Abraao Lourenco

Region Tax Operations Manager - Americas

I lead the Financial Operations teams in Brazil and Mexico at one of the largest energy companies in the world. I was responsible for the full management of financial operations for the company's four main Business Units (Transformers, Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage), overseeing Accounts Payable, Credit and Collections, Reporting and Cost Accounting, Tax Compliance, RECOF Special Regime, and administration of the Concur system (Travel and Expenses). As the Control Owner for Internal Finance Controls, I supervised audits and the preparation of Financial Statements, while leading projects focused on IT improvements, digitalization, simplification, and process optimization. Responsible to implement global policies and processes, ensuring compliance with legal, statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements. Recently, I served as Finance Deployment Leader and Test Manager for the company’s largest global project: the implementation of SAP S4H Global. This project involved the transformation of Foreign Trade systems, Tax Systems, e-invoicing, Accounts Receivable, and Billing, covering 60+ countries over a 2-year period. During a period of corporate transition, I was responsible for building up the shared services center's finance team, developing and training all employees in their new roles, and building one of the company's best finance teams ever.

Finance Leader for one of the company's most important global projects: Implementation of SAP S4H and simultaneously with other new corporate systems: Foreign Trade, Trade Compliance, Issuance of Invoices, Registration of Invoices, Receipt of Materials, Reimbursement of Expenses, etc. Test Management and Interface Connectivity (Via Mulesoft) New systems: S4H, SAP TDF, Synchro4TDF, Fiscus/Stratesys, Mastersaf, One Source Global Trade (OSGT), Vendor Invoicing Management (VIM), SAP Concur, ADP Payroll.

Organisational Reestruturing, M&A, DropDown, Desinvestiments and Aquisition of companies Responsible for Balance Sheet and Financial Reports - IFRS Manager of Direct And Indirect Taxes Compliance Labor and payrol Taxes calculation Defereed Tax, Tax Contigencies and Litigation Tax Package/Report for HQ Business Owner for Tax and Accounting system implementation SOX and Internal Control Owner Tax and Accounting Reconciliation Implementation of SAP Fiscal Solution : TDF and Lumira FIN48 / Allowance Special Regimes Suporte for Business Units

Indirect Tax Compliance (ICMS;IPI;ISS;PIS;COFINS) Management and knowledge of Accounting SPED; MANAD and IN89/105;Tax Planning,;Accounting IFRS (RTT), Fiscal SPED. Business Project Manager for Tax projects (EFD Contribuicoes, Accounting SPED, FCONT (IFRS), EFD SOCIAL) Tax incentives: INOVAR AUTO, REINTEGRA, ADIN-PE, FOMENTAR.

Specialist in Tax Planning, Accounting Consolidation, Accounting SPED, IN86 and MANAD implementation. Attendance Tax Auditor of government and requests. Coordination of Projects Accounting and monthly status´s meeting

• Budget elaboration and controlling of the law, legal, fiscal and procedural expenses. Conciliation and classification of the expenses. Real x Accomplished • Coordination of tax planning projects and judicial actions with law offices • Verification of direct and indirect taxes and accomplishments of main and suplementary obligations (DCTF/DIRF/DIPJ/GIA/GIA-ST/DES. Etc.) • Coordinator at the implementation of ERP Datasul-EMS • Tax accounting

• Elaborate projects of tax viability for the setting up of foreing companies • Group coordination of the Fiscal and Paralegal departments • Tax Auditing and Consulting • Implementation of the integrated systems Microsiga and RM Systems in companies in the pharmaceutical, private energy producer, agrobusiness areas, etc. • Accomplishments of main and suplementary tax obligations (Tax verification, bookkeeping, declarations, etc.)