Paula Sampaio

About Paula Sampaio

Result driven Finance professional passionate about maximizing business processes and leveraging technology to drive tangible value. Progressive experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, Business Performance and Planning Solutions, Revenue Management and Project Management roles. Led efficient and sustainable transformation through agile execution, the Patrón Tequila financial integration, pricing system development and various financial system implementations. Strong leadership and team member skills, drive for results, process improvement and change management. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.Specialties: FP & A, Business Solutions, Revenue Management, Commercial Finance and Project Management

Experience

1. Finance Director, Business Planning Solutions

   Bacardi

   Apr 2021 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Drive business transformation by implementing automation and optimizing processes for impactful business outcomes • Lead implementation of solutions to enable the Connected Planning roadmap• Streamline end to end business processes by providing systems/tools and integration, while improving operational controls• Enable planning and analytics goals by providing new capabilities leveraging tools and data• Lead rollout of solutions and support the solution post implementation. Prioritize needed enhancements• Serve as primary business partner for assigned solutions to ensure that business needs are fully addressed • Manage projects to deliver aligned scope on agreed timelines with high quality. Lead project governance at all levels to ensure effective project control, oversight and issue resolution• Implement new technologies to address business problems. Competent in project management, change management, process analysis, and training.

Education

• Lehigh University College of Business

  MBA, International Business

  1999 — 2000

• Universidade Federal da Bahia

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering

  1992 — 1997

Skills

• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Sap
• Budgets
• P&L Management
• Finance
• Program Management
• Income Statement
• Management
• Analysis
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Strategy
• Accounting
• Pricing
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Leadership
• Training
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Forecasting
• Auditing
• Financial Goals
• Financial Analysis
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Strategic Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Business Process
• Pricing Strategy