Catherine Castro
Paranaque City, Metro Manila
Summary
Results-driven SAP professional with 18+ years of experience in SAP implementation, global rollout, system integration, and business transformation across industries such as Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Banking, and Consumer Retail. Proven expertise in SAP FI, CO, PS, solution architecture, financial processes, and SAP integration. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with strong knowledge of financial reporting, controlling, and compliance standards. Skilled in bridging finance and IT, delivering end-to-end SAP solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and business performance. Experienced in global project management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership across APAC and EU regions, including a two-year international assignment in Germany (Continental AG) for global blueprint design and pilot deployment. Over 8 years of experience leading regional teams, driving SAP project delivery, people development, and strategic alignment within complex, multinational environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
SAP Financials Manager / Functional Lead
Aumovio Philippines, Inc. (Continental Automotive Philippines, Inc.)
09.2009 - Current
- Performs overall team management including personnel recruitment, regular staff evaluations, risk management, definition of resource capacity plans for projects and support assignments, and development of team training plans.
- Responsible for the management of SAP systems (no less than 5 ERP, 1 Central Finance & central master data systems) in the APAC region and global IT business applications. Across the business systems portfolio, oversees the development and adoption of enterprise standards, application of design blueprints and integration patterns.
- Leads cross-functional teams to implement operational improvements and enhance production efficiency.
- Organizes and lead an expert team in developing and implementing project deliverables.
- Develops and executes strategic plans to achieve departmental objectives and drive performance.
- Mentors staff, fostering skill development and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- Analyzes processes, identifying opportunities for cost reduction and quality enhancement initiatives.
- Maintains key performance indicators (KPIs) not going below 95% rate by monitoring progress and ensuring alignment with goals.
- Manages and motivates a regional team of 9 to be productive and engaged in work servicing at least 9 countries across APAC plus global work assignments.
- Accomplishes multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Provides technical guidance and support to customers for complex tasks during the implementation & post support.
- Enhances customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Participates in the project management of large IT projects (no less than 10 cycles) by coordinating, planning, and estimating work packages.
- Drives and supports development and implementation of the best-balanced technological solution to meet the needs of the customer/ organization.
- Provides consultancy to complex projects or services based on requests raised by customers.
- Management of multiple complicated/ complex projects simultaneously and effective prioritization of tasks.
- Develops a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Acts as functional expert and be able to recommend appropriate IT solutions or process changes by ensuring product quality in the assigned area following enterprise- defined risk management policies and procedures and achievement of quality targets.
SAP FICO Consultant
Bayantrade, Inc.
09.2007 - 09.2009
- Designed and implemented solutions required by the clients.
- Provided operational support and IT consultation towards daily operations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully complete complex SAP projects (at least 2 full cycles) within tight deadlines.
- Provided consulting services on both new and existing implementations and support projects.
- Industries handled include Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Retail, Oil & Gas & several others.
External Auditor
Punongbayan and Araullo Now P&A Grant Thornton
11.2006 - 04.2007
- Participated in engagement team planning meeting.
- Conducted External Financials Audit and Tax Compliance engagements for banks, retail & non-profit companies.
- Prepared working papers that documented corroborative audit evidence gathered while performing audit procedures.
- Completed and submitted accurate time reports in a timely manner.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Ateneo De Davao University
Davao City, Province Of Davao Del Sur, Philippines03-2006
Skills
- SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling
- SAP Integration
- Data Migration
- System Migration
- Functional and Technical Training
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Interfaces (ALE, RFC, Banks, eInvoice, Readsoft)
- Business Consulting
- Business Process Design
- Financial Standards & Accounting Principles
Affiliations
Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants - CPA (2006)
Timeline
SAP Financials Manager / Functional Lead
Aumovio Philippines, Inc. (Continental Automotive Philippines, Inc.)
09.2009 - Current
SAP FICO Consultant
Bayantrade, Inc.
09.2007 - 09.2009
External Auditor
Punongbayan and Araullo Now P&A Grant Thornton
11.2006 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Ateneo De Davao University
Character References
Foriel Franco
Aumovio Philippines, Inc.- Business Applications Regional Manager
Taguig, Philippines
+639998847243
Hardy Fajardo
Aumovio GmbH – Global Lead SAP FI- Controlling
Schwalbach, Germany
+4915118872229
Karthikay Maithil
Continental - Director IT Hub India & Head of Location
Karnataka, India
+919997825555