Alberto Gavarrete
San José
Summary
Business Operations, Finance Controller and Data Analyst with 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, contract lifecycle management, and data-driven decision support. Experience in Power BI, Excel, and SAP, office digi tools. Proven ability to transform complex data into actionable insights, improve reporting accuracy, and optimize business processes. Experience supporting Commercial Project Managers (CPMs) with forecasting, budgeting, and operational analysis.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Operations / Financial & Data Analyst
Siemens
01.2019 - 02.2026
- Managed end-to-end contract lifecycle processes including purchase orders, renewals, and extensions
- Performed budget tracking, forecasting, and financial reconciliation across multiple projects
- Developed Power BI dashboards to monitor KPIs including revenue, margins, and labor costs
- Improved data accuracy through validation and discrepancy analysis
- Delivered ad hoc analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including Finance, Procurement, and offshore teams
- Led and trained offshore team, improving delivery quality and efficiency
- Reduced reporting cycle time by 15% through automation and process improvements
- Supported 10+ stakeholders and processed 50+ weekly financial transactions
Travel & Expense Auditor
Siemens
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Performing daily activities associated with ensuring successful interface between automated
systems and ERP systems, monitoring of expense transactions to identify behaviors that are
indicative of errors, potential fraud or credit card misuse. - T&E Auditor will be responsible for taking actions via predefined determination steps to get
a resolution for those payments that cannot be processed, acquire additional justification or
escalating findings to the cash management, IT or AskHR teams
RSR Settlement Associate
Grupo Bimbo
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Reconciliation of the daily activity for the Company's Route Sales Representatives
- Generate and maintain records for retrieval and storage
Invoicing and Warehouse Analyst
Mudanzas Mundiales S.A.
09.2015 - 08.2016
- Coordinated shipping and receiving operations, maintaining compliance with safety
regulations and protocols. - Implemented organizational systems for storage areas, enhancing accessibility and
efficiency in daily operations.
Inventory & Warehouse Analyst
ILG Logistics S.A.
08.2013 - 05.2015
- Led initiatives to implement new warehouse management systems, improving tracking
accuracy and order fulfillment speed. - Verified accuracy of accounts payable payments, resulting in 85% reduction in payment
errors and check reissues.
Financial Analyst
Citi Shared Services
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Involved in the project “Genesis” in which the aim was to monitor the conduct presented by
the accounting information of the different income and expense accounts of Citi around the
world, in order to detect any problem to notify it as soon as possible. - Work as a team on opportunities for process improvement, risks, deficiencies or any
necessary aspect in the development of the project and communicate it to the
corresponding management.
Customer Account Analyst
Hewlett-Packard
04.2008 - 12.2011
- Analyzed account performance metrics to identify trends and recommend strategic
improvements. - Developed quality control checks to maintain consistency and standards in final outputs.
Education
Licenciatura - Business Administration
Universidad Internacional de las Américas
01-2016
Bachelor - International Commerce
Universidad Internacional de las Américas
01-2012
Skills
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Excel
- Data Analysis
- SAP
- ERP Systems
- SQL
- Python
- HTML
- CSS
- JS
- Financial Reporting
- Forecasting
- Budget Tracking
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Record-to-Report
- KNIME
- Cloud Computing
- Power Automate
Certification
- KNIME Analytics Platform Certification, 2026
- IBM Certifications (Cloud, Software Engineering, HTML/CSS/JS)
- Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, 2024
- Tableau Training for Data Science, 2022
- Excel Power Query, 2022
- Microsoft Power BI Certifications, 2022
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2020
- Conversational Portuguese Program (240 hours), Fundação de Cultura, Difusão e Estudos Brasileiros, 2019
Timeline
Business Operations / Financial & Data Analyst
Siemens
01.2019 - 02.2026
Travel & Expense Auditor
Siemens
08.2016 - 02.2017
RSR Settlement Associate
Grupo Bimbo
08.2016 - 02.2017
Invoicing and Warehouse Analyst
Mudanzas Mundiales S.A.
09.2015 - 08.2016
Inventory & Warehouse Analyst
ILG Logistics S.A.
08.2013 - 05.2015
Financial Analyst
Citi Shared Services
01.2012 - 12.2013
Customer Account Analyst
Hewlett-Packard
04.2008 - 12.2011
Licenciatura - Business Administration
Universidad Internacional de las Américas
Bachelor - International Commerce
Universidad Internacional de las Américas