Amilcar Bishop

Experience

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  PwC

  Oct 1998 - Jan 2000

  Financial Advisor

  Financial advisory services to companies, from inventories controls, general accounting, taxation compliance, auditing and due diligence process.

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  Wall Street Securities, S.A. (Banco Continental)

  Oct 2000 - Feb 2005

  Internal Control/ Audit / Middle Office

  Controls and audits over the investment operation, taxation and general accounting. Teaming up with the different areas of the organization as key control stakeholder.

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  Trimarine International

  Apr 2005 - May 2007

  Accountant

  Responsible for the accounting processes and financial forecasting.

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  Cervecería Nacional, S.A.

  May 2007 - Apr 2011

  Tax Manager

  Country tax representative, responsible for the planning, compliance, investments projects, act as a key internal consultant on labor topics and due diligence analysis for divestments to optimize the company structure.

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  SNC-Lavalin

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

  Project Accounting & Finance Manager

  Country financial head and support to the (client) Mina de Cobre construction project. Responsible to strongly support on the developing of a new business project operation on two different sites.

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  APR Energy

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Accounting & Finance Manager

  Lead the in country financial management, field support to the operations in country activities, and provide financial support to the headquarter and other branches

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  SABMiller

  May 2013 - Jan 2017

  Lead the Financial Control and Planning management, which include: statutory and regulatory reporting, financial risk and control management, treasury and credit management, tax planning and compliance, corporate structure optimization, and financial planning management. Act as the designated public officer for signing off of all tax returns; design and implementation of tax initiatives and corporate restructuring proposals to optimize operations and reduce taxes; maintain the relationship with Tax authorities and contributes to the Licence to Trade capability improvement; incorporates assessment of tax risk and exposures into risk reporting for market and to Global Tax.

  • Financial Control & Planning Director Panama (Cerveceria Nacional)

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Tax Manager Panama (Cerveceria Nacional)

    May 2013 - Dec 2013
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  Anheuser-Busch InBev

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Finance Director Panama (Cerveceria Nacional) CFO

  Country Finance head, responsible for a team of managers from Planning & Reporting, Credits & Treasury Management, Accounting & Control, and Taxes plus all the related to Financial Function. Contributes to Market strategy development by providing financial insights and recommendations to the Market leadership, identifying potential opportunities or risks through scenario and sensitivity analyses. Builds a deep understanding of what the business aims to achieve, synthesis and frames financial choices & trade-offs in business terms. Leads the financial aspects of M&A and related financial projects in-Market. Owns the governance for Finance and contributes in market-level governance and in external relationship management. Oversee budgets and forecasts aligned to Group and Region budgets and forecasts. Show less

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  DICARINA

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Group Finance Director (CFO)

  Lead the finance function of the group, mainly accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

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  Pedersen Fine Foods, S.A.|Niels Pedersen, S.A|DeGourmet Store|Pedersen Holding|

  Aug 2019 - now

  Group Head of Finance (CFO)

  Group finance lead. Act as business partner responsible to support the decision making and growth strategy of the group as an integrated entity. Trace and foresee the efficient functioning of the end to end cash management, accounting, reporting, internal control, processes continuous improvement, business planning and analysis, procurement and sourcing, IT management and digital transformation, inventory control, payroll, internal audit, investment decisions, tax planning and regulatory compliance. Show less