Milene Ichimura

CFO I Finance Director @ Savencia Brasil

About

Extensive experience in Finance, focused on Business Finance (Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing areas), in multinational companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Mead Johnson Nutrition. 10 years experience in FP&A Commercial policy and Marketing investment control Participation in cost reduction projects Cost accounting and management control Team leadership and development

Country

Brazil

City

São Paulo

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Forecasting, Business Planning, SAP, Financial Analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Management, Finance, Financial Modeling, Marketing, Procurement, Managerial Finance, Process Improvement, ERP, Strategic Financial Planning, Business Strategy, Pricing, Financial Reporting, Budgets

Experience

Chief Financial Officer

Savencia Brasil

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Head of Finance

Savencia Brasil

2023-7 - 2025-4 · 1 yr 10 mos

São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for FP&A, Business Controllership, Accounting, Internal Controls and Treasury.

Financial & Business Controller

Polenghi Indústrias Alimentícias Ltda.

2022-1 - 2023-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Responsible for FP&A, Business Controllership and Accounting

Business Controller

Polenghi Indústrias Alimentícias Ltda.

2016-1 - 2021-12 · 6 yrs

Brazil

- Pricing for Retail & Food Service Channels. - Conversion Cost & Material Usage Variance analysis by Plant. - Write-off & Inventory tracking (including Inventory Counting). - Overhead Expenses tracking and Capex Process Control for 3 Plants & 2 DCs. - Forecasting and Reporting Process to France. - Audit Support.

Plant Controller Brazil & Argentina

Reckitt

2013-6 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 2 mos

- Standard Cost Calculation & ICP Management. - Conversion Cost & Material Usage Variance analysis by production line. - Purchase Price Variance execution and analysis by commodity. - Write-off Accruals & Inventory tracking (including Inventory Counting). - Warehousing & Logistics expenses tracking. - Cash Management. - Projects Savings Validation.

Finance Manager for Procurement LATAM

Johnson & Johnson

2010-8 - 2013-6 · 2 yrs 11 mos

- Purchase Price Variance execution and analysis by commodity. - Material Cost Savings financial validation. - Cash-to-Cash valuation for alternative sourcing to produce a product in a LA Plant or External Mfg. - Coordination, execution and presentation of Business Planning Process with Procurement team in LA (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela). - Risk Financial Analysis for J&J Suppliers.

Marketing Controlling for Consumer Health Care and OTC Businesses LATAM

Johnson & Johnson

2009-4 - 2010-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

- Monthly results consolidation and tracking. - Elaboration of reports and presentations. - Focal point between CHC/OTC global team and regional/local team. - Special Projects: Brand Pyramid Prioritization of Investments and Emerging Markets/ Low Income Consumers Dashboard.

Sales Controlling for Key Accounts (Carrefour, Wal-Mart, CBD, LASA) and Retailers

Johnson & Johnson

2007-10 - 2009-3 · 1 yr 6 mos

- P&L by customer tracking and forecasting. - Depart. Budget forecasting and control. - Price, Discounts and Trade Funds Analysis. - Financial information reporting to Latin America and Spain teams. - Audit Support.

Finance Coordinator FP&A

Johnson & Johnson

2004-4 - 2007-9 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Forecast - Financial Statements projection (P&L, Balance Sheet and J&J Cash Flow). - Consolidation and reporting of Business Plan & Updates required from HQ. - Reports and Presentations elaboration. - Focal Point among IT, software users and Gesplan. - Support to requests from HQ and Audit. Performance Tracking - Sales by franchise and Total Co analysis. - Calendar and Reporting coordination of Actual Results for Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. - Balanced Scorecard tracking. - Financial Benchmarking analysis among affiliates.