Rafael Luis Nascimento De Souza Email & Phone Number

Winterthur, Ch

Winterthur, Ch

• Local CFO responsible for 2 Group companies (Sulzer Brasil and Sulzer Bombas) and 5 business divisions (Energy, Industry, Water, Services and Chemtech). Matrix reporting to Division CFOs located in the USA and Switzerland. Local reporting to 2 General Managers.• Leadership in the restructuring of the Financial Operation in the country, managing a team of 17 employees, in charge of the Treasury, Accounting, Controllership, FP&A and Tax areas.Main Achievements Treasury• Development of training and routines with operational areas for cash management.• Implementation of financial strategies to improve liquidity through Drawn Risk and Forfaiting.• Turning a financial deficit into positive cash generation.• Implementation of Sacado Risk and restructuring of collection processes resulted in significant cash generation.Accounting / Controlling• Implementation of new Tagetik Report Software to replace SURE.• Adoption of tax planning such as the Lei do Bem (R&D) and Juros sobre Capital Próprio (JCP);• Implementation of the new division in the country and Training for the implementation of SAP in Colombia.• Restructuring the reporting information of acquired companies in accordance with the Sulzer Model.• Conducting statutory audits of two Group companies audited by KPMG - in accordance with IFRS.Indirect Taxes• Recovery of the ICMS credit balance through E-Credac and approval of the Special Regime on Imports• Approval of Special Regime for imports.• E-Credac approval with recovery in sales to suppliers and compensation in Import Taxes.

Irving, Texas, Us

CFO Brazil (2010 – 2016) | Plant Controller (2006 – 2010)• Direct reporting to the CFO located in Dallas - USA and local matrix reporting to the General Managers of the 5 business divisions (Engineered Pumps, Industrial Pumps, Seals, Valves and Services) and internationally to each finance department and business division. • Management of the Flowserve Group's Strategic Financial Planning in Brazil (US$ 120M), with a team of 17 employees, in charge of the Accounting, Cost, Reporting, Billing, Tax, Treasury, Banking, Intercompany and Legal areas.• Attendance at internal and external audits, SOX and Export Corporate Compliance.• Quarterly Closing Reports in USGAAP for Corporate Accounting Controller and Corporate External Audit. Forecast and Flash information reports for Division Controller by Business Segment.Main Achievements:• Merger of National Entities to reduce tax costs in Direct and Indirect Taxes, taking advantage of tax losses of R$ 5M.• FINEP Innovation loan of R$ 35M and FINAME R$ 5M.• Implementation of interest on equity generating savings of US$ 3.9M.• Transfer of Factory Operations with a turnover of US$90M, start-up of a new plant (US$50M), physical/financial monitoring and transition of Go-LIVE Nationalization and implementation of ERP (Microsoft Great Plains) in Brazil, interfacing with all areas of the business (sales, production, HR, IT), with strong international exposure. • Restructuring of the Financial area and implementation of Shared Services generating US$ 170K in savings and standardization of processes in the country.• International travel - Several trips to Corporate Meetings (Dallas - USA) and financial meetings in different countries such as Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and different locations in the USA.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Reporting directly to the President of Brazil and matrix to Foreign Investors.• Team of 3 employees and outsourced accounting. Implementation of ERP MXM.• Responsible for the entire financial administrative structure in Brazil, including accounting, treasury and tax planning.• Preparing and Attending External Audits Quarterly - ITR to send information in USGAAP for Consolidation of Figures and Reporting to NASDAQ. • Acting in Due Diligence.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Direct report to the Director General.• Responsible for the financial administrative structure included Accounting, Treasury, Fiscal Planning.• Staff of 3 employees and Outsourced Accounting.

Hoofddorp, North Holland, Nl

• Working in the regional planning and control of 3 states (RJ, ES and MG). Responsible for accounting, accounts receivable, management reports, inventory and billing. Regional results forecast and presentation Management of the ERP database unification (DATASUL). Total of 32 direct reports.

Us

• Work in the planning and business control. Responsible for management report, price politics, budget, costs and physical inventories. CAPEX Control for the Plant expansion. Straight contact with Wella production controlling department in Hunfeld.• Responsible for Resulting Report of the company (MISPRD – Management Information System of Production) – monthly information, compared to prior year, budget and estimate for the year end.• Presentation/discussion of Rahmenplan (Budget) with Worldwide Board of Production of Wella. Discussion of HBII (Year-end report) with external auditors and head office controllers. • Accompany of the process of study of prices through bill of material, line of production, marketing and production definition. Total of 4 direct reports.

Gb

• Year-end financial statements audit, quarterly report, Identification and Reporting of relevant information for merger negotiation among companies. Main Companies – Smithkline Beecham, SHV Group, SATA (Varig Group), Wella and others.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor, Economics