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José David Salas Torres

@josdavidsalastorres

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FP&A specialist with 10+ years driving finance-business partnership and reporting automation.

Peru

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What I'm looking for

I seek remote, U.S.-paid FP&A roles with EST/CST overlap where I can automate reporting, strengthen financial governance, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive growth.

I am an FP&A specialist with over 10 years of experience partnering with executives, sales, IT and operations to drive performance, align finance with business goals, and deliver actionable insights for decision-making.

I have led budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, KPI development and reporting automation across retail, manufacturing and government projects, achieving outcomes such as a 5% gross margin increase, 7% reduction in allocated common expenses, and accelerated senior management reporting timelines.

I am fluent in English and Spanish, experienced with SAP R/3 CO/FM/BusinessOne, Advanced Excel and PowerBI, and seeking remote FP&A roles (U.S. dollar paid) with EST/CST overlap where I can continue to improve financial governance, automate reporting and support strategic growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Administrative Manager & Specialist

NEC Muebles / NEC Textil – Confecciones

Aug 2024 - May 2025 (9 months)

Partnered with executive leadership to manage financial workflows totaling S/249M+, automated expense reporting and KPI dashboards to accelerate decision-making, and digitized two years of contracts improving audit readiness and business continuity.

Financial Modeling Budgeting KPIs Stakeholder Management Contract Digitization Audit & Compliance Process Improvement

Administrative Coordinator & Business Partner

Ducasse Perú SAC

Sep 2017 - May 2024 (6 years 8 months)

Led budgeting, scenario planning and forecasting with local and HQ teams, built automated KPI dashboards for Sales, Supply Chain and IT, and drove a 5% gross margin increase via SKU-level Pareto analysis.

Budgeting Forecasting KPIs Scenario Modeling Financial Analysis Stakeholder Management Excel Automation

Commercial Finance & Operations Analyst

Corporación Miyasato SAC

Mar 2014 - Sep 2017 (3 years 6 months)

Optimized pricing, inventory and operational costs across nationwide retail operations, authored a successful business case for a new store and audited corporate P&L reducing allocated common expenses by 7%.

Pricing Strategy Business Case Development Cross Functional Collaboration

FP&A Analyst

Placa Centros MASISA / Adecco Perú (COPEINCA Project)

May 2012 - Feb 2014 (1 year 9 months)

Modeled budgets and forecasts for franchise and manufacturing operations, and improved SAP FM/BO/BPC data transparency and budget control to support expansion planning.

FP&A Forecasting SAP BPC Financial Reporting Scenario Modeling