Samuel Ramos

Experience

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  EY

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2009

  Internal Audit Solutions ProviderBusiness Risk Advisory Internal Audit SolutionsBusiness Risks Services

  • BRS Senior Consultant

    Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

  • BRS Consultant

    Sept 2005 - Jun 2008
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  The HEINEKEN Company

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2011

  Internal Audit Manager

  Responsible for the Internal Audit function in Portugal, working in Sociedade Central de Cervejas, including financial audits, process audits, compliance audits, fraud investigation and process optimization reviews.Involved in due diligence projects worldwide.

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  Philip Morris International

  Jan 2011 - now

  Follow actual patterns and highlight issues by analyzing, identifying and proposing solutions to achieve corporate objectives, extrapolating potential trends and patterns, and providing regular reviews and progresses leveraging on data intelligence. Drive insights from current reporting with enhanced reporting for actuals and forecasts.Anticipate & react to business needs, with emphasis on retail prices, profitability, taxation, competitive fundamentals and so on. Run deep-dive analysis to extrapolate risks and opportunities at corporate level.Give focus on simplification, by liaising with relevant stakeholders and ensure effectiveness in terms of communication, as well as efficiencies in terms of current processes.Ensure the preparation of executive presentations to fulfil key messages based on business development and insights, by proposing alternative scenario planning and possible solutions. Weniger anzeigen As part of the overall process for PMI, consolidate, validate and prepare actual monthly PMI P&L results until EPS, annual operational budgets, long range plans, monthly rolling forecasts and quarterly projections, including analysis of the variances and the explanation of the related business issues for a specific segment. These processes include but are not limited to shipment and in-market-sales volumes, income statement down to net earnings, EPS, balance sheet, cash flow and pricing, as well as total market/segment segmentation and market shares.The deliverables are targeted for the use of the Executive Management Team of PMI, the different senior Finance Teams of PMI, the Investors Relations Team of PMI as well has PMI’s Board of Directors, for the purposes of day-to-day until strategic management and communications with the investment world.In particular, all aspects related to the following areas are covered by me:• Timely consolidation and analysis of actual monthly, quarterly and annual financials, as well as in market sales results for a specific segment.• Timely consolidation and analysis of annual budgets, long range plans, rolling forecasts and quarterly projections for a specific segment.• Timely consolidation of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow forecasts for a specific segment.• Coordination with the assigned regional headquarters/groups for the continuous update on business developments to pro-actively integrate the related impact.• Preparation of pro-active and ad-hoc analysis to provide the VP PMI Financial Planning and Management Reporting as well as the senior PMI Finance management with up-to-date information.• Custody of coherence of overall PMI codification structure. Weniger anzeigen Responsible for the worldwide planning, consolidation and reporting of all Reduced Risk Products* (RRP) financial related activities in Philip Morris International Management.The financial responsibility includes, but it's not limited to:- Actual cost reporting and management - Revenue oversight- Investment analysis and modeling- Growth algorithm definition and implementation- Budget preparation and review- Business case support to markets- Financial consolidation* Reduced Risk Products (RRPs) is the term we use to refer to products with the potential to reduce individual risk and population harm in comparison to smoking combustible cigarettes. PMI’s RRPs are in various stages of development, and we are conducting extensive and rigorous scientific studies to determine whether we can support claims for such products of reduced exposure to harmful and potentially harmful constituents in smoke, and ultimately claims of reduced disease risk, when compared to smoking combustible cigarettes. Before making any such claims, we will rigorously evaluate the full set of data from the relevant scientific studies to determine whether they substantiate reduced exposure or risk. Any such claims may also be subject to government review and approval, as is the case in the USA today. Weniger anzeigen Responsible for the Central Corporate Affairs and worldwide Illicit Trade Strategies & Prevention finance team, overseeing the preparation of the regular weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial results, ensuring that they are analyzed, commented and reported according to the instructions received (content & timing) from regional and local financial management, external authorities and/or minority shareholders.Responsible for the preparation and follow up of the annual budget and rolling forecast exercises, ensuring they are prepared, analyzed, commented and presented accurately, timely and in accordance with management requirements.Finance responsible for several projects taking place in Corporate Affairs and Illicit Trade Strategies & Prevention, mainly related with process restructuring, process improvement and process efficiency. Weniger anzeigen Responsible for providing functional support to the Illicit Trade Strategies & Prevention team, mainly in the preparation of the regular weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial results, ensuring that they are analyzed, commented and reported according to the instructions received (content & timing) from regional and local financial management, external authorities and/or minority shareholders.Responsible for the preparation and follow up of the annual budget and rolling forecast exercises, ensuring they are prepared, analyzed, commented and presented accurately, timely and in accordance with management requirements. Weniger anzeigen

  • Head of Corporate Planning & Projects

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Head of Corporate Business & Financial Planning

    Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Manager Corporate Financial Planning & Reporting

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Manager RRP Financial Planning

    Jan 2016 - Feb 2019

  • Manager Finance

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Senior Corporate Auditor

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  • Corporate Auditor

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012