Carlos Manuel Barroso Araújo
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Professional status:
Technical Accountant
Education / Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto, Portugal
(FEP): 2009/2015
CIMA Professional Qualification, Accounting and Finance: 2019 - Present CIMA Accounting and Business Management: 2019
Investments Course at Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto, Portugal (FEP): 2012/2013 - Investment Analyses and EU Structural Funds Application Support Advanced Excel Course at QMSC
Language: Portuguese, English and Spanish
Key skills:
Advanced Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Access user Advanced SAP Accounting FICO user
BPC
Average Statistic programs ( R-program and Eviews) user Advanced trading platform Metatrader 4 and 5 (MT4 and MT5) user Employment History:
July 2019 – Present
The AA Plc - AAUICL, Gibraltar
Insurance Company
Technical Accountant
•Setting up the group management accounting file on a monthly basis. this includes updating with relevant rates in order to post the monthly technical journals.
• Owning areas of financial control and looking for ways to improve.
• Posting technical journals.
• Support the analysis of variance forecast and budgeting on month/year company result
• Reconcile premium with pricing team.
• Keeping the balances of large losses up to date in SAP and reconciling to numbers held by the claims company.
•Prepare and submit Reinsurer and Coinsurer statements every month.
• Completing IPT returns both to HMRC and to the Coinsurer.
• Completing reconciliations and feeding these in to the Financial Analyst.
• Supporting interim and annual audits as necessary.
• Working with Finance Systems (IT) colleagues to improve control and integrity of all general ledgers and recommending developments as necessary.
• Supporting with internal and external audits.
•Working with group finance colleagues (primary stakeholder) ensuring accuracy and delivery of all reporting requirements.
• Assisting with the production of group plans/forecasts as necessary in terms of: o P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, OpEx, CapEx
• Supporting the FM with group reporting & MI.
• Assisting in roune analysis of underwriting performance to include premiums, claims and trading volumes by class of business.
• Assisting on adhoc pieces of work as necessary, which could include supporting input into regulatory returns and preparing internal/external presentations.
• P&L, BS and cash flow analysis
November 2016 – March 2019
Casais (Gibraltar) Limited, Gibraltar
Construction Company
Financial Assistant
• Responsible for Treasury Management :
1. Accounts Payable and Receivable functions ( SAP FICO) 2. Treasury and cash management across the group ensuring that each entity has sufficient operating funds and that future cash flow and foreign currency requirements are met
3. Preparation of a monthly Excel file with a plan of payments / receivements for the three following months .
• Responsible for Customers Management:
1. Contracts ownership and bookkeeping
2. Create and Manage client account ( SAP and Excel) 3. Invoice Client ( SAP FICO)
• Invoices accountability.
• Monthly responsible for all Bank accounts reconciliations ( SAP)
• Complete review of financial internal controls including budgetary control, the integrity of accounts, banking, invoicing, payroll, creditor and debtor management
• Daily supervision of one direct report
October 2015 – November 2016
Casais Serviços Partilhados, Portugal
Internal Accountant
• Responsible for Invoice accounting ( SAP FICO)
• Cost accounting of 2 companies inside Casais Group.
• Monthly reporting of costs center
2013 – 2015
Monte do Azibo Resort Limited, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal Co-Founder - Financial Controller and Investment planner
• Responsible for European Union structural funds application. It involved work with QREN and PRODER associations.
• Planning, processing and implementation of an Investment plan to the project.
• Accounts Payable and Receivable functions
• Responsible for contract terms with suppliers.
• Responsible for implementation and maintenance of project website
( https://www.montedoaziboresort.com )
• Bar and Restaurant Management.
• Other Administrative tasks related to the project