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Co-Founder & CEO

I help travelers find ways to have a positive impact when they are discovering the World. 

All-Hands on Sustainable Tourism. In a mission to change how people travel. 

I help travelers find ways to have a positive impact when they are discovering the World. 

‘Try to leave this world a little better than you found it’ Lord Robert Badden-Powell, Farewell Message (1941) is my mantra, my goal, my purpose in life and in business.

All-Hands on Sustainable Tourism. In a mission to change how people travel. 

fettle

Finance Director at Fettle 

Keelings International

Finance Manager for Brazil and Costa Rica Farms 
Integrate South America finance into UK standards 
Implement IFRS
Ensure business strategic and financial KPI’s

Achievements and responsibilities: 

•	Monthly management accounts
•	Weekly and Month end reporting
•	P&L, Balance sheet & Cash-Flow planning 
•	Budget and Forecast
•	Day to day management of Accounting, Fiscal and Legal Obligations
•	Treasury and Cash-Flow Management
•	Preparation of all management reports
•	Develop internal controls
•	Liaison with the external auditors
•	Challenge and contribute to the commercial and financial performance of the South America farms

Finance Manager 

Self Consultant and Trainer at CRC

Companies and sectors: 
TV Production: Eurovision Song Contest (Portugal), CBV Produções Televisivas (Portugal), Keep it Real (Portugal), La.Ca (Portugal), SP Entertainment (Portugal)

Hospitality: Hotel Borges (Portugal), Hotel Lido (Portugal), Prime Energize Hotel Opening (Portugal), Roça Belo Monte Hotel (São Tomé e Príncipe)

Aviation: Wilmax (Netherlands), DB Aviation (UK) aviation, Africa’s Connection (São Tomé e Príncipe)

Training: Vantagem + (Portugal), Inesting (Portugal), Let’s Talk (Portugal), IFE (Portugal) 

Others: Kero (Angola) retail, NLSupervision (Angola) cement factory, Topview (Angola) HR consultancy, IFE (Angola) government public institute, Soaturbelo Constructions (São Tomé e Príncipe) construction

Achievements and responsibilities: 
•	Hotel and Restaurant opening
•	Eurovision Song Contest Portugal finance coordination
•	Finance and HR consultancy, coaching and training within different business private companies, in a different culture, financial and legal environment 
•	Introduce budget, reporting, controls and procedures in a non-existent financial conscience
•	Lead, train and motivate staff team to results and a different business approach
•	Monitoring after project implementation performance, adjust and provide tools to managers to prevent the project going down
•	Accounting, Fiscal & Legal Obligations
•	Stock control
•	Procurement - Suppliers and Purchasing Management
•	Payroll & Benefits

Consultant

Inspira Santa Marta Hotel - Lisboa

Managed team of 8 
Management team board
Develop and control a €25m Investment, keeping it on budget 
Preparing Business Plan, P&L, Balance sheet & Cash-Flow planning 
Ensure prompt and accuracy information to be presented to stakeholders
Manage the hotel procurement €2,7m annual budget 
F&B and revenue analysis and control
Support all managers with executive analysis reports highlighting business issues, potential risks and profit opportunities
Day to day management of accounting, fiscal and legal obligations
Treasury and Cash-Flow management
Daily, weekly and month end reports production, analysis and interpretation
Preparation of all management reports
Develop internal controls
ISO 9001 and 14001 implementations
Implementation of RH policies: recruitment, payroll, legal, training, motivation, talent proof, KPI’s 
Liaison with the external auditors

Finance and Human Resources Director

Vilar do Golf - Empreendimentos Turisticos, Lda

This company belong to Diamond Resorts Group, with headquarters in Las Vegas, USA. The Europe headquarter is in Lancaster, UK.

Managed team of 12 
Report to the Group Finance Director in UK
Develop and control a €100m refurbishment investment, keeping it on budget 
Integrate international management team preparing and approving Business Plan, P&L, Balance sheet & Cash-Flow planning 
Daily/weekly, monthly and year end finance reports and reporting information to stakeholders 
Annual budget, Forecast and quarterly reviews
US GAAP and IFRS
Internal control implementation according to COSO standards
Implement and maintain procedures for finance reporting to reduce the possibility of corporate fraud
SOX compliance
Implement and maintain ERM to ensure total accuracy and independence on external audit process
Support all managers with executive analysis reports highlighting business issues, potential risks and profit opportunities
F&B and revenue analysis and control
Stock Control
Day to day management of Accounting
Treasury and Cash-Flow Management
Fiscal and Legal Obligations
Statutory Accounts
Develop standard finance and HR procedures and KPI’s
Oracle

Finance Director

Viveiros Monterosa, Lda

Managed team of 6 
Introduce budgets, planning and reporting
Introduce internal controls, reducing costs in 35%
Introduce Cash-Flow forecast in a seasonal activity company, reducing finance costs in 20% 
Statutory Accounts
Treasury and Cash-Flow management
Daily, weekly and monthly reports production, analysis and interpretation
Preparation of all management reports
Develop internal controls
Fiscal and Legal Obligations

All-Hands on Sustainable Tourism. In a mission to change how people travel.

I love helping businesses grow and developing great relationships. 

I am an enthusiastic, motivational and proactive person, that enjoys challenges. Extensive experience in strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis and project management. 

I have the capacity to be day-to-day hands-on as well as strategic and business plan implementation, re-structuring and procedures and process setup.

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