Belgium
With a strategic & hands on profile, I am an enthusiastic for people development and business challenges always considering high-level performance and long-term sustainability. I played in 5 different business, services, agrobusiness, pharmaceutical (magistral market), electric and automotive over the last 15 years. Over these years I developed and participated of turning around business model & profitability, KPI's to keep solid adherence between Operation and Financial, Financial Cycle turns, International Due Diligences/ Audits, deeply and strategic profitabilities analysis, cash, receivables, payables, overdue control and reshape Financial Teams where I had the opportunity to manage complex Finance environments, develop disruptive solutions, challenge low-performance structures, promote and develop people and create new capabilities for the companies. Strategic, business driven and business partner, I am also very inspired by challenges aiming to deliver superior performance and develop teams capabilities. Strong leadership skills developed by managing multicultural teams in Brazil in different type of business. Know how to work under pression, key member in share service implementation, ERP implementation, on-lines RFQ's, Forecasts, Budgets and Business Plan to be present to Americas and Global Leadership Team. Guided by main Financial KPI's (Capex, DSO, DIO, DPO, WC, Opex, Ebit, Ebitda, PBT and ROIC), main responsible to introduce and develop financial concepts to Operational Team and the challenge to let these KPI's as a variant to be considered in day by day in its routine.
Responsible for Controllership / FP&A, Accounting, Costs, Treasury and Fiscal. Report to BU Controller and responsible for two production plants. Managing a team of 7 direct reports being 23 in a total; Responsible for ensuring accuracy of accounting operations; The whole process of monthly closing, forecasts and budgets; Management of Working Capital, Margin, Ebit, Ebitda and ROIC to take actions along with the others areas for improvement; Analysis, reporting and presentation of financial results to Directors and President; In partnership with the Plant Manager, acting and collaborating in the management of plants, propose improvements, act on projects and develop opportunities analysis, supporting to taking actions in order to improve and boost operational results; Approval of expenses, changes in sales price, quotations and investment projects; Acting in Due Diligencies in other countries; Attendance of internal and external audits.
Controlling Manager - Reporting to CFO and Global Business Controllers. - Responsible for the Controlling, Accounting, Costs, Taxes and Reporting departments. - Responsible for Budget, Outlook and Business Plan process. - Development of new controls, reports and price & cash flow tools. - Profitability analysis (Mix per Plant, per portfolio, per client and Contribution Margin). - Conciliation between statutory report vs group report. - Part of the Team that was in charge of the project related to the warehouse change from RJ to PR
Reporting to the Corporate Finance Director and the General Plant Manager in Campinas. Responsible for the Controlling, Accounting, Financial and Reporting departments. - Drafted accounting and result reports, including month-end closing reports for headquarters, sales reports, reconciliations of mark-ups, Opex and Capex reports, inventory reports (turnover, inventory, overstock), always comparing actual x budgeted x previous year; - Budget, Business Plan and Forecast; - Managed Opex, Capex, OWC, Ebit and Ebitda indicators; - Managed Cash Flow.
Controlling Coordinator - Reporting to the Controller. Responsible for the Controlling, Accounting and Reporting departments, integrating information flows and providing the interface between departments. - Drafted accounting and result reports, including month-end closing reports for headquarters, sales, orders and gross margin reports, expense reports by department, inventory reports (turnover, inventory, slow movers), always comparing actual x budgeted x previous year; - Budget, Business Plan and Forecast; - Provided Support to the CFO Latam regarding the specific reports for the region, their consolidation and report to headquarters; - International Experience - Internal audit of the Argentina site, related to accounting, reporting and contractual aspects; - Provided support to local controllers for the implementation of the new business model (SAP); - Projects with the cost control / reduction target.