Celia Oliveira E Marinho

Experience

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  Agrovil - Agostinho Vilaöa da Cunha Lda

  Feb 1995 - Mar 2000

  Office Associate
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  Império Pneus

  Apr 2000 - Nov 2003

  Credit Collector
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  Urge Serviços, Lda

  Dec 2003 - Oct 2007

  Executive Assistant and Office Manager
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  Bata Brands

  Jul 2008 - Mar 2012

  Financial Assistant

  Executive Assistance to VP Finance. Support to Financial Reporting Team and Treasury Team: Corporate Operations Review, Financial assistance to Senior Group Executives.

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  Dimension Data SA (Switzerland)

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2015

  GL and HR Accountant

  GL & HR Accountant: Month end closing and support to Business reviews, Weekly financial reports, Internal Control system. AP payments, Treasury balances and corporate credit cardsPayroll process, payroll accounting and support to Onboarding process. Corporate Learning platform.

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  Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Novartis Business Center)

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2019

  As P2P Customer Relationship Manager I’ve driven the execution and delivery of Financial services for the Alcon entities, maintaining oversight over the end-to-end Purchase to Pay (P2P) processes for Iberia and UK entities.The CRM role included acting as a business partner and central point of contact for divisional, functional or entity key stakeholders at country/ cluster level, working with selected key users, management and suppliers to ensure process knowledge and process improvement.Execution and delivery of Purchase to Pay P2P (Accounts Payable) Financial services for the Alcon Iberia and UK entities.Major accountabilities: - Service Delivery: Build partnerships with key stakeholders, management and suppliers to ensure process knowledge and process improvement. - Performance/Delivery: Oversight end-to-end Purchase to Pay (P2P) processes. Monitoring monthly KPIs. Month End closing accounting responsibilities - Issue Resolution: Act as a bridging element between the service organization and the P2P business end users. - Continuous Improvement Agent: Drive implementation of projects and require change management to tackle root cause of issues impacting “Paid on Time” and other KPIs.Major Achievements: - Green Belt Certification: Improvement of P2P KPI’s – Portugal - Participation on EMEA AP Finance transformation – AP processes from Cluster Base to Process base (2017 / 2018) - Leading FRA Fribourg Change Advocacy Team - Supplier Accounts Accruals process transferred from Accounts Payable to General Ledger and Business Planning and Analysis Show less

  • P2P Customer Relationship Mgt Lead - Iberia & UK

    Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Senior R2P Accountant

    Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
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  Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

  CI Projects and Performance Manager - (FRA Ops - CIPM)

  CI Projects and Performance Manager – Global Finance, Reporting and Accounting Operations (FRA Ops) - CIPM) – Since Feb_2019Project Management for Global Finance Reporting & Accounting (FRA). Improve resources, processes, and timing. Support Finance Global Process Owners (GPO) organization: - Project & Performance Manager – Finance & Accounting Processes - Project Management for Global Finance Accounting and Reporting. - Performance Management – FRA KPIs – Focus on AP KPIs. - Continuous Improvement Manager for FRA Ops: - Coordination & Management of: - FRA Continuous Improvement Agents Global Network - Finance Ideation Tool & Finance CI Recognition Program - Finance L6S certifications, in partnership with Operation Excellence Team - Lean Six Sigma Engagement: - Training & Coaching Green Belt candidates from FRA Ops & Organization of Kaizen / Gemba events and Workshops - Support Finance Global Process Owners (GPO) Team: - GPO Roadmap vs Continuous Improvement Investment - Supporting AP GPO: Monitoring Key Performing Indicators, Financial Analysis and Advanced Statistics.Major Achievements: - L6S Black Belt Certification: Projects: E-documents Initiative for Europe & AP Aging Reconciliation Policy. - Successfully mentored 8 Associates to achieve L6S Green Belt Certification - AP Rebranding - Creation of Finance Project Management Toolkit, designed with L6S method - Global R2R Kaizen Events focus on Global Month End Tasks, in partnership with Consolidation & - Reporting, Business Analysts and FRA - Global Review of Supplier Payment Terms and impact on AP “Paid on Time” KPI Show less

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  Kantar Business Services

  Oct 2023 - Oct 2024

  Change Manager (Change Comms & Engagement)

  Change Management, Communications & Engagement for Finance Transformation:Stakeholder AnalysisChange Impact AssessmentTraining & Engagement ActionsIntranet Management: Creation and maintenance of “The Home of Finance Transformation” SharePoint siteFinance Transformation Communications

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  PMIPT - PM International Portugal

  Oct 2024 - now

  Manager (Finance / Operations)