Carmen Cancela, Partner

Carmen Cancela

Partner

C and R Consultants

Location
Spain
Education
Master's degree, Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
41 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :41 years, 7 Months

Partner at C and R Consultants
  • Venezuela
  • My current job since September 2012

• Developing valuation procedures and restructuring for operating companies in Venezuela including budget analysis and capital investment protection,
• Evaluate techniques for Risk mitigation,
• Developing procedures for deferred tax evaluation for a multinational company in the oil and gas sector in Venezuela,
• Developing learning's courses for several companies.
• Refreshing my knowledge by studying at the University:
1. E-learning program with Cornell about management procedures and techniques applicable in tourism and service industry,
2. E-learning program with Stanford University: Project Management focus on Strategy Evaluation and Business Evaluation,
3. E-learning program with Liverpool University: Logistics and Supply Chain MScs.

Expert Partner Transfer Pricing at PwC
  • Indonesia
  • April 2011 to June 2012

My time in Indonesia was focus on transfer pricing developments:
1. Developing procedures for transfer pricing evaluation considering best global practices,
2. Participate in disputes and resolutions,
3. Developing procedures for contract evaluation,
4. Participate in business restructuring activities including budgeting evaluation, contract analysis and operations strategy analysis,
5. Developing strategies and procedures for insurance and banking sector evaluation including transfer pricing analysis,
6. Participate as speaker in several chambers for business structure analysis.

As International Tax Partner and Transfer pricing and developing services at PwC Venezuela, kazkahthan e Indonesia
  • Kazakhstan
  • January 1985 to May 2012

Since 1985 & May 2012
PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com)
PwC Indonesia
PwC Kazakhstan
PwC Venezuela
As International Tax Partner and Transfer pricing enhancing international practices and developing global networks

General Achievements:
1. Development and implementation of a Market Strategy based on data analysis by country, by clients and focus on customer's needs. The main challenge of the strategy was developing a multi-cultural networking team sharing best practices and techniques and alignment of the networks with Company strategy increasing operational activities,
2. Development of people skills focus on cultural behaviors, aligning local culture with company culture and technical skills related to finance and tax issues including budgeting activities,
3. Development of strategies, procedures and negotiation skills to work with Private Sector and Government Authorities for implementing Procurement Law requirements, Exchange Control Procedures, Licensees process and other regulated activities, respecting local values and maintaining transparent international procedures,
4. Preparing documentation for tender procedures for audit and tax services with governmental companies following procurement law requirements including techniques for increasing productivity and avoid bottlenecks dealing with tender activities preparation,
5. Advising companies on tax issues, accounting requirements, global compliance, deals and other activities working with a multidisciplinary teams located in Kazakhstan, Russia and Indonesia; helping companies preparing tax and accounting policies, compliance procedures according with home offices requirements and local laws procedures for companies and individuals, budgeting activities, investment analysis, critical points negotiations and valuations,
6. Development techniques for portfolio analysis including investment structure, financing, budgeting and tax structure.
7. Development Financial and Tax Procedures documentation and procedures increasing financial data visibility,
8. Development of Project Management Procedures for new project implementation ( or new ideas evaluation) including budgeting evaluation and financial analysis,
9. Developing procedures for contract evaluation and contract control with coordination with several departments including internal audit procedures,
10. Analyzing Operations and Supply Value Chain for transfer pricing purposes. Preparing detail analysis and recommendation on company process and evaluation of financial data and operational structure,
11. Developing network points for increasing performance,
12. Developing procedures for increase productivity in HHRR departments including hiring, evaluate and retain employees,

Transfer Pricing Partner at PwC
  • Kazakhstan
  • January 2008 to January 2011

During my time as Partner in Kazakhstan my activities were:
1. Enhance communication among departments for increase the power of one market strategy,
2. Developed the market strategy focus on markets needs and considering country shortage resources,
3. Coordinate activities among several regions for increase market participation,
4. Developed procedures for business restructuring, supply chain evaluation and finance analysis,
5. Elaborate procedures for tender participation including scenarios for business evaluation,
6. Review contract terms and evaluate implementation procedures,
7. Evaluate risk mitigation procedures,
8. Prepare regular teams evaluation enhancing coordination among company strategy, company resources and company performance,
9. Coordinate budgets during recession times and implement procedures for cash protection and finance health.

Partner at PwC
  • Venezuela
  • July 1982 to June 2007

During my time as a partner at PwC Venezuela I developed business plan and structures for business performance evaluation. My activities were focus on:
1. Developing advises on business restructuring focus on mining and oil and gas sector,
2. Developing transfer pricing procedures working with private and public sectors increasing networks and enhancing communication,
3. Developing procedures for supply chain valuation for business restructuring for tax and audits process,
4. Evaluate finance and tax structures including contract valuation,
5. Developing merger and acquisition procedures, including budgeting and plan evaluation.

Education

Master's degree, Logistics and Supply Chain
  • at Liverpool University
  • February 2015

Liverpool University (in process) Logistics and Supply Chain MCS. Strategy and operations strategy analysis and evaluation considering procedures for improvement performance, Logistics Management: inventories, warehouses and transportation analysis, Logistics Finance Analysis: financial evaluation of projects, Logistics and Supply Chain performance analysis: agility, coordination, visibility and 4RS analysis. IT Analysis for optimizing supply chain and operations: latest technologies evaluation, Project Management procedures for improvement performance, World trade operations analysis.

Diploma, Project Management
  • at Stanford University
  • October 2012

Project Management at Stanford University * (6 months course: Strategy and Budgeting & Finance Budgeting preparation and evaluation using latest techniques (including dashboards), Contract valuation and analysis, Risk Analysis, Project Chart preparation for analysis, Strategy and Operations Strategy coordination and analysis, Enhancing communication and developing networks teams.

Diploma, Hospitality Management
  • at eCornell
  • August 2012

Ecornell Hospitality Management (6 months course) Management Procedures for increasing efficiency and visibility for performance evaluation, Forecasting demand: predictable and unpredictable demand evaluation and price correlation, Deal with procurement: developing a plan, Enhance communication skills at all levels (internal and external ) Communication with customers at front desk dealing with unsatisfactory situation, Increase productivity levels.

Diploma, IFRS courses
  • at PwC Learning
  • December 2010

IFRS principles: level I, II and III. International Accounting Rules Norms and Procedures.

Diploma, PwC Partner Training
  • at PwC Courses
  • September 2010

Enhancing relationships: Evaluate personality for increase internal communication, Enhance communication with clients and suppliers, Techniques for solving difficult situations, Increase negotiations skills, Consider all options under stress, Clients view evaluation, Effective meetings and procedures.

Master's degree, International Tax and EU procedures for armonization ( including trading activities)
  • at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (CEPADE)
  • June 2002

Universidad Poli-Técnica de Madrid, Madrid - Spain International Taxes (2001-2002) CEPADE Overseas Program International trade analysis including tax implications in the European Union, Demand forecasting activities and implication in international markets, European Union convention for trade activities (inshore and offshore), Spain tax analysis, International tax structures and the EU harmonization rules, Finance and banks activities, Math models for international tax analysis.

High school or equivalent, Public Accountant
  • at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
  • July 1987

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas - Venezuela Public Accountant (1987) (Homologate in Spain) Analysis of legal procedures for business, Project Economic evaluation, Accountant Level I to VI, Global business analysis, Mathematical models, Finance models.

Specialties & Skills

Financial Management
Finance Operations
Operations Management
Financial Operations
Business Operations Management
ACCOUNTING (IFRS)
AUDIT (Tax and Finance)
BEST PRACTICES (Corporate Governance)
BUDGETING
CLIENTS Networks and Comunication
DATA ANALYSIS
DOCUMENTATION (Audit, Tax and Finance Procedures)
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (Corporate Finance and Portfolio Management)
LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS and SUPPLY CHAIN

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Russian
Beginner
Spanish
Expert

Memberships

EURO Chamber in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, as tax specialist
  • Member
  • July 2008
Venezuelan Account Association, recognition for teaching IFRS, USA GAAP and Accounting Principles and Tax Implications
  • Member
  • June 2002
EURO Chamber in Indonesia: transfer pricing
  • Speaker
  • April 2011
British Chamber Indonesia
  • Member and writting in the magazine
  • June 2011
Spanish Chamber in Indonesia
  • Member
  • March 2011

Training and Certifications

Basis of the free economy: evaluating Hayek (Training)
Training Institute:
CEDICE
Date Attended:
May 2000

Hobbies

  • Travelling
    Extensive travelling to several remotes regions for understanding basis of human culture and historical events.
  • Piano Player
    For increasing concentration skilss