SAMIA COSTA LIMA
*****.******@*****.*** ● 510-***-**** ● Green Card, eligible to work in USA
Brazilian Nationality ● California resident
Objective: Work diligently in a finance or accounting, especially in the international accounting sector. Profile:
Over 20 years' experience in accounting, finance and controlling Experience in strategic planning, budgets, external audits and international accounting (IFRS). Relationship skills with financial institutions, negotiations with banks, suppliers, public bodies and clients. Winner for 2 years of the Delmiro Gouveia Award in the Accountant category in the State of Ceará - Brazil. Education:
School of Judicial Experts and Administrators 2020 - 2022
MBA in Judicial financial expertise
University of Fortaleza 2016 – 2018
MBA in Business Management
University of Fortaleza 1995 – 2000
BS in Accounting
Language Skills:
Portuguese – Native
English – Intermediate
Data processing skills
Journal entries, quarterly and annual report
Expert at Excel, V looks ups, Pivot table
Professional History
Exact Invest Brazil Real Estate (Brazil) - 2013 – 2023 European multinational in the real estate segment
Account Manager and Finances
Direct report to the Group's CEO in Europe.
Strategic and operational management of the company in the following areas: Financial, Accounting, Tax and Costs.
Preparation of the monthly and annual budget (expected vs actual). Preparation and analysis of reports consolidating managerial results, Forecasts, Credit, Contracts, Negotiation
with banks, suppliers and other partners.
Physical-financial schedule of works in progress, ensuring compliance with deadlines. Preparation of all managerial reports necessary for the management of the company. Responsible for managing the audit companies in Brazil. Restructuring, implementation and management of all corporate processes Delivery of Reports for IFRS consolidation
Transnordestina Logistics (Brazil) 2007 – 2013
Accounting and Tax Coordinator
Responsible for accounting and taxes at the headquarters in Fortaleza, and 7 other states in Brazil. Responsible for the Adoption of Law 11,638/2007 and IFRS implementation, Participant of the GT Concession Discussion Group with ABDIB, active at CVM (SEC in Brazil). Direct report to the Financial Manager of the company, as well as being responsible for the monthly closing of the financial statements for consolidation of the parent company CSN. Company registered as a publicly-held company with the CVM (SEC in Brazil). Direct monitoring of the KMPG, EY and Deloitte audit. Account Management;
Preparation and analysis of DRE, cash flow, issuing reports for delivery to the CVM (SEC in Brazil). Winner for 2 years of the Delmiro Gouveia Award in the Accountant category in Brazil Cobap Industry and Paper Artifacts (Brazil) 2003 – 2007
Account Manager and Finances
Responsible for the implementation of internal policies and standards, strategic planning, budgeting and all subsystems of
Human Resources subsystems. Administrative, financial and accounting management, where all the processes of stock control were implemented,
Elaboration and analysis of reports and indicators. Marilha Holding (Brazil) 1996 – 2003
Accountant
Accounting trainee(entry level posicion)