Fernanda Souza Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

São Paulo, Brazil

• P&L Analysis: Analyzed Profit and Loss performance and operational expenditure to evaluate financial efficiency.
• Control of New CAPEX Acquisitions: Monitored and controlled new CAPEX acquisitions, ensuring that investments are aligned with financial planning and the company's growth strategies.
• Monthly Closing: Monitored financial performance, prepared provisions, accounting reclassifications, and conducted variance analyses with detailed, insightful commentary.
• Business Partnering: Collaborated across departments to control expenditures and identify financial risks and opportunities.
• Budget Preparation: Prepared annual budgets and quarterly forecasts to support financial planning.
• Reporting: Submitted financial reports, dashboards, and presentations to provide actionable insights for management.

Barueri, São Paulo, Brasil

• P&L Analysis: Conducted P&L analysis to evaluate SG&A performance and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Monthly Closing: Monitored financial performance during monthly closing, prepared variance analyses, and provided insightful commentary on financial results.
• Business Partner: Collaborated with departments to control expenditures and ensure data accuracy for financial reporting.
• Weekly Rolling Forecast: Analyzed sales performance and forecasted gross margin on a weekly basis to inform strategic decisions.
• Budget Preparation: Led the annual budget preparation and quarterly forecasting, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Marketing Investment Fund: Managed commercial agreements and contracts related to the marketing investment fund.

São Paulo, Brasil

• Operating Expenses Analysis: Performed analysis of operating expenses for distribution centres, maintained a financial simulator for accurate expense forecasting.
• Inventory Tracking: Monitored inventory adjustments and assessed the financial impact of returns.
• Monthly Closing: Oversaw financial performance during monthly closings, conducted variance analyses, and provided insightful commentary on financial results.
• Budget and Forecast Support: Assisted with annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes.
• Transport Contracts: Supported the approval of transport contracts at the finance level.
• Gross Margin Analysis: Reconciled gross margin variations for both local and international reporting, providing detailed explanations.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• P&L Analysis: Conducted P&L analysis, focusing on analyzing gross margin by unit.
• Operating Cost Analysis: Evaluated the impacts on operating costs, including inventory balance, sales, production demand, freight, and foreign exchange (FX) rates.
• Commercial Team Support: Assisted the commercial team with cost analysis and setting sales prices for new products.
• Budget and Forecast Preparation: Prepared annual budgets and monthly forecasts by product line.
• Financial Reporting: Generated financial reports with detailed justifications for budget variations to provide insights to managers.

Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brasil

• Monthly Closing: Monitored financial performance, analysed accounting entries by cost centre, and prepared provisions and reclassifications during the monthly closing process.
• Budget Support: Assisted in annual budget preparation and quarterly forecasts, ensuring accurate financial planning.
• Executive Presentations: Developed executive presentations with financial analyses, explaining variations between actual and projected results to management.
• Financial Viability Analysis: Conducted financial viability analyses of projects to assess their feasibility and impact on the organization.

Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

• Logistics Project Development: implemented projects to enhance operational efficiency and cost reduction.
• Operational Management Studies: conducted analyses including process time, resource sizing, goal setting, and layout updates.
• Feasibility Analysis: evaluated project feasibility, ROI, and provided quotes for new processes.

Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting

Centificate, English

Activities and Societies: English exchange - Vancouver