Proficient accountant (CPA 1997, Mexico), with extensive experience in several accounting/finance environments and auditing fields for international manufacturing industries, great exposure to international business practices in global markets in North America and South America, including one of the big 4’s international firms of audit and tax consultants. Several management positions developing a self-motivated, culturally diverse and highly responsible professional with strong experiences on financial accounting principles, US GAAP, controllership, multi-site/regional services, orientation toward internal controls, financial and strategic planning, forecast and budgeting, risk assessment, project management, Internal and external operational auditing, Sarbanes Oxley and IFRS.

Senior Manager Finance, Regional Business Services @ Member of the Power Solutions Milwaukee Business Center Leadership, providing centralized financial services to eighteen locations in North America From July 2012 to Present (3 years 6 months) milwaukee, wiSenior Internal Auditor, Americas Region @ Corporate Internal Audit Department, performing financial and operational internal audit and SOX compliance services for Americas Region. From July 2010 to July 2012 (2 years 1 month) milwaukee, wiController @ In charge of the Finance Department at Ediasa 3, one of the JCI's trim covers plants for automotive industry, in Juarez, Mexico, a plant with an average of 1800 employees and $18-20M of monthly revenues. From April 2008 to July 2010 (2 years 4 months) cd juarez, mexicoAssistant Controller @ Supporting the Finance Department Controller. In charge of a team of 11 people in Accounting Department: US and Mexican ledgers, Taxes, Payroll, FA, AP & AR, in a manufacturing environment with an average of 2500 employees From January 2004 to April 2008 (4 years 4 months) Finance Manager @ In charge of the Finance Department From December 2002 to January 2004 (1 year 2 months) General Ledger Accountant @ Increasingly responsible experience over a consumer electronics entity with an average of 4.5K employees, that fabricates and assembly televisions with millions of monthly sales for several distributors such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, among others, over the US, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Audit Supervisor @ Review accounting policies and procedures and test them to ensure compliance with Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP. Evaluate and review methods used by the companies to process significant accounting information From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Accounts Payable Lead @ Financial Analyst in charge of Accounts Payable Department in Coclisa, S.A. de C.V From 1996 to 1997 (1 year) Financial Analyst @ Payroll Analyst From 1995 to 1996 (1 year)

CPA, Finance @ Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez From 1992 to 1997 Business Administration and Management, General @ CBTIS 114 From 1989 to 1992 Ramon Alvarez is skilled in: Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Auditing, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Hyperion HFM, SAP, Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis, US GAAP, Hyperion Enterprise, Managerial, SOX Compliancy, Spanish, Controllership Functions