Experience

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  Pricewaterhousecoopers

  Jun 1993 - Nov 2000

  Manager of tax consulting

  Worked for four years in auditing, focusing in companies in various industries, and for three years and six months in tax consulting, in companies in the financial industry;• Responsible for planning, revising, and coordinating consulting work teams in the field, collaborating in the identification of accounting and tax risks to clients;• Coordination of meetings with clients’ top management to discuss projects, points of control, and risks identified throughout the projects;• Participation as a coordinator of due diligence in the privatization of Banco Banespa, as well as in the privatization of several telecommunication companies; responsible for identifying tax risks to be considered when setting an adequate offer price for public auctions, and• Responsible for project planning and coordination to implement a computerized system to integrate UNIBANCO’s accounting, management, and tax data, contributing to the improvement of controls of tax balances and adjustments related to bad loans. Show less

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  Lloyds bank

  Dec 2000 - Dec 2003

  Tax manager

  Responsible for tax compliance, consulting, tax planning, reporting and litigation.• Implemented management reports to monitor the tax burden and for reports to headquarters regarding the status of the Brazilian conglomerate’s tax litigation;• Provided technical support to top management in corporate restructuring matters;• Coordinated the organization and centralization of tax control to eliminate errors and reduce the risk of overpayment;• Prepared a database to include laws and tax treatment of products;• Responsible for implementing controls and monitoring of tax litigation in order to calculate and control tax risk liabilities (control of approximately 200 lawsuits with a total value estimated at R$500MM);• Provided technical support to all company departments involving taxable transactions (Commercial, Product Development, HR, Accounts Payable and Accounting departments, among others). Identified and evaluated risks for decision making, prepared technical reports, defined controls and procedures in order to protect the company as a whole from tax risks;• Actively participated in the project to sell Lloyds Bank and Losango from May to December 2003;• Represented the company before internal revenue service auditors and the Central Bank and before trade and industry groups (ABBI, Febraban, Anbid), and• Participated in internal committees collaborating to make strategic decisions regarding tax amnesties, carrying out all the work of analyzing the possibility, discussing with attorneys and auditors, calculating liabilities, and reporting to headquarters and top management (generated savings of approximately R$50MM). Show less

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  Unibanco-uniao de bancos brasileiros

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Tax manager

  Responsible for the area that calculates taxes (calculation, retention, meeting accessory tax obligations, preparation of explanatory tax notes to be included in financial statements, and reports to government agencies);• Implemented graphic account controls for the bank that resulted in the identification of Accounts Receivable from companies acquired by the bank;• Managed reviews of tax procedures that resulted in the identification of tax credits from the past that had not been used until 2004. Identified tax credits estimated at R$15MM that were used to offset current tax liabilities;• Created management reports for top management that improved oversight of tax, civil, and employment liabilities;• Implemented new controls and procedures to verify information sent to tax authorities to eliminate errors and inconsistencies. This program significantly reduced the number of irregularities and additional taxes assessed by tax authorities and also reduced the time needed to obtain tax certificates for the group; and• Participated in a project to automation tax calculations, significantly reducing the time needed to close the books each month. Show less

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  The aes corporation

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2010

  Responsible for tax compliance, tax consulting and tax reporting process abroad, focusing on FAS 109, FIN 18 and FIN 48.• Participated in the project for consolidating the corporate tax structure and standardizing tax processes and controls for all AES Group companies in Brazil; led several tax planning projects aiming to mitigate risks and generate tax gains;• Conducted the remediation process of “Material Weakness” in the USA;• Led debt refinancing and corporate reorganization projects. Show less

  • Tax Planning Director – since June, 2009

    Jun 2009 - Feb 2010

  • Tax Manager - US Tax Accounting and Tax Planning

    Feb 2006 - Jun 2009
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  Whirlpool corporation

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2019

  Tax planning director

  Responsible for tax compliance for Brazil and for tax planning, tax consulting and tax reporting for the Lar Region (Latin America, China, Italy, Slovakia, Mexico and the USA). Reported directly to the regional CFO and indirectly to the Global Tax Planning VP. Managed a team of 60 people (direct and indirectly).• Led the consolidation of the corporate tax structure in Brazil and region (9 legal entities in Brazil and 17 abroad); implemented, standardized and computerized tax processes and controls for all Whirlpool group companies in Brazil;• Offered technical support to several special projects, analyzing the tax impact on joint venture formations, M&A operations, sale of tax credits, transfer pricings and cross border transactions;• Offered technical support to the Institutional Relationship department, working alongside with their team on studies and negotiations to maintain and obtain new state and federal Tax Incentives/Benefits in Brazil, China and Italy;• Led the “tax amnesty” project, being responsible for preparing the fiscal study; for all technical support in the legal, accounting and financial departments; for ensuring that all the decisions are the best ones from the strategic point of view for the group. As a result, there was a reduction of tax contingencies of US$ 87 million and a cost avoidance of US$ 33 million;• Implemented Tax Governance Committees: Tax Committee, Tax Planning Committee, Committee to Approval and Validation of Tax Projects, with joined participation from various departments of the company;• Led a multidisciplinary team in the “Contingency” project, where new policies and procedures were created; also was responsible for the creation and standardization of controls and management reports for the entire risk management process related to Tax, Civil and Labor contingencies, ensuring the quality of the reported information, internally and globally. This resulted in robust governance in risk management; Show less

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  Franchisee havaianas

  Apr 2013 - now

  Partner/franchisee
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  Bistro do alto

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2021

  Partner/owner
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  Franchisee l'occitane au bresil

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Partner/franchisee
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  Autônomo

  Jul 2020 - Oct 2024

  Tax consultant
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  Procausa

  Aug 2023 - Jan 2025

  Conselheira