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Marssel Vilaça

@marssel

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I deliver SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions for global financial transformation and localization.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior SAP S/4HANA Finance roles delivering localization, process automation and financial transformation across LATAM and US, leading full-cycle implementations, international rollouts and mentoring teams.

I am a SAP FI/CO Solution Architect with 19+ years delivering finance implementations, rollouts and support across LATAM, North America and Europe, fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. I focus on SAP S/4HANA Finance, ECC financials and end-to-end finance process integration.

Throughout my career I have led 12+ full-cycle implementations, 8 international rollouts and 20+ SAP go-lives, delivering over 35 FI/CO projects and 15+ S/4HANA initiatives. I design localization, automation and data migration solutions, author functional specifications and lead workshops and trainings in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

I hold multiple SAP S/4HANA finance certifications and have presented at 25+ industry events; I seek to apply my expertise to drive high-impact finance transformation, localization and process automation across LATAM and US markets.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing Lead

Current

Hollister Industries

Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Led Cost Controlling for an SAP S/4HANA 2023 implementation and delivered a successful go-live for Canadian operations, meeting all milestones and ensuring business continuity.

SAP Cost Control SAP Activate Data Migration Testing

FICO S/4HANA Consultant

BRF

Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 (7 months)

Led finance conversion from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, covering GL, AP, AR, new assets accounting and group reporting to support US operations.

AR SAP Asset Accounting CO² Data Migration

SAP S/4HANA Consultant

MP Materials

Apr 2023 - Jul 2023 (3 months)

Led a Best Practice implementation from S/4HANA Cloud to On-Premise, completing Design and Explore phases with 8 workshops and core FI configuration and data migration.

SAP Activate FI Configuration Data Migration AR Testing

FI/CO Consultant

Corvias

May 2022 - Apr 2023 (11 months)

Provided FI/CO configuration and US localization including withholding tax (1099/1096), testing and support, culminating in a successful SAP S/4HANA go-live for U.S. operations.

Localization FI CO CO² Testing Support Configuration

SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Lead

Good Foods

Feb 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Led full-cycle SAP S/4HANA FI/CO implementation across US and Mexico, conducted 13 training workshops and delivered a successful bi-country go-live with post-go-live stability.

SAP FI CO AR Training

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Ferreira Costa

Sep 2019 - May 2020 (8 months)

Executed SAP FI/CO implementation with full Brazil localization, led fixed asset migration and automated 80% of invoice posting, achieving 100% test scope approval and zero critical incidents at cutover.

FI CO CO² Automation)Data Migration Testing

SAP S/4HANA Consultant

Iochpe Maxion

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 (11 months)

Implemented SAP S/4HANA 1709 covering full finance and controlling scope, managed localization, data migration and user training to enable successful go-live and local compliance.

S 4HANA 1709 CO² Localization Data Migration Training Testing

SAP FI/CO Rollout Consultant

Aptar

Feb 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 8 months)

Led rollout of SAP ECC with Brazilian localization across multiple manufacturing units, handled GL, AP, AR and delivered a successful go-live for Brazilian operations.

ECC Rollout AR Training Support

Data Migration Lead

Leroy Merlin

Sep 2015 - Apr 2016 (7 months)

Led migration of 1M+ records and integrated legacy systems to SAP, managing CIAP, PIS and COFINS retail localization and delivering a successful go-live with full scope completion.

Data Migration Localization PIS COFINS Testing SAP FI

Atos Origin FI Lead

Atos Origin

May 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Led FI rollout across five LATAM countries, delivering a global financial template and successful SAP ECC go-lives for Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina.

FI Rollout Multi Country Deployment Configuration Training Support Templates

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Federal University of Pará

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration (Financial Management, Accounting, Logistics)

Bachelor of Business Administration with focus on Financial Management, Accounting, and Logistics; graduated December 2003.

SAP Learning

SAP Online Program, Financial Accounting (S/4HANA Cloud)

2022 -

Activities and societies: Key areas: S/4HANA Cloud Financials, Group Reporting, Asset Accounting, Treasury, intercompany processes, and event-based revenue recognition.

Completed SAP Learning Financial Accounting RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition online program in 2022 covering S/4HANA Cloud Financials and Group Reporting.

SAP Learning

SAP Online Program, Management Accounting (S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition)

2025 -

Activities and societies: Key areas: Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Cost Planning, Cost Object Controlling, CO-PA, Profit Center Accounting, and reporting.

Completed SAP Learning Management Accounting RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition online program in 2025 focusing on management and cost accounting capabilities.

SAP Brazil

SAP Financials Academy (Training), Financial Accounting and Cost Controlling

2005 -

Activities and societies: Key areas: Financial Accounting (FI) and Cost Controlling (CO).

Completed SAP Financials Academy (SAP FICO) in São Paulo focusing on Financial Accounting and Cost Controlling in 2005.

ABAP Advanced Roadmap (Functional Scope)

Professional Training, ABAP / Development (Functional)

2012 -

Activities and societies: Covered ABAP fundamentals including data structures, control logic, custom tables, Module Pool programming, and batch input development for data migration.

Completed ABAP Advanced Roadmap (functional scope) in São Paulo covering ABAP fundamentals, data structures, and batch input techniques.