Piero Mendes

Solid career in fiscal, tax, administrative, and compliance management, with experience in national and multinational companies in the services, capital goods, trade, and industrial sectors. Expertise in building, managing, and training high-performance tax teams. Extensive experience in tax planning, covering direct and indirect taxes, with a focus on IRPJ, CSLL, PIS, COFINS, ICMS, IPI, ISS, and import taxes, along with participation in tax audits. Knowledge in transfer pricing, international taxation, M&A processes, restructuring, and expansion. Experience in direct interaction with tax authorities, including representation in ENCAT meetings and participation in pilot groups for SPED and tax projects. Involvement in Due Diligence processes for mergers, acquisitions, and audit support. Support to control, accounting, and commercial areas, conducting tax evaluations of commercial proposals. Extensive experience in foreign trade operations, including imports, exports, and qualification in federal and state customs systems (Siscomex, Radar, RIEX). Development and implementation of tax policies and procedures, focusing on best practices. Expertise in e-CredAC, including the request, appropriation, and management of ICMS accumulated credits. Strong experience in Drawback, Back-to-Back operations, and ICMS special regimes. Management and acquisition of tax benefits such as SUDENE, PRODEPE, PROIND, RECOF, RET, TTD, among others. Advanced knowledge of tax obligations (ECD, EFD, ECF, Reinf, DIRF, FCI, GIA, CADESP, MANAD, IBAMA, Perd/Comp) and withholding taxes (PIS, COFINS, CSLL, IRRF, INSS, ISS). Specialist in the implementation of SPED obligations (Public Digital Bookkeeping System). Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Visio, Project). Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, SAP S4 HANA, Totvs, and Symphony). Specialist in SAP ERP implementation, focusing on the S4HANA version, acting as a key figure in tax and business projects, having participated in three major implementations in the last five years. Management and implementation of tax management systems such as MasterSaf, Tax One, DFe, DFe Governance, OSGT, and OneSource Tax Provision. Proficiency in BNDES/FINAME systems. Management of credit cooperative operations, focusing on financial sustainability and operational efficiency, implementing risk mitigation strategies in credit, and leading cost reduction initiatives to improve loan financial conditions.