Rodrigo

Experienced and accomplished Chief Accounting and Tax Officer
11+ years’ experience in Large Cap Company / Oil and Gas Industry
Streamlining financial processes – coordinating large teams in complex settings – enhancing reporting quality
Executive MSc in Finance (HEC Paris - ongoing) & Certified Public Accountant (U.S.)
English – Portuguese (mother tongue) – Spanish

Leader of a 900+ people team in Latin America's largest integrated oil and gas company, directly reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.

Along with ensuring accounting and tax compliance and achieving important financial results via tax planning, I have obtained important cost reductions (44% decrease in FTE compared to 2016), have been awarded Basic Industries Tax Executive 2018, and our Annual Report/Financial Statements have been awarded Best Annual Report of 2018 and Top 10 best Financial Statements of 2018 and 2017 (all of them in Brazil).

Summary of main experiences:
(i) Financial accounting: preparation of financial statements, implementation of accounting standards, definition of accounting policies, ICFR, preparation and review of Brazilian and U.S.SEC filings

(ii) Management accounting: KPIs; controlling; performance analysis; management reports/MD&A

(iii) Capital market debt issuance: preparation and review of prospectuses & due diligence for SEC registered debt offerings

(iv) Tax planning and tax compliance for the oil and gas industry in Brazil

(v) Academic research: fixed income (PCA applied to the Term Structure of Brazilian Zero-Coupon Bonds Interest Rates)

(vi) Speaker in professional conferences/academic events such as the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies annual conference, Commencement classes for finance-related MBA/undergraduate courses