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FERNANDO MARTÍNEZ VILLADA
Guido 1976 12F
Buenos Aires, Argentina
35 Years Old
Fernando1686@yahoo.com
Mobile: +54-911-5095-8610
PROFILE
Finance Operations professional with experience managing large-scale procurement across every line of
business for all of Latin America and several EMEA countries. Solid background in financial applications
consulting and project management, helped to develop a strong understanding of business strategy
across multiple fields. Proven ability to increase business efficiency through adoption of technology in
order to achieve process improvements.
Manage teams that ensure proper running of daily operations in alignment with company’s policies and legal
requirements. Proficient in dealing with internal and external stakeholders of all levels, including handling of
negotiations.
CORE COMPETENCES:
 Strong interpersonal skills
 Finance Shared Services and Finance Transformation
 Leadership in business strategy and people management
 Ability to fill business requirements with execution of full procurement cycle
 Build and maintain strong relationships with global stakeholders
 Focus on process re-design and implementations
 Extensive technology background
 Consulting and project management
 Experience working with teams across Latin America, EMEA and India
WORK EXPERIENCE
SAP Argentina S.A.
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mexico D.F., Mexico
July 2015 – Present
Finance Operations Manager, Accounts Payable Latin America & EMEA
Global Finance Shared Services, Procure-to-Pay Department
 Oversight of all Latin America & EMEA (Italy, Portugal and Spain) procurement operations
 Part of 1,300 member Global Finance Shared Services Organization
 Direct report to Global Head of Procure-to-Pay department (220 members) based in Europe
 Manage a Team of 20 direct reports including 7 nationalities and 4 languages divided in Brazil, EMEA and
Latam Hubs
 All-around People Management including recruitment, training, assessment, feedback, motivation and
coaching
 Firm-wide stakeholder management across all Lines of Business
 Visibility over extensive network of suppliers from multiple domains, sizes, locations and natures
 Supplier Management: invoice processing, communication, contract revision, adherence to corporate
compliance and policy guidelines
 Bank approval rights and power-of-attorney for 17 legal entities
 YTD approval for 1.6 billion USD in transactions
 Partnering with: CFOs, Global Procurement Organization, Global Treasury, Local Chief Accountants, Local
Tax Managers, Legal, Controlling, Compliance, Quality Management, Collections, Billing, Accounting, IT,
Global Strategic Finance Projects, Vendor Master Data
 Process improvement initiatives: increase efficiency and effectiveness thru process re-design and execution,
cost-reduction analysis in order to maximize shared services scalability
 Ariba implementation and automation of invoice posting
 Risk Controls in order to ensure compliance and avoid potential fraud
 Quality Management including SLA reviewing

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 Monitoring Performance Metrics and KPIs
 Experience Exchange Program in Mexico
SAP Argentina S.A.
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Montreal, Canada; New York; Medellin, Colombia
October 2011 – June 2015
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
 Management and Project Tasks: Pre-sales, Process walk-through, Required Resources Assessment, Project
Progress Tracking, Implementation, Development and Follow-Up, Project Budget and Feasibility Analysis
 SAP roles included: FICO Project Leader, Consultant, Quality Assurance Expert, Technical Support for
Commercial Opportunities
 Full-Cycle Implementation including: Solutions Architecture, Business Blue-Print, Key Users and Final Users
Training Support and Maintenance, Package Testing, Systems Customization
 Modules: procurement and accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, tax (Latin America, Canada and
China), fixed-assets, general ledger, banking applications, lease accounting
 Collaborated with Commercial Areas, preparing High-Level and Detailed Schedules, Efforts Estimation and
RFP and RFQ responses
 Managed remote teams, including extensive work with India
 Clients: Banco Galicia (banking), Banco Macro (banking), Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (banking), Hewitt
Canada (industrial), El Rosado (retail), Argos (construction materials)
Delta Consulting S.R.L.
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Qingdao, China
February 2011 – October 2011
Senior SAP Consultant, FICO Leader
 In charge of general ledger, management accounting, funds management, taxes, accounts payables, receivables
and fixed-assets
 Full-Cycle Implementation: responsible for high-level planning, scheduling and execution
 Steel industry project for China and Japan subsidiaries
 Managed remote teams in opposite time zones with cultural and language differences
 Conflict resolution and negotiating strategies applied for the branch in Japan
 Client: Tenaris
Deloitte & Co. S.A.
Medellin, Colombia
December 2009 – February 2011
Senior SAP FICO Consultant
 Treasury consultant in charge of bank ledger and accounting
 Design of banking communication applications
 Banking & Finance industry implementation, including: Legal framework, Security protocols, SWIFT network
 Client: Bancolombia
Crystalis Consulting
Buenos Aires, Argentina; La Paz, Bolivia
November 2007 – December 2009
SAP FICO Consultant
 ERP Project Implementation for subsidiary in Bolivia
 Modules: accounts payable, account receivable, accounting, tax, fixed-assets
 Client: ABB Group
Atos Origin
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Saint John, Canada
September 2006 – November 2007
SAP Junior Consultant
 Bilingual consultant
 Documentation and end-user training
 Client: Canaport (YPF-Repsol joint-venture)

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Lumina America
Buenos Aires, Argentina
September 2003 – November 2005
Analyst, Financial Software Applications
 Architecture development for risk management software applications
 Client: J.P. Morgan Chase Inc.
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 2001 – November 2008
Assistant Professor, Financial Calculus
 In charge of practical case classes with over 120 students from diverse backgrounds
Bomberos Voluntarios de Hurlingham
Hurlingham, Argentina
March 2000 – November 2009
Volunteer Firefighter
 Firefighting and rescue operations
 9 years concurrent with studies and full-time job
EDUCATION
2013 – 2014 Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Buenos Aires, Argentina
MBA, Master in Business Administration
2000 – 2006 Universidad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contador Público Nacional (Certified Public Accountant)
1998 – 1999 Duncanville High School
Dallas, TX
Rotary Club full year youth exchange
1997 Escuela Normal N°1
Parana, Entre Rios
1995 – 1996 Escuela José Abelardo Quiñones
Lima, Peru
SAP CERTIFICATIONS
 Financial Accounting Solution Academy
o TFIN50 – Financial Accounting I
o TFIN52 – Financial Accounting II
 Financial Accounting
o AC305 - Asset Accounting
 Management Accounting
o AC040 - Business Processes in Management Accounting
o AC405 - Cost Center and Internal Order Accounting
o AC505 - Product Cost Planning
o AC520 - Cost Object Controlling for Mark-to-Stock
o AC605 - Profitability Analysis
o AC610 - Profit Center Accounting Overview
o SAP001 - SAP Overview
 Financial Professional Certification (2013)
COURSES AND TRAINING
 2015 Lead Teams to Great Results, SAP Argentina S.A.
 2012 Remote work environment course, SAP Argentina S.A.
 2010 Human Behavior and Leadership, Deloitte & Co. S.A.
 2002 Rescue and Firefighter operations, Bomberos Voluntarios de Hurlingham

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 2001 Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, Red Cross
LANGUAGES SKILLS
 Fully fluent in English and Spanish
 Proficient in business conversation and reading comprehension in Portuguese
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Cooking
 Digital Reflex Photography
 Rugby
 Travel and cultural exchange
 Yachting