Lucas Carracedo
E-mail: *.*********@*****.***
Address: Rue Charles Bernhoeft, Luxembourg
Telephone: (352-***-***-***
Nationality: Spanish and Brazilian
Professional Experience:
Odebrecht Africa Fund
A wholly owned investment vehicle of the Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht, fourth biggest group in Brazil, committed with long-term investments in the African Continent, holding participations in portfolio companies in different sectors, including retail, shopping center, mining and energy.
Financial Manager Luxembourg (Apr/15 – Mar/16) Angola (Aug/14 – Apr/15)
Conceive and implement the investment vehicle structure, taking into consideration potential tax impacts and its attractiveness for new investors.
Monitor financial KPIs and investment metrics of different assets.
Business valuation, assessment of new projects and divestitures.
Manage the financial department, coordinate internal and external audits, liaise with banks, consultants and others.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards and corporate, tax and labour laws.
Participate in Audit Committees.
Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
The leading engineering and contracting company in Latin America, carrying out essential projects worldwide in the transport and logistics, energy, sanitation, urban development, and public and corporate construction segments.
Controller Panama (Aug/10 – Jul/14)
Lead the financial team, coordinate internal and external audits, liaise with banks, consultants and others.
Planning, budgeting and forecasting of financial figures.
Financial reporting, consolidation of multiple entities and KPI monitoring of construction projects.
Ensure compliance with international accounting standards and corporate, tax and labour laws.
Design, review and maintenance of internal controls.
Corporate tax planning.
Cash and risk management.
Implementation of a new accounting information system (Oracle).
Financial Analyst Venezuela (Apr/09 – Jul/10) Brazil (Aug/08 – Mar/09)
KPI monitoring of construction projects.
Sophisticated financial reporting.
Planning, budgeting and forecasting of financial figures.
Deloitte
Deloitte is an international audit company, one of the "Big Four", which provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services globally.
Corporate Finance Consultant Brazil (Dec/06 – Aug/08)
Business valuation (Income, Market and Asset Approaches)
Capital budgeting and feasibility studies.
Post-acquisition purchase price allocation analysis to determine the fair value of goodwill
Auditor Brazil (Sep/04 – Nov/06)
Lead the audit team, plan and conduct audit examinations to confirm financial statements were fairly presented in alignment with different GAAPs.
Review and assist to improve internal control efficiency and risk reduction by presenting valuable audit findings to clients.
Education
CFA Level II Candidate (Exam results to become available in July 2016)
CFA Institute
Post-Graduation Program São Paulo, Brazil 2011
INSPER São Paulo (accredited by the AACSB International)
Certificate in Financial Management
Graduation Program Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2006
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Bachelor in Business Administration
Others:
Certificates:
Corporate Finance Program Certificate – IE Business School
Languages:
Portuguese: Native
Spanish: Professional Proficiency
English: Professional Proficiency
French: Intermediate
Technical Skills:
Very good level of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.