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Afonso Curcio Tomedi

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Luanda, Angola
Finance Manager at Group Castel - Angola
Joined May 13, 2021

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Portuguese
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English
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Native or Bilingual
Spanish
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Fluent
French
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Intermediate
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• More than 13 years of professional experience on industrial/trade/services multinational companies in the management of Controlling, Accounting, Auditing, Tax, Costs, M&A, Treasury and Payroll; • Strong knowledge in the creation of economic scenarios through budgets, forecasts and variance analysis; management and financial evaluations regarding the feasibility of projects through business cases, financial and tax planning. • Preparation and analysis of IFRS financial statements for the management of the unit and division, using financial and performance indicators, as well as acting on the definitions of the strategies and corporate goals of the units and division. • Solid knowledge of financial management with the use of cash pooling, credit policies, financial cycles, resource allocation, payment of dividends and royalties, FX controll with use of hedge and derivatives. • Strong leadership positioning and team management in a global level, focused on results and performance, hands on profile, highly adaptable and flexible to changes on the scenarios, strong communication skills, change influencer and facilitator for performance enhancement, business oriented with entrepreneurial spirit and strong international exposure and educational background; High level of leadership management and cultural knowledge traveling and living in more than 12 countries such as Brazil, USA, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, Turkey, Switzerland, China, Mexico, Morocco and Angola.
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Group Castel - Angola
Dec 2019 – Present
Angola - Luanda
Finance Manager
• Main goals are to drive the P&L and execution focus mindset, setting key metrics and maximize profit within the organization during an extremely difficult economic environment and with a very diverse complexity of situations to cover at the plant level; streamline the finance organization, implement new processes and best practices and develop tools to support the right achievement, changing the culture, with the goal to drive performance, and ownership at every level of the organization. • Leader and developer of local finance teams in line with the corporate culture, ensuring we have the right organizational structure and leadership, to provide strong business partnership and help the organization achieve its objectives. • In charge of the presentations and publications of the results at the factory level. Point of contact and reference related to finance matters for the whole region in Angola regarding accounting matters. Strong understanding of the VAT and Income Tax processes, implementation and validation, as well as the other direct and indirect taxes aplicable in Angola. • Direct reporting to the President and CFO of the group. Reponsable for a team of ~30 people among areas of treasury, accounting, compliance and internal control.