GERMAN GARCIA HJARLES
Lima
Summary
MBA Public Accountant with experience in local and transnational organizations for the food industrial, foreign trade, chemical and education fields. Focused in financial planning process optimization, negotiations with suppliers, banks and customers, management control, accounting, budgeting and cash flow management. Able to work in demanding environments, multidisciplinary teams, work under pressure. Innovative and proactive. Transformation leadership with solid ethical principles.
Finance professional with deep expertise in financial strategy, analysis, and risk management. Proven ability to drive financial health and operational efficiency through robust budgeting and forecasting. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Adept at navigating dynamic business environments with adaptability and reliability.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Finance (Perú & Colombia)
Halmark
01.2023
- Company Overview: Transnational company with over 30 years of experience in importing and distributing food
- Annual sales over $30 million
- Employees 300
- Lead and change the financial and accounting team, fostering stronger performance amongst members
- Plan and evaluate financial and accounting management, ensuring compliance with financial objectives and indicators, as well as with the company policies and procedures
- Achievement
- Increased credit lines with banks by over 80%, adding 2 new banking partners
- Achieved financial expense savings of $40K in one year by lowering interest rates and improving negotiations with banks
Finance Manager
Apuesta Total
01.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Peruvian entertainment company focused on the commercialization of sports betting in virtual games, casinos, and bingo both through online and retail channels
- Annual sales US$90 million
- Employees 600
- Lead, coordinate, and control the execution of the annual budget, monitoring compliance with policies established by General Management, and reporting any budget deviation by area and channel to determine appropriate corrective actions
- Prepare financial reports and submit them to General Management, Executive Management, and channel directors presenting key margin and EBITDA indicators, as well as financial results per channel to support decision-making
- Analyze reports and send EBITDA indicators and report results to Executive Management and the Retail Channel Director
- Oversee accounting activities, ensuring timely issuance of financial statements and results for each company
- Coordinate the selection of consultants and advisors across all administrative and financial areas to safeguard the companies and ensure compliance with tax authorities and external audits
- Review the channel's cash flow, verifying disbursements and proposing improvements as necessary
- Achievement
- Successful implementation of SAP Point and Win at their scope ensuring timely delivery of financial information
- Reorganization of all departments under my responsibility, ensuring accounting and financial planning
- Generate savings through initiatives and action plans aligned with the organization's objectives
Head of Administration & Finance
Inversiones Magrib
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: National industrial company with over 40 years of experience in manufacturing plastic containers and packaging
- Annual sales over $60 million
- Employees 800
- Manage and control financial information while providing support to General Management in tax, accounting, financial, and human resource matters
- Ensure compliance with legal and tax obligations
- Be responsible for filing annual income tax, and VAT returns (PDT) performing bank reconciliations, account analysis, and calculating monthly and annual taxes
- Handle inspections from various public or private institutions (Sunat, Sunafil, external audits among others)
- Prepare financial statements, annexes, and management reports
- Review documents related to imports and exports
- Define the strategic objectives of the administration and finance department to meet the assigned budget, tax planning, and area proposing corrective actions
- Review and control contracts on behalf of the company
- Supervise the IT, credit and collections, treasury, payroll, and human resource departments
- Achievement
- Improved cash flow presentation with performance indicators aligning LSD and PEN operations to reduce exchange risk
- Reduced collection days by 30% by implementing electronic ports and automated mail reminders to clients along with evaluation of credit lines, terms, and guarantees
- Adapted to the new plastic law by mitigating economic impact through discontinuation of one product line, creation of a new line, and increased production capacity ensuring company revenue was not affected by regulatory changes
- Controlled company assets through inventory certification against accounting records, laying the groundwork for effective CAPEX planning and tax shield optimization
Chief Financial Officer
Lesaffre Perú
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: French transnational company with more than 160 years of world experience
- A leader in yeast manufacturing, the bread industry in more than 80 countries
- Annual sales $6 million
- Employees 80
- Design and execute financial procedures in coordination with regional management to accomplish the profitability objectives
- Supervise the correct execution of financial transactions
- Also present financial statements in accordance with GAAP & IFRS
- Budgeting projections according to criteria established in headquarters chronograms and analyze the budget and its variances
- Define the general parameters to be considered in operation risks
- Supervise the compliance of procedures at risk speed commercial credit requests evaluation and its guarantees
- Do the accounting, evaluate sales, and undervalue overdue reports
- Supervise the fund's utilization to ensure the financing needs and the payment agreement compliance affecting the cash flow
- Achievements
- Financial expenses reduction during 2016 by US$100,000 and in 2017 by US$200,000
- Cost production calculation improving the control of costs and improving the contribution margin by 5% annually
- Optimization of administrative and operative processes for commercial support, achieving the reduction of operative expenses by 3%
Head of Administration & Finance
Levapan del Perú
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Industrial company manufacturer of commodities for the bread industry, present in 10 countries (LATAM) and in ten cities from Peru
- Annual sales $20 million
- Employees 400
- Management branch and supervise the accounting, credit, accounts payable, treasury, logistics, and systems department in addition to the administrative processes for all branches at the national level
- Analyze, present, and work on the Financial Statements and Management reports to headquarters
- Prepare and present the budgets, Capex, Cash flow, and project the Company Financial Statements
- Analyze and control sales expenses, administration, and production in accordance with budget and variances
- Management and control of the logistics processes of entry and exit, control the inventory turnover, product distribution for all the different branches
- Achievements
- Optimization of commodities purchase processes and material packaging finding an annual saving of US$800,000, lowering the cost of production by 5% less than the previous year
- ERP implementation optimizing the processes of the whole organization, finding the equilibrium between the information security and the saving found by US$500,000 the first year
Administration & Finance Manager
Chemsupply
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: Chemical supplier dedicated from the mining and food industry
- Annual sales US$20 million
- Employees 50
- Control of the organization, financial logistics, and accounting
- I direct the preparation and follow-up of budget and company financial statements
- Develop and improve the administration procedures, management meetings, cash flow, and deal with banks and prepare the monthly reports to the General Manager
- Supervise the SAP B0 system operation
- Control the expenses and Capex
- Achievements
- System SAP B0 implementation, trained and projected me obtaining productivity improvement indicators by 60%
- Reduction of operative and financial expenses by US$100,000 during one-year period
Institute of Adex
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Foreign Trade Finances
Head of Administration & Finance
Adex - Export Association
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Nonprofit Company founded in 1973 to represent and to provide services to its members
- Exporters, importers, and commerce tenders
- Annual Sales US$20 million
- Employees 200
- Control supervisors in management, the accounting, treasury, credit, accounts payable, human resources, and logistics of the association and of its academic centers and branches
- Achievements
- Supervise the International Cooperation Agreements USAID and SECO, budgeting, controls, sales tax recuperation, and work with the external auditors
- USAID auditing information recuperation diminishing the contingency by US$1,000,000
- Began the branching out of the company by opening a Callao branch
- Increase revenue by US$500,000 in the first year of operations
Education
MBA - Master of Business Administration -
UL - Universidad de Lima
01.2006
Bachelor - Accounting and Finances
UL - Universidad de Lima
01.2001
High School - undefined
Peruvian British School
01.1990
Skills
- All Microsoft Office, SAP Business One, Oracle HFM, SAP4/HANNA R3
- Financial technology adoption
- Project finance management
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Team leadership
- Decision-making
Timeline
Finance Manager
Apuesta Total
01.2024 - Current
Head of Finance (Perú & Colombia)
Halmark
01.2023
Head of Administration & Finance
Inversiones Magrib
01.2019 - 01.2022
Chief Financial Officer
Lesaffre Perú
01.2015 - 01.2018
Head of Administration & Finance
Levapan del Perú
01.2012 - 01.2014
Administration & Finance Manager
Chemsupply
01.2009 - 01.2011
Institute of Adex
01.2006 - 01.2008
Head of Administration & Finance
Adex - Export Association
01.2003 - 01.2008
Bachelor - Accounting and Finances
UL - Universidad de Lima
High School - undefined
Peruvian British School
MBA - Master of Business Administration -
UL - Universidad de Lima
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