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JAIME GRIÑO GARCIA
FINANCE MANAGER – CONTROLLER – FP&A
Gland
Summary
A seasoned professional in Finance and Accounting with 10+ years in multi-national headquarters. Extensive experience as Divisional Control Manager, Regional Business Controller, Head Auditor and local Finance Manager/Controller. Trilingual (EN-ES-IT)
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Group Accounting Manager
Labatec Pharma SA
10.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Geneva - Pharmaceutical – 120 employees – CHF 40m annual sales
- Ensure the accurate and timely completion of monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes, financial statements and reporting packages (management and statutory)
- Maintain accounting policies and procedures in compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, Swiss GAAP) and regulatory requirements
- Maintain and update the internal control framework
- Main contact for tax and external audits
- Oversee the cost accounting and inventory transactions for the factory in Portugal
- Lead and motivate an Accounting Team of 5
- Geneva - Pharmaceutical – 120 employees – CHF 40m annual sales
- (this is an interim position, covering for a maternity leave)
Divisional Head of Accounting and Control
IMI Climate Control
02.2021 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Ensure reliable and efficient accounting, internal control and financial accounting reporting
- Monthly, Quarterly and Year-End reporting of consolidated financials to Management and Group Accounting
- Ensure the annual financial statements are completed according to management (IFRS) and statutory standards (Swiss CO)
- Review and monitor the Internal Control framework as outlined in the ICD
- Monitor the foreign exchange impact on actual and forecasted results
- Oversee the ForEx exposure and hedging
- Leadership in driving improved data quality and process optimisation governance, risk and control compliance
- Oversee the annual Transfer Pricing review and the ongoing margin monitoring process
- Monitor the activities, cost and performance of a SSC catering for 20+ countries
- Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Main achievement: successful implementation of a Finance Shared Services Center in Poland, performing transactional accounting and reporting of actuals for 20+ entities in Europe
Divisional Head of Audit
IMI Climate Control
05.2017 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- In coordination with the Divisional CFO and the IMI Group Assurance Director, define the Annual Internal Audit Plan, including entities in scope, allocation of resources and timing
- Ensure the audits are performed per the Plan
- Participate in selected audits, and oversee the work done by other auditors, including tracking of proposed corrective actions till completion
- Drive the bi-annual Internal control survey ('Internal Controls Declaration ICD'), consolidation of Divisional results and analysis of overall performance
- Implementation of Accounting and Internal Control SOPs in the Division
- Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Main achievement: preparation and implementation of the IMI Control Matrix 'Evidence Binder' detailing the required documents and processes and the scoring of the ICD
- Resulting Internal Control scores raised from 69% to >75% for the Division
Finance Controller – Europe Sales
IMI Climate Control
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Company Overview: Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Oversee the financial performance of the Sales entities within Europe (21 countries) representing 80% of the Divisional revenue
- Ensure compliance to IFRS and IMI Accounting rules for these entities
- Monitor Budgeting/forecasting processes
- Prepare month-end analysis including Sales and margin performance (sales per country, price/volume analysis, SG&A expenses, operating profit bridges, cash and working capital)
- Perform internal audits in the assigned entities
- Support in the preparation of business case analysis
- Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Main achievement: development and implementation of a Budget/Forecast accuracy tool
Finance Controller – MEA & Service Group
IMI Climate Control
12.2013 - 06.2015
- Company Overview: Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
Finance Manager (Spain & Portugal)
IMI Climate Control
11.2008 - 11.2013
- Company Overview: Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
- Eysins (CH) - HVAC Systems – 2000 employees – EUR 440m annual sales – A subsidiary of IMI plc (UK) a FTSE 100 constituent
Finance Manager
Q-Med Spain S.L.
01.2005 - 10.2008
- Company Overview: Las Rozas de Madrid (ES) – Medical Devices – 30 employees – EUR 5m annual sales – A subsidiary of former Q-Med AB (Sweden) a Stockholm mid cap constituent
- Las Rozas de Madrid (ES) – Medical Devices – 30 employees – EUR 5m annual sales – A subsidiary of former Q-Med AB (Sweden) a Stockholm mid cap constituent
Finance Controller
Recordati Spain S.L.
04.2000 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: San Sebastian de los Reyes (ES) – Pharma - 100 employees – EUR 30m annual sales – A subsidiary of Recordati SpA (Italy) a FTMIB constituent
- San Sebastian de los Reyes (ES) – Pharma - 100 employees – EUR 30m annual sales – A subsidiary of Recordati SpA (Italy) a FTMIB constituent
Accounting Manager
Antibioticos Farma SA (Spain)
02.1999 - 04.2000
Plant Controller and Cost Analyst
Pharmacia & Upjohn (Spain)
05.1993 - 02.1999
Education
Master of Science - Finance Direction
Centro De Estudios Financieros De Madrid
Madrid 04.1992 - 01.1993
Degree - Law
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
01.1983 - 01.1988
Labour and Social Security Law -
Centro De Estudios Financieros De Madrid
01.1990 - 01.1991
Skills
Team Management Expertise
Team Coaching
Coaching and Support
Project Coordination
ERP Implementation
Financial Compliance Management
Internal Audit Management
Financial Budgeting
Forecasting
Sound integrity
Collaborative Team Member
Leading By Example
Proficient in Change Management
It Literacy
- MS Office advanced (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Power BI)
- Worked with several ERP's (JD-Edwards, Lawson Movex, BPCS, Sage X3)
- Cognos M1
Competences
Organizational leadership - Leading teams of up to 60+ people, Coaching and mentoring, Project Management skills: Implementation of a Finance SSC, serving 20+ entities, ERP roll-out, Internal Control policies and procedures, Internal Audit, Support to new subsidiaries start-up, Budgeting/Forecasting
Personal Information
Work Permit: Spanish. 'C'
Software
Power BI
MS Word
PowerPoint
JD Edwards
SAGE X3
Cognos M1
Hobbies
Model Trains. Chess.
Timeline
Group Accounting Manager
Labatec Pharma SA
10.2024 - Current
Divisional Head of Accounting and Control
IMI Climate Control
02.2021 - 04.2024
Divisional Head of Audit
IMI Climate Control
05.2017 - 01.2021
Finance Controller – Europe Sales
IMI Climate Control
06.2015 - 09.2017
Finance Controller – MEA & Service Group
IMI Climate Control
12.2013 - 06.2015
Finance Manager (Spain & Portugal)
IMI Climate Control
11.2008 - 11.2013
Finance Manager
Q-Med Spain S.L.
01.2005 - 10.2008
Finance Controller
Recordati Spain S.L.
04.2000 - 01.2005
Accounting Manager
Antibioticos Farma SA (Spain)
02.1999 - 04.2000
Plant Controller and Cost Analyst
Pharmacia & Upjohn (Spain)
05.1993 - 02.1999
Master of Science - Finance Direction
Centro De Estudios Financieros De Madrid
04.1992 - 01.1993
Labour and Social Security Law -
Centro De Estudios Financieros De Madrid
01.1990 - 01.1991
Degree - Law
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
01.1983 - 01.1988