Cesar Augusto Silva Zanella Email & Phone Number

Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil

Reporte ao CFO Latam• Responsável pelo Departamento Tributário, gerenciando uma equipe de 19 pessoas.• Reporte dos resultados mensais ao Grupo na Irlanda e ao CFO Latam diretamente.• Manter e expandir benefícios fiscais para todas as 05 fábricas no Brasil e uma Trading company.• Vislumbrar cenários e criar planos de ação de planejamento tributário para criação de novas fábricas no Brasil e Região Latam. • Estruturação tributária das operações Uruguai e Paraguai. Obtenção de benefícios fiscais e aplicação de Tratados Internacionais.

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- Identify tax savings and opportunities with a focus on profitable sustainable growth;- Proactively follow up on tax law changes and recommend new processes and taxstrategies in order to mitigate risk;- Manage Corporate income tax and Indirect tax and audits related to the Hilti´s Brazilianoperations;- Effective management of the Brazil tax team ensuring that processes are standardized,tools are efficiently used, compliance is accurate and timely and best practices arecontinually developed;- Work closely with the business to ensure local reporting compliance and to find the besttax/legal suitable pragmatic alternatives for the company and the Group;- Responsible for general commercial contracts, finance, employment, real estate,corporate, regulatory, compliance;- Support on elaboration of administrative / judicial defenses;- Supervise the implementation of tax law changes on SAP.Accomplishments- Implementation of tax planning strategies and benefits resulting in cash flow savingsand cost reductions (over 4MM in cash flow savings);- Monetization of tax credits (over 1MM monetized);- Implementation (end-to-end) of Services for the Brazilian branch bussines model;- Leader of the cross-functional implementation of SAP-TAXBRA and Guepardo´s FiscalModules for a 100% automated tax activities and reportings;- Building strong relationships and responsible for the development, performance andtraining of the Tax team to enhance skills in current roles and to foster their professionaldevelopment as individuals and for the benefit of the company while still meetingbusiness needs.

- Support Siemens business in all tax related matters ensuring that Siemens fully complieswith applicable tax law whilst avoiding unnecessary tax cost and thereby contributing tothe overall Siemens success;- Develop all tax plans intended to improve cash flow and net income, to minimize riskand maximize opportunities for Siemens Brazil;- Providing tax calculation requirements for projects and business initiatives;- Actively participating in projects throughout assisting with the implementation ofbusiness initiatives, including working with various teams and departments based inBrazil and Germany;- Also responsible for indirect tax, technical support for the local business, financial andaccounting teams, interaction with external auditors, lawyers and other externaladvisors regarding tax planning, ancillary obligations, accounting reconciliations, auditand reporting to headquarters;Accomplishments - Negotiation of tax benefits with State Government authorities for the implementationof the Metrô Bahia Project (over 6MM in savings);- Negotiation of tax benefits and installment payments with State Governmentauthorities of São Paulo due to import operations (over 150MM negotiated);- Monetazing tax credits (over 50MM monetized);- Planning, creation and closure of branches all over Brazil for specific projects;- Implementing new services related to new projects and bussinesses (Belo MonteHVDC).

- Drafting legal opinions and recommending tax positions for business initiatives;- In-depth analysis of topics related to all Brazilian taxes: ICMS, ICMS-ST, PIS, COFINS,IRPJ, CSLL, ISS, IPI, WHT, CIDE, Royalties and IOF;- Risk assessment for M&A and Due Diligence projects considering FAS 5 and FIN 48accounting standards;- Tax planning for foreign investors and cash repatriation;- Elaborating Memorandum of Understanding concerning Special Tax Regimes andGreenfield projects (establishment of automotive plants in Brazil);- Elaborating memorandums and recommending the most tax effective structurecorporate restructuring processes (share deal x asset deal).

- Lead the team to provide exceptional multifunctional services at global level;- Identify customer’s needs, enhancing the current relationship;- Participate actively in decision-making with the service management;- Administer multiple responsibilities equally important. Define the priorities of tasksbased on its importance and urgency;- Elaborating English-Portuguese contracts, Elaborating Tax Equalizations, Gross Upcalculation, Analysis and implementation of international Treaties, Pleas towardsBrazilian Revenue, Tax planning and tax compliances.

Post-Graduation, Tax Law

Post Graduation, Accounting And Tax Planning

Post Graduation, Shareholder Strategies, Tax And Accounting Reflection

Graduation, Law