Daniel Silva Benitez

Experience

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  Century 21 Bricks Caracas

  Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

  Internship: Real Estate Managament / Market Analyst
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  Grupo Borealis

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2010

  Consultant

  - Analysis reports for tracking all Inter-company disbursements- Management of account payables (Inter-co transactions, vendors, employees)- Development of spreadsheets (templates) to analyze expenses by company and item (OOH)- Implemented a decision matrix for creating new vendors in our accounting system- Participated in the Procurement department auditory process- Created the job description for all back office functions- Developed an internal operations manual for AP, Procurement and HR processes- Participated in the creation of the new Chart of accounts- Implemented an AP template for tracking the payment cycles- Created flowcharts describing the AP process and Other Industrial processes Show less

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  Adidas

  Nov 2011 - May 2020

  - Temporary assignment as General FP&A Senior Manager during Manager’s Parental Leave- Led the Market Share Analysis Project (vs. main competitors)- Developed and implemented standardized Financial Reports for our Senior Leadership Team- Prepared the “Creating The New 2020” SBP Submission Templates- Provided commentary packages for Global Group Planning & Reporting- Tracked the Winning Targets of WE’s Managing Director- Championed the Target tracking process for Western Europe (A2S Bonus Relevant)- Maintained the integrity of financial planning processes (Forecast, Budget)- Preparation of PowerPoint Decks for our SLT (AEM, WE Newsletters) - Hiring Manager and Supervisor of the General FP&A team Intern Show less - Created new Retail standard reports for Retail Director (Financial & Non-Financial)- Responsible of the Retail closing process for all LAM Countries- System reconciliation between two ERP systems (GRS vs. Grape)- Gave monthly Business Update presentations to the team in HQ and Countries- Supported Brazil Spin-off plan as “stand-alone” Market- Consolidated the Monthly P&L after each country’s submission during Budget and Forecast- Contributor in the BPM approval calls with the Global Retail Team - Prepared monthly Retail Reporting Decks for Global Retail Organization Show less

  • Senior Manager Finance Product Operations

    Sept 2019 - May 2020

  • Senior Manager Operational Controlling - Europe

    Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Manager - General FP&A Europe

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Finance Controller Marketing - Latin America

    Aug 2012 - May 2014

  • Retail Reporting Specialist - Latin America

    May 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Finance Controller Own Retail - Latin America - Temp. assignment

    Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
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  KARL LAGERFELD

  Jun 2020 - now

  - Merchandise: develop seasonal range plans, analyse collection results, pricing structure- Margin Planning: product going-in margin, discount strategy and gross profit expansion- Inventory Oversight: E2E inventory planning ownership, KPI monitoring and action plans- Partner management: give senior leadership business updates on multiple key topics- BI: development automatic dashboards and subscription reports to merchandisers - Finance partner to CFO and all departmental SVPs- End to end process owner for P&L Budgeting and forecasting- FP&A on 60+ own & operated brick & mortar as well as 7 digital stores & marketplaces- Member of cross functional team project to develop new in-house category lines- Profitability analysis on new in-house categories: Men's, Beachwear, Jewellery, Denim and Underwear- Key stakeholder in the due diligence of G-III Apparel Group acquisition of Karl Lagerfeld Brand

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Finance Business Partner

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2023