Experience

Con-Tra America Corp.

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Supporting the CEO toward their mission and goals with financial information and analysis; Ensuring cost accuracy, presenting cost revisions, updating pricing history databases; Evaluating the efficiency of pricing actions, and responding fast to market conditions; Develop and action sales strategies; Handle grievances, investigate complaints, act as mediators make deals, solve problems, manage conflicts, and build relationships as well as preserve relationships; Negotiate contracts and agreements with both customers and suppliers in order to meet ideal outcomes in the company's best interest; Consultancy on any of the above across the group branches when and as needed; Ensuring all financial documents are properly approved and coded in the general ledger; Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimize investments; Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors; Creating and monitoring company policies and internal controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud; Creating the budget, including incorporating historical data; Administering loan agreements for company borrowings and collecting moneys owed to the company from customers; Developing financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting; Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making; Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business; Setting up bank accounts and managing banking relationships;



Contra UK LTD

• United Kingdom
• Retail

• Financial Controller

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

  Supporting the company toward its mission and goals with financial information and analysis; Ensuring all financial documents are properly approved and coded in the general ledger; Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimize investment; Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors; Creating and monitoring company policies and internal controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud. Creating the budget, including incorporating historical data; Administering loan agreements for company borrowings and collecting moneys owed to the company from customers; Developing financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting; Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making; Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business; Setting up bank accounts and managing banking relationships;



Panificio Italiano

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Controller

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2021

  Reconciling and managing accounts receivable and payable. Preparing journal entries for prepaid and accrued expenses. Month end and financial close reporting. Monitoring capital expenditures and performing monthly depreciation journals. Reporting weekly and monthly sales revenue to senior management. Preparing and submitting VAT returns. Preparing and analysing statement of profit and loss and as well as statement of financial position. Preparing and submitting documents for bank and accounting audits. Reviewing and processing invoices and purchase orders ensuring the accuracy of all data. Opening new credit accounts acquiring all debtor background to verify their positive financial behaviour. Credit management and control in accounts receivable, encouraging debtors to perform payments in a timely manner.



The Coal Hole

• Assistant Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

  Delivering an excellent customer experience, within a very busy environment. Maintaining the highest standards of income Dealing with and resolving customer complaints. Having an in-depth knowledge of all company policies and procedures. Organise opening and closing duties as assigned and execute store operations during scheduled shifts. The pub broke even in December 2016, in terms of growth in sales and profitability, as it had the best income of the company since 2011 Delivering an excellent customer experience, within a very busy environment. Maintaining the highest standards of income Dealing with and resolving customer complaints. Having an in-depth knowledge of all company policies and procedures. Organise opening and closing duties as assigned and execute store operations during scheduled shifts. The pub broke even in December 2016, in terms of growth in sales and profitability, as it had the best income of the company since 2011



Circogastronomico

• CO-FOUNDER, TREASURER

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2016

  Organizer and catalyser of a Pop-up concept, to promote cultural events within a suburb location. Responsibilities: Ensure the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations; Maximize the profit; Develop internal management policies; Identify issues and strategize solutions; Conduct forecasting and risk analysis assessments; Ensure filing requirements and deadlines are met in a timely manner; Organizer and catalyser of a Pop-up concept, to promote cultural events within a suburb location. Responsibilities: Ensure the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations; Maximize the profit; Develop internal management policies; Identify issues and strategize solutions; Conduct forecasting and risk analysis assessments; Ensure filing requirements and deadlines are met in a timely manner;



Italian Ministry of Public Education

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Producer

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  Recruiting and managing volunteers under the national operative program (PON) funded by the EU, in order to release a theatrical production involving selected high school pupils together with their parents. Duties: Outlining a budget and working within its limitations; Ensuring that the final product is of the highest quality despite limitations of the timeline; Approving all decisions on props, sets, scheduling changes, etc. Complying with regulations; Resolving internal conflict during production;



ABANA - Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Producer

  • Mar 2011 - Dec 2011

  Working with the executive producer to the theatrical adaptation of Mammarella, piece published by the notorious writer, Maurizio De Giovanni. Being part of this project has been one of the most exciting working experience I have ever had, thanks to the possibility to express my creative skills, beside analytical and organizational ones. Being the link to coordinate artists, technicians, craftsmen, seamstresses, and all the people involved, I took care of budgetary needs, registered all expenses and carried out administrative duties, running errands in addition to assisting rehearsals.



a.r.c.i.

• France
• Construction

• National civil cervice

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2010

  Responsibilities: Managing and allocating funds for solidarity projects; Reconciling and monitoring expenses; Charity fund-raising; Posting transactions to journals and ledgers; Designing and developing reports; Responsibilities: Managing and allocating funds for solidarity projects; Reconciling and monitoring expenses; Charity fund-raising; Posting transactions to journals and ledgers; Designing and developing reports;