Luís Duarte, administration

Luís Duarte

administration

CNM - UNIPESSOAL, LDA

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Bachelor's degree, Administration
Experience
20 years, 3 months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 3 months

administration at CNM - UNIPESSOAL, LDA
  • Portugal
  • My current job since April 2004

Responsible for planning strategic business objectives and also implementing systems and processes to monitor and report on performance against agreed Key Performance Indicators across all the business sectors. Current and ongoing management of the company.

Duties:

• Responsible for driving the growth of revenue and profit margins.
• Responsible for all contracts and agreements with key stakeholders & clients.
• Interpreting financial data and drawing conclusions.
• Analyzing operating costs and efficiency.
• Identify skills gaps and devise hiring strategies.
• Winning business from key target clients.
• Implementing systems that reward good staff performance & competence.
• Liaising with key strategic suppliers and customers to define KPI's.
• Reviewing and monitoring all budget expenditure.
• Motivating & providing strong leadership to all departments.
• Developing the company’s commercial processes including account management and marketing.


KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Decisive and forward thinking, with strong vision and strategic capability.
• Ability to network and liaise with clients, or others entities at every level.
• Experience of Total Facility Management in hard and soft services.
• Experience of operating within highly competitive markets.
• Experience in being instructed by clients at a senior level in major firms.
• Motivational and credible with highly effective interpersonal skills.
• Highly commercial and committed to quality and innovation.
• Operationally strong, financially aware and commercially astute.
• Processing of payroll, staff recruitment, Acquisition, management and sale of shareholdings in other companies, without considering SGPS.
• Responsible for organizing documents, accounting and preparation of financial statements and other required maps, preparation of consolidated revenue, in particular annual tax return and Simplified Business Information.
• Delivery of compulsory surveys with the Bank of Portugal and the National Statistics Institute.
• Personal contact with clients, suppliers, banks.
• Marketing.
• Discussion, drafting, preparation and completion of the acquisition agreements. Loan agreements.
• Bank reconciliations. Payments/receipts.
• Preparation of the transfer pricing dossier.
• Tax and accounting framework of consolidation.
• International taxation, international tax administration and corporate reorganizations.

Type of business or sector: offers a comprehensive range of national and international business support services, in the areas of Corporate and Management; Accounting; Corporate Administrative and others; Tax and Advisory;

Chartered accountant at Madeira Corporate Services, SA
  • Portugal
  • My current job since January 2013

Job responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate daily book keeping.
• Filing of the quarterly/annual returns under Service Tax, Professional Tax, TDS, Sales Tax, Income Tax, Wealth Tax.
• Monthly reconciliation of excise balances with books.
• Preparation of monthly MIS for management.
• Timely response to all the queries about tax issues.
• Ensure compliance of TDS provisions, issue necessary certificates.
• Yearly audit as prescribed by the law.
• Filing of Income Tax Returns of Individuals, Companies, Firms.
• Compliance of assessment proceedings under various laws.
• To prepare required details for statutory audit and tax audit.
• Submission of monthly stock statements and FIS to Banks.
• International taxation, international tax administration and corporate reorganizations. Responsible for organizing documents, accounting and preparation of financial statements and other required maps, preparation of consolidated revenue, in particular annual tax return and Simplified Business Information.
• Filing of compulsory surveys with the Bank of Portugal and the National Statistics Institute.
• Contact with clients.
• Marketing.
• Discussion, draft, preparation and fulfil all the acquisition agreement. Loan agreements.
• Preparation of the transfer pricing dossier.

• Type of business or sector: Corporate and Management; Accounting; Corporate Administrative and others; Tax and Advisory; Shipping;

Chartered accountant at Dixcart, Lda
  • Portugal
  • May 2012 to October 2012

Job responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate daily book keeping.
• Filing of the quarterly/annual returns under Service Tax, Professional Tax, TDS, Sales Tax, Income Tax, Wealth Tax.
• Monthly reconciliation of excise balances with books.
• Preparation of monthly MIS for management.
• Timely response to all the queries about tax issues.
• Ensure compliance of TDS provisions, issue necessary certificates.
• Yearly audit as prescribed by the law.
• Filing of Income Tax Returns of Individuals, Companies, Firms.
• Compliance of assessment proceedings under various laws.
• To prepare required details for statutory audit and tax audit.
• Submission of monthly stock statements and FIS to Banks.
• International taxation, international tax administration and corporate reorganizations. Responsible for organizing documents, accounting and preparation of financial statements and other required maps, preparation of consolidated revenue, in particular annual tax return and Simplified Business Information.
• Filing of compulsory surveys with the Bank of Portugal and the National Statistics Institute.

Type of business or sector: offers a comprehensive range of international business support services. Our objective is to assist companies and individuals to trade and invest efficiently using appropriate structures, across the world.

Auditou junior at Grant Thorton & Associados – SROC
  • Portugal
  • January 2004 to June 2004

Assisting Audit Managers in the performance of complex audit assignments and investigations, often undertaking specific elements of the assignment with minimal supervision. Completing allocated work within required time and budgets and to required quality standard.

Duties:

• Planning and conducting professional management system audits.
• Identifying areas of potential efficiency improvements.
• Involved in financial reporting, risk management, compliance & integrations.
• Compiling reports of audit results to senior managers.
• Daily contact with client staff and other parties.
• Obtention of training and coaching of members of staff.
• Promote controls and risk management.
• Draft audit reports for review by the lead auditor and senior managers.
• Identify any gaps in controls and make practical recommendations.
• Performing audit assignments in compliance with the Government Internal Audit Standards.
• Sttend physical inventory counts.


KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• An excellent understanding of auditing techniques.
• Experience within an Internal or External audit environment.
• Able to motivate and lead others in a project team environment.
• Experience of the Asset Management, Banking and shipping.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Analytical and methodical when approaching problems.
• A comprehensive knowledge of professional auditing and accounting standards and guidelines.

Type of business or sector: Audit, Tax services, statutory audit and tax audit.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Administration
  • at Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão
  • April 2003

Main areas: - finance - accounting - statistics - management - human resources - business administration - tax - economics

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Accounting
Administration
MS Office Automation
Project Collaboration

Languages

English
Expert
Portuguese
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

OTOC - ORDEM DOS TÉCNICOS OFICIAIS DE CONTAS
  • 71185
  • May 2002

Training and Certifications

TAX (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007
Valid Until:
August 2008

Hobbies

  • Sports, reading.
    I have a keen interest in reading about personal development. I have a special interest in calcareous rocks, in the free time I create some handicraft items. I also play football and golf.