Direção financeira

Significant improvements to the accuracy monthly financial reporting, introducing
work procedures, correcting practices, and improving the ERP usage.
• Ensuring treasury stability during COVID-19 pandemic, including securing
financing from government business aid measures.
• Closing of 2019 accounts, external audit and shareholder management report.
Preparation on 2020 budget.
• Responsibilities include:
◦ Supervising all accounting elements, as well as the monthly and annual closing
of accounts, within the pre-defined deadlines;
◦ Supervising the preparation of all necessary tax returns;
◦ Analyze and prepare management information;
◦ Treasury control;
◦ Review of financial statements;
◦ Preparation and management of the budget and strategic plan;
◦ Analysis of KPI's, profitability and control deviations;
◦ Support and coordinate with the external audit process;
◦ Project monitoring and process development with a view to continuous
improvement;
◦ Promote all necessary contacts with external entities, namely customers,
suppliers, banks and tax authorities.

Implemented of several group process and IT projects:
◦ SAP Ariba purchase-to-pay IY system.
◦ Intrastat legal report automation and SAFT-PT compliance.
◦ Supporting system for leasings and IFRS16 compliance.
◦ Onboard and rollout of new finance support outsourcing services partner.
◦ Process and tools changes from introducing a group centralized purchase and
distribution.
• Optimized and simplified finance processes. Planned and coordinated a Fixed
Assets inventory.
• Responsible for keeping Statutory books, Accounting & Reporting, Compliance,
and Taxes;
• Coordination of the monthly end and Financial Reporting;
• Coordinate with external and internal auditors, coordinating the Yearly Audit
Planning.
• Coordinate and monitor Finance Services Shared Center, including periodic
balance sheet reconciliations;
• Provide Impairment Review;
• Reporting of business KPIs;
• Participate in Forecasting/Budget projections;
• Coordination of the local Finance team

Responsible for all accounting, tax and financial reporting, coordinating the work of a
team of five staff.
Main responsibilities:
• Legal responsibility for financial statements and tax reporting.
• Finance Key User for new ERP implementation.
• Prepare accounting consolidation and reporting for the group.
• Coordinate internal (group) and external financial audits.

Teacher on management control courses for executive oriented master degrees.

Business development and consulting, in financial and control processes, Business process
outsourcing, SAP implementation, management control and dashboard design.
Some relevant projects:
• Payments Processing company: Functional analysis and design of processes to
support the implementation of a BPM initiative.
• IT Software Company: assessment of the banking businesses specific needs
regarding audit and control, to better support the company product’s marketing
and sales strategy.
• Non-profit Foundation: preparation of the manual for accounting and SAP data
interface procedures; assessment on the internal control practices and
improvement recommendations.
• Investment Bank: local business requirements definition for the implementation of
Oracle’s banking business management package, Flexcube.
• Oil and gas Industry: training facilitator for executives on management control and
treasury management topics.
• IT Software Company: implementation consultant for the INSys package for
insurance business management.
• Pension Fund company: management team of the project to transition the
business applications management services from the former provider to
Capgemini’s team.
• BPO Manager: service manager for Capgemini’s payroll BPO offer, servicing
several clients.

Mestre Gestão Empresas
2009 – 2012 Master in Business Administration
INDEG - ISCTE Business School
Master's project on management control systems
2005 – 2006 Executive MBA
INDEG - ISCTE Executive Education
1999 – 2000 Financial Auditing post-graduation
ISAG - Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão
1996 – 1998 Financial Management Degree
ISAG - Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão
1992 – 1995 Accounting and Administration Bachelor Degree
ISCAP- Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto