As an experienced finance leader, I have accumulated a diverse skill set that includes financial analysis, strategic planning, strict financial control, team leadership, and change management. Throughout my career, my commitment to driving financial excellence and fostering positive change has been a driving force.I excel at scrutinise complex financial data to provide actionable insights that drive informed decision-making in the field of financial analysis. My financial planning expertise enables me to develop and implement strategies that optimize performance, reduce costs, and increase profitability. I'm equally skilful at maintaining strict financial control, ensuring that budgets are followed and financial goals are met.I've successfully navigated organisations through periods of change, whether it's the adoption of new technologies, the streamlining of processes, or the adaptation to shifting market dynamics. I'm skilled at leading teams through transition phases, ensuring a smooth and efficient change management process while mitigating disruption.
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Finance OwnershipRauva Mar 2024 - PresentLisbon, Portugal🚀 Responsibilities:Finance Department ownership where I am responsible for building Finance department, insourcing the accounting team and procedures and implement a new ERP. -
Commercial Operations Manager - Fintech OpsFarfetch May 2022 - Mar 2024Lisbon, Portugal🚀Responsibilities:As a Commercial Operations Manager at Farfetch I drove financial excellence and operational efficiency in the dynamic Fintech landscape.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Financial Reporting & P&L Oversight: Successfully created and implemented departmental financial reporting processes and touchpoints, ensuring meticulous budget adherence, and maintaining the FintechOps P&L.- Financial Controls and Compliance: Established robust financial control procedures to ensure… Show more 🚀Responsibilities:As a Commercial Operations Manager at Farfetch I drove financial excellence and operational efficiency in the dynamic Fintech landscape.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Financial Reporting & P&L Oversight: Successfully created and implemented departmental financial reporting processes and touchpoints, ensuring meticulous budget adherence, and maintaining the FintechOps P&L.- Financial Controls and Compliance: Established robust financial control procedures to ensure effective compliance controls for all Payments & Fraud activities, achieving a 1m$ savings on a yearly basis. Managed areas such as payment processing fees, chargebacks, software costs, and reconciliation, ensuring a secure and compliant financial environment achieving a 99.9% of operational reconciliation (payment provider vs internal sales).- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Streamlined communications across departments such as Ops Strategy, Finance, Treasury, Procurement, Legal, and Marketing, fostering collaboration and efficiency in achieving financial goals.- Strategic Pricing and Proposition Development: Coordinated pricing inputs for Farfetch Platform Solutions on our Fintech Ops as-a-service proposition, ensuring the delivery of compelling services while maintaining profitability, by applying strategic pricing strategies aligned with the value proposition for both current and prospective clients.- Supplier Relationship Management: Ensured effective commercial terms with providers, supporting negotiations in strict adherence to Farfetch Standards, achieving a 3m$ savings on a yearly basis. Show less -
Commercial Finance ManagerDentsu International Jun 2021 - May 2022🚀Responsibilities:Led the creation of the commercial finance team in Portugal for the German media industry. Working closely with senior management and the finance department, I have been at the forefront of providing timely analysis, intelligent insights and strategic recommendations to drive operational and financial excellence.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Team Development: Responsible for developing a robust Commercial Finance team, fostering collaboration and ensuring an… Show more 🚀Responsibilities:Led the creation of the commercial finance team in Portugal for the German media industry. Working closely with senior management and the finance department, I have been at the forefront of providing timely analysis, intelligent insights and strategic recommendations to drive operational and financial excellence.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Team Development: Responsible for developing a robust Commercial Finance team, fostering collaboration and ensuring an impactful presence across the organization.- Market leadership: Lead the monthly financial analysis of the market and ensure that executives understand the critical performance drivers and can make informed decisions.- Strategic Collaboration: worked closely with senior management to gain valuable insights that challenge and guide operational, financial and strategic decisions. Show less -
Senior Financial Analyst – Finance TransformationHiscox Jul 2018 - May 2021🚀 Responsibilities:Played a pivotal role as a Senior Finance Analyst in a transformative journey revamping end-to-end financial procedures and initiating significant changes on financials tools such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Consolidation, FP&A and Finance Data Warehouse.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Process Redesign: Contributed to the redesign of end-to-end financial processes, optimizing efficiency and ensuring compliance with industry standards.-… Show more 🚀 Responsibilities:Played a pivotal role as a Senior Finance Analyst in a transformative journey revamping end-to-end financial procedures and initiating significant changes on financials tools such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Consolidation, FP&A and Finance Data Warehouse.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Process Redesign: Contributed to the redesign of end-to-end financial processes, optimizing efficiency and ensuring compliance with industry standards.- System Implementations: Involved on the orchestration of the the transition to new platforms for General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets and Consolidation and improved data accuracy and reporting capabilities.- FP&A tool enhancement: Spearheaded enhancements to FP&A tools that provide stakeholders with more robust analysis and forecasting capabilities.- Data Warehouse Revamp: Supported the revamp of the finance data warehouse, streamlining data flow and improving accessibility for reporting and analysis. Show less -
Senior Finance Planning And AnalysisHiscox Nov 2017 - Jun 2018🚀 Responsibilities:As an experienced financial expert specializing in planning and analysis, I had the privilege of making an important contribution to the European business unit, driving financial strategies and supporting data-driven decisions. 🛠️ Key Achievements:- Strategic Financial Planning: Organized comprehensive financial planning processes that aligned the strategies with the objectives of the Business Unit Europe.- Performance Analysis: Conducted in-depth… Show more 🚀 Responsibilities:As an experienced financial expert specializing in planning and analysis, I had the privilege of making an important contribution to the European business unit, driving financial strategies and supporting data-driven decisions. 🛠️ Key Achievements:- Strategic Financial Planning: Organized comprehensive financial planning processes that aligned the strategies with the objectives of the Business Unit Europe.- Performance Analysis: Conducted in-depth performance analysis and delivered actionable insights to optimize operational efficiency and maximize profitability.- Forecasting and Budgeting: Led the development of accurate financial forecasts and budgets, ensuring the Europe business unit's financial targets were met.- Cross-functional collaboration: Worked seamlessly with other departments to integrate financial planning into business operations. - Finance projects: Support the European finance team in implementing the necessary changes resulting from the Brexit process. Implement procedures and controls for the new European Legal Entities. Contact person for Europe FP&A for the Finance Transformation Program. Show less -
Senior Financial Project ManagerBnp Paribas Mar 2016 - Oct 2017Rua Alexandre Herculano. 50 Lisboa🚀 Responsibilities:Led the implemenation of a robust Project Assurance team to ensure the success of the major global digital and efficiency transformation program sponsored by the BNP Paribas Group🛠️ Key Achievements:- Strategic Oversight: Led the creation of a Project Assurance Framework to provide strategic oversight of transformation initiatives.- Risk Mitigation: Developed and implemented risk mitigation strategies to ensure projects aligned with business… Show more 🚀 Responsibilities:Led the implemenation of a robust Project Assurance team to ensure the success of the major global digital and efficiency transformation program sponsored by the BNP Paribas Group🛠️ Key Achievements:- Strategic Oversight: Led the creation of a Project Assurance Framework to provide strategic oversight of transformation initiatives.- Risk Mitigation: Developed and implemented risk mitigation strategies to ensure projects aligned with business objectives.- Quality Assurance: Established rigorous quality assurance processes and created a culture of accountability and excellence assuring data quality control and consolidation of financial information - Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborated across Business Units to seamlessly integrate project assurance into the structure of transformation program. Show less -
Planning And Management ControlBnp Paribas Leasing Solutions Jul 2009 - Feb 2016Lisbon Area, Portugal🚀 Responsibilities:- I have successfully led from scratch the development of a dynamic planning and controlling department and contributed to the company's success through effective financial management and strategic direction.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Developed and implemented comprehensive planning processes to ensure alignment with business objectives.- Introduction of robust financial controls that led to improved budget compliance and cost efficiency.- Introduced Key… Show more 🚀 Responsibilities:- I have successfully led from scratch the development of a dynamic planning and controlling department and contributed to the company's success through effective financial management and strategic direction.🛠️ Key Achievements:- Developed and implemented comprehensive planning processes to ensure alignment with business objectives.- Introduction of robust financial controls that led to improved budget compliance and cost efficiency.- Introduced Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for strategic tracking, enabling data-driven decision making.- Cross-functional collaboration to integrate planning and controlling initiatives into general business processes with departments such as Operations, Sales, IT, Legal and Tax.- Close collaborate with Accounting on month-end tasks.- Led the planning and implementation partnership with Microsoft Financing, where BNP Paribas Portugal was considered a model for expansion partnerships in other countries. Show less -
ControllerIbm Oct 2008 - Mar 2009Professional Internship: Weekly preparation of the business development pipeline and forecast.
Francisco Mendes Education Details
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