Experience

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  Ultramar argentina s.a.

  Nov 1997 - Feb 2010

  Responsible for tax settlements at the national, provincial, and municipal levels, filings with official bodies, monitoring and control of invoicing, issuance of mandatory accounting books, and staying updated on tax and social security regulations.Highlights:• Developed functional specifications for the digitalization of tax books and automated operational tax settlement processes. Contributed to the establishment of the Tax Department as an independent department.• Designated as Quality Coordinator, responsible for maintaining the Quality System, leading internal audit projects and teams. Defined, planned, and managed the annual audit plan. Successfully implemented procedures for strategic certification approvals. Show less

  • ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS MANAGER

    Sept 2009 - Feb 2010

  • CHIEF TAX OFFICER

    Nov 2003 - Sept 2009

  • ACCOUNTING ANALYST Sr.

    May 2002 - Oct 2003

  • COST ASSISTANT

    Jul 1998 - Apr 2002

  • TREASURY ASSISTANT

    Nov 1997 - Jun 1998
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  Sagres operaciones portuarias ltda

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2020

  Chief financial officer (cfo)

  Reported financial results to national management and international headquarters.Directly managed 06 leaders and indirectly managed 35 employees. Responsible for the management of the following areas: Personnel Administration, Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Administration, and IT. Evaluated investment projects (CAPEX) and cultivated relationships with banking institutions to secure the necessary resources for the projects.Managed financial analysis, treasury, and risk management for the company. Ensured compliance with tax obligations. Led action plans to maximize operating results through cost optimization, efficiency initiatives, and revenue increases.Highlights:• Structured the entire financial department of the company, managing and coordinating the implementation of an information system with the business areas. Formed high-performance teams, resulting in improved service quality and professionalized management as the company scaled, leading to historical levels of revenue growth.• Played a key role in modernizing the business and increasing the company's headcount from 98 to 670 employees.• Regularized and mitigated the company's liabilities, ensuring its sustainability.• Implemented the company's annual and five-year budget plan.• Increased EBITDA by 8 times and turnover by 6 times.• Led the ISO 14.001 and OSHA 18.000 certification process for port activities in the ports of Rio Grande/RS and private terminal of Guaiba/RS.• Led initiatives to obtain and maintain the GPTW (Great Place to Work) certificate since 2011, as well as the TRACE anti-corruption certificate.• Oversaw the implementation of ERP-Benner, streamlining financial processes, strengthening the company's control environment, and adapting the information system to business rules and corporate requirements.• Implemented Microsoft Solomon ERP.• Obtained a favorable opinion on the financial statements from a Big Four audit firm. Show less

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  Mercotrade agencia marítima ltda

  Aug 2016 - Mar 2020

  Financial administrator | statutory director

  Served as an intermediary and facilitator for business areas in analyzing improvements in financial sustainability. Highlights:• Participated in the process of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), defining and overseeing the transfer of operations to other companies.• Restructured the company, reorganizing departments and improving governance of information and financial processes.• Led a project to transform operations with tax efficiency and in accordance with corporate policies.• Contributed to a global project to reorganize business verticals, resulting in greater tax efficiency for Brazilian companies and the segregation of business units by company.•Studied and implemented tax strategies that regularized the company, leading to the identification and restitution of 13 million in tax credits. Show less

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  Rochamar agência marítima s.a.

  Apr 2020 - Jan 2024

  Ceo

  Direct management of 06 leaders and operations involving more than 120 employees.Management of business change; continuous process improvement; business transformation, professionalization, restructuring of departments, culture, and management strategies, with a focus on operational efficiency.Identification of expansion opportunities and plans for diversifying business lines, based on the corporate strategic plan and analysis of customer satisfaction.Responsible for ensuring the business's sustainability by creating strategies focused on expansion and growth, as well as plans to mitigate risks and generate business opportunities.Responsible for managing the following areas: HR, Administration, Finance, Operations, Commercial, IT, and QSSMA.Reporting to executives at the head office in Chile and the Board of Directors. Conducting monthly meetings to present result reports and relevant data for decision-making to stakeholders.Studying and defining corporate policies, strategic planning, financial and budgetary plans. Designing the communication strategy for consolidated management dashboards by area, KPIs, and associated action plans. Financial management, FP&A, and project feasibility studies.Highlights:• Increased management effectiveness through strategic recruitment, leadership training and team formation, leading to the professionalization of the departments.• Led actions that supported obtaining the GPTW certification since 2020, strengthening internal and external communication of a decentralized company with 9 branches and the establishment of a Human Capital Department• Created the HSE department, introducing the "Active People Care" culture to increase safety maturity• Improved indicator management, resulting in a significant increase in the client base through service portfolio diversification• Increased the company's EBITDA by 63% and revenue by 11%• Consolidated the company in the national agency market, ranked in the top 3 national agencies Show less