Maria Pia Maggi

Finance and Operations leader with 20+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, controlling, revenue management, and operational support leading regional finance organizations across Latin America. Proven track record delivering revenue growth (~30%, USD 60M), leading multi-country teams and driving transformation initiatives. Extensive experience in LatAm expansion, including setting up new operations, legal and tax structure design, and regulatory compliance.

Served as Chief of Staff to local office leadership at BCG, managing key priorities for business growth and team development. Passionate about finance as a business enabler, cross-functional collaboration and operational excellence

Head of Finance GBS SL at SIEMENS GBS (2025-01 – Present)

• Managing P&L business, achieving revenue, profit, productivity targets and financial strategy for service line
• Collaborating with global teams to implement standardized processes
• Driving cost optimization and productivity improvements across operations

Financial and Operational Senior Advisor at Independent Consultant (2024-01 – 2025-01)

• Acted as Business Partner for finance strategy and decision-making support for CEOs
• Designed management reports, prepared annual and long-range plans, performed variance analysis, and recommended actions
• Optimized cost structures and accounting processes, integrating finance and operations
• Ensured regulatory compliance for local accounting and tax matters, internal controls and audits
• Specialized in bridging the gap between finance and operations to improve decision-making and business performance
• Selected companies: Maritima Meridian, Farmagram (Gerardo Ramon y Cia SAIC)

Spanish South America Finance Senior Director at BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) (2019-01 – 2023-12)

• Led the finance function for Spanish South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Panamá)
• Restructured and transformed the regional finance team
• Led annual and long-range planning, re-forecasting, variance analysis, and financial KPIs reporting
• Achieved 30% annual growth in revenue management (~USD 60M/year) through pricing and operations transformation
• Supported global intercompany processes: mapped transactions, designed and implemented new cloud-based ERP
• Partnered with leadership on investment analysis, regional growth initiatives, regional tax compliance and risk management

Finance & Operations Director at BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) (2016-01 – 2019-12)

Head of Finance & Operations - Senior Manager at BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) (2014-01 – 2016-12)

Controller & Chief of Staff to Office Leadership at BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) (2004-01 – 2014-12)

• Managed financial, operational, and administrative functions for the Buenos Aires and Santiago offices
• Acted as strategic partner and right hand to senior leadership, supporting key decision-making processes and the execution of business priorities
• Managed the opening of new BCG offices in Chile, Colombia, Peru: designed legal, tax, financial, and operational structures
• Led Human Resources operations, including recruitment, career development, and team management
• Managed financial planning, capacity planning, reporting, budgeting, and project profitability analysis
• Controlled accounting processes, regional tax compliance, monthly closings (US GAAP), results analysis, reporting, internal control
• Managed client case operations, including pricing, evaluation of case economics, budget development and profitability tracking
• Led internal communication, prioritized cross-functional initiatives, and facilitated alignment between local leadership and regional/global teams

Finance & Accounting Supervisor at FUTUREBRAND S.A. (2000-01 – 2004-12)

• Managed accounting and reporting for Argentina and Chile
• Led financial planning, budgeting, and results analysis under US GAAP

Auditor at PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (1997-01 – 2000-12)

• Performed audits, controls evaluation, and accounting system documentation across various industries

Trainee (Tax Department) at SOCIEDAD COMERCIAL DEL PLATA (HOLDING) (1996-01 – 1997-12)

Master in Business Administration – IAE BUSINESS SCHOOL (2008-01 – 2009-12)

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (Public Accountant) – UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA (UCA) (1992-01 – 1998-12)