Diogo Lucas

Management consultant, responsible for the Financial Management area in Advisory.
Vast experience in the telecommunications industry, having led several finance related projects in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South America. Key clients and projects included:

MTN
- Led the Design, Implementation and Deployment across 19 OpCos of a Profitability Model, with the identification of an excess of +300 hundred million Euros of potential savings.
- Led the Finance Shared Service Centre Feasibility Study, being responsible for: Baseline Assessment; Target Operating Model definition; Business Case; and Roadmap.
- Led the design, implementation and roll out of a Top-Down Budget model to 12 OpCos.
- Led a Network Managed Service feasibility study for 8 Operations.
- Led an IT Outsourcing assessment and Future Operating Model definition for 5 OpCos.

Movicel
- CFO advisor, achieving a 5% EBITDA increase, via the implementation of a large cost reduction programme.
- Led the improvement of the finance function, being responsible for the design and implementation of the finance processes (eg. Record to Report, Plan to Perform, Treasury & Cash Management).

Portugal Telecom
- Led the design and implementation of a bottom-up budgeting model.
- Led the design and implementation of a financial information repository.
- Led the definition and implementation of a reporting by segment.
- Revenue assurance projects for the Corporate and PME & SOHO segments.

Other (Telefonica; British Telecom; VimpelCom; Sunrise; Vodacom; Oi)
- Led a Finance function Outsourcing Feasibility Study.
- Led an IFRS15 processes and systems impact assessment.
- Led the design and implementation of a Dashboard to monitor projects performance.
- Led the assessment and improvement of the Capex Management process.
- Led the processes improvement in the Commercial Accounting Department.
- Led the revenue generation cycle process improvement

Consultant, working in the Business Management area.
Work focused in the finance function, developing several business improvement projects in the Telco Industry. Key clients and projects included:

Vodafone Group
- Design and implementation of a new operating model for the financial function.
- Forecast & Consolidation process optimization and support.
- Monthly closing process restructure and support.
- Definition and implementation of a Benchmarking analysis reporting.

Virgin Mobile
- Financial reconciliation design for an international MVNO, developing a set of financial controls