Denis Neves de Paula, CPA

Finance Director Latin America @ Leica Microsystems

About

•US CPA - Certified Public Accountant in the United States licensed by the Washington State Board of Accountancy and MBA in Finance and Controllership from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. •Financial executive with 18 years of experience in accounting, corporate governance, financial planning, cash flow, risk management and treasury operations in the biotechnology, agribusiness, logistics, automotive and telecommunications segments. •Regional/international experience in South American countries: Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. •English (fluent) and Spanish (intermediate). •Other international experiences - Canada (language exchange) - United States (short-term jobs and trainings)

Country

Brazil

City

São Paulo

Industry

Biotechnology

Skill

Contabilidade estatuária, Gestão tributária, Internal controls, Talent Management, Financial planning, GAAP (Princípios contábeis), Internal Audit, External Audit, IFRS, US GAAP, Tax, Controle interno, Auditoria externa, Auditoria interna, Finanças, Gestão, GAAP dos EUA, Garantia de auditoria, IFRS (Normas internacionais de informação financeira), Impostos

Experience

Finance Director Latin America

Leica Microsystems

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

São Paulo, Brasil

Leica is an operating company of Danaher group (publicly-traded company at NYSE). Responsible for managing Finance LATAM (accounting, treasury, management reporting, FP&A, performance indicators -KPIs and audits). Ensure and monitor the correct projections of the company's results (P&L management) and that the commercial credit and discount policies meet the needs of the company and clients, protecting the company's margins and profitability in the region. Ensure that financial reports meet the organization's needs and comply with all applicable regulations, including IFRS and USGAAP accounting standards. Statutory Director responsible for the Compliance and Governance area in Brazil and Latin America. Responsible for continuous improvement processes, ensuring an adequate structure of resources with efficient processes, as well as the people development.

Head of Finance

Pall Corporation

2018-8 - 2023-2 · 4 yrs 7 mos

São Paulo e Região, Brasil

Pall Corporation is an operating company of Danaher group (publicly-traded company at NYSE).

Head of Internal Audit South America

Ingredion Incorporated

2013-7 - 2017-8 · 4 yrs 2 mos

São Paulo e Região, Brasil

Ingredion is an american $8 billion global ingredient company (publicly-traded at NYSE). Responsible for audits in South America Region (US$ 1 Billion operation).

Audit Manager

2011-7 - 2013-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

São Paulo e redondezas, Brasil

Management of financial statement audits, including review of quarterly financial information, audits of internal control over financial reporting including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, agreed-Upon Procedures engagements, as well management of advisory services projects to multinational and national companies providing expertise on the application of IFRS.