Notable Highlight
Reduced close cycle from 18–20 days to 3–5 days and cut tax advisor costs by approximately k annually at a M-funded SaaS hardware startup, managing end-to-end finance operations across FP&A, treasury, and multi-entity tax compliance.
Experience Summary
Diego accumulated over eight years of progressive experience in accounting and finance, beginning in Accounts Payable and advancing through Financial Controller, FP&A Manager, and Head of Finance roles at a US-based SaaS startup. He developed deep expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, treasury, monthly close, and financial statement preparation under US GAAP. In his current role as Head of Finance and Controller, he reported directly to the CEO and oversaw the company's entire finance function, including payroll, tax, treasury, compliance, and financial systems. He managed complex multi-entity operations involving inventory, COGS, ASC 606 revenue recognition, subscriptions, logistics, and cross-border tax compliance across the US, Canada, and Europe. He demonstrated proficiency with QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, Bill.com, SAP, RAMP, and modern finance technology.
Key Achievements
Diego transformed finance operations into a highly efficient, automated function. He reduced the monthly close process from 18–20 days to 3–5 days by redesigning reconciliations, journal entry workflows, and reporting processes. He identified and secured over in available US R&D tax credits and recovered more than in previously overpaid VAT. He implemented operational and system improvements that generated approximately in savings by optimizing telecom and infrastructure costs. He built automation using AI and modern finance tools to improve accuracy, reduce manual work, and enable finance teams to focus on higher-value strategic initiatives.
Skills
Work Experience
Head of Finance / Finance Lead
DI( · Remote · Mar 2022 – Present
- Supported ~M of fundraising activity through forecasts, operating plans, financial statements, KPI reporting, diligence materials, and investor data-room support.
- Owned end-to-end finance stack across FP&A, close, treasury, tax workflows, payroll, reporting, systems, and external providers, consolidating fragmented work into a lean accountable function.
- Supported annual operating burn reaching ~M with weekly runway/cash forecasting used for hiring, layoffs, vendor spend, pricing, product, and cost-control decisions.
- Reduced close cycle from 18–20 days to 3–5 days by rebuilding reconciliations, journal entry workflows, schedules, documentation, and reporting cadence across multi-entity operations.
- Reduced tax advisor costs by ~k annually by preparing federal/multi-state corporate tax workpapers, 1120 support, nexus/apportionment, NOLs, R&D credits, and e-file workflows.
- Managed treasury visibility up to ~M cash / ~M assets across Rho, Mercury, Wise, Coinbase Prime, and Safe/Gnosis with daily liquidity and cross-entity cash planning.
- Built executive finance/data infrastructure across BigQuery, Fivetran, Looker, Metabase, QBO, Bill.com, Stripe, Shopify, and internal systems.
- Reduced sales-tax compliance cost 50–60% through Avalara implementation and internal workflows; coordinated Canada GST/HST/PST, EU VAT/OSS, and VAT recovery work.
- Reduced operating burn ~30% and logistics cost/time 60–65% through vendor rationalization, infra/SaaS review, ShipBob/FlavorCloud implementation, and operational redesign.
FP&A Manager
HC · Remote · Aug 2021 – Mar 2022
- Built first usable 12-month cash-flow forecast with actual-vs-estimate tracking for cash, inventory, debt, and runway visibility.
- Rebuilt broken FP&A and inventory planning processes with advanced Excel/VBA models for demand planning, purchasing, cash forecasting, and margin analysis.
- Supported a team of 6 analysts and partnered with CFO/Controller on reporting, planning, forecasting, and financial data integrity.
- Led cleanup of historical financial errors dating back to 2018 across major sales and bank accounts, restoring trust in reporting.
Head of Operations
OR · Remote · Jun 2021 – Nov 2022
- Owned finance-adjacent operations including invoicing, journal entries, reconciliations, AR follow-up, Xero accounting, inventory, and logistics workflows.
- Reduced logistics costs ~50% through supplier and process optimization.
- Processed 20k+ rate inputs with Python to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual work.
- Supported German VAT reporting and cross-border operational workflows.
Financial Controller
EMC · Buenos Aires · Jan 2020 – Sep 2021
- Owned monthly close, reporting, reconciliations, inventory, and AR/AP workflows under strict deadlines and audit standards.
- Managed CAD ~M monthly transactions with 100% on-time payments.
- Built extraction and reconciliation workflows and uncovered M+ in missed receivables.
AR/AP Analyst
Acc.
- Buenos Aires · Early career
- Handled invoicing, payments, and dispute management in a high-volume transaction environment.
- Managed workflows involving ~M daily payment volumes while building transaction discipline, process rigor, and operational control habits.