Finance Manager

• Jun 2023 - Present

Finance Specialist

• Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

Business Consultant

• Apr 2023 - Present

Business Consultant / FP&A Manager

• Dec 2021 - Apr 2023

• Reviewed and performed in-depth analysis of all financial planning documents, including budgets, forecasts and cash flow statements, highlighting areas of improvement and potential risks which resulted in savings of over $375k• Minimized financial risk to clients by analyzing materiality, implementing adequate finance controls, automatizing processes, and integrating KPIs within the business, lowering banking fees and loan interest rates by up to 33%• Developed and implemented new budget processes that increased the accuracy of forecasting by up to 25% and reduced analysis and reporting lead time by up to 90%• Redesigned client business plans to reflect the business strategy and organizational culture, using dashboards and BSCs to clarify expected deliverables, reducing turnover by 15% and increasing contribution margins by 10 percentual points in 6 months Show less

Senior Finance Analyst, Strategic Projects

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

• Conducted professional service cost structure analysis on 13 on-demand roles in 6 metropolitan areas in Canada, and presented recommendations to senior management team • Collected requirement needs with product squads, analyzed and standardized unstructured data using SQL, and created dashboards containing valuable insights to stakeholders • Contributed to a fair, positive, and equitable work environment that supports a diverse workforce • Conducted professional service cost structure analysis on 13 on-demand roles in 6 metropolitan areas in Canada, and presented recommendations to senior management team • Collected requirement needs with product squads, analyzed and standardized unstructured data using SQL, and created dashboards containing valuable insights to stakeholders • Contributed to a fair, positive, and equitable work environment that supports a diverse workforce

Senior Accounting Analyst

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

Reported directly to the Accounting Manager. • Ran weekly meetings with and improved communication among different departments by aligning expectations, establishing clear guidelines and business processes, writing-up weekly insights, speeding up investigations from 5 to 2 days and avoiding non-conformity occurrences by 95% • Delivered monthly financial reconciliations and reports, monitoring General Ledgers, bank accounts and balance sheet reconciliations on routine (daily and/or weekly) • Identified reconciliation trends and gaps, investigated differences, and followed up to guarantee resolution with respective business stakeholders to improve financial controls and mitigate risks • Simplified and automated procedures for financial reconciliations, and variance investigation of General Ledger for new products, diminishing analysis and reporting times by 50 to 75%, thus decreasing overtime costs by 70% • Developed training and mentorship plan for new hires on GL reconciliation and investigation best practices, reducing onboarding from 2 weeks to 3 days • Participated in quarterly and year-end internal and external audits, answering inquiries with proper supporting documentation Show less

Finance Business Development Manager

• Oct 2014 - Jul 2017

Reported directly to the CEO. • Supervised the team of Accounts Payable & Receivable, cash flow and bank reconciliations; prepared annual budget and respective reports, including ‘actual vs forecast’, providing recommendations to the CEO • Spearheaded development of a new business development strategy in 2016, focused on a key partnership, increasing contribution margins by 200% and reducing overhead costs by 25% • Implemented successful initiatives such as monthly client feedback reviews and industry benchmark analysis that increased client commitment and loyalty, reducing churn rate by 50% in 2016 & 2017 • Negotiated contract renewals with clients, successfully obtaining an average of 3 percentual points price increases above target • Implemented computerized payroll process and set up month-end accounts payable prepayments, improving cashflow management and simplifying processing lead-time by 50% • Sponsored local SaaS ERP (Finance and Sales modules), improving financial controls and cashflow management, and simplifying report processing lead-time by 75% • Represented the company at industry events such as ExpoSec (2015-2016) and ISC Brazil (2015-2017), and at local business networking groups Show less

Financial Analyst, Team Coordinator

• Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

Reported directly to the CBD Finance Manager. • Extracted data from SAP, analyzed price formation and cost structure, and provided weekly/monthly value-added financial insights to 7 product category managers and 5 regional customer business development managers • Audited distributor’s small store channel, resulting in annual savings of $12 million in 2013 • Led financial commercial funds’ team & trained 5 cohorts of 20 new hires each on financial terms and price formation Finance Funds Analyst Coordinator: • Funds Analyst team lead • Point of contact for funds generation doubts and concerns • Process improvement opportunity mapping • Funds scorecard management • Financial funds trend report and analysis Show less

Program Manager

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

Program Manager for international projects on the Brazilian branch. Reported directly to the Brazilian Operations Director.Achievements• Created time-phased budgets, organized by week, for each activity required for the ongoing projects, clearly justifying detailed costs, increasing forecast accuracy from 60% to 90% in 6 months• Implemented the Earned Value Management methodology to measure project performance, identifying and managing scope creeps to remain within project budget and schedule• Developed a detailed project plan template for new projects, supported by best practices and lessons learned, reducing project analysis lead-time by 75% in 12 months• Responded to RFQs from international clients and directed new projects’ kickoff meetings for teams of up to 7 engineers in Canada, Austria, and the USA• Applied LEAN to internal processes, reducing project delivery lead-time by 25% and weekly non-compliance report items by 70% Show less

Electrical Designer

• Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

Electrical Draftsman

• May 2010 - Apr 2011

Designer Intern

• Jan 2010 - May 2010