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Stuttgart, Bw, De

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- Reconcile worldwide Sales Targets and Sales Budgets with management;- Monthly review of Sales Forecasts made by subsidiaries;- Group-wide month-end Sales Forecast;- Support HQ sales departments during Budget process (i.e. cost center and investment planning);- Support in sales related Business Cases as Business Partner;- Regularly monitor cost development of sales costs (HQ and subsidiaries);- Finance related sales topics (ROI, profitability, Group Contribution Margin).

Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil

- Co-pilot of the management on different levels, reporting to Kärcher in Germany and CFO Latin America;- Commercial consultant and challenger with focus on transparency, interpretation and performance management for the subsidiaries located in Latin America;- Linking and mediating the areas of Finance, Sales and Operations within the subsidiaries;- Providing accurate financial information to guide the decision-making;- Challenging ambition level of operational and strategic decisions by making proposals for sales and profitability targets;- Identification of risks and opportunities to set impulses, determine focus projects and its development.

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

- Responsible for preparing, analyzing and reporting the P&L Statements on a monthly basis, for the companies located in Brazil and its subsidiaries in Mexico and Colombia;- Performing budgeting, forecasting and analysis on EBITDA level;- Creation of management reports, board presentation materials and performance dashboards;- Month-end procedures including Management Accounting closing process, support in Financial Accounting closing process and cash flow statements.

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

- Responsible for planning, controlling and reporting the Budget, Headcount and Cost Allocation of the Corporate Logistics Department in Brazil and Latin America;- Monthly closing of logistics costs, analyzing real vs planned;- Development and monitoring of cost related projects;- Analysis and reporting of KPI's;- Cost integration and centralization in Latin America.

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

- External accounting audit procedures for small and medium-sized companies in several segments, such as agribusiness, automotive, IT and manufacturing;- Mapping and managing risks;- Managing the evaluation and testing of the design and implementation of accounting and internal controls, offering recommendation for any weaknesses identified, and identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements;- Monitoring physical inventories;- Plan and conduct the audit according to audit standards in order to assure financial statements and reports are fairly presented in alignment accounting standards and policies;- Provide on-the-job training to staff team members, challenge their professional skills, and provide timely feedback in relation to ongoing job performance.

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

- External accounting audit procedures for small and medium-sized companies in several segments, such as agribusiness, automotive, IT and manufacturing;- Mapping and managing risks;- Understand, evaluate and test the design and implementation of accounting and internal controls, offering recommendation for any weaknesses identified, and identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements;- Monitoring and conducting physical inventories.

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

- Purchasing from local and external suppliers;- Monitoring of import and export processes;- Daily contact with international suppliers;- Inventory planning and control.

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

- Monitoring excess inventory for obsolete components (Scrap Exceeding Material Control);- Assistance in the development of key strategies, planning and execution of activities associated with Logistics and Supply Chain department;- Material control with strategic buffer and high coverage items.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Controlling

Postgraduate thesis: Valuation of a Small Business in the Automotive Services Sector

Bachelor Of Accounting Sciences, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management

Journal article publication - based on Bachelor thesis: BALLESTERO, A.; NOGUEIRA, I. V.; VITORINO FILHO, V. A. Level of voluntary.