Linda Toscano

About Linda Toscano

PROFILE Generated scale-ups and department effectiveness after holistic venture and…

Experience

1. Investment Committee External Expert

   Alterfin

   Jan 2020 — Present · Brussels, BE

   Probe social investing B Corp rationale for million-euro debt financing to sustainable agriculture SMEs (certified cocoa, coffee) and microfinance institutions (microloans, savings) that benefit smallholders and entrepreneurs. The loan portfolio (EUR 123 million) is distributed across 32 low-income countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.Authorized $52M to 47 scalable and SDG-impacting companies after review of their growth and expansion strategy, operations potential, and risk score. Examined PESTLE and SWOT factors, industry volatility, market positioning, operations (production, logistics, commodity buyers, credit products, branches, fintech, borrowers), shareholders, lenders, governance dynamics, management systems, ratios, financials, and Environmental & Social scores.

Education

• Rutgers University - Newark

  Bachelor's degree

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Change Management
• Financial Reporting
• Internal Controls
• Strategy
• Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Coaching
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Kpi Dashboards
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Finance
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Strategy
• Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Team Building
• Management
• Program Management
• Variance Analysis
• Internal Audit
• Auditing
• Balanced Scorecard
• Balance Sheet Review
• Leadership
• General Ledger
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• P&L Review
• Team Management