Manager Management

Zenilson Souza

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Finance Director - Controller

Goal driven and highly motivated professional with the ability to meet the daily decision making pressures and at the same time focus on medium and long term strategic goals. Recognized for being persistent, analytical, and high level of integrity.

Proven ability to maximize financial results, orchestrate successful turnarounds, restructure companies, returns on investments and cash flow, monthly closings, managing international operations, strategic plans, start ups, treasury management and operations and business financing.

Professional Strengths

Budgets and Forecasts Mergers and Acquisitions Risk Management

Business Plans Internal Controls Business integration

Financial Reporting Financial Policies Start Up/Turnaround

Foreign Currency Exposure Working Capital Management SOX

USGAAP Inventory Control Statutory Accounting

Profitability and ROI Analyis SEC Reporting Project Management

Short and Long Term Funding Process Improvements New Product launch

Sales and Inventory Reports Sales/Margins Analysis SAP/TM!/Quickbooks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ZGlobal Consulting – Miami Beach, Florida 11/2013 – 01/2016

Director

Directs, coordinates and performes business activities to small and mid size companies in the areas of Finance Reporting, Systems, Strategic Altenatives and Business Finance.

Coordinated and performed various financial and operational functions for small and large companies such as ACE Insurance Group, Brightstar Corporation, Nano Technologies Innovations, MDX Electronics and Health Care organizations.

Worked on Projects of M&A with Investment Banking companies seeking strategic alternatives and business finance ($100 million).. Prepared short and long term business plans for start up and small companies

Financial Reporting, budgets and forecasts design and implementation. ROI and Cash Flow Planning and Analysis. .

MDX Electronics Deerfield Beach, FL 01/2007 – 08/2013

Finance Director

Directed wide range of financial functions including accounting, treasury, financial reporting and analysis, business planning, cost accounting, U.S. and foreign country tax filing, regulatory compliance (audit). Prepared, presented and managed $500M annual budget, forecasts, and strategic plans.

Doubled net income in one year by coordinating, implementing, and managing turnaround of company affiliates via reorganizations, cost reductions, bank/supplier negotiations, purchasing/pricing policy.

Turned around Brazilian operation and improved productivity, profitability, and cash position by optimizing business planning, organizational structure, inventory control, interest expenses, and supplier agreements.

Recovered ~$2M in previously written off inventory each year by implementing inventory reposition system.

Orchestrated and led successful integration in Brazil of cell business distributor acquired for $7.5M.

Minimized COGS with $300K saved in 2010 alone by managing foreign currency gains.

Ivax Corporation Miami, FL 09/2001 – 09/2006

Corporate Treasury Manager

Managed corporate treasury operations including funding, cash flow, cash management, benefits trust funds, treasury stock, foreign currency hedging, budgeting, forecasting, bank/supplier contracts, and reporting for operation with $210M daily cash position, $100M capital expenditures budget, and $70M in European and Latin American affiliates funding. Worked with tax attorneys and accountants to manage VAT and withholding tax issues.

Improved overall liquidity by coordinating several short-/long-term funding activities including $400M in intercompany loans and $70M in external debt transactions.

Minimized potential losses in Argentina by recommending $55M in foreign currency hedging strategies.

Negotiated MXN125M financing with Banamex enabling company to purchase pharmaceutical plant in Mexico.

SEC Reporting – Prepared 10K and 10K’s write ups providing support to the Controllers Group.

DHL International Americas - Fort Lauderdale, FL 02/1999 – 06/2001

Regional Business Finance Treasury Manager

Managed all treasury functions including $500M-US$1B budget, $65M A/R, working capital, capital financing, and collections. Ensured compliance with legal and regulatory requirements of each foreign country regarding transfer price. Reported financial results to European headquarters in Belgium. Led team of four analysts, one supervisor, and one manager.

Delivered $5M increase in working capital by accelerating collections, managing network contracts, and maintaining positive relationship with airline management.

Played key role in obtaining $30M in capital funding for Latin American region growth initiatives by coordinating business finance reviews for five affiliates in Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil.

Saved $2M in taxes by working with external auditors and local management to implement transfer pricing studies.

Led successful, company-wide implementation of new financial system, Platinum Software, in all nine Latin American affiliates.

Relevant Experience

DIRECTV-GM Hughes, Ft Lauderdale, Florida - Finance Manager – FP&A

Philip Morris International, Rye Brook, New York - Senior Financial/Business Analyst

Education

MBA in Finance and Accounting Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ

Master of Science in Intl Business Management St. Thomas of Villanova University in Miami, FL

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Universidade Veiga de Almeida in Rio de Janeiro

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Portuguese, Spanish and Conversational French.

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