Finance Professional with over 16 years of experience, being 5 years in “Big Four” in auditing and tax and over 10 years of experience as a Controller and Finance Manager leading large teams in the areas of FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury and Personnel. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS With significant experience as a Business Partner, influencing and participating in strategic decisions, his biggest achievement to date was playing a pivotal role in the successful turnaround of a large company which resulted in:• 25% in EBITDA CAGR• Reduction of net debt ratio from 5.6x to 0.6x• Reduction of the Financial Cycle from 104 days to 63 days• Increase if 4.7pp of gross margin As independent Tax Consultant, he achieved a 20% increase in his client's EBITDA through a 2.5% reduction of ICMS (VAT) tax liability, a 1.6% decrease of importation costs and 10% of logistic costs, as well as a 30-day reduction of importation leadtime.bistene@gmail.com+55 31 99068-0302