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Porto, Pt

Porto, Pt

Vila Nova De Gaia, Oporto, Pt

Matosinhos, Pt

Team Leader of 11 direct employees, in Porto office.Member of the Board.Key Responsabilities:- Preparation, management and realization of company budget forecasts;- Presentation of the monthly results to the Board;- Definition and implementation of KPI metrics;- Preparation of proposals for tax benefits;- Responsible for company merger processes (M&A); - Manager of a Team that covers the following areas: Finance and Accounting | Human Resources | IT | Front Office | Legal (from 2020).Key Projects and Results: AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: - Analysis of profitability by business unit and service that allowed sustainable growth of turnover;- Standardization of the the financial KPIs and reports;- Implementation of processes that allowed a reduction in structural costs through biannual negotiation of contracts with service providers;- During 2020’s March State of Emergency duing to Covid-19 crisis, I had the chance, together with my team and members from different departments, to coordinate and achieve the annual budget’s and KPI targets;- Establishment of a new policy for monthly reports;AS DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERVICES:- Implementation of additional ERP modules;- Implementation of internal tools with a view to streamlining company processes: Employee Portal; Benefits portal;- Able to create an empathic work environment with the team allowing reaching easily the KPI’s settled and demonstrating that the strategic decision of creating a shared services unit was the right one with the rapid growth of the company;

Matosinhos, Pt

Team Leader of 2-3 direct employees, in Porto office.Direct Report to the CEO/Board of Directors. Key Responsabilities:- Financial Controller;- Preparation of monthly internal reporting maps to support business units;- Manager of projects financed by POSC (Programa Operacional Sociedade do Conhecimento);- Preparation of applications for programs financed by the FEDER (Interreg);- Monitoring of projects integrated into the 5th and 6th Community Framework of the European Commission;Key Projects and Results: - Implementation of internal accounting processes - until that moment accounting was carried out externally;- Initial implementation of ERP;- Definition of the process and procedures of the management control area which does not existed;- Reduction of the company's debt in 3 years;- Financial execution rate of the company's financed projects of 100%;- Establishment of a new policy for quartely reports.

I integrated SNL with the main mission of internalizing and developing the financial department from scratch. Direct Report to the CEO. Key Responsabilities:- Financial and management control;- Coordination and implementation of management and accounting procedures (administrative and tax department); - General and Analytical Accounting;- Reporting;- Management Control;Key Projects and Results: - Implementation of internal processes in accounting - until that moment accounting was carried out externally;- Initial implementation of ERP (management software);- Support the strategic decision process;

Leça Do Balio, Leça Do Balio, Pt

As Controller my main mission was to define the business model to be implemented in the Business Center. Direct Report to the CEO. Key Responsabilities:- Mission of building and structuring the business model of this new company;- Coordination and implementation of the company's management procedures - administrative and tax department in the year in which they started;- General and Analytical Accounting;- Reporting;- Management Control;- Tax planning;Key Projects and Results: - Definition of the business model to be implemented in the Business Center;- Preparation of investment control maps for negotiation with Banks;- Team leadership in the financial area;

Advance Management - Open Executive Program, Management

Postgraduate Degree, Technological Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Bacharelado E Licenciatura, Economics - Financial Management And Accountancy