Accountant
Solvay Chemicals GmbH
Skills
I offer great expertise in quality and efficiency improvements of E2E Accounting / Controlling / Treasury and Cash Management processes with passion about solving problems by means of out-of-the-box solutions and SAP Best Practices, as a 4-year experienced Senior SAP FI CO HANA Consultant with prior 5 years experience as an Accountant supporting Business Controller and as an Auditor.
What sets me apart from the average consultant is the ability to critically challenge your business processes & give you sound advice, to speak and understand your language, to go into detail and be rigorous, and the courage to go for the highest expected return rather than minimum risk solution.
During my career I have talked eye-to-eye confidently with many finance professionals, fluently in Portuguese, English, German and Russian languages, having worked and lived in 5 different countries.
I hold a Bachelor degree in Economics and a Post Graduation in Finance (grade 14/20) at Nova Business School of Economics.
Furthermore, I have passed 2 SAP Certifications: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting & Management Accounting Associates 2018.
In my SAP project portfolio I count 1 full life-cycle Greenfield implementation project and 2 other SAP roll out projects.
Specialized in chemical production, energy production, distribution and logistics sectors.
If you'd like to learn more, don't hesitate to contact me: ? +351 91 218 96 13 | ✉ pfrmorais@gmail.com
What sets me apart from the average consultant is the ability to critically challenge your business processes & give you sound advice, to speak and understand your language, to go into detail and be rigorous, and the courage to go for the highest expected return rather than minimum risk solution.
During my career I have talked eye-to-eye confidently with many finance professionals, fluently in Portuguese, English, German and Russian languages, having worked and lived in 5 different countries.
I hold a Bachelor degree in Economics and a Post Graduation in Finance (grade 14/20) at Nova Business School of Economics.
Furthermore, I have passed 2 SAP Certifications: SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting & Management Accounting Associates 2018.
In my SAP project portfolio I count 1 full life-cycle Greenfield implementation project and 2 other SAP roll out projects.
Specialized in chemical production, energy production, distribution and logistics sectors.
If you'd like to learn more, don't hesitate to contact me: ? +351 91 218 96 13 | ✉ pfrmorais@gmail.com
Project history
02/2015
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06/2018
## Helped SAP carve-out of 2 business area sold on site;
## Helped create 2 SAP Company Codes for energy production and distribution to meet ENWG energy law
accounting & controlling requirements;
## Local Key User for intercompany invoicing SAP project with billing WBS elements;
## Coordinated all accounting activities at the Rheinberg site;
## Plausibility checks of the P/L and performed corrections;
## Performed Reporting & calculation of power/ grid fees, energy audits;
## Ensured compliance with the specifications of the Solvay Group and all national and international
accounting rules (HGB, IFRS, tax law);
## In charge of service invoicing with external partner companies;
## In charge of reconciliation and justification of accounts;
## Cooperated in creating monthly, quarterly and annual statements in accordance with the German code of
commercial law (HGB) and IFRS;
## Account assignment and entry of business transactions, creation of reports for internal and external
reporting purposes;
## Acted as contact for Internal Revision, Auditors, and internal business units;
## Participated in the continuous improvement of the department's internal procedures and
interdepartmental processes (proposed & introduced freight cost selfbilling in Solvay, controlled cash discount
loss);
## Managed accruals;
## Responsible for Petty Cash on site;
## Performed manual payments.
## Helped create 2 SAP Company Codes for energy production and distribution to meet ENWG energy law
accounting & controlling requirements;
## Local Key User for intercompany invoicing SAP project with billing WBS elements;
## Coordinated all accounting activities at the Rheinberg site;
## Plausibility checks of the P/L and performed corrections;
## Performed Reporting & calculation of power/ grid fees, energy audits;
## Ensured compliance with the specifications of the Solvay Group and all national and international
accounting rules (HGB, IFRS, tax law);
## In charge of service invoicing with external partner companies;
## In charge of reconciliation and justification of accounts;
## Cooperated in creating monthly, quarterly and annual statements in accordance with the German code of
commercial law (HGB) and IFRS;
## Account assignment and entry of business transactions, creation of reports for internal and external
reporting purposes;
## Acted as contact for Internal Revision, Auditors, and internal business units;
## Participated in the continuous improvement of the department's internal procedures and
interdepartmental processes (proposed & introduced freight cost selfbilling in Solvay, controlled cash discount
loss);
## Managed accruals;
## Responsible for Petty Cash on site;
## Performed manual payments.
06/2013
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01/2015
SAP Inhouse FI/CO Consultant
RusVinyl LLC
## Provided 1st line SAP FICO support and troubleshooting via Service Desk and face-to-face (in russian
language);
## Created and supported Report Painter reports;
## Helped creating new credit control area;
## Adapted and perfected russian local reports (cash flow statement, offsetting entries, etc) by customizing;
## Proposed and implemented validations and substitutions for better input data quality and improving
closure
## Implemented and coordinated of month-end closure activities (FI and CO);
## Worked in liaison with SIS (Solvay) and Rusvinyl Accountants, Controllers, Treasury and Credit Manager for
best FI/CO implementation, assisting indirecty in configuration;
## Explained Group Chart of Accounts and rules (IFRS);
## Wrote new procedures;
## Helped on SAP integration with other modules (PM, PS, MM ...);
## Managed accurate Segregation of Duties for FI and CO users via properly defined Roles Matrix.
## Capitalized thousands of WBS elements with the start-up of the production;
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## Temporarily supported SAP PP & PS modules, a?er colleague had le? the company.
language);
## Created and supported Report Painter reports;
## Helped creating new credit control area;
## Adapted and perfected russian local reports (cash flow statement, offsetting entries, etc) by customizing;
## Proposed and implemented validations and substitutions for better input data quality and improving
closure
## Implemented and coordinated of month-end closure activities (FI and CO);
## Worked in liaison with SIS (Solvay) and Rusvinyl Accountants, Controllers, Treasury and Credit Manager for
best FI/CO implementation, assisting indirecty in configuration;
## Explained Group Chart of Accounts and rules (IFRS);
## Wrote new procedures;
## Helped on SAP integration with other modules (PM, PS, MM ...);
## Managed accurate Segregation of Duties for FI and CO users via properly defined Roles Matrix.
## Capitalized thousands of WBS elements with the start-up of the production;
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## Temporarily supported SAP PP & PS modules, a?er colleague had le? the company.
07/2011
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05/2013
International Accountant & SAP Business Analyst FI/CO
SAP FI/CO Business Analyst in SAP implementation in Joint-Venture Rusvinyl (new PVC Production entity) -
Rusvinyl, Nizhny Novgorod / Moskow, Russia
## Worked in liaison with IT and Local Russian Accountants for the SAP FI/CO implementation
## Mapped Group with Russian accounts, providing correction postings, writing procedures and handling
differences Russian GAAP vs IFRS with special focus in Asset Accounting;
## Taught Endusers;
## Conducted User Acceptance Tests with Endusers.
Until August 2012:
International Accountant in the newly deployed Middle Office in the Solvay Shared Services Centre in Lisbon.
## Migrated higher complex activities from local accountants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, such as
VAT reporting, Provision postings, Statistical Reports ("Monatsbericht", "Produktionserhebung") & Bank
Reconciliation ("FEBA") a?er visiting their sites, documenting AS-IS processes and defining TO-BE standardized
and optimized processes;
## Supported Back-Office, optimized reconciliation processes related to Cash Pooling & factoring, and acted as
with Front Office in DACH countries;
## Answered to queries from external Auditors.
I was the top awarded Innovation employee in 3S Lisbon (more than 250 employees) in 1. semester 2012.
Rusvinyl, Nizhny Novgorod / Moskow, Russia
## Worked in liaison with IT and Local Russian Accountants for the SAP FI/CO implementation
## Mapped Group with Russian accounts, providing correction postings, writing procedures and handling
differences Russian GAAP vs IFRS with special focus in Asset Accounting;
## Taught Endusers;
## Conducted User Acceptance Tests with Endusers.
Until August 2012:
International Accountant in the newly deployed Middle Office in the Solvay Shared Services Centre in Lisbon.
## Migrated higher complex activities from local accountants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, such as
VAT reporting, Provision postings, Statistical Reports ("Monatsbericht", "Produktionserhebung") & Bank
Reconciliation ("FEBA") a?er visiting their sites, documenting AS-IS processes and defining TO-BE standardized
and optimized processes;
## Supported Back-Office, optimized reconciliation processes related to Cash Pooling & factoring, and acted as
with Front Office in DACH countries;
## Answered to queries from external Auditors.
I was the top awarded Innovation employee in 3S Lisbon (more than 250 employees) in 1. semester 2012.
09/2010
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04/2011
Audit Analyst
Deloitte
Audit analyst in Technology, Media &Telecommunications, Construction & Real Estate & Utilities industries.
## Performed audit tests - main areas: Asset Accounting, Taxes, AR & AP (confirmation of balances);
## Checked internal controls;
## Checked compliance with IFRS and portuguese GAAP rules;
## Used tools to calculate materiality;
## Documented and prepared audit findings.
## Performed audit tests - main areas: Asset Accounting, Taxes, AR & AP (confirmation of balances);
## Checked internal controls;
## Checked compliance with IFRS and portuguese GAAP rules;
## Used tools to calculate materiality;
## Documented and prepared audit findings.
02/2009
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08/2009
General Ledger Accountant
Infosys BPM
General Ledger Accountant for a german daughter company of Johnson Controls Inc.
## Worked with ERP Oracle & Hyperion;
## Cash management;
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## Month-end closing activities in order to produce the Balance Sheet and Income Statement;
## Solved intercompany differences;
## Reconciliations and preparation of other documents according to SOX requirements.
## Worked with ERP Oracle & Hyperion;
## Cash management;
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## Month-end closing activities in order to produce the Balance Sheet and Income Statement;
## Solved intercompany differences;
## Reconciliations and preparation of other documents according to SOX requirements.
Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
Portugal
