
Enrique Castro
@enriquecastro
I drive financial planning, funding, and performance for renewable-energy ventures and innovation organizations.
What I'm looking for
At InnoEnergy, I lead finance and business control for the Masters+ business line while overseeing EU grant strategy and execution. I turn budgeting, forecasting, business cases, reporting, and performance management into sustainable growth for its education ecosystem.
As Finance Business Partner for Iberia, I've supported six European renewable-energy ventures, built financial models that enabled approximately €6M in capital raises, and managed quarterly forecasting for a roughly €4M annual budget.
Across InnoEnergy's innovation portfolio, I've led EIT reporting and audit processes to achieve a 99.5% grant recovery rate and coordinated finance professionals across Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Finland to deliver 99% reporting accuracy.
My earlier work at Médecins Sans Frontières, Siemens, and Anheuser-Busch InBev combined finance transformation, treasury, controlling, and international operations. I'm motivated by economics, music, psychology, and social and humanitarian causes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Financial Director, Masters+
InnoEnergy
Oct 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Since October 2025, I have combined two complementary roles at InnoEnergy: leading finance and business control for the Masters+ business line and overseeing EU grant strategy and execution.
In practice, this means budgeting, forecasting, reporting, business cases, and performance management for Masters+ activities, and identifying funding opportunities, shaping proposals, managing partnerships,
Finance Business Partner, Iberia
InnoEnergy
Jun 2024 - Mar 2026 (1 year 9 months)
Driving strategic financial planning and analysis for a portfolio of innovative ventures in the renewable energy sector. Partnering with entrepreneurs and senior leadership to optimize financial performance, secure funding, and deliver actionable insights that support growth and profitability.
Key Achievements:
* Delivered strategic financial guidance across 6 European ventures, partnering with f
Reporting Manager / Activity Controller
InnoEnergy
Jul 2015 - Mar 2026 (10 years 8 months)
Led financial and project management operations for large-scale innovation initiatives in renewable energy, ensuring compliance with EU regulations and maximizing grant funding efficiency.
Key Achievements:
* Organized and secured timely delivery of the EIT annual Business Plan and reports for InnoEnergy Iberia and a network of 12 European universities, ensuring full compliance with EU regulation
Directed financial strategy and operations for MSF Czechia, ensuring compliance, transparency, and efficiency while driving organizational transformation.
Key Achievements:
* Directed financial strategy, overseeing budgeting, treasury, audits, and data consolidation for a €4M+ budget over two years.
* Advised the General Director and Management Board, translating complex financial data into actio
Managed the execution, compliance and overall quality of service level agreements (SLAs) with other Siemens entities worldwide, improving customer satisfaction from 78% to 92% in 6 months.
Coordinated product price reductions (-5% ) by effectively controlling the budgeting, costing and pricing processes for 11 Service Delivery Centers around the world.
Oversaw and controlled the administrative t
Managed all accounting and treasury transactions in the cholera emergency project, achieving zero deviations at the accounting closing of the period.
Coordinated the cash requests made monthly to Headquarters (MSF CH) overseeing the execution of the budget and cash flows.
Ensured a smooth transition from emergency situation to stabilization phase.
Selected, recruited and supervised two local ac
Managed the accounting and booking of all local and cross boarder treasury transactions of Siemens Venezuela, generating more than 40% (~€4.5M) of the Company’s financial revenue.
Supported the CFO in overseeing the financial results of 4 business units, producing a variety of analytic reports and preparing and presenting meetings with top Managers to discuss follow-ups and action plans.
Impleme
Budgeting, controlling and forecasting in Caracas, the largest branch of AmBev outside Brazil, achieving savings of up to 17% (~€1.8M) by proposing a new payment scheme for the logistics operator (reduction of variable costs)
Coordinated and executed the Latin American leg of the Up-Great project in Sao Paulo, (BR) to upgrade the SAP system for AmBev LATAM, producing 3 SAP user manuals and giving
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital
Issued Aug 2023
Università Bocconi
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Issued Apr 2022
EAE Business School
Master in Project Management, Project Management
2018 - 2019
Project Management Institute
PMI Membership
Issued Aug 2018 · Expired Aug 2019
UC Irvine
Initiating and Planning Projects
Issued Aug 2016
UC Irvine
Budgeting and Scheduling Projects
Issued Oct 2016
UC Irvine
Managing Project Risks and Changes
Issued Nov 2016
University of Pennsylvania
An Introduction to Operations Management
Issued Jun 2013
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior
Issued May 2013
iaelyon School of Management
Master in Business Administration, International Business
2009 - 2010
Prague University of Economics and Business
Master in Business Administration, International Business
2008 - 2010
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Degree, International Relations
2000 - 2004
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