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Manuel Ferreira

@manuelferreira

Former LATAM CFO with 25+ years in finance leadership, FP&A, accounting, and transformation. Turning financial complexity into business decisions.

Mexico
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I am a senior finance executive with over 25 years of experience leading finance organizations across Mexico and Latin America, including CFO positions in multinational companies operating in manufacturing, retail, and business services.

Throughout my career at EZCORP, Mubea, Lear Corporation, IAC, and IGECO, I have partnered with CEOs, regional presidents, global CFOs, and executive leadership teams to improve financial performance, strengthen governance, optimize cash flow, and support strategic business decisions.

Some of my key achievements include:

  • Led finance operations across five Latin American countries, supporting a network of approximately 660 retail locations and managing a finance organization of around 90 professionals.

  • Reduced the financial closing cycle from 12 to 2 business days through process standardization and stronger financial controls.

  • Supported the integration of 130 acquired retail locations, aligning financial reporting and operational processes.

  • Led finance operations for three automotive manufacturing plants with approximately 2,000 employees, including SAP implementation, cost accounting, financial planning, and internal controls.

  • Delivered significant working capital improvements, tax recoveries, and operational efficiencies across multiple organizations.

  • Developed shared services, automated financial processes, and strengthened reporting under US GAAP, IFRS, and Mexican accounting standards.

My expertise includes financial strategy, FP&A, accounting and financial reporting, treasury, cash flow management, business partnering, internal controls, ERP transformation, and organizational leadership.

What interests me most is helping businesses make better decisions. I enjoy working closely with operational and commercial leaders, translating financial complexity into actionable insights, and building finance functions that contribute directly to business performance.

I am particularly interested in CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Financial Controller, and Strategic Finance Business Partner opportunities. I am open to different industries, including retail, technology, consumer goods, manufacturing, and business services.

Based in Querétaro, Mexico, I am fluent in English and Spanish and interested in remote opportunities with international organizations, particularly roles involving cross-border collaboration, financial transformation, and strategic business leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IC

CFO North America & Deputy General Manager

IGECO Mexico / Italian German Exhibition Company

Feb 2025 - Sep 2026 (1 year 7 months)

Full accountability for finance, accounting, treasury, tax, payroll, administration, public relations, procurement, and human resources across Mexico and Canada. Reorganized and stabilized the finance function, implemented cash-flow models, reduced financial close to 5 business days, and recovered MXN 3.1M in cash.

EZCORP logoEZ

CFO Latin America

May 2020 - May 2023 (3 years)

Full regional accountability for FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, purchases, gold processing, and internal controls across five countries, leading a finance organization of ~90 professionals supporting 1,200+ stores. Led finance workstream for acquisition of 130+ stores, reduced financial close from 12 to 2 business days, and introduced silver operations in Guatemala generating 15% sales increase.

Mubea Automotive logoMA

CFO Mexico

Mubea Automotive

Oct 2016 - Feb 2019 (2 years 4 months)

Full accountability for finance, accounting, treasury, FP&A, tax, internal controls, and IT governance across Mexico, covering three manufacturing plants and one logistics warehouse. Rebuilt accounts receivable process reducing overdue receivables from ~11% to ~1%, secured ~USD 3M in tax refunds, and implemented SAP across 3 plants.

Lear Corporation / International Automotive Components logoLC

Sr. Finance Director

Mar 1999 - Aug 2016 (17 years 5 months)

Progressed from plant-level accounting to senior finance leadership, spanning plant finance, central accounting, tax, treasury, internal controls, and shared services across Mexico operations. Contributed to maquiladora restructuring delivering >USD 10M in annual tax savings and centralized AR/AP into shared services.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UP

Universidad del Pedregal

Bachelor's Degree, Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Universidad del Pedregal in Mexico City.

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