Marcela Menezes, Accountant

Marcela Menezes

Accountant

Consulting

Location
Ireland
Education
Bachelor's degree, Executive Coaching
Experience
17 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months

Accountant at Consulting
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since May 2019

Implementation of daily reconciliation for reduce the stress of month-end closing, so that the errors could be found during the month providing time for solution before the month-end deadline;
•Periodic meeting to integrate other areas co-linked to accounting to explain the accounting process in order to reduce errors that could lead to delays in month-end deadline with my strong and persuasive interpersonal and communication skills in explaining and making people without financial expertise understand the accountant process and the impacts generated by their mistakes.
•Responsible for the reporting of accounts receivable, sales, cash, variance analyses and special projects.
•Manager of the Cash Management section, responsible for banking, investing and cash control functions.
•Performed monthly and year-to-date budgeting functions.
•Quarterly presentations to American / French Head-Office.

Accountant Assistant at Firstcare Ireland Limited | Dublin | Ireland
  • November 2017 to May 2019

•Professional Behavioural Analysis.
•Training and Development of High Professional Performance.
•Lecture about Personal and Professional Development and how to set up the right goals and reach those working in High Performance.

at Rest Home Caluz
  • March 2014 to December 2015

Path of Light is a non-profit institution, dedicated to the care of street people and the elderly victims of abandonment, mistreatment and neglect of the family.
The entity aims to promote assistance to individuals in situations of vulnerability, social risk and maltreatment, with the purpose of guaranteeing basic rights to survival, health care, strengthening of affective and / or family bonds, civil documentation and inclusion in social benefits, reintegration social and / or family reintegration.
Specifically, CALUZ offers a long-term institutional reception service for people aged 60 and over, of both genders, independent or with varying degrees of dependency, in their headquarters. As well as, home support to the population in street situation, being only for men, from 18 to 59 years, in unit II of attendance.
In there I used to organizing events as father's day, mother's day, Christmas and, also helping with donations (food, books, clothes etc) and weekly I used to spend time with them to collaborate with the welfare.

Senior Tax Accountant at AGV Enterprise - Swiss Park
  • Brazil
  • September 2014 to November 2015

About the company:
AGV Enterprise Swiss Park is a large scale company with more than 39 years of market and great tradition in the implementation of condominiums of high standard, residential subdivisions, in the most valued regions of the Brazil. There are more than 14 thousand units delivered, which gave Swiss Park Company some of the most important awards in the sector, such as the Master Real State Prize 1998 and 2014.

Developed tasks:
•Filled federal, state, and local tax documents by preparing property tax returns, state pages, and federal, state, and municipal returns, extensions, and quarterly payments.
•Prepared tax provision schedules by reviewing, preparing, and consolidating provision schedules.
•Researched and understanding tax law.
•Prepared calculations of research and development credit, including documentation requirements in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.
•Recommended tax strategies by researching federal, state, and local taxation issues.
•Maintained legislative materials by reviewing, interpreting, and implementing new or revised laws.
•Maintained compliance with regulations by forwarding required information to federal, state, and local authorities.
•Revised procedures by developing and streamlining procedures and worksheets for calculation of tax provisions.
•Identified profitability of potential mergers and acquisitions by analyzing tax information; calculating key ratios; identifying areas of tax savings.
•Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
•Accomplished accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Tax Accountant Specialist
  • August 2011 to August 2014

About the Company:
“Anhanguera Educacional is the second largest private for-profit professional educational company in Brazil by market value and by number of students, with more than 400.000 students in its education network. The company is the second largest higher education company in the world by number of students, only behind the American company Apollo Group.
The company is the largest of six educational companies listed BM&F Bovespa, along with its competitors Estácio, Anima Educação, Abril Educação and Ser Educacional. In 2014 the company underwent a corporate merger with Kroton Educacional. The resulting company became the 17th largest at the Bovespa Index, with a market value of R$ 24.5 billion and near 1 million students.
Developed tasks:
•Filled federal, state, and local tax documents by preparing property tax returns, state pages, and federal, state, and municipal returns, extensions, and quarterly payments.
•Prepared tax provision schedules by reviewing, preparing, and consolidating provision schedules.
•Researched and understanding tax law
•Prepared calculations of research and development credit, including documentation requirements in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code
•Recommended tax strategies by researching federal, state, and local taxation issues.
•Maintained legislative materials by reviewing, interpreting, and implementing new or revised laws.
•Maintained compliance with regulations by forwarding required information to federal, state, and local authorities.
•Revised procedures by developing and streamlining procedures and worksheets for calculation of tax provisions.
•Identified profitability of potential mergers and acquisitions by analyzing tax information; calculating key ratios; identifying areas of tax savings.
•Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
•Accomplished accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

at Children's Cancer Hospital Boldrini
  • January 2011 to August 2011

The Boldrini Children's Center, located in Campinas, state of São Paulo, is a philanthropic hospital specializing in pediatric oncology and hematology. Considered a world reference center in the treatment of childhood cancer and blood diseases.
All patients, 80% of them from the Unified Health System (SUS), receive the treatment, which lasts for an average of two years.
It was founded in 1978 by the Club of the Lady of Campinas, and built exclusively with donations from companies and the society of Campinas and region, the hospital, which was inaugurated on May 24, 1986. The initial donation of 1, 500 m² of construction, by the Robert Bosch Institute of Brazil, represented the cornerstone and core of development
of Boldrin activities
Weekly, I used to be a volunteer in the toy library named Therapeutic Toy Ayrton Senna. It was established in 2001 by the investment of the institute Airton Senna.
My job was to look after children with cancer with recreational activities, which included to play games with them, to help them with homework (they had special education while hospitalised), to watch them in the toy library when their parents were talking to the doctors and also do a cleaner after they left the library.

Tax Accountant Assistant at Unilever Brazil thought Capgemini Consulting Technology Outsourcing
  • May 2009 to July 2011

About the Company:
“Capgemini SE, branded as Capgemini, is a French multinational information technology consulting corporation headquartered in Paris, France. It provides IT services and is one of the world's largest IT consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with almost 190, 000 employees in over 40 countries“.

Developed tasks:
•Researched and understanding tax law.
•Complied with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
•Maintained accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
•Guided accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
•Prepared special financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends.
•Managed and prepared presentation of KPI.
•Supported project teams during the analysis and planning stages of software development.
•Evaluated Key Performance Indicators.
•Incorporated user suggestions into projects.
•Trained new employees in taxation role.

Trainee Accountant at General Electric Plastics
  • Brazil
  • May 2007 to May 2009

GE Plastics (Sabic) is a diversified manufacturing company, active in chemicals and intermediates, industrial polymers, fertilizers, and metals. It is the third largest polyethylene manufacturer, the fourth largest polyolefins manufacturer, and the fourth largest polypropylene manufacturer. It is also the world’s largest producer of MTBE, granular urea, polycarbonate, polyphenylene and polyether imide”.
Developed tasks:
•Reconciled processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
•Bank, Creditors, Staff Expense Reconciliation;
•Handled accruals and prepayments
•Charged expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries
•Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks.
•Maintained accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
•Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
•Maintained historical records by microfilming and filing documents.
•Disbursed petty cash by recording entry; verifying documentation.
•Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
•Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
•Accomplished accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
•Received and recorded invoices from suppliers.
•Obtained receipts or other verification when accounts were paid.
•Processed the invoices and attach that information to the relative project or department for job costing and financial statement purposes.
•Matched and filed invoices with their matching receipts.
•Recorded and compared invoices received with estimates and/or forecasts.
•Ensured invoices are approved in time to meet established payment cycle.
•Worked in accordance with the payment process outlined by the Accounts Payable manager
•Prepared and administer payroll as directed by Accounts Payable management
•Looked after of all cash advance to Sales Managers to cover the travels expenses around America and South America.
•Prepared financial and management report to the head office in United States.
•Prepared files to intern and extern audits.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Executive Coaching
  • at Kingstown College ECSL | Ireland
  • January 2019

Accreditation with the EMCC at Practitioner level | Accreditation with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council “EMCC” at Practitioner level.

Bachelor's degree, Executive Coaching
  • at Kingstown College ECSL | Ireland
  • January 2019

Accreditation with the EMCC at Practitioner level | Accreditation with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council “EMCC” at Practitioner level.

High school or equivalent, Executive Coaching
  • at Performance Management & Taxation Ireland | Accountancy School
  • January 2018

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High school or equivalent, General English
  • at The English Academy School
  • January 2017

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High school or equivalent, General English
  • at The English Academy School
  • January 2016

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Bachelor's degree, General English
  • at MS Excel Advanced | Institute Anhanguera Educational
  • January 2015

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High school or equivalent, Accounting
  • at PUC - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
  • January 2012

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Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Pontifical Catholic University
  • January 2012

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Specialties & Skills

ACCOUNTANCY
FINANCIAL
DOCUMENTATION
TAX PLANNING
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ACCRUALS

Languages

English
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French
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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