Manager Real Estate

ANDERSON COPPEDÊ GONÇALVES

*** ******* ******* *. ***** Mizumoto, 145 # 1

Provo, UT 84604 – USA São Paulo, SP 05537-070 – Brazil

1-801-***-**** 55-11-373*-****

abnt44@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MBA; Finance Emphasis; Brigham Young University April 2009

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Solid experience in Finance (Controllership, Accounting, Budget, Planning, Auditing, Internal Controls,

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Accounts Payable, Cash Flow) and Projects (development and implementation of systems and processes)

B road expertise in IT management, having developed solutions for the finance area, integrated data bases,

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eliminated duplicity of tasks, and reduced process running time

Founder – Accounting consulting company, creating accounting and tax solutions for private schools

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Fluent English, intermediate Spanish, and basic Italian

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EXPERIENCE

Dow Chemical – BIPV Solar Panels Midland, MI

F ield Studies Consultant Sep – Dez/2008

Member of a multi-functional team hired to study the European solar panel market, estimated in €10M for 2008, and

forecast annual growth of 25% by 2020. Identified and contacted members of the value chain in person, in Germany,

Spain, Italy, and France

• Saved US$200K on the total cost of the project, using relational approach model

• Analyzed new European market entry, by interviewing members of the value chain (manufacturers,

distributors, importers, architects, and installers), identifying manufacturer located in the main European

markets, and by accelerating the launching of the new products

American Express Phoenix, AZ

Finance Manager May – Aug/2008

Intern assigned to assess the monthly cost recovery process for services provided to the business units. Project under the

group Corporate Planning & Decision Support, reporting directly to the CFO

• Eliminated US$1.5M in monthly discrepancies by identifying and removing process bottlenecks, changing

system configurations, and documenting the process, in order to ensure continued success

• Reduced 21% of the operations budget, through process reengineering and personnel / tasks cuts

• Interacted with analysts, directors, and executive vice-presidents to collect information that led me to the

reengineering recommendation for the cost recovery process in the finance area

Associação Deseret São Paulo, Brazil

Organization with 1,000+ employees, in the real estate, printing, logistics and distribution, educational, and importing

industries, responsible for the administrative structure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Brazil

Controller Assistant Jun/2005 – Jul/ 2007

Assisted the Controller in the finance department managements (40 professionals), having specific responsibility over the

organization budget. Restructured the project accounting department and trained the next manager and his team on the

new concepts to be applied

• Cut US$1.8M on the 2007 operations budget 20% above the goal by mapping and eliminating risks and non-

essential processes, optimizing the usage of departments’ resources

• Managed financial controls on more than 10,000 real estate projects (purchase, construction, and maintenance),

reducing the number of incomplete projects by 85% before the target, through creation of control tools, and training of

internal and field teams

• Trained and audited 50+ remote real estate project managers, via dotted line relationship, eliminating projects with

overspent budgets

Managerial Auditor, MCA (Management’s Controls Auditor) Aug/2003 – Jun/2005

Function of direct report to the CEO, responsible for auditing and controlling managerial activities in the organization.

Specialist in accounting and systems auditing - CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

• Accomplished due diligence in companies with planned investment in Brazil, identifying and recommending the

opportunities that demonstrated highest potential ROI

• Conducted tax research that allowed savings of R$100K annually in Finsocial (Brazilian federal tax), successfully

bringing to resolution a government audit that contested our procedure

ANDERSON COPPEDÊ GONÇALVES

P roject Manager – PeopleSoft Implementation May/2001 – Aug/2003

Manager of a multi functional team, responsible for the ERP implementation, organizations process changes, and training

of 200+ employees. The implementation was done within time and budget, being ranked as the best international

implementation by organization headquarters

• Ensured savings of R$500K by solving a system capability conflict on tax withholding

• Made possible maximum return on financial resources, by developing methodology and tools to better control the

company’s cash flow

General Accounting Manager Apr/1997 – May/2001

Leader of a team with 5 accountants, administrator of the organization’s general ledger system

• Developed journal entry interface, eliminating 20 weekly hours on the data entry process

• Enabled and trained team members for promotion to supervisory and higher responsibility positions

Accountant Jul/1995 – Apr/1997

Supervisor of the work performed in 23 remote offices, analyzing and processing their journal entries. Monitored their

budget and issued monthly reports on their current condition

• Minimized personnel turnover by developing Accounting / Finance Technical Manual

Solidez Contabilidade & Insurance São Paulo, Brazil

Owner 1990 – 1993

Started two companies, the first one to provide specialized services on accounting, taxes, and payroll for private schools;

the second one dedicated to sell insurance for governmental companies

• Recognized annual revenue of R$180K through financial consulting to the educational industry, and offered

specialized services on school labor laws

• Created process to build reserves to pay employees’ year-end bonuses and vacation without the need for loans

• Reduced delinquency in 8%, by improving internal controls and communication with students

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University – Marriott School of Management Provo, UT

MBA – Finance 2007 – 2009

Received full merit scholarship (Cardon International Scholarship)

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International Finance Professor’s Assistant Teacher

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President of the Global Management Student Association (GMSA)

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Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano (Unibero) São Paulo, Brazil

BS – Administration & Information Systems Management 2004 – 2006

Scored 1st place among 1,600 candidates on the admissions exam

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Member of the Student Executive Council

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Colégio Brasília São Paulo, Brasil

Certificate – Technical Accounting 1992

COMMUNITY SERVICE / INTERESTS

Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montana and Wyoming (1993 – 1995). Led and

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trained 40 missionaries on effective communication techniques and leadership

Volunteer with the “Helping Hands” program, remodeling public schools in Brazil

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Sports as hobbies: volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf

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