Daniel Pereira

Daniel Pereira

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  • About me

    CFO - Chief Financial Officer | Financial Management | Performance Management | Strategic Finance Business Partner

  • Education

    • Secondary School Colbert, Paris, France

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      12th grade Baccalaureate C
    • Instituto Superior de Gestão

      2006 - 2006
      Executive MBA General Management

      Activities and Societies: Introduction to Management - Business Strategy - Business Finance - Quality and Certification - Marketing and Commercial Management - Negotiation - Information Systems - Logistics - Performance Management - Business Plan

    • Católica Porto Business School

      2010 - 2010
      Executive Master Audit and Management Control

      Activities and Societies: Corporate and Securities Law - Audit - Advanced Accounting Topics - Corporate Governance - Tax Auditing - Management Accounting - Management Control - Company Valuations, Businesses and Strategies

    • FEP - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto

      1994 - 1999
      Licence Degree Management
  • Experience

    • Alliance Healthcare Portugal

      Mar 1999 - Oct 2013

      Reporting to the CFO in Portugal and to the controller at the parent company in England, managing a team of 4 controllers. Responsible for all activities in the management control and treasury areas of the group's various companies.Results achieved:- Reduction in the monthly closing accounts deadline from 10 to 5 working days;- Implementation of business and company valuation models;- Implementation of a treasury management ERP (Target One). Reporting to the CFO in Portugal and to the controller at the parent company in England, managing a team of 3 controllers. Responsible for all the activities in the management control area of the Group's various companies. Results achieved:- Creation of the Management Control department;- Key-user in the implementation of the new SAP ERP (FI-CO);- Preparation of the Group's consolidated accounts. Reporting to the Finance Director. Responsible for reporting accounts to the parent company in England and to shareholders in Portugal. Reporting to the Financial Controller. Curricular internship in the management control area.- Analysis of sales margins;- Preparation and analysis of monthly cost and income statements;- Preparation and analysis of financial indicators;- Implementation of a KPI monthly reporting by business unit;- Supporting the preparation of monthly and annual accounts.

      • Head Management Control and Treasury Department

        Jan 2008 - Oct 2013
      • Coordinator of the Management Control Team

        Mar 2002 - Dec 2007
      • Financial Controller

        Oct 1999 - Feb 2002
      • Financial Controller Assistant

        Mar 1999 - Sept 1999
    • Quilaban

      Nov 2013 - May 2025

      Member of the Executive Committee reporting to the CEO, managing a team of 12 people. Responsible for all the activities of the Finance area of the Group's various companies, which includes the Accounting, Treasury & Credit Control and Planning & Control departments. Results achieved:- Reduction of bank debt by 50%, €8.2M from €16.4M to €8.2M;- Renegotiation of various financing lines with an average 2bp reduction in spreads;- Reduction in average inventory days by 19 days (21% reduction in inventories, €0.9M);- Reduction in average debtors days by 108 days (55% reduction in debtors, €8.9M);- Increase in average creditors days by 16 days (66% increase in creditors, €2.0M);- Maintaining financial autonomy levels of between 30% and 50%;- Reduction in the monthly closing accounts deadline from 12 to 6 working days;- Corporate reorganization of the Group, promoting greater strategic alignment between the subsidiaries and the holding company. Show less Reporting to the CEO, managing a team of 3 controllers. Responsible for all activities in the management control area of the Group's various companies. Results achieved:- Creation of the Planning & Control department;- Creation of all the monthly reporting models for the Group's various companies;- Creation and implementation of key performance indicators;- Renegotiation of the insurance portfolio to reduce costs;- Implementation of the Group's consolidated reporting process Show less

      • CFO - Chief Financial Officer

        Jul 2016 - May 2025
      • Head of Planning and Control

        Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
      • Planning and Control Manager

        Nov 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Arka Medical

      Jun 2025 - now
      Head of Finance

      Member of the Executive Committee reporting to the CEO, managing a team of 3 people. Responsible for all the activities of the Finance area, which includes the Accounting, Treasury, Credit Control and Management Control departments.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Contabilista Certificado

      Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados
      Feb 2000
    • Desenvolvimento de competências de liderança

      MY CHANGE
      Jan 2021
    • Desenvolvimento de competências de liderança

      Cegoc - Beyond Knowledge*
      Jan 2016
    • Seminário - A importância da comunicação verbal e não verbal - Apresentações e reuniões

      High Skills - Formação e Consultoria LDA
      Jan 2019
    • Inspiring talk: Viajar pela mudança

      MY CHANGE
      Jan 2020
    • Fórum sobre o Sistema de Normalização Contabilística

      Deloitte
      Jan 2008
    • Leadership Foundation Programme

      Polivalor Lda
      Jan 2007
    • Curso Avançado o Novo SNC

      Global Estratégias / Demos Group (Portugal)
      Jan 2009
    • Gestão da Mudança

      Polivalor Lda
      Jan 2008
    • Liderança e Motivação

      Polivalor Lda
      Jan 2009
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daniel Pereira
      Prémio de Reconhecimento 2018 - Equipa do Ano - Organização & Finanças Quilaban Dec 2018 Prémio Equipa do Ano 2018Organização & FinançasPrémio atribuído pelos colaboradores da Quilaban à equipa que mais se destacou no ano de 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Tesoureiro - Membro da Direção

      Issued by Escola de Futebol Real Mafra on Jun 2015
      Escola de Futebol Real MafraAssociated with Daniel Pereira
    • Mentor no Programa de Mentoring

      Issued by Católica Porto Business School on Jul 2015
      Católica Porto Business SchoolAssociated with Daniel Pereira