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SABRINA GONÇALVES LOEWENBERG

SABRINA GONÇALVES LOEWENBERG

Oberhofen am Thunersee,Switzerland

Summary

Accomplished finance professional with expertise in financial accounting and reporting, general ledger management, and IFRS reporting and analysis. Demonstrates proficiency in SAP ERP and consolidation tools, ensuring robust internal controls and compliance. Skilled in audit support, tax accounting oversight, and business partnering with operations to drive process improvement. Adept at utilising Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Power BI to enhance financial analysis and management. Committed to leveraging skills for strategic business growth and operational excellence.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Global Accounting & Reporting Specialist

SCHINDLER MANAGEMENT
Ebikon, LU
2020.10 - 2026.01
  • Accounting and reporting of top-level entities for group accounting adjustments in actual and planning periods, including documentation of underlying transactions, and discussion with auditors.
  • Preparation of monthly financial statements for the Group, including the development of detailed analyses, executive-level presentations, and internal reports for top management.
  • Design and development of internal reports for financial and non-financial reporting, tailored to the needs of top management, and key stakeholders across the Group.
  • Contribution to financial analysis and plausibility checks of reporting from Group companies, supporting closing and planning processes.
  • Development, implementation, and continuous optimization of complex data queries using SAP Business Warehouse and Tagetik, ensuring efficient integration into internal group-wide reporting processes.
  • Analysis of publicly available quarterly financial information of other companies in the industry and preparing benchmark reports for top management.
  • Support to review procedures of balance sheets from group companies, including the assessment of complex accounting issues (e.g., hedge accounting), analyzing, evaluating issues, and proposing solutions, and successfully supporting their implementation.
  • Support for the design and testing of financial reporting forms for specific tax accounting and reporting topics in a new group reporting and consolidation tool, with full compliance according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Global Controlling

SCHINDLER MANAGEMENT
Ebikon, LU
2019.02 - 2020.09
  • Conduct monthly closing and their variance analyses.
  • Set-up of action plans in respect to the Group's focus topics.
  • Ensure target achievements for a specific branch, zone, and group.
  • Ad hoc analyses for top-level management for decision-making processes.
  • Support to the Global Controllers during planning processes.
  • Driving standardization of monthly requests to the Group affiliates.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment and proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Accounting Supervisor

ELEVADORES ATLAS SCHINDLER
São Paulo, SP
2010.11 - 2019.01
  • Supervised daily accounting and finance operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
  • Led monthly financial closing processes, enhancing accuracy in reporting and analysis.
  • Developed and implemented improved accounting procedures to streamline workflows and reduce discrepancies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex financial and tax issues effectively and efficiently.
  • Reporting of annual financial statements and monthly closings to HQ in Switzerland, including audit support based on IFRS.
  • Implementation of IFRS 15 (2016-2017), IFRS 9 (live 2018-01), and IFRS 16 (go live 2019-01) according to new accounting rules and respective legal requirements of Income Tax and VAT.
  • Implementation of accounting and tax projects in 2015-2016 that contributed to the reduction of tax expenses, and improvement of the company's cash flow and tax optimization.
  • Coordination of accounting topics and conciliation during forecasting and planning processes, in collaboration with Treasury, Controlling and other departments.

Education

Post-Graduated - Business Management

Fundação Getúlio Vargas
São Paulo, Brazil

Post-Graduated - Tax Management

Fundação Escola De Comércio Álvares Penteado
São Paulo, Brazil
2001.04 - /2010

Bachelor's degree - Accounting Sciences

Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
São Paulo, Brazil

Skills

  • Financial accounting and reporting
  • General ledger management
  • Internal controls and compliance
  • SAP ERP and consolidation tools
  • IFRS reporting and analysis
  • Financial analysis and management
  • Audit support and coordination
  • Tax accounting oversight
  • Business partnering with operations
  • Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Process improvement and coordination
  • Power BI knowledge

LANGUAGES

Portuguese
Native
English
Advanced
German
Beginner

Accomplishments

Awarded for optimizing EBIT by $15M through two projects: hedge accounting for foreign exchange management and retroactive tax benefits.

Certification

Certified Public Accountant - Brazilian regulation (CRC)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Global Accounting & Reporting Specialist

SCHINDLER MANAGEMENT
2020.10 - 2026.01

Global Controlling

SCHINDLER MANAGEMENT
2019.02 - 2020.09

Accounting Supervisor

ELEVADORES ATLAS SCHINDLER
2010.11 - 2019.01

Post-Graduated - Tax Management

Fundação Escola De Comércio Álvares Penteado
2001.04 - /2010

Post-Graduated - Business Management

Fundação Getúlio Vargas

Bachelor's degree - Accounting Sciences

Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
SABRINA GONÇALVES LOEWENBERG