Joana Lopes

- Direct financial planning and strategy: Oversee the financial operations and strategy of the company. Prepare forecasts, budgets, and financial reports to guide business decision-making. - Analyze and report on financial performance: Regularly analyze and report on the company’s financial performance. - Oversee audit and tax functions: Oversee audit and tax functions, ensuring compliance with accounting regulations. - Develop and implement accounting policies: Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures. - Train accounting staff: Train and supervise accounting staff, ensuring the accuracy and compliance of their work. - Manage risk: Assess, manage, and minimize financial risk. - Analyze complex financial data: Analyze complex financial data and use this information to influence strategic planning and decision-making. - Manage internal controls: Manage internal controls, ensuring they are effective and compliant.

- Manage financial transactions: Oversee all company financial transactions, including fixed payments, variable expenses, bank deposits, and budgets. - Audit financial documents and procedures: Regularly audit company procedures, invoices, and reconciliation statements. Identify and address discrepancies. - Prepare financial reports: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. These reports may include profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cost projections.

- Manage daily operations: Oversee the daily operations of the accounting department, including month and end-year processes, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, and debt activity. - Monitor and analyze data: Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements. - Establish accounting methods: Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles. - Coordinate audits: Coordinate and complete annual audits. - Provide recommendations: Provide recommendations to improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions. - Assign projects: Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy. Meet financial objectives: Meet financial accounting objectives and establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions.

- Manage financial transactions: Oversee all company financial transactions, including fixed payments, variable expenses, bank deposits, and budgets. - Audit financial documents and procedures: Regularly audit company procedures, invoices, and reconciliation statements. Identify and address discrepancies. - Analyze costs and revenue: Analyze financial data to understand company costs and revenue. Provide insights to management to aid in long-term and short-term decision making. - Prepare financial reports: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. These reports may include profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cost projections. - Ensure regulatory compliance: Ensure the company’s financial operations are compliant with laws and regulations. Keep up-to-date with changes in financial regulations and legislation. - Tax preparation: Assist in tax preparations and returns to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations. Financial forecasting: Participate in financial forecasting and planning along with the management team.

- Manage financial transactions: Oversee all company financial transactions, including fixed payments, variable expenses, bank deposits, and budgets. - Audit financial documents and procedures: Regularly audit company procedures, invoices, and reconciliation statements. Identify and address discrepancies. - Prepare financial reports: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. These reports may include profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cost projections. - Tax preparation: Assist in tax preparations and returns to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations. Financial forecasting: Participate in financial forecasting and planning along with the management team.