Cereni De Mello

Experience

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  Comissária Eichenberg S/A

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Import Assistant
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  Vinhos do Mundo Comércio de Bebidas Ltda

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  Import Analyst

  • Assisted all the import procedures and organized the logistics from North and South America, Africa and Europe by contacting suppliers, placing purchases, checking documents in advance to avoid delays and meet deadlines for sales • Suggested and implemented improvements in international logistics to reduce costs of freight per unit, and optimized the internal logistics promptly on receiving the products • Supported sales team in identifying products from inventory to guarantee costumers receive the products for purchase Show less

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  Cia Zaffari Comércio e Indústria Ltda

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2014

  Import Analyst

  • Using software applications to ensure the accurate completion of company requests• Developed and introduced Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that tracks all imports daily and reported status periodically to purchase/sales department• Improved the closed import contracts filing system to better identify and retrieve any necessary documents in the future• Assisted the IT team to develop a SharePoint System to improve the process of effectively monitoring and reporting the import status. SharePoint is a Microsoft Platform to manage data like Access. • Calculated costs (taxes, logistics, and administrative) to check the importation viability for new products• Proposed improvements that could be done on procedures and reported to managers to reduce costs and improve efficiency• Coordinated all documentation to support the financial and accounting department in expensing all importations, by checking and verifying all invoices, supplier’s reconciliations, and other documents Show less

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  Vinhos do Mundo Comércio de Bebidas Ltda

  Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Commercial and Imports Manager

  • Supervised the marketing and purchasing team and scheduled all department tasks to meet deadlines and sales targets • Coordinated imports from North and South America, Africa and Europe to provide top quality products for customers • Maintained accurate records of accounts and purchases in order to help the company directors in the strategic decision making • Translated information from multiple languages to Portuguese in order to supply the sales team and marketing with appealing and reliable information to costumers Show less

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  Government of Manitoba

  May 2017 - Oct 2018

  Administrative Support / Accounts Payable Clerk

  • Coordinate transfer, destruction, and retrieval of records to the Record Centre, following government archiving procedures • Apply government records policies and maintain confidentiality of all documents and sensitive information handled • Execute contract agreements by applying corporate seal and stamps according to government procedures • Collect, sort, prepare and scan documents, to label and enter them in computer system, as well as receive and process multiple requests for documentation from staff, always keeping track for good organization of the records • Manage complex Excel and Access spreadsheets and maintain data currency to ensure accurate data availability for internal users, always ensuring documents are archived and properly located• Pull information from important government documents to Access database by adding new information or updating existing information, as well as creating reports from this database• Serve as alternate receptionist whenever is needed to assist MHRC clients Show less

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  Shelter Canadian Properties Limited

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Project Accountant

  • Actively daily monitoring of cash balances, outstanding amounts, bank reconciliation and issuing cheques for payments to suppliers and tenants• Processing supplier's invoices and coding expenses agreeing to general ledger, always ensuring that payments• Ensure payments are budgeted and whithin budget, in order to ensure all costs are well allocated • Posting, updating, and balancing Monthly Occupancy Listings using Excel spreadsheets• Reviewing of the general ledger to ensure that all entries have been entered correctly• Working under minimal supervision to meet deadlines, weekly cheque run, and other payments • Preparing and posting Monthly Occupation Listings for month and year end, looking for any discrepancies in the reports provided Show less

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  Loblaw Companies Limited

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

  Senior Financial Analyst

  • Perform automations using PBI, Python, Power Queries, SQL, in order to improve productivity and accuracy •Perform reporting and root cause analysis to demonstrate inefficiencies and productivity, as well as based on data findings assist with proposals and special projects• Responsible for developing a SharePoint based application to log vendor inquiries, as a result data efficiency and accuracy was improved in so many aspects that other teams started to use the same application for their inquiries• Lead meetings to discuss, align and recommend improvements in multiple teams related situations• Continuously monitor, recommend and implement process improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness within the department• Develop department process manuals to maintain standards and accuracy • Managing vendor inquiries and disputes to deliver excellent customer service• Analyze and release large amount of payments in Lawson and SAP, making sure payments are compliant with company controls• Support daily manager activities and provide coaching for colleagues to develop and retain talents within the team Show less

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  Air Canada

  Jun 2022 - now

  Sales and Accounting Analyst

  •Work collaboratively with other accounting officers within organization•Utilize math, SQL, Excel, and Powe BI skills to analyze key financial data•Maintain accurate records of accounting transactions and reconciliations to meet comoany standards and compliance •Identify processes opportunities for efficiencies, suggest and implement enhancements •Analyze large data sets to provide insightful information to upper management •Test accounting results for new systems implementation to ensure accuracy and data integrity•Use of SnowFlake, Teradata, DSS, to retrieve and shape data for analysis. Show less