Porto, Porto, Portugal
Higher Degree in Business, Post-Graduation in International Management, a wide experience in reporting, project management, cost control, budgeting, accounting as well as A/P, A/R, treasury and team leadership. I have assumed the functions of Finance Director for the past 15 years and worked in 3 different continents. 6 years of work experience in Georgia, USA, in a Manufacturing Facility. In this facility I have supervised 6 employees, the facility had a maximum of 300 employees and total revenues of 77M USD. During 2016 and part of 2017 I was based in Romania, controlling the offices in Austria, Check Republic and Romania. In this last role I supervised 6 people. From November 2017 to July 2024 i have been the Finance Manager of automotive manufacturing facility with more than 500 employees and 108M Eur of yearly revenue. After 1 year as a Finance Operation Manager in Klockner Pentaplast, I have embraced a new exciting and demanding challenge to be the Group Head of FP&A of Conextivity (a Swiss based manufacturing entity with multi sites in Europe, US and APAC.
- Drive the Group-level annual budgeting, rolling forecast and long range strategic planning processes - Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track, analyze and improve business unit profitability - Evaluate corporate investments, capital expenditure (CapEx) efficiency - Collaborate with business leaders to assess pricing strategies - Implementation of enterprise performance tools and BI tools - Align financial planning methodologies, templates and reporting structures across all global subsidiaries - Mentor and scale a high-performing, geographically distributed team of FP&A professionals
Finance director for 6 sites across Europe Main tasks: • Supervise the monthly closing process and interpretation of the monthly P&L of the site • Leading forecast and budget preparation, review and presentation for each site in the segment • Review Capex projects and ROI calculation before to be submitted • Post mortem analysis in collaboration with site controllers • Develop use of Continuous Improvement practices in finance • Identify opportunities to gain productivity across the segment or division • Provide effective business partnering support to the operational teams. • Ad hoc project work in support of the operational sides of the business • Provide leadership and direction to the financial controllers belonging to the segment • Empower the team and develop the talent.
Directing all aspects of the finance and accounting department Main tasks: • Month-end functions, cash flow, and responsible for Balance Sheet and P&L • Elaboration of Annual budget as well as Forecast I, II and III. Control of variations between Budget and Real. • Leadership over a team of multidisciplinary professionals engaged in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, and fixed assets (9 elements) • Collaborated extensively with the full spectrum of departments within the plant, including Human Resources, Purchasing, Engineering, and Production. • Leveraged superior organizational expertise to review and approve transactions entered into the ERP system. • Costs Control of Projects (real vs budget), from labor hours to materials and transports. Participation in the bi-annual inventory process. • KPI’s control (Production, Financial). • Supervision of Yearly Audit w/external auditors (Deloitte). • Management of financial and fiscal incentive programs (PT2020, RFAI, SIFIDE) • Direct report to CEO in Portugal and CFO in Germany
Directing all aspects of the finance and accounting department Main tasks: • Month-end functions, cash flow, and responsible for Balance Sheet and P&L • Elaboration of Annual budget as well as Forecast I, II and III. Control of variations between Budget and Real. • Leadership over a team of multidisciplinary professionals engaged in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, and fixed assets (9 elements) • Collaborated extensively with the full spectrum of departments within the plant, including Human Resources, Purchasing, Engineering, and Production. • Leveraged superior organizational expertise to review and approve transactions entered into the ERP system. • Costs Control of Projects (real vs budget), from labor hours to materials and transports. Participation in the bi-annual inventory process. • KPI’s control (Production, Financial). • Supervision of Yearly Audit w/external auditors (Deloitte). • Management of financial and fiscal incentive programs (PT2020, RFAI, SIFIDE) • Direct report to CEO in Portugal and CFO in Germany
Directing the finance department of the Market Unit for Central Europe. This market unit comprehends 3 affiliates (Romania, Austria, Czech Republic) and 4 branches (Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Greece). Main tasks: • Coordinating the financial teams located in the 3 affiliates. Leadership over the teams of multidisciplinary professionals engaged in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury control, and fixed assets. • Coordinating with tax advisors/external accountants the activities of the 4 branches • Cost control of projects (Budget vs Real) with analysis of the different cost components • Elaboration of the Annual Budget as well as the hourly rate. • Supervision of Year and Mid-Year Audit w/external auditors (PWC). • Maintain relations with Banks, Customers, Consultants • Coordinate the monthly closing in the different countries within the market unit
Directing all aspects of the finance and accounting department Main tasks: • Budgeting responsibilities, Elaboration of the hourly rate, Budget vs Real analysis. • Supervision of Year and Mid-Year Audit w/external auditors (PWC). • Establish relations with Banks, Customers, Consultants • Implement procedures following Headquarters common practices
Fulfilled a critical role directing all aspects of the finance and accounting department of this global power equipment corporation and its manufacturing facility Main tasks: • Month-end functions, cash flow, and responsible for Balance Sheet and P&L • Elaboration of Annual budget as well as the plant hourly rate. Control of variations between Budget and Real. Quarterly reforecast. Distribution of general costs by Business Unit according to Budget distribution. • Leadership over a team of multidisciplinary professionals engaged in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, and fixed assets. • Collaborated extensively with the full spectrum of departments within the plant, including Human Resources, Purchasing, Engineering, and Production. • Leveraged superior organizational expertise to review and approve transactions entered into the ERP system. • Costs Control of Projects (real vs budget), from labor hours to materials and transports. Managing the bi-annual inventory process. • KPI’s control (Production, Financial, HR). • Supervision of Year and Mid-Year Audit w/external auditors (PWC).