Marcos Spina

Experience

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  Ford Motor Company / Visteon Sistemas Automotivos

  Oct 1988 - Oct 2001

  South America Regional Controller

  • Deployment a Site in Manaus-North region, in order to use the benefits of the free trade zone to import raw materials, with results of USD $ 200 MM of incremental Sales.• Restructuring of processes to reduce operational costs and increased productivity.• Lead initiative with tax and controllership teams to better using fiscal planning focused on reconciliation process improvement.• Responsible for metrics improvements (DSO/DPO) by increasing controls, financial reporting and efficiency in the credit and collection area.• Develop and implement key inventory reduction process (IDS). Improve performance and data quality of physical inventory (waste reduction and response time).• Implementation of the methodology Lean – Continuous Improvement (Toyota Concept). Show less

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  DuPont Corporation

  Oct 2001 - Apr 2016

  • Lead and support a global initiative on standardized data structures, processes and reporting formats - “One Version of the Truth” and transparency and comparability of financial information across businesses and regions• Simplified, efficient, and automated transactional processes - Data Quality• Formalized data and process governance to sustain the gains• Standardized analytical and forecasting tools - Budget & Business Planning• Lead the Business & Operations Finance Org re-design focus on continue simplification, standardization and centering of transactional processes.• Lead and drive the organization, as part of the change environment, to be ready and at the forefront of the change to One DuPont as it impacts the Business Finance organization.• Provide coaching and support Functional Analysis Organization Re-Design project focus on leverage and standardization process worldwide.• Define, plan, manage and monitor financial and business strategies, as well as developing policies, systems, processes and skilled personnel to work in the area.• Establish and maintain strong business partnerships across finance teams to promote teamwork and organizational alignment including sharing best practices across divisions.• Adequacy of the best practices of finance to attend the complex demands of business. Show less

  • CFO - Regional

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2016

  • CFO - Brasil

    May 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Regional Compliance Officer & Audit Manager

    Apr 2005 - Apr 2008

  • Senior Finance Manager

    Oct 2001 - Mar 2005
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  Grupo Agropalma

  Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  CFO - Brazil

  • Lead finance team (95 people): Controllership, Business Analysis (FP&A), Tax, Internal Audit, Treasury and Information Technology to meet internal and external demands.• Responsible to develop finance and information technology strategies fully aligned with business and stakeholder’s expectations. • Lead reorganization structure in way to use efficiently fiscal benefits on state and federal tax.• Responsible to negotiate specific deals with customers and suppliers.• Drive the implementation of finance corporate organization – service center for the Alfa Conglomerate. Show less

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  GE Water & Process Technologies

  Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

  CFO - LATAM

  • Lead finance team (12 people): Business Analysis (FP&A), Controllership, Tax, and Treasury to meet internal and external demands.• Responsible to support and gather the service provided by the shared service, centralized in Brazil, Mexico, Hungary and India. • Responsible to develop finance strategies fully aligned with business and stakeholder’s expectations. • Business partner and trusted advisor for the decision-making process, with high ethical standards.• Lead with external support the implementation and closing of new legal entities in the region, as a total of 7: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador e México. Show less

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  ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions

  Oct 2019 - now

  CFO - LATAM

  • Lead finance team (92 people) across the region: Business Analysis (FP&A), Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Information Technology, Internal Audit and M&A to meet internal and external demands.• Responsible to develop finance strategies fully aligned with business and stakeholder’s expectations. • Business partner and trusted advisor for the decision-making process, with high ethical standards.• Support organization in the Region: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Show less