BRUNO VARELA ***-** Queens Blvd, Apt **G Forest Hills, NY 11375

646-***-**** acxjrc@r.postjobfree.com

TRANSFORMATION EXECUTIVE

Strategy / Transformation / Organizational Design / Shared Services / Outsourcing / Finance / Accounting / Procurement / Project Management / Teambuilding / Change Management

Significant global experience in maximizing productivity, eliminating cost and building operations and financial infrastructures that support growth and change. Extremely effective in solution planning and transition for developing new integrated business units. Strengths include…

Driving the attainment of peak productivity and customer satisfaction (internal and external) goals

Unifying disparate business unit, eliminating waste and redundancy

Developing systems that provide timely, accurate information for decision making

Streamlining and automating management and support processes

MBA (Market Analysis), FGV, Rio de Janeiro and BS in Production Engineering, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Speak Portuguese (mother tongue), English, Spanish. Experience in US, Brazil, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Canada. Three citizenships (Brazilian, Italian, Portuguese). Solid leadership, analytical, communications skills.

Selected Accomplishments

Led a massive reorganization. A global oilfield services client had multiple business lines that operated independently. Developed and installed a more efficient cost model for a new regional structure. Cut finance costs by 25% through outsourcing, restructuring, system optimization and process improvements. Implemented six regional accounting centers enabling $10-$12M in annualized savings. Integrated a major acquisition.

Centralized a global hospitality organization. Retained by a $13B global hospitality company with 3,900 properties, 675,000 rooms in 71 countries. Centralized a decentralized model where each property had its own people, process, and technology. Reengineered processes. Streamlined and automated at every opportunity, laying the foundation for future growth. Created a platform to integrate new properties with shared services.

Cut costs, built an infrastructure to support growth. A global health care company’s growth was hindered by an inadequate infrastructure arising from previous high growth and limited standardization. Identified and seized cost-reduction opportunities. Executed end-to-end process design using Lean Six Sigma. Devised implementation roadmaps. In process of achieving a recurring 30% reduction of total costs ($300M off $1B annual spend).

Built a lean, efficient finance organization. A $40B global media conglomerate’s finance organization was not efficient and cost was on the 4th quartile of benchmarks. At the behest of a new Finance Controllership organization, redesigned the finance process model. Reached savings goal of $20M in FY14.

Centralized processing. Planned and managed finance function transformation for a multi-branch financial services organization. Transitioned many processes from the branches to captive centers in Headquarters. Transformed and industrialized current HQ center following leading Shared Services practices.

Created international shared services organization. Delivered full F&A shared services under PTP, RTR, and OTC for six countries with responsibilities starting from due diligence phase (DD Lead). Shaped the solution for each country (number of resources needed, scope, timelines) and participated intensely on process redesign for PTP, RTR, OTC, and intercompany operations.

Employment History

Executive Director – Adapto Consulting, Inc. - New York - 2016 to present. Co-founder this boutique management consulting firm specialized in strategy and businesses transformation.

Experienced Strategy Manager - Accenture LLP - New York - 2006 to 2016. Promoted by this $30B consulting company to manage teams of up to 40 members that conduct engagements in: strategy, organization realignment; finance, accounting, procurement and sourcing transformations; shared services and outsourcing implementation.

Project Consultant - Accenture Brazil - 2001 to 2006. Provided project support in strategy and business planning, network design and organization plus procurement & supply chain projects in Brazil, Portugal, Africa, U.S., and The Philippines for clients in health care, financial services, telecom, and natural resources. Led a team of seven.

Credit and Market Analyst - HSBC Bank Brazil - 2000 to 2001. Directed and coordinated the successful launch of several key bank products, where quick movement from concept to market is essential. Developed cross marketing promotions. HSBC is a $56 billion global financial services company.