Marco Mazzonetto

I lead and deliver strategic advisory projects in tax, finance, governance, compliance, and business strategy. My work supports companies in improving cash flow, reducing risk, optimizing tax positions, structuring financial decisions, and executing growth initiatives. I also work on tax recovery, tax planning, financial restructuring, CFO as a Service, M&A support, capital raising, debt renegotiation, corporate structuring, regulatory matters, LGPD, international expansion, and executive search.

Strategic financial consulting for business leaders. Support for decision-making on tax reform, investments and M&A. Risk analysis focused on cash flow, margins and capital structure. Project-based engagements and ongoing executive advisory.

Strategic financial consulting for business leaders. Support for decision-making on tax reform, investments and M&A. Risk analysis focused on cash flow, margins and capital structure. Project-based engagements and ongoing executive advisory. www.marcoaureliomazzonetto.com.br

Executive responsible for the financial leadership of the LATAM operation, with direct reporting to the Global CFO and executive interface with regional leadership. • Responsible for Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Compliance, IT, Legal, through the management of external firms, as well as administrative and facilities functions. • Direct support to the Global CFO and regional leadership in decision-making, financial planning and performance monitoring. • Leadership of multidisciplinary teams, with constant interaction with regional and global stakeholders. • Execution of due diligence processes covering accounting, tax, labor and regulatory risks. • Implementation of corrective actions, systemic improvements and strengthening of internal controls and governance. • Coordination of financial, systemic and legal adaptations related to the Brazilian tax reform. • Acting as the main point of contact between the LATAM operation and the global headquarters.

Responsible for the full structuring of the finance function, leading the transition from a family-owned company to a professionally managed organization with a strong governance framework. • Full responsibility for Finance, Accounting, Controlling, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Governance, Audit and Compliance. • Leadership of the SAP S/4HANA (SAP Ranna) implementation, including process redesign, organizational preparation and go-live. • Structuring of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, investor relations and board governance processes. • Coordination of the creation and governance of a proprietary investment fund through third parties, acting as Chairman. • Implementation of policies, controls and processes aligned with best practices in corporate governance, focusing on transparency, financial discipline and business sustainability.

Acted as CFO for 26 client companies, primarily multinational groups entering or expanding operations in Brazil. • Responsible for the financial and operational leadership of multiple structures, acting simultaneously across different projects and clients. • Involvement in M&A projects, due diligence processes, greenfield operations and full company setup from scratch. • Management of international financial operations, including structuring cross-border cash flows, inbound and outbound remittances. • Structuring of accounting, tax and compliance functions under IFRS, with local statutory reporting and technical responsibility (active CRC). • Acting as a financial advisor to international headquarters, particularly European groups, on critical financial, regulatory and operational matters.

Executive with relevant involvement during a phase of intense industrial and corporate structuring. • Responsible for consolidated financial reporting of multiple entities, including international subsidiaries. • Involvement in IPO readiness and pre-IPO preparation processes, focusing on governance, internal controls, financial structuring and management reporting, excluding the final execution of the IPO. • Acted as Project Controller for the implementation of an industrial plant in Alagoas, within a project recognized as the largest industrial unicorn of the year, featured on the cover of Exame magazine. • Financial and analytical support for the structuring of an industrial project of approximately BRL 2 billion. • Management of financial compliance related to a BRL 650 million BNDES financing, including covenant monitoring, non-compliance remediation and coordination of six annual reports and three audits per year conducted by Ernst & Young. • Acted as Controller for Caeté, the group’s power generation joint venture, with responsibility for financial controls, governance and shareholder reporting.

Finance executive with experience in a large industrial company within the chemical sector. • Leadership of cost optimization initiatives and maximization of industrial asset utilization. • Annual savings of approximately USD 30 million achieved through optimization of chemical asset usage. • Project recognized and awarded in Japan as the best industrial project of the year. • Strong integrated work with operations, supply chain and production teams, directly impacting EBITDA and operating margins.

Finance lead within a US-based multinational industrial company, with direct involvement in structuring and consolidating the local finance function. • Full management of Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Treasury, Cash Flow and management and corporate reporting. • Leadership of SAP implementation, including organizational preparation and go-live. • Implementation of external audit with a Big Four firm, strengthening internal controls and governance. • Professionalization of a family-origin structure into a multinational environment, aligned with US GAAP and SOX requirements. • Direct reporting to the Americas CFO, based in the United States.

Accounting, Costs and Financial Planning, Reporting, Attendance to audits and Internal Controls (SOX)

Accounting, Costs and Financial Planning, Reporting, Attendance to audits and Internal Controls (SOX)