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State Of São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brasil

Administrative and Financial Consulting focused on improving operational results, team management, and processes using key market indicators (KPIs). Specialized in financial analysis, strategic planning, and cost management, leveraging skills acquired over more than twenty years in management positions within multinational corporations. Experienced in budgeting, investment feasibility analysis, business partnering for senior management, and team leadership. Effective communicator, capable of delivering financial reports clearly and concisely. Results-oriented, committed to regulatory compliance and human and organizational development.

Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brasil

Head of Finance – Reporting to the President in Brazil and CFO Americas• Responsible for the entire Financial area composed by: Controllership, Accounting, Planning (FP&A), Tax, Treasury, Financial Solutions, Auditing and the respective routines of these departments. Reporting in IFRS.• Restructuring the Financial area, implementing procedures, policies and financial performance indicators (KPI) to support the Presidency in decision-making. Actively working in operations (Hands on) and team management.• Relationship with banks in credit management and foreign exchange operations, mitigating variations which impacts the operation results.• Responsible for implementing yearly external audit.• Responsible for active elaboration of the annual Budget (Budget) and its monthly follow-up, suggesting reductions and route adjustments to improve the business results.Selected AchievementsBRL 3 Million in Cash Savings in 2021 using PIS and COFINS accumulated credit to offset other federal taxes.  Responsible for the implementation of external audit.  Reducing accounts receivable time in 50% improving cash flow

Sorocaba Area, Brazil

Responsible for Controlling, Costs, Accounting, Tax, FP&A, Treasury, Financial Solutions, IT and Legal areas, managing a budget >BRL 400 million and leading a team of 20 employees. Report in IFRSManagement of the month end closing of the financial result, cash flow, tax and accounting.Planning, Managing and Reporting to head office in England, variation of the Actual, Budget elaboration (5 years) and Monthly Forecast.Responsible for the tax processes restructuring, aiming at reducing tax charges and reducing time in the tax calculation.Management focused on costs, prices and product profitability, giving suggestions for improvements to achieve the company's goals.Creation of strategic financial scenarios focusing on results, supporting decision-making and new-product feasibility – working as business partner of the local and headquarter board.Responsible for the legal entity in Brazil and Argentina, signing for these subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with global policies, standards and the headquarter guidelines. Negotiation with banks and suppliers. Selected Achievements BRL 4 Million Cash Savings in 2019 using accumulated PIS and COFINS credits to offset other federal tax. BRL 2 Million increase in result with material cost reduction of products produced by the company. Recovery ~70% accumulated ICMS credit through the implementation of the E-CREDAC project. Renegotiation of prepayment rates and reduction of 50%. Training team for Internalization of work done by external consultants - Saving of BRL >150 thousand per year. Full Fixed Assets Inventory at facility to update the books.

Sorocaba Area, Brazil

Responsible for Tax, FP&A, Accounting, Costs and Treasury areas, managing budget BRL >340 Million and leading 15 employees.Monitoring the monthly closing of factory costs, financial result, treasury, tax and accounting.Monthly report to headquarters in England, preparation of Budget (5 years) and Monthly Forecast.Tax team management, process restructuring to reduce tax burden and optimize time in findings.Management with transparency, consistency and process standardization.Senior Business Partner in Brazil supporting decision making.Managing, controlling and supporting corporate decisions with transparency and constructive relationship with partners and board leadership.In charge of all the Latam Region, consolidating and reporting its results to the headquarter in England.Selected Achievements Review of SAP tax parameters for greater confidence of the information gathered and agility in the process of month-end, leading from a 7-day closing process with extensive overtime to only 3 days, with less overtime; Implementation of travel spending policy to organize, regulate and control employees expenses, reducing it by 30% after three months. Review of the payment term condition of accounts receivable, improving cash flow. Review of all Finance department activities to reduce long month end closing process without excessive overtime.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Responsible for the monthly closing process of factory costs, financial result, planning (FP&A), treasury, fiscal and accounting. • Monthly IFRS report for the head office in France. Budgeting (5 years) and Forecast process. • Elaboration of management reports, analyzes (actual x budgeted) and financial scenarios, proposing actions for results deviations correction and cost control. Provision of analyzes, data and financial reports to senior management in Brazil and France / head office; • Fx exchange contract closing, negotiation with banks and strong contact with a law firm that supports structures in Brazil. • Development and implementation of fixed cost reduction plans, analyzing and negotiating the actions with the respective areas; • Management and preparation of a new team dedicated to business support; • Responsible for the local IT team following group's guidelines in France.Selected Achievements Reorganization of the controls and areas of support and the implementation of SAP, within expected time.

Barueri

Management the finance team, monthly closing of factory costs, planning( FP&A) and financial results of the plants units in São Paulo State. Monthly IFRS report to headquarters in Germany; • Creation of strategic financial and cost-oriented results scenarios, supporting decision-making and feasibility of new products to the presidency and head office in Germany; • Elaboration and calculation of changes in P & L (actual vs. budgeted), costs, prices and products margins, results provision to Headquarter suggesting improvements to reach the goals; • Management financial department routines such as treasury and accounting ensuring the company guidelines and compliance; • Reports implementation to facilitate results calculation of the business units separately, being possible to explain each detail and variation against the Annual Plan and Forecast; • Restructuring activities and adequacy of the culture due to the acquisition of Goodyear by Continental.

Barueri

• Management, consolidation and reporting the production cost to Headquarter of the countries under my responsibility (United States, Canada, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil, South Africa and Australia) focused on identifying the best results and sharing best practices maximizing company profit • Corporate specialist / business partner with the board (in USA) in decision making regarding production costs, plant productivity and cross-country comparisons; • Cost management in Latin America: monthly closing processes, preparation of annual financial planning (AOP / Budget), actual x budget results of the productive plants in the region; • Management with transparency, consistency and cost standardization following company rules and compliance; • Managing the annual process of standard cost calculation / preparing comparisons and explanations of the variations during the year and versus previous year; • Business Partner of the operations, technical and commercial teams understanding/explaining the costing of products (raw material, variable, labor and fixed expenses); • Reports creation and global costs analysis to follow its evolution in the production of all the factories of the company and also applying identified good practices; • Monitoring the calculation of transfer price for intercompany sale; • Management of cash flow and accounts payable and receivable of the Brazilian operation; • Approval of the accounting entries made of the Brazilian units; • Management and reporting the plant productivity indexes of America Latina plants • Implementation of the finance modules (CO and FI) of SAP at Chilean plant.

Barueri

• Responsible for costs and production expenses in the Latim America region (Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela), project analysis, new products and production productivity; • Supervise the cost team and ensure the monthly closing, taking into account the main concepts and guidelines of the company, processes and analyzes for its accuracy and compliance; • Responsible for the Standard cost and AOP (Annual Operational Plan) of Latin America plants; • Restructuring, organization and costs standardization in Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.

Sorocaba Area, Brazil

• Projects analysis, quotation elaboration and projects feasibility / new products, price formation - RoCE, Profitability, Transfer Price; • Investment Controller of Brazilian projects to report monthly to HQ in Germany; • Analysis, monitoring and monthly cost report, Budget, Rollback, Forecast, Target Set; • Acting as a cost and price specialist for Pick-ups and Vans products, working in conjunction with sales managers and automakers (Volkswagen and Ford).

Itu / São Paulo

• Managing Pepsico's agricultural costs in Brazil; • Development of the are and its managerial reports of costs and supply area; • Strategic consultant to recommend and make feasible decision making to the management - Business Partner of the Director and Managers; • Analysis and cost control of internal products and manufactured in third parties; • Closing production costs and agricultural inputs - Brazil; • Management of agricultural costs projects (Foods); • Weekly costs reports; • Monthly presentation of the Business Review of agricultural items to Directors and Managers - Brazil; • Companion audits and SOX reports; • Implementation of the SAP System and active participation in Go-Live in the area of Agricultural Costs and Copackers.

Itu

• Processes development for the administration of Copackers (third party industry) in order to reduce the variations of inventory; • Responsible for the management of Copackers to guarantee the efficiency in the expected results according to the contracts; • Inventory management and inventory held by third parties; • Monitoring SOX process and reports; • Weekly and monthly reports of Copackers production costs.

São Roque

• SOX auditing and reporting support;• Weekly cost and production forecast reports;• Closing Fx Exchange;• Products profitability calculations;• Production cost, plant productivity, Budget's, Rollback, Forecast vs Actual - explanations;• Bank account reconciliation;• Treasury (accounts payable and receivable controls);• Receipt and management of third party stock - Triangular Operation;• Issuance of export and import documentation;• Input of invoices in the SAP system ensuring correct tax calculation.

Sorocaba

• Production costs calculation, productivity, Budget's, Rollback, Forecast; • Receiving and managing third party stock - Triangular Operation; • Issuance of export and import invoices; • Purchase Order Inquiry and Control; • Daily closing of invoice movements, ensuring accounting of values and proper taxes in the SAP system.

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