Raphael Borges Email & Phone Number

State Of Paraná, Brazil

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

• In-depth Review of State Budget: Focused on the Annual Budget Law (LOA) and Budget Guidelines Law (LDO), ensuring compliance and strategic allocation of resources.• Budget Analysis for Multi-Year Plans: Contributing to long-term development through detailed evaluations of proposals for the Multi-Year Plan (PPA).• Engagement in Tax Reform Debate in Paraná: Specializing in discussions related to the taxation of ICMS, aiming to refine fiscal policies and enhance state revenue frameworks.• Strategic Guidance Based on Financial Analysis: Providing expert advice to support decision-making processes regarding legislative projects, underpinned by comprehensive financial insights.

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

• Perform daily reconciliations of accounts payable and communicate with vendors to ensure timely payment.• Review and verification of invoices received from suppliers to ensure accuracy.• Building and maintaining positive relationships with vendors through effective communication, dispute resolution, and negotiation of favorable payment terms.• Monitoring of cash flow, preparing cash call requests, and ensuring compliance with funding requirements.• Identify and resolve discrepancies between invoices and purchase orders or receiving documents.• Monitor vendor statements to ensure that all payments are up to date and that there are no outstanding balances or past due invoices.• Manage and maintain vendor files, including setting up new vendors, updating contact information, and ensuring that all required documentation is on file.• Participate in the development and implementation of accounts payable policies, procedures, and best practices to improve efficiency and accuracy.• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and other accounting reports as needed, including performing account reconciliations and preparing accruals.• Maintain a thorough understanding of relevant accounting principles, laws, and regulations, and ensure that all accounts payable activities are compliant.

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

• Customer accounts (monitor the balances, coordinate the application of collections received)• Request Cash Calls and review remaining balances;• Bad debt Reserve Reassessment;• Automate balance reports and collection efforts with SAP Scripting;• Netted Credit Payments - coordinate whether partner in credit position will have payment released;• Reconciliation of short term bad debt reserve account, litigation principal and interest account, long term bad debt reserve account;• Tracking of Top ten, Bankruptcy and Lawsuit reports;• Accounts Receivable monitoring and reconciliation (Reverse Rebook, WI disputes, AFE disputes, netting);• Internal and external business partners (e .g .; North America JV Ops Support Team, US Production/Exploration, Global Procurement – Payables, Revenue/Royalty Accounting, JV Operators)

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

• Developed automation projects with SAP Scripting, reducing manualprocessing time by 70%• Utilized Power BI to develop dashboards that allowed real-timevisibility into the performance of the accounts receivable portfolio.

Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

• Provided reports related to the accounts of municipalities in thestate and analyze their financial health.• Assisted parliamentarians and municipal officials in Paraná withinformation related to municipal accounts.

2021, Economics

Mestrado, Políticas Públicas