Marcos Castro

Experience

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  Philips

  Oct 1998 - Jan 2011

  Controllership Analyst

  Cost Analyst / Business Analyst- Cost Control, routines and cost variance analysis actual, budget, forecast;- Inventory costing analysis with obsolescence calculation based on inventory level and sales; - Sell in/ Sell out follow-up with monthly reporting of its activies; - Marketing decision support about replacement cost.- Implemented ABC cost analysis for budget expenditures in order to improve the view of profitability by product / business.- Responsible for the implementation of procedures and internal controls of the Controlling area based on the Sarbanes Oxley Act- Actual/ Budget variances analysis, follow-up and recommendations; Show less

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  J.Macedo S/A

  Jan 2011 - May 2013

  Finance & Accounting Coordinator

  Finance & Accounting Coordinator- Responsible for coordinating Finance & Accouting activities.- Cost Reduction projects: direct labor, fixed cost and raw material.- Budget, Forecast & Monthly Closing process (Financial data reporting and cost analysis);- Responsible for monitoring internal control practices over the site;- Responsible for tax closing process and tax planning;- Expenses control, and pay back analysis about investments.- Industrial decision support about cost, prices, inventories and tax. - Responsible for physical/cyclic inventory and divergence analysis. Show less

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  Adient

  Jun 2013 - May 2019

  Plant Controller;- Prepare and submit the group’s monthly financial results, budget and quarterly rolling forecasts and complete the reporting requirements to the parent company- Perform detailed account analysis and corporate month-end processing and reporting- Maintain the general ledger, ensuring compliance with EUA GAAP- Prepare the annual FBT and company tax return- Review the monthly Business Activity Statements and review all monthly balance sheet reconciliations- Monitor stock levels and perform inventory reconciliations- Supervise the annual audits (internal and external) Sox - Review and make decisions on credit limits of new and existing customers- Review and authorise the weekly accounts payable run- Liaise with corporate office and local brokers for company insurance policies- Improve existing processes and streamline workflows- Load figures into Hyperion and Product Data Warehouse Show less

  • Senior Plant Controller

    Mar 2017 - May 2019

  • Plant Controller

    Jun 2013 - Mar 2017
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  Tenneco

  May 2019 - now

  South America Finance Controller - Clean Air Division