Paulo Prata
About
•Financial strategy and management – extensive experience in business strategy with a wide range of senior stakeholders across the business; strong track record of delivering and presenting impactful reports, KPIs and easily digestible financial information •Cross department business cases – deep expertise in finance business partnering, aligning/transforming finance operating models with business strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and options analysis; business case preparation and review; commercial/procurement assurance and due diligence support and financial modelling •Finance transformations – leadership delivered on technology driven finance transformation programmes focused on cost-cutting and regulatory compliance •Commercial modelling – expertise in designing robustness of planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, internal controls, and viability of commercial models.
Work Experience
Risk Analyst – Commodity Trading
Financial risk management and control of $700M credit facilities. Led cross border project teams and managed financial reporting for mining company investments.
Supply Chain Manager – Procurement Management
Managed finances, procurement activities, commercial negotiations for multi-million-dollar Bioenergy project including logistics, agricultural products, and technology.
Commercial Manager
Managed strategic market research to establish new markets. Acquired new market worth $56M annual revenue. In charge of sugar distribution and commercial arrangements.
Education
Master of Science (MSc) in Banking
Full time on-campus. Passed with Upper Second Class (2:1)