Calle 2 No 116 20 Cali - Colombia

Mobile (57) 317- 404 - 9268

e-mail: acostaalbeiro@yahoo.com
Mxico - DF 52155 41885014
ALBEIRO ACOSTA
RESUME
Professional with more than 20 years of experience in Finance, Controllership, Internal and External Audit, Financial
Planning, Taxes and Budget among others. Bilingual English Spanish.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Financial Statements, Processes, IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard), Forensic Audit, U.S. GAAP
(Auditing and conversion), US and Colombian Taxes and internal control
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CROWE HORWATH CO. S.A.

SINCE 2012

Audit Senior Manager

Responsible for the Audit plan and supervision, due Diligence, IFRS and Financial statements under US GAAP. Lead of
the local strategic plan in alignment with the Company goals.
Achievements

Customer retention above 95%

Serve as an integral member of the team that delivered single-year sales increment of 60%.
Strengthening financial and internal control system in all clients
Cross selling in other areas such as Consulting, due diligence and taxes
Certification ISO 9001.

HERBALIFE COLOMBIA BOGOTA

Chief Financial Officer

2010 - 2012

Responsible for all activities related to the financial statements report (Local GAAP US GAAP), Accounting, Financial
and Tax Planning, Treasury, Internal Control, Procedures and Systems.
Achievements

Successfully implementation of Oracle Business Suite,

US GAAP Implementation and reconciliation method (From Local GAAP to US GAAP)
Payroll Outsourcing in conjunction with Human Resources and Price Waterhouse.
Customization of corporate procedures to local procedures in accordance with principles and legal accounting
regulations.

SERAPIS NEW JERSEY (USA)

Founder

2008 -2010

Responsible for the Strategic Plan of the Company, Marketing and Sales and Financial Activities related to Accounting,
Controllership, Financial Statements Report, Treasury, Costs, Accounts Payable and Receivable
OTHER ACTIVITIES - USA
Active participation with the Latin Community of Princeton New Jersey (USA), preparing Income tax returns (January
to June 2008) allowing this community to file satisfactorily their Income tax returns to the IRS and obtaining the
returning of credit balances in a period of time exceeding no more than fifteen (15) days.

NUFARM COLOMBIA S.A. Cali, Colombia

Chief Financial Officer

2006-2007

Responsible for all activities related to Financial Statement Report (Local GAAP US GAAP), Accounting, Financial
and Tax Planning, Treasury, Internal Control, Procedures and Systems.
Achievements

Enhancement of the product contribution in US$ 2 MM and income tax rate from 36% to 28%.
Design consolidation tool of financial statements reconciliation according to international accounting
standards.
Getting a clean opinion about internal control systems and processes by the Corporative Audit in Australia.
Recovery of tax credit balances of approximately US$3MM.

DELOITTE, Cali, Colombia

Audit Manager

1999-2006

Leading audit teams and conducting financial, operational, and compliance audits. Responsible for the sale of services
such as Internal Control (COSO), Tax and Statutory Audits, Due Diligence, Accounting and Payroll Outsourcing
Achievements

Designing a methodology for financial statements reconciliation in accordance with American and
international accounting standard
Contributing to make more efficiently the Staff of Audit in work documentation and increasing profitability for
each customer by 10%.
Process standardization to perform analytical reviews on balance sheet and profit and loss statements..
Jointly with Deloitte Tax Department a Strategic Tax Plan was developed reducing in the main clients the tax
effective rate in the in 10% (average)

COLGATE PALMOLIVE, Cali, Colombia

Business Control Manager

1996-1999

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador

Controller Andean Region (LATAM)

1992-1996

PRICE WATERHOUSE, Cali, Colombia

Senior Auditor

1985-1992

EDUCATION

Finance Master Degree. University of San Buenaventura

1999-2000

Systems Information Master Degree - ICESI University

1991-1992

Accountant Master Degree -. Javeriana University

1988

Other Courses
United States of America
Finance and Audit New York University
Bridging the GAAP to IFRS- Mercer College - New Jersey
QuickBooks (American Accounting System). Mercer College, New Jersey
American Accounting Standards. US GAAP - Mercer College, New Jersey
International Business - Princeton University

2009
2009
2008
2008
2008

Colombia
IFRS ICESI University Cali
US GAAP Deloitte
ACL, Star, Visio, IDEA (System language for auditing)
English.
Princeton University - USA
ELS New York - USA
Syracuse University USA- New York

2008
2007
2002