Flavia De La Cruz Lebron Mendez

• Enhanced financial performance by streamlining budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Reviewed contracts financially impacting company and counseled executive leaders on impact contracts would have on company operations.
• Partnered with leadership to develop long-term strategic plans aligned with corporate objectives.
• Sustainable Growth & Business partnering through Customer relationships, (Establish Customer mutually beneficial & trust-based relationship).
• Efficient Operations - Quality baseline, variance analysis & correct actions implemented.
• Efficient Operations - Collections of AR on time(Reduce or AR Due to Improve the quality of forecast performance).

• To secure correct execution of customer business in SAP ONE, in compliance with Ericsson’s Process and Accounting Directives. This includes ensuring data integrity and support FAS/Deal Execution Accountable (BC,CC, FA, PD, CPM, MSCOO, SDM…) Finance governance , Customer Invoicing, SOX Key controls, ABC and closure of objects, e2e O2I Process understanding, Management of a team of 28 people, under my responsibility.

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• I execute the CU Strategy defined centrally within MELA PFA and supports transformation programs required to improve Ways of Working (in Digitalization and Simplification).

I act as financial reference driver to lead initiatives for CU NMSD/ DS head (e.g Cost Control model for hot programs, Backlog planning, RUC clean-up, closing clean-up, new tool implementation –CPOA, S2I, FRIDA for invoicing, VERA/PAM SAP reporting). Proactive Balance Sheet driver to clean BS under certain agreed conditions and following up top offenders within the CU. SOX IFRS15 Compliant responsible for sign-off and to drive any improvement plan (when needed).

• Positively evaluated the capability to drive transformation beyond own CU and across MELA.
• Establishing Customer Lead PFAs for relevant accounts.
• I SPOC towards CU Business Controller, KAM, COM, Business Operations head, PMO head, CU NMSD/DS head, Deal Controller, Supply, SOX compliant managers, Company Control.
• Secure PFA competence development in technical and soft skills (leadership, communication, presentation) and promote individual assessment in order to evaluate strengths and areas of improvement.
• SOX Sign-off for own CU and responsible for compliance and improvement plan.

Appoint PFA for each new FAS in the system.

Secure right use of PFM tools: SAP ONE, EDW, CPOR/A, Winshuttle, ICAT, MST, S2I, and GRC.

• Promote application of Best Practices and lessons learnt across MELA, Coach and supervise PFAs.
• Strong on executive team leadership, able to lead large/matrix organization.
• Driver in Ericsson transformation.
• Ability to motivate and engage, communicating to empower and develop high performance culture, competence and skills.
• Trust via Day-to-day interactions with local organizations: operations + finance.
• Maintain expert SAP knowledge in the CUs and secure inflow into other senior local finance roles with ERP knowledge (sustainability).
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

• Expert Finance Manager & Finance team Team Leader & Acting Leaders’ Core Curriculum Program, Leaders’ Core Curriculum Program.

North America. Managed over 10+ billion USD, giving support on financial analysis, solving issues, identifying, and driving potential efficiencies in the responsible to support Local Governance. Review Assignment regularly with CPM/SDM/ASR/MSCOO to ensure correct progress in ONE/SAP. Coach and supervise PFMs. Responsible of two KAM, AT&T MX/PR & Special Accounts and NGA Projects, Driving accuracy in the execution of revenue recognition and billing milestones. Police and enforce proper management of planned cost, budget, and margin. Ensure a healthy cash flow for the projects. Ensure adherence to Ericsson standards and Accounting Directives (IFRS15) to secure information about revenue. Support Governance Reporting of Assignments (CPL,CML & CCL).Monthly support requirement Sox compliance, assessor PFM assessment in order to evaluate strengths and areas of improvement, promotes in the team the correct and safe use of PFM tools: SAP ONE, EDW, C POR / A, Winshuttle, ICAT, MST, S2I .

Communicate the process changes & share the knowledge required to successfully implement necessary changes.

• Streamlined project workflows by implementing new tools, leading to reduced overhead costs.
• Ensured compliance with company policies and regulations throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Monitoring and tracking CPM Ericsson’s KPI’s. Creation and applications of the projects in ONE. Monitor and track of the financial figures. Creation and analysis of CPL & Governance Meeting Account. Ensuring appropriate financial reporting in Project Portfolio. Issue financial reports and analysis to the accounts (CPM, ACR, KAM, etc.). Support and monitoring CR, TG3, Early Starts, etc.. in compliance with the terms, and conditions established on the commercial agreement, Financial control of projects in SAP.
• Ensure quality & timeliness, driving monthly governance calls, increase collaboration, support Ad-hoc tasks of respective market area.
• Prepares audit evidence to ensure internal control compliance as well support external auditors.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Finance Responsible (Company Control), Outsourced) Ericsson AB.