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Monção, Pt

I am a strategic financial expert with over 19 years of experience, playing a crucial role in guiding the financial and strategic management of organizations. My skills encompass financial analysis, strategic planning, financial control, and project management.Responsibilities:- Guiding senior management in strategic decision-making.- Developing and implementing business plans to optimize profitability.- Critically evaluating investment projects, including financial feasibility analyses.- Conducting detailed market and competitive analyses to guide growth strategies.- Coordinating applications for community programs to secure funding.- Defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and creating dashboards for monitoring.- Actively participating in strategic meetings with clients and partners.- Managing relationships with community program managers.Results:- Made significant contributions to increasing the profitability and operational efficiency of client companies.- Designed customized dashboards that facilitated more effective financial performance analysis.- Collaborated successfully in securing funding through community programs.- Developed strategies that led to a significant increase in client market share.

As Director for 11 years, I focused on Operational Resource Management, leading teams, and providing essential technical supportResponsibilities:- Comprehensive operational resource management with a focus on optimizing efficiency.- Leadership and development of high-performing teams, ensuring team members reach their maximum potential.- Provision of specialized technical support, guiding the team and resolving complex technical challenges.Results:- Actively participated in meetings with internal and external clients to understand their needs and deliver personalized solutions.- Managed and motivated teams to achieve goals and objectives, resulting in significant performance improvements.- Led successful recruitment processes, identifying and hiring key talents to strengthen the team.

Porto, Portugal

During these six years as CEO, I have developed a strong expertise in defining business strategies, representing the company, and managing financial resources.Responsibilities:- Defining business strategy and direction to achieve financial objectives.- Representing the company in strategic negotiations and high-level partnerships.- Effective management of financial resources, including budgeting, financial control, and profit and loss analysis.- Leadership and management of multifunctional teams to achieve goals and objectives.- Coordinating applications for community programs to maximize external resources.Results:- Actively participating in internal strategy meetings and objective control to ensure alignment with financial goals.- Participating in meetings with clients and suppliers to strengthen strategic relationships.- Making an active contribution to relations with DRAPN (other relevant regulatory entities) and Community Program Managers.- Recruiting key talents to drive team and company growth.- Skillful banking negotiation to optimize financial operations.- Overseeing pedagogical direction to enhance process performance and efficiency.

Porto, Portugal

Over nearly four years, I played a pivotal role as an Administrative and Financial Manager, blending analytical skills in the analysis of accounting and financial documents with the ability to provide training in key business areas.Responsibilities:- In-depth analysis of accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy and compliance.- Preparation of financial and pedagogical dossiers for training programs.- Serving as a trainer in areas such as taxation, strategic planning, financial analysis, inventory management, globalization of markets, organizational management systems, and production management.- Oversight of payments to trainers and trainees (Cash Flow).- Preparation of payment requests for financing programs.Results:- Created and prepared financial and pedagogical dossiers for training programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.- Enforced stringent control over payments to trainers and trainees, ensuring adherence to deadlines.- Successfully prepared payment requests for financing programs, ensuring efficient allocation of financial resources.- As a trainer, delivered training in various key business areas, equipping individuals to tackle complex challenges.

Porto, Portugal

I have developed extensive expertise in defining and calculating production costs, analyzing accounting and financial documents, preparing accurate and relevant financial statements, consolidating accounts, managing cash flow, and conducting financial analysis.Responsibilities:- In-depth definition and detailed calculation of production costs to optimize expenses.- Thorough analysis of accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy and compliance.- Preparation of precise and relevant financial statements.- Consolidation of accounts for group companies.. Management of cash flow to ensure adequate financial liquidity.- Conducting comprehensive financial analyses to inform strategic decisions.Results:- Produced financial statements for all group companies, providing clear insights into financial health.- Successfully executed the consolidation of accounts, offering a unified view of the group's financial operations.- Coordinated with external auditors (BIG4) to ensure compliance and financial transparency.- Actively participated in internal meetings to define control and management models, aligning financial strategies with corporate goals.

Porto, Portugal

In this role, I gained specialized expertise in several key areas, including budgeting, financial projections, management information preparation, and product costing.Responsibilities:- Elaboration and detailed analysis of budgets, with a focus on identifying and correcting deviations.- Preparation of financial projections to guide strategic decisions.- Creation of precise management information to monitor performance.- Product costing to optimize production process efficiency.- Active participation in meetings to define and automate management information.- Collaboration in defining the chart of accounts to be used in analytical accounting.Results:- Significant contribution in meetings to define and automate management information, enhancing operational efficiency.- Participation in defining the chart of accounts for analytical accounting, ensuring a robust framework for financial analysis.- Elaboration and analysis of budgets that led to timely corrections of deviations and effective resource allocation.- Development of financial projections that informed successful strategic decisions.

Porto, Portugal

As a Management Control Technician, I focused on key areas such as budgeting, creating management information with relevant indicator calculations, financial projections, and sectoral and global studies.Responsibilities:- Elaboration and detailed analysis of budgets, with an emphasis on identifying and correcting deviations.- Definition and calculation of key performance indicators to provide relevant management information.- Preparation of financial projections to guide strategic decisions.- Participation in sectoral and global studies to provide valuable information to the Management.- Responsible for creating the base program for budget preparation in Excel.- Preparation of analysis reports used in the decision-making process by the Management.Results:- Developed the Excel-based base program for efficient budgeting, improving accuracy and process agility.- Prepared analysis reports that played a critical role in strategic decision-making by the Management.- Collaborated on sectoral and global studies that provided valuable insights for the company's guidance.

Porto, Portugal

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Porto, Portugal

As an Intern in Management Control, I have gained experience in fundamental areas such as treasury management, bank reconciliation, management control analysis, accounts consolidation, and product costing.Responsibilities:- Participation in treasury management, with a focus on efficient financial resource management.- Conducting bank reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of financial transactions.- Monthly and annual management control analysis to identify areas for improvement.- Assisting in accounts consolidation to provide a consolidated view of financial operations.- Contributing to product costing to optimize processes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Postgraduate, Financial Management

Postgraduate, Hospital And Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

Master’S In Management, Administration And Training Audit

Foundation Degree, Viticulture And Enology