About Michael
Michael Ovalles is a Senior Managing Director in the Office of the CFO Solutions practice. Mr. Ovalles focuses on assisting a broad range of clients achieve finance function and back-office excellence through digitalization and automation, operating model realignment, organizational structure redesign, integration, cost reduction and other finance transformation initiatives. With more than 20 years of experience, he is a finance transformation expert helping companies modernize their finance functions.
Mr. Ovalles complements his technical expertise with strong leadership and project management skills. His approach to solving clients’ business challenges focuses on designing and implementing transformation programs to lower the cost of finance, improve service levels and turn finance into a partner to the business. He has successfully led the execution of these programs by optimizing the current operating model, embedding digital solutions and smart automation, leaning out organizational structures, launching shared services and/or outsourcing initiatives, leveraging data and analytics and improving the customer experience of internal and external stakeholders of the finance function. Mr. Ovalles’ clients benefit from his problem-solving skills, strong technical expertise, global acumen and the passion and energy he brings to his projects.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Ovalles was a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (“PwC”) Finance Effectiveness practice, where he successfully delivered large finance transformation solutions to a broad range of clients for more than 12 years. In addition, Mr. Ovalles worked as a Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner at INTESA, a high-tech joint venture between Venezuela’s oil giant PDVSA and San Diego-based SAIC. He began his professional career as an auditor with PwC.
Mr. Ovalles holds a Certified Public Accounting degree from Andres Bello Catholic University and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Certifications
Blackline Account Reconciliations Module Certified Implementation Professional
Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management 11.1.2 Administration Ed 2 PRV Certification
Workday Financial Management Implementator Certification
Education
Certified Public Accountant Degree, Andres Bello Catholic University
M.B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Contact
T: +1 312 342 8265
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Office
One Biscayne Tower
2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1850
Miami, FL 33131
United States
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Expertise
Corporate Finance
Financial Management Process Improvement
Financial Planning & Analysis
Office of the CFO Solutions