Finance and operations professional with 8+ years in agribusiness finance, commodities, and global markets operations at Bayer and Macquarie. At Macquarie, supports settlement of structured commodity transactions across agricultural products, oil, and iron ore, including 4131 loans of BRL 150M–550M each, and monitors ~BRL 2B in cash; implemented SWIFT MT940 across 7 new bank accounts, automating statement receipt and reconciliation. At Bayer, managed a BRL 370M barter portfolio in Mato Grosso while covering for the account manager and received a Top Performance Award. Experience spans barter and customer finance, FX and loan settlements, cash management, and bringing new processes and systems into production (SAP S/4HANA UAT, Barter View). Engineering background; works in English with global teams and has worked in the field with commercial teams and producers.
Hélio Adriano Silva
@helioansilva
Finance & operations professional in agribusiness and commodities, with global markets experience at Bayer and Macquarie. Open to remote roles.
BrazilExperience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Executive Associate – Commodities & Global Markets
Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Support settlement of structured commodity transactions across agricultural products, oil, and iron ore, including intercompany loans and payment cases. Monitor ~BRL 2B in cash, implement SWIFT MT940, and reconcile bank statements.
Managed a BRL 370M barter portfolio in Mato Grosso, covering for the account manager and closing transactions. Received the Top Performance Award for supporting commercial teams and farmers.
Senior Commodities & Customer Finance Analyst
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Tracked invoicing and reconciliations for barter operations, monitored crop deliveries, and managed contracts with trading companies. Participated in SAP S/4HANA UAT and Barter View rollout.
Owned planning and performance management for commercial and marketing budgets, built consolidated KPI databases, and identified financial deviations.
Prepared presentations on structured transaction strategies, supported client mapping for a hedging concept, and analyzed accounts receivable drivers.
Reconciled a consignment portfolio with a major bookstore chain, resolving ~BRL 30M in inventory discrepancies. Built control spreadsheets and QlikView dashboards.
Business Intelligence & Strategic Planning Intern
Braskem S.A.
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)
Analyzed polyethylene import data and mapped competitors' import volumes, delivering insights used in strategic planning.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
MD Commodities
Training, Agricultural Commodities Marketing
2022 - 2022
Completed additional training in Agricultural Commodities Marketing.
Federal University of São Paulo
Bachelor's, Materials Science and Engineering
2016 - 2018
Activities and societies: Scholarship in Advanced Materials and Plasma Process – Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA); Scholarship in Management Extension Program – UNIFESP | CNPq.
Bachelor's in Materials Science and Engineering from the Federal University of São Paulo, with scholarships in Advanced Materials and Plasma Process and Management Extension.
Business Training Company – BTC
Program, General Business
2017 - 2017
Completed the General Business Program.
Federal University of São Paulo
Bachelor's, Science and Technology
2012 - 2015
Bachelor's in Science and Technology from the Federal University of São Paulo.
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