Marcelo Luis Gall Gontijo

Experience

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  Marcelo's Autoescola

  Dec 2001 - Jun 2008

  Administrative Manager

  Last Position: Administrative ManagerStart Position: Clerk

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  GE

  May 2008 - Aug 2013

  Responsible for US$ 1-million improvement to contribution margin, developing a cost-monitoring tool in order to understand costs better. Creation of weekly meetings with operations and sales teams so as to understand and accompany sales and orders better, understanding Cash Flow and impacts of deliveries and commercial negotiations. Creating a package of reports with financial information for various company management levels, utilized in developing the main promotion campaigns and entry in distributors and dealerships in accordance with the Strategic Plan. Operationalization of ICMS tax planning for product sales, enabling a special regime improving tax-payment deadlines. Show less Leadership Program developed in six-month rotations at the various Business Units in Brazil:Transportation Business Unit –FP&A Specialist and Accounting Specialist Latin America Healthcare Business Unit – LatAm Assistant ControllerTransportation Business Unit – Commercial Finance LeaderGGO Business Unit – Assistant Controller and Treasury Specialisto Participation in Planning, Reporting and Control routines. Oracle deployment, redefining the chart of accounts. Auditing the accounting reconciliation process. Development and implementation of a new product costing and pricing tool. Financial Analysis to implement and produce new products and projects. Cash management in Brazil, process implementation for all GE business units. Analysis with EY of Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC) implementation feasibility and management of growth projects and operations in Latin America. Show less Treasury area:o Took part in the preparation and analysis of the strategies for the HEDGE and FX contracts, using the balance sheet, trial balance and cash flow to forecast the best scenario. Showed a comprehensive knowledge of all treasury operations (Loans, investments, exchanges, transfers, etc). Control data on the cash flow management template. Prepared the Finance Management Package (Managerial reports to control and analysis of the company’s financial and economic situation) using OFA (Oracle Financial Analyzer). RDDV update and control (T&L Reports). Demonstrated Knowledge of insurance routines.Accounts Payable:Elaborated the “days-to-pay” Report. Had good command of all national and international sundry payments. Accounts Receivable:Elaborated the Monthly Review Report. Thoroughly familiar with all national and international sundry receipts. Show less

  • Gerente de FP&A

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

  • FMP (Financial Management Program)

    Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Finance Intern - GE Aviation

    May 2008 - Jan 2010
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  Condor S.A Indústria Química

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

  Head of FP&A and Investor Relations

  Reported to the CFO.o Projection and control routine and process implementation, development of the first Zero Base Budget in the company. Result account auditing and analysis, cost control, investment and funding control and classification (Finame), Costs and Expenses. Relations with Partners and possible Banks or Investment Funds and Investors. Development of Material for securing resources, responsible for elaborating reports and statements. Attending auditors – support and development of tools for prompt reporting of monitoring information. Support and validation of ERP (TOTVS) System update reports. Show less

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  World Fuel Services

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2016

  FP&A and Treasury Manager

  Reporting to the CFO | Team: 8 direct people.o Treasury restructuring, redesigning routines and processes, without losing controls, creating monthly, weekly and daily reports, and financial cash management metrics. o Deployment and development of educational material for invoice and payment entries. o Negotiations with banks and other suppliers, reducing costs e.g. 30% bank tariff reduction with 8p.p. investment rate increase. o Budget Process and 42% headcount reduction, by adapting the company to the sector and country moment. Show less

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  Serede - Serviços de Rede S.A

  Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  Manager of Finance and Controlling

  Reported to the CFO | Team: 25 direct people.o Responsible for Controllership, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A/Planning and Financial and Tax Analysis. Process and function restructuring and mapping in order to absorb new routines to allow company growth.o Cash-Flow process implementation, working with Corporate Treasury (OI) for greater control and autonomy. Creation of the first cash flow based on cost centers and states.o Negotiation and verification of integrated-company suppliers, renegotiating debts and verifying collection. o Control implementation (SOX), working with the internal audit team. o Tax Planning process implementation, gaining BRL 5 million in extemporaneous credits. o Improvements to accounting and financial reconciliation processes, sanitizing patrimonial accounts and recovering advances to suppliers and for travel. Show less

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  NOVOTO - Plataforma de apoio ao consumidor.

  Apr 2017 - now

  General Member Board

  NOVOTO - It´s a freemium plataform that helps it´s users with the after sales controls. Already in use in 12 countries.

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  Enel Group

  Nov 2017 - Oct 2022

  Reported to Group CFO/Global P&C Head | Team: 15 direct staff including 3 managers.o Leading the team responsible for P&L planning and control, focused on commercial credit (IFRS 9 and Bad Debt). During the Pandemic with increased payment default and collection-action freezing (ANEEL COVID Ordinance on suspension of cuts, negative-process etc.) we managed to deploy and defend a change in IFRS 9 methodology, reducing millions in negative impact on the 2020/2021 result, working in conjunction with Risk, Accounting and External Audit areas, as well as Legal control focusing on reducing the number of legal actions (labor, civil and JEC).o OPEX and CAPEX control at 531 stores, 4 Call Centers (client support and collection), marketing and operation. o Process leader in standardizing global policy processes and procedures, using Agile and Scrum methodologies (deployed in all countries in which the Group works). Show less Reporting to Administrative Director and Global Head | Team: variable with up to 120 direct and indirect people.o Responsible for 4 Shared Service Centers in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza, Goiânia (around 48 people), an outsourced supplier (Accenture BH, about 60 people) for all Enel companies (186 Legal Entities) in Brazil and Uruguay, all non-energy Transactional Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable processes and all related systems, owner of the Green Bonds informs and details. o Automated tool development to support and track control errors and solicitations, considering the main contract deadlines (OLA and SLA). BPO implementation management change from an operational mentality to strategic operation. Implementation, design, development and maintenance of all related systems including SAP updating at all Group Companies. Show less

  • Planning and Control Director

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Head of Accounting Process and System and BPO (CSC Shared Services) Management - Brazil & Uruguai

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
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  BioRen Technology

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  Financeiro, Administração e Produção

  o Responsible for designing and implementing policies and processes, hiring outsourced accounting, ERP implementation and definition, Due Diligence for invested companies and acquisition finalization, changing the management, transforming to S.A. LGPD (General Data Protection Law) implementation and deployment, using an external consultancy for the main processes. Implementation of Sales Force and development of a dashboard with main operational KPI, supporting marketing and operational areas. Structure, study, and government negotiations to new tax incentives for a factory implementation. Show less

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  Conval Padaria e Confeitaria LTDA

  Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

  Managing Partner (Temporary position)

  Responsible for creating administrative processes and controls, manage 25 direct employees from the factory and the store. Developed new product lines, create the maintenance schedule and procedures, implemented new marketing actions and implementation of nutritional description of products.

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  NSF - Food Safety & Quality

  Jan 2024 - now

  Sr. FP&A Latam