Project Manager Management

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Marcio Mendes Cell: 949- 282-4409

Career Highlights

Cost Manager May 2013-

Nokia – Sao Paulo - BR Feb 2015

Prepared financial planning such as business plan, budget and quarterly rolling forecasts,

along with detailed analysis for deviations detected against the initial planning;

Evaluation on the impact of long-term planning initiatives, introduction of new programs and

strategies;

Responsible for finance modeling as well as P&L for multiple telecom projects;

Handled the tasks of monitoring cost control activities of the project like scope control,

changes and transfers;

Performed detailed account analysis, corporate month-end processing and reporting;

Performed the tasks of overseeing and monitoring project management;

Improved existing processes and streamline workflows;

Managed a team of 3 (2 SFAs, FA) analysts and provided professional development to

them.

FP&A Consultant Nov 2012-

Piemonte Consulting – Sao Paulo – BR April 2013

Prepare the annual operating plan and forecasts. Review results, analyze and make

recommendations for corrective actions as needed;

Provide support to the accounting department in the process of booking accruals, including

the research of payments, purchase orders, and prepaid accounts, revenue recognition, and

allocations;

Direct support in implementing new BI system with the goal of helping to centralize control of

the company, to provide better access and gain a better understanding of key business

metrics such as sales, and to predict future performance;

Develop finance models such as pro forma financial statements and ad hoc projects.

Finance and Accounting Consultant Oct 2011-

DLC – Los Angeles – CA Jul 2012

Prepare the annual operating plan and forecasts in accordance with organization objectives

for corporate departments. Review results, analyze and make recommendations for

corrective actions, as needed;

Complete and submit results including P&L and capital spending for several departments in

different organizations;

Responsible for budget templates including all operating expenses;

Review initial submissions versus targets and communicate results to senior management;

Provide support to the accounting department in the process of booking accruals, including

the research of payments, purchase orders, and prepaid accounts, revenue recognition,

allocations and etc.

Continuous improvement in projects and processes;

Develop finance models such as pro forma financial statements and ad hoc projects.

Email:***********@*******.***

Marcio Mendes Cell: 949- 282-4409

Contractor – Budgeting/Forecasting June 2011-

Harbor Freight Tools – Calabasas – CA Sept 2011

Direct support of implementation of new budgeting & forecasting tool (TM1), including data

validation and running of test scripts;

Provided financial support for IT, Marketing, Legal and Global Sourcing in development of

the FY2012 Budget including the P&L and capital plan;

Developed monthly financial forecasts including the P&L and capital spending;

Conducted and consolidated variance analyses to fully understand the drivers of business

performance and to identify potential issues and opportunities.

Financial Analyst Oct 2009-

THQ Inc. – Agoura Hills – CA March 2011

Prepared and coordinated quarterly management packages of development budgets for

several studio cost centers which included current year operating costs, capital

expenditures, headcount reporting, lifetime product projections reporting and variance

analysis;

Created planning workbooks for studio cost centers that helped the Studio Operations

Director, Director of Production and Executive Producers plan their project resources,

particularly during quarterly forecasts;

Gathered data in order to support cost tracking, modeling, and future planning;

Interacted with various functions of the product development, accounting, production

accounting and corporate finance teams;

Updated, reconciled, and maintained annual budgets, financial-related spreadsheets and

reports on a regular basis;

Performed ad hoc analyses and special projects.

Marketing Operations Analyst Mar 2007-

QAD Inc. – Santa Barbara – CA Sept 2009

Owner/Project Manager Aug 2004-

Land Project LLC - Santa Barbara – CA Feb 2007

Financial Analyst April 1996-

Whirlpool Corporation - Sao Paulo – Brazil March 2000

Education

Graziadio School of Business/Pepperdine University: Westlake Village, CA

Fully Employed MBA Program with emphasis in Finance Graduated in Aug/11

FMU University: Sao Paulo, Brazil Graduated in Dec/97

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Email:***********@*******.***

Marcio Mendes Cell: 949- 282-4409

Languages

Portuguese (Fluent) Spanish (Intermediate)

Skills

SAP Hyperion Planning Hyperion Essbase

ABC Software TM1 (IBM/Cognos) Sage AccPac Insight

EPICOR MS Excel (Certified) MS Access (Certified)

MS Word MS Power Point Visio

Courses

Financial Modeling and Comparables – Training The Street – San Francisco - CA

Project Management Certification – Twin Star Consulting – LA – CA

Certification

Project Management Professional – PMI

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