Cecilio Menezes

Experience

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  Clean Africa, Lda

  Apr 2004 - Oct 2013

  Director of Finance and Accounting

  Responsible for Accounting and Finance department, STAFF training and coaching, Financial reports including the preparation of Processo de Contas, Cash Flows, Budgeting and Forecasting, dealing with CPI, Financial institutions, Ministry of Finance and project the image corporate business, etc...PS: During my leadership all accounting and auditing reports were clean and without any type of limitations or reservations.

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  Ouro Branco Mozambique, Lda

  Mar 2007 - Apr 2012

  Admin and Financial Director

  Daily assistance and managament to support all Administrative, Operational, HR, Transport&Logistics, Accounting and Finance departments tasks. - Responsible for Strategic and Business forecast including daily preparation of the Cash Flow, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, articulation with our valuable customers, financial institutions, government, tax authorities and external audit companies and other relevant stakeholders.- Responsible for the preparation of Financial reports, Budgeting, Estimations, and external audits (during my leadership we never had any problem with any audit report ) - Responsible to allocate the necessary funds for daily activities and operations including to managing the FLEET of 65 Trucks and Trailers which in daily basis were moved locally and 80% were goods in transit to SA, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.PS: During my leadership all accounting and auditing reports were clean and without any type of limitations or reservations. Show less

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  MONASO – Mozambican Network Against HIV/AIDS

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2009

  PROJECT AND CONSIGNMENT FUNDS MANAGER

  1. Responsible for administrative, accounting and financial management, including preparation of integrated management reports for donors and cooperation partners who financed the 1st National Conference on HIV/AIDS in Mozambique held in June 2008 with a budget of U$D1 million and with a participation of more than 600 guests.2. Responsible for the Management of Administrative and Financial Processes, preparation of consolidated management reports, including Project Management and Monitoring, Lobbying and Advocacy and Management of Payroll Funds that included the following International Partners and Donors with an annual budget of U$D2 million: UNDP/UNDD, DFID, USAID, Embassy of Ireland, Embassy of Sweden, OXFAM Australia, OXFAM Novib, OXFAM Joap, HIVOS, GAS – Grupo Africa of Sweden, CIDA CANADA, PS: Annual budget of U$D3 million U.S. dollars Show less

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  Terminal de Carvão - Grindrod Group

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2013

  Senior Accountant

  Responsible for all Accounting and Finance tasks, STAFF trainings and coaching, preparation and preparation of Financial reports including the preparation of Year end financial reports "Processo de Contas, Daily Cash Flows, Budgeting and Forecasting, dealing with CPI, Financial institutions, Ministry of Finance to get tax benefits and VAT Refund on the exempted sales. Cecilio was responsible for the preparation of the FLASH Report (Bank Reconciliations, Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Inventory, Fixed Assets Reconciliation), HFM Report and Business Unit Report in a monthly basis including the daily Cash flow forecast and also responsible for leading the team work during the preparation of monthly reports, internal and external audits and year end tax return.PS: During my support we never had any problem with tax authorities or non clear/clean audit reports. Show less

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  RUF BEIRA LOGISTICS, LDA – Transporte e Logística

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2016

  Financial And Administrative Director

  • Responsible for strategic business projections, operational management of Administrative, Accounting and Financial Human Resources, Procurement and Logistics activities, sales management, preparation of daily Cash flow management, budgets, estimations, monthly management accounts and Annual financial reports for internal uses and for shareholders and stakeholders. PS: During my leadership all accounting and auditing reports were clean and without any type of limitations or reservations. Show less

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  AMPCM - Mozambican Association for the Promotion of Modern Cooperativism

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2022

  Executive Director / CEO

  - Responsible for national and international Lobby and Advocacy to strengthen the Cooperative Movement in Mozambique with a portfolio of 201 Cooperatives across the country, 300,000 cooperative members, which 60% are women and 62% are working in Agribusiness sector. He is responsible for leading the Advocacy & Lobby process for the promotion, capacity buildings and dissemination of cooperative businesses as a Strategy for faster socioeconomic development in Mozambique. Cecilio is leading the meetings, capacity building to Government institutions and NGO's, Private sector, Informal sector and focus on the discussion and creation of legal framework (laws, regulations and tax benefits and other incentives and opportunities) to strengthen the cooperative movement and also to identify business opportunities, fundraising and national and international partners to support the cooperative movement in Mozambique. Cecilio is also responsible for all programs and projects including budgeting and estimations, assign and monitoring tasks in the areas of Accounting, Taxation, Human Resources, Programs and Projects, Procurement and Logistics, External Audit, Budget allocations, National STAFF/TEAM management, Monthly and Annual Reports to our members and donors and all administrative and financial issues. The audit reports are consolidated and 100% clean and prepared by reputable auditing companies "BIG 4". Show less

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  Consultoria & Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Lda

  Sept 2022 - now

  Founder & Managing Director

  Consultoria & Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Lda, and trade name is" CODES Consulting, Lda", officially legalized and established in Mozambique. CODES is committed to transform of socio-economic problems into solutions through providing advisory services in the area of financial & business management, capacity building and sustainable socioeconomic development, providing integrated solutions to add value on the management performance, Good governance, strengthen the competitiveness and move the profitability of our customers and partner to next edge.OUR SERVICES/AREAS OF ASSISTANCE:• Management consultancies, accounting, tax and financial assistance;• Preparation and management of development projects aligned with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals - UN Agenda 2030). • Integrated Human Resources Management;• Legal advice;• Feasibility studies, organizational diagnosis and socioeconomic viability.• Preparation of Business Plans and Strategic Plans.• Carry out technical assistance in the process of organization, transformation of Associations and informal rural groups in Cooperatives business model;• Perform capacity building on socioeconomic areas and initiatives.• Design and implementing the internal control procedures, management tools, mentoring, monitoring and evaluation.• Elaboration of Training manual for (ToT) • Fundraising and Lobby & Advocacy on behalf of our Clients and Partners. • Agribusiness and rural development assistance and mentoring.One of our values and principles lies in Entrepreneurial Creativity because we believe that our customers and partners are looking for sustainable solutions to reach their management and socioeconomic problems and limitations.Call us on +258844303170/823859195 and we will have every passion to provide quality and timely assistance.Respectfully. Show less