelor of Commerce – Chaudhary Charan Singh University
• ACMA --- Associate of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India

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