Mo (Guillermo) Quiteno

Director of Engineering

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala30 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Decade-long experience in Finance and Accounting
Expert in Shared Services and BPO transformation
Led successful transitions for major global companies

Stackforce AI infers this person is a BPO and Finance Transformation expert with extensive experience in Shared Services.

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Skills

Core Skills

Transformation ServicesShared ServicesFinance TransformationShared Services ManagementFinance OperationsShared Services ImplementationCustomer Contact Center ServicesFinance PlanningStrategic ManagementFinancial ReportingSap ImplementationFinance PartneringInternal ControlsRisk ManagementInternal AuditTreasury ManagementFinancial Planning

Other Skills

CommunicationCritical ThinkingProfessional ServicesAccounts PayableJournal Entries (Accounting)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Employee BenefitsOrganization SkillsResource PlanningCommunications ManagementAccount ManagementTrusting RelationshipsBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)PresentationsService Delivery

About

I am passionate on transformation and helping others to do better. For that, I make smart and energetic use of my decade-long experience in Finance and Accounting and my flexible mind to change the way people do things. Prior to my 10 years stint as a BPO, Shared-Services Operations and Transformation executive at Capgemini, my professional background includes Treasury, Finance Management and Internal Controls at highly-reputed logos in Latin America such as Unilever and Western Union.

Experience

30 yrs

Total Experience

5 yrs

Average Tenure

13 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Capgemini

3 roles

Senior Manager, R2R Transformation Services | Americas

Feb 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Working for a number of large clients in the Americas region on Finance and accounting transformation initiatives.
These clients come to Capgemini seeking for help from highly-qualified, most expert senior staff to transform their F&A function as an enabler to gain process efficiency, large-scale cost-savings and also capture Capgemini's state-of-the-art, global expertise.
Transformation can lead to outsourcing the core F&A processes, high-scale improvement or strengthening and design of our client’s Captive Shared-Services Centers.
Capgemini is a French-based global BPO leader with over 180,000 employees worldwide

CommunicationCritical ThinkingProfessional ServicesAccounts PayableJournal Entries (Accounting)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)+16

Director, Transformation Services Americas

Promoted

Apr 2013 – Present · 13 yrs

Design and implement Transformation projects in the areas of Record-to-Report (E2E Accounting) for large companies in the USA and Latin America. This includes full-redesign of existing R2R model with new operating models, outsourcing and Shared-Services implementation. The use of leading technology is crucial to achieve this, such as Cadency modules (Journal Entry, Reconciliation and Month-end-Close) as well as Robotic technology.

CommunicationCritical ThinkingProfessional ServicesAccounts PayableJournal Entries (Accounting)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)+16

Shared-Services Center Manager (Accounting Operations)- Latin America

Mar 2013 – Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Leading Finance-and-Accounting full scope of outsourced services for Unilever in 19 countries and 38 legal entities in Latin America region, delivered through teams in Guatemala, Chile and India.
Main Achievement: Transition of shared-services (outsourced) operations for 19 countries to Capgemini Guatemala with no disturbance to Unilever operations.
Transition of countries into the new global accounting-model, expanding centralization and outsourcing to Capgemini.
Team management: 80
Annual budget /OpEx: USD 3,000,000

CommunicationProfessional ServicesJournal Entries (Accounting)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Employee BenefitsOrganization Skills+15

Grupo coen

Director of Accounting and Shared-Services Central America

Nov 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Nicaragua

The Coen group is a diversified family-regional group on money-transfer business (remittances) from all over the world and throughout Central America (Western Union franchisee) with 3,000+ branches, combined with agriculture and real-estate operations.
Main achievement: Design and implementation of a full-scope R2R Shared-Services Center and Customer contact-center services to 5 countries and 40+ operating companies in Central America.
Team management: 70.
Annual budget /OpEx: USD 200,000

CommunicationProfessional ServicesJournal Entries (Accounting)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Employee BenefitsOrganization Skills+13

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Finance Planning Manager Central America

Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos · El Salvador

A privately-held business based in El Salvador, with $110m turnover on the shoe-retail industry, 250 stores in 5 countries in Central America, 30 brands and 4,000 employees.
Main achievements: Leading a 5-year strategic plan implementation to transform business shape to faster decision-making, go-to-market focus and boost finance performance across all company business units

CommunicationCritical ThinkingCash ManagementJournal Entries (Accounting)Cash Flow ForecastingOrganization Skills+8

Unilever

4 roles

Financial Controller Central America

Promoted

Jun 2006 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Financial reporting to global headquarters in London, England scoping 6 countries in Central America
Main achievements:
Global Unilever awards on IFRS financial reporting achieved for 3 years in a row
SAP implementation leader helping to transform finance-and-accounting processes across the 6 countries
Team management: 130

CommunicationCash FlowAccounts PayableCash ManagementJournal Entries (Accounting)Cash Flow Forecasting+12

Finance Manager Honduras - Central America

Feb 2004 – Jun 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Finance partnering to Sales and Marketing, Financial reporting, Internal controls.
Main Achievements: Migration to a shared-service center located in El Salvador (processes of receivables, fixed assets, GL) which led to a full restructuring of local finance team and function.
Team management: 35.

CommunicationCash FlowProfessional ServicesCost AccountingCash ManagementJournal Entries (Accounting)+10

Audit Manager Central America

Sep 2002 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr 4 mos

Risk Management, Internal Audit plan design and roll-out for 6 countries. I was appointed guest member to Latin America audit team in 2003.
(2003): Member of the Leadership Team who designed and implemented the SSC in Central America (200+ employees)

CommunicationOrganization SkillsCommunications ManagementTrusting RelationshipsPresentationsBusiness Risk+2

Treasury Manager Central America

Apr 2000 – Sep 2002 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Investments and borrowing portfolio management. ForEx management, Cash-Flow control and forecasting.

CommunicationCash FlowJournal Entries (Accounting)Organization SkillsTrusting RelationshipsPresentations+3

Banco de fomento agropecuario

Finance and Operations Manager

Feb 1998 – Apr 2000 · 2 yrs 2 mos · El Salvador · On-site

BFA is a mid-size bank with over US$ 250m in assets. Although this is a government entity it runs and operates under the same rules applicable to all private banks in the country.
Liquidity and Treasury, financial planning
Commercial Paper issuance at local stock-exchange market
Credit rating management, in close relation with Rating agencies (Thomsom Bank Watch /Fitch Ratings by the time)

CommunicationCash FlowJournal Entries (Accounting)Organization SkillsCommunications ManagementTrusting Relationships+6

Banco de construccion y ahorro (bancasa)

Treasurer

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs · El Salvador

A privately held financial entity in El Salvador with over US$300 million in assets, that was acquired by HSBC.
Treasury management. Responsible for dealing with Reserve Bank and Government regulators
Commercial Paper and Shares issuance at local stock-exchange