Carlos Ortega Damián

Finance Manager @ Visa

About

Seasoned Sr Financial Manager, with solid and progressive experience in all facets of accounting, audit, internal controls, forecast, P&L, financial management. Highly skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives introducing process improvements.

Country

Mexico

City

Mexico City

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Ability to work in a pressurised environment with tight deadlines, Team building – leadership, Problem solving., Internal Controls, IFRS, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Reporting, US GAAP, Auditing, Accounting, External Audit, Consolidation, Finance, Income Tax, Consolidated Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Audits

Experience

Finance Manager

Visa

2022-5 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Mexico City, Mexico

Finance Manager / Corporate Finance Manager

Grupo Calidra

2017-6 - 2021-12 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Puebla de Zaragoza Area, Mexico

Provided leadership and direction to all aspects of accounting, financial management. Reviewed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement closing process, which included cost closing. IFRS implementation Leader. Consolidation Full Process in a 12 companies Group

Finance Manager

Freelance

2016-9 - 2017-6 · 10 mos

Mexico

Fiscal and Financial review of 15 Companies, balance reconciliation and proposing adjustments to Corporate and Taxing Authorities.

Finance Project Manager

Grupo de la Parra ( In Plant Kimco Realty)

2015-4 - 2016-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Responsible for an Internal Audit and Local Books Integrations (5 years) of 18 Companies based in Mexicali B.C. Balance Reconciliations with Corporate in San Antonio Texas, and proposing adjustments according with business reality. Booking and control of accounting of 10 Companies. Responsible for preparing Consolidation in local books and Foreign Currency Translation.

Junior Finance Manager

Nissan Motor Corporation

2013-4 - 2014-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

México DF

Management of accounts receivables national and exportation. Decrease Past due balance from 11% to 4%. Create and implement credit and collection policies and related procedures for departmental and interdepartmental use. Liaise with national and exportation sales, legal and operations departments to improve internal process. Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of bad debt analysis and aging reports. Responsible for coordinating and submitting information required by the Corporate.

Financial Consultant Manager

Grupo de la Parra ( In Plant Alsea, S.A. de C.V.)

2012-1 - 2013-4 · 1 yr 4 mos

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Responsible for preparing an internal Due Diligence in the process of buying Italianni´s brand. Responsible for preparing LATAM Consolidation (Foreign Currency Translation Argentina Chile and Colombia).

Consultor

Grupo de la Parra

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

Internal Controls Consultant Manager

Grupo de la Parra (In Plant Covidien)

2011-4 - 2011-12 · 9 mos

Responsible for reviewing of Internal Control based on SOX, sending the findings to corporate. Preparation of information for Internal Audit. Responsible for validating the internal control process on implementing new ERP (Navision).

Audit Top Senior

Deloitte

2002-1 - 2008-9 · 6 yrs 9 mos

Previous Position: Audit Top Senior Internal Control review based on IFRS, USGAAP and MFRS. Manager of the production and emission of individual and consolidated Financial Statements, production and sending of annual Independent auditor´s report (government) individual and consolidated, production and sending of quarterly reports to Spain and England, principally.