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João Fernandes

@joofernandes1

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Head of Finance at Kencko who built its finance function and delivered $10M in EBITDA improvement.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to Financial Controller, Finance Manager, and Head of Finance roles with international companies and startups.

At Kencko, I built and led a distributed finance team and developed an 18-month roadmap that delivered $10M in EBITDA improvement. I implemented NetSuite, raised $5M in financing, and supported the CEO in securing Kencko's $18M Series B round.

Previously, at J. Global Energy Inc, I built the financial and accounting function alongside the Head of Controlling. In audit roles at Oliveira, Reis & Associados, SROC, Lda. and KPMG & Associados, SROC, SA., I managed audit engagements and worked on international assignments in Angola and Spain.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Head of Finance

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Kencko

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Built and led a lean, distributed finance team of 4 as sole finance leader for a US-market DTC & manufacturing startup, owning monthly close, FP&A, forecasting, AP, payroll, and 13-week cash flow management. Built an 18-month roadmap to profitability delivering $10M in EBITDA improvement and raised $5M in financing.

FP&A Forecasting Cash Flow Management NetSuite ERP Implementation Consolidation Investor Reporting Fundraising Sales Tax Compliance Team Management AI Tools

Finance Controller Manager

J. Global Energy Inc

Nov 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Built the financial and accounting function and team from the ground up, alongside the Head of Controlling. Delivered weekly and monthly EBITDA and KPI reporting to the Board and owned budgeting and forecasting with monthly variance analysis.

EBITDA Reporting KPI Reporting Budgeting Forecasting Variance Analysis Cash Flow Forecasting Financial Policies Letters of Credit Lines of Credit

Audit Manager

Oliveira, Reis & Associados, SROC, Lda.

Jun 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years 4 months)

Managed 50+ annual financial audit engagements, including 2 publicly traded companies, maintaining a clean portfolio with virtually no bad debts. Reduced operational costs by over 15% and grew revenue 10% in the first year of managing the portfolio.

Financial Audit US GAAP Consolidation Portfolio Management Cost Reduction Revenue Growth

Audit Senior

KPMG & Associados, SROC, SA.

Sep 2013 - May 2018 (4 years 8 months)

Led risk-based audit engagements (teams of 2–5), designing audit strategy around each client's financial environment. Trained more than 20 staff auditors and led fieldwork on international engagements in Angola and Spain.

Risk Based Audit Audit Strategy Team Leadership Training Audit