Ignacio Casares

supporting site Finance Managers across FP&A and closing: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis on the consolidated supply chain P&L, cost allocation, bill rate review, and balance sheet reconciliation. Progressed from building the site’s first maintenance cost tracking process (during an active MRO transformation) to an inventory analyst assignment, then confirmed into current role. Apply LEAN tools (SIPOC, Gemba) for benchmarking.

Joined as Cash & Banking Analyst (catcher, US entities) within a regional migration project; built local structure with no formal onboarding. Promoted to C&R: responsible for the balance sheet of assigned legal entities, covering consolidation, edit checks, monthly close, revaluation, and quarterly review. Selected for EDGE, a 9-month controllership program supporting an Italian legal entity restructuring.

• Administered a global client's channel partner rebate program — distributing terms and conditions, verifying targets, and issuing credit notes for qualifying inventory. • Served as primary liaison for channel partner onboarding, coordinating between internal and external stakeholders.

Progressed from AP through M&A due diligence support to AR reconciliation — identifying a pattern that closed a persistent gap — closing out with year-end audit review.

Grew from AP/AR into full-cycle accounting ownership across a diverse client base (agricultural, e-learning, NGO, mid-sized businesses); handled ad hoc regulatory reporting, including Central Bank compliance under capital controls.