David Guedes Álvarez

About

Dedicated Controller with 7+ years of experience in various industries such as maritime, building materials, mining and pharma. Excellent analytical skills and a great eye for detail. International working experience in Singapore and Spain, highly flexible and adapted to a fast-paced environment. Especially interested in new technologies and developing new products/systems. Recently moved back to the Canary Islands and now looking for a 100% remote position.

Experience

Oldendorff Carriers

Sep 2018 – Nov 2021

Singapore

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

* Budgeting and Profit and Loss analysis * Optimized internal accounting reporting procedures that resulted in annual cost-savings * Analysis of financial results and company KPIs * Supported commercial teams in the Pacific region with regular, ad-hoc reporting and analysis on our trades and freight exposure * Involved in improving financial/commercial reports, processes and systems * Revamped executive reporting to support management decision

LafargeHolcim Trading

Feb 2017 – Aug 2018

Singapore

TRADING OPERATIONS MANAGER

* Ensured vessel nomination and timely acceptance of vessel in close coordination with the Chartering Managers/Shipping dept * Relationship Building with different stakeholders and ensure customer satisfaction * Opening and negotiation of letter of credit with banks and ensure back-to-back position * Obtained, issued documentary/shipping instructions with the various stakeholders (suppliers, customers, banks, ship owner/brokers) and organize surveyors, inspections when required * Shared internally any market/business intelligence collected thru daily interaction with customers and suppliers * Prepared reports, statistics for the Team Leaders, Traders or other internal stakeholders when required

LafargeHolcim Trading|

Feb 2016 – Jan 2017

Singapore

COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

*Checked and ensured trading activities were properly organized in order to limit and manage operational risk *Prepared and provided monthly exceptions reports with trades that has not complied with company policy *Checked and identified any potential breach to the processes (credit risk assessment, low profitability transactions, accuracy of information enter in the system) * Ensured compliance with standards purchases and sales contracts defined by legal department * Ensured intracompany transactions were registered timely and accurately by counterparties

Holcim Trading, Madrid

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

Singapore

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

* Margin analysis and deviation versus budget * Implemented new automated aging report and saved an average of 1hour per day * Moved accounts payable to fully paperless system, saving 5 hours of employee time per week * Financial and commercial reports for the internal stakeholders * Coordinate with accounting team the monthly, quarterly and annual-end closing activities to ensure timely reporting

Holcim Trading, Madrid

May 2013 – Dec 2013

Madrid

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

* Handled monthly, quarterly and annual closings * Accounts Payable/ Receivable processes including entering daily invoices/bills/journal entries/monthly accruals * Prepared cash-flow reports * Banks reconciliations * Computed taxes and prepared tax returns * Intra company reconciliations

EPSA S.A

Sep 2012 – Apr 2013

Madrid

ACCOUNTANT

* Reporting to head of finance on financial accounting results * Prepared of monthly/yearly closings * Management of invoicing, accounts payable and receivable * Payment and collection tasks

Sanofi Aventis

Jul 2010 – Jan 2012

Barcelona

ACCOUNTANT

*Managed accounts payable and receivable * Performed bank reconciliations * Executed approvals and monitoring of donations to charities and hospitals * Collaborated in tax settlement and preparation of tax documents for local authorities inspection

Education

Univerity of Barcelona

Sep 2008 – Oct 2009

MASTER’S DEGREE, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Pompeu Fabra university

Jul 2005 – Sep 2008

BACHELOR’S DEGREE, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

David Guedes Álvarez

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