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DOMINGOS FLORINDO

Summary

Experienced finance professional with extensive expertise in general and analytical accounting, adept at utilizing advanced Excel and the Microsoft Office suite. Knowledgeable with Quantum as well as SAP modules MM, FI, and CO. Demonstrates a strong understanding of compliance, ethics, and financial auditing methodologies, particularly those of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Proficient in financial statement preparation, adhering to IAS and IFRS standards, and maintaining general ledgers. Skilled in operational support, customer service, and effective communication in both English and Portuguese. Possesses leadership abilities, with a focus on coaching and monitoring teams. Career aspirations include advancing financial reporting and analysis capabilities to drive organizational success.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

Finance analyst

UNDP
Luanda, Luanda
08.2023 - Current
  • Led project budget management and financial reporting, contributing to financial health and transparency.
  • Supported Management with financial data in developing and negotiating project budgets to secure funding and aligning finance resources to project goals.
  • Created projects, set up and revised / maintained project budgets, procurement plans and contracts / awards in Quantum (UNDP’s e-project management platform) enhancing financial tracking and streamlining budget management.
  • Prepared quarterly budget monitoring reports for EIB, consisting of a detailed financial report and narrative for the quarterly progress reporting, providing stakeholders with critical insight.
  • Supported PSM with monitoring financial execution of procurement items to ensure efficient use of resources.
  • Conducted financial analysis and oversight for project resources identifying potential risks and optimizing financial performance.
  • Contributed financial data to delivery projection exercises of the Country Office helping with accurate forecasting.
  • Supported monitoring of PIU costs and UNDP general management services costs ensuring budget adherence.
  • Supported planning and tracked expenditure of financial resources to align to with UNDP rules and MOH priorities.
  • Generated financial data for internal/external reporting requirements supporting transparency.
  • Ensured timely transfer and application of Government contributions to keep the project running with stability.
  • Ensured compliance with internal expenditures control system to maintain accurate financial records.
  • Monitored vouchering of Purchase Order receipts improving accuracy of reporting.
  • Took proactive action on Finance-related Dashboards thus preventing financial exceptions.
  • Responded to financial control-related issues resolving them promptly and seeking necessary support.
  • Documented and communicated best practices in financial management with Country Office for sharing learning and improved collaboration amongst projects.
  • Initiated various payments (POs, non-POs, prepayments).
  • Guided e-requisition process by providing/monitoring COA vs procurement category, thus improving financial accuracy.

Audit Coordinator

BP (British Petroleum)
05.2011 - 12.2020
  • Actively participated in design and implementation of pre‐audit review process, which resulted in ability to raise potential audit issues, tackle process inefficiencies, recommend enhancement of controls and drive accounting corrections ahead of audits. Also by discussing audits learned lessons with affected teams every year, managed to raise cost recovery awareness and reduce future audit exceptions. This improved team efficiency and positively impacted compliance.
  • Timely prepared audit data, producing concise processes, systems and reports by applying digital mindset, identifying and discussing need, working with different key business stakeholders to drive automation and continuously move on from manual tasks, while focusing on quality improvement.
  • Consistently cleared above $200 Millions of audit exceptions through effective listening, critical thinking and understanding of audit queries, discussing detail with lead auditor on field, challenging audit findings, timely gathering, working/ analyzing required audit information, creating and managing exceptions tracker, arranging for external support, running discussions with Controllers, feeding Business Managers in preparing for conversations with Concessionaire to re‐instate costs back to cost recovery.
  • Helped Company protect shareholder value by reducing disallowed cost recovery and additional tax charges while effectively coordinated financial audits run by PwC and by Deloitte on behalf of oil Concessionaire Sonangol and Ministry of Finance respectively. Also received JV Partners auditors as well as went on to participate in auditing Joint Ventures Operated By Others
  • Responsibly managed audit planning and logistics to ensure consistent smooth running of Cost Recovery Audits from Concessionaire and MINFIN, which required applying positive customer service approach, building impactful communication skills and effective networking with diverse audiences; those bodies representatives, auditors, as well as internal stakeholders.

Accounting Supervisor

Baker Petrolite/ Baker Hughes
Luanda
01.2007 - 05.2011
  • Joined and supported recently appointed Finance Manager with General Ledger maintenance and all control and reporting activities and successfully transformed into accurate, up-to-date and timely reporting department, created internal rules, established adherence to policies and procedures and turned compliance as culture within Finance and throughout Operations and Administrative departments.
  • General Accounting and month closing procedures (Analyze GL balances, Reconciliations, Discuss and make adjustments, Follow‐up outstanding items, etc).
  • Processed payroll and deductions, controlling accuracy and completeness in excel, from input of variable data, updating fixed data, output control and traceability, to timely banking and resolving payees queries and claims.
  • Processed and supervised timely monthly payments of withholding taxes, payroll tax and Social Security keeping traceability and quality compliance.
  • Provided extensive clerical and administrative support while monitored team of 6 in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Taxes, ensuring accuracy, reconciled balances reflecting financial results and financial position, and also meeting deadlines.
  • Actively worked on reduction of huge amount of old aging in Receivables from employees advances (petty cash, medical aids, salary advances) by creating and controlling tracker for employees expenses and reimbursements.
  • Assisted with inputs for tax returns filing and preparation of governmental reports in compliance with strict standards in coordination with PwC tax service.
  • Ran internal control activities in support of SOX Sarbanes-Oxley testing.
  • Coordinated and supported external audits with Deloitte & Touche.
  • Actively supported SAP implementation, including working on input of requirements, data conversion, training team members, etc.
  • Coordinated and managed just outsourced payroll service.
  • Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
  • Prepared/booked journal entries into Navision and SAP systems and performed accounting on accrual basis.
  • Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payment.
  • Prepared monthly bank reconciliations with 100% accuracy.

Audit Associate

PwC - PricewaterHouseCoppers
Luanda
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Just got promoted to Senior associate before left auditing.
  • Took assurance audit assignments in Sales/Distribution, Construction, Manufacturing and Mining companies around Income Statement (sales, operating expenses review and validation); Balance Sheet (Bank & Cash, Fixed Asset, Stock valuation, Accounts Receivables aging, Accounts Payables); Systems & Processes (internal control, process identification, documenting and testing of payroll, purchases, sales)
  • Main activities performed include: timely prepare accurate lead schedules from TB and cross-check to financial statements; key personnel interviews; audit sampling and testing; discussing audit findings with senior staff and with client; support team mates and junior staff to improve performance and meet goals; give accurate input to draft audit reports to increase reporting efficiency; update knowledge on industry and regulatory changes impacting audit activities to minimize risks; translations of audit reports between English and Portuguese.

Education

Currently Studying CIMA - Professional Qualification -

CIMA-Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Other Training

Bachelor of Business Administration - Banking & Finance

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA
Windhoek

Skills

  • General Accounting and Analytical Accounting
  • Advanced Excel/Microsoft office package, Knowledge of Quantum and of SAP- MM, FI, CO
  • Project management essentials
  • Compliance and ethics understanding, Policies and Procedures
  • Coaching, monitoring and leadership skills
  • Financial Statements, IAS, IFRS, General ledger maintenance, Report Analysis, Month End close
  • Operational support & customer service
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing methodology- Financial auditing
  • Effective communication in written and verbal English & Portuguese
  • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Indirect taxes, Payroll monitoring
  • Financial Records
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Performance
  • Cost Estimates
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Financial Reporting

Timeline

Finance analyst

UNDP
08.2023 - Current

Audit Coordinator

BP (British Petroleum)
05.2011 - 12.2020

Accounting Supervisor

Baker Petrolite/ Baker Hughes
01.2007 - 05.2011

Audit Associate

PwC - PricewaterHouseCoppers
01.2004 - 01.2007

Currently Studying CIMA - Professional Qualification -

CIMA-Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Other Training

Bachelor of Business Administration - Banking & Finance

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

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