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Nissan Kicks Car Development Project Team - #1 in the Sales of the category in Brazil since 2016.
Nissan Kicks Car Development Project Team - #1 in the Sales of the category in Brazil since 2016.
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Nathália Falquer

Nathália Falquer

Global Digital Treasury & Banking Manager
Federal, Lumpur

Summary

Passionate about Corporate Finance (mainly about Treasury and TAX), Digital Transformation, Innovation, Simplification & Automation, throughout my career, 15 years of progressive as IT Business Partner experience, I have been playing transformational roles across large international companies in different industries like FMCG, Petrochemical, Automotive and IT Services. I have been witnessing and being part of significant multifunctional capabilities changes & transformational projects acting as key enabler for simplification and automation, being a key intersection btw business and IT within hands-on implementation in cross-functional areas like Corporate Finance, (focusing on Treasury, Digital Banking Marketing Finance, Accounts Receivables, Financial Supply Chain Management, Accounts Payables, Treasury, Pricing, Revenue Growth management, P&L Reports, Total Customer Investment Reports, TAX – VAT, Intrastat & Excise Duties), Operations (Focusing on Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics), Marketing (Focusing on Order to Cash, Route To Marketing Models, Marketing Spent Effectiveness, Strategic Planning & Insights). As a result, acting as a valued strategic interface between Business and technology, I have been quite willing to be ahead of the curve using my broad holistic vision as a competitive differential and long-term legacy.


Strengths Leadership Traits & Learning Agility, I am consistently steadfast in pursuit of valued, long-term goals, despite difficulties or temporary setbacks. High curiosity, energized by new, I embrace change and take well-reasoned risks even in the face of uncertainty focused on understanding the value of getting work done with and through people and I am attuned to individuals’ needs and motivations.


Recent Career Transition (Jan/2022 - present) from Regional Corporate Services IT Busness Analyst role to Corporate Finance Digital Treasury Global Function and Banking role.


Highlighted by strong capabilities/ expertise:

- Corporate Finance Digital Treasury and Banking

- Digital Transformation focused on Innovation, Simplification, Automation, Data & Analytics

- Experience in different roles in IT, such as: Leading, Planning, Executing and Controlling Projects & Portfolios as well as hands-on implementation

- Worked for Consulting Companies as SAP Consultant & Project Manager.

- International background working in multi-cultural teams across the Globe.

Skills

Corporate Finance

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Work History

Global Digital Treasury & Banking Manager

BAT, Global Enablement
01.2022 - Current
  • Services: -Partner Foot print and relationship mgmt with Banking and non-Bank Partners & Services via analysis of risks associated with new partners / products, Regulatory affairs, Commercial (Pre-contracting RFP– new & existing partners)
  • Swift / Bureau Services & ISO 20022 Roadmap;
  • Nathália Falquer - page 1 -Pivot in standards and solutions for Bank Account Management Modernisation covering D&A within
  • BAM (TP exemp., IHC, HANA) via API for Digital MDM sourcing (Risk, Settlements, Bank Data, FX
  • Rates, Yield, IRS, CCIRS, SWAPs, Securities, Derivatives, Valuation); -Cash Management & Commercial Enablement for EM digital solutions roadmap focusing on sustainable RTM /EM Changes, eComm (B2C/B2B) & PSPs Payments & Settlements, Cashless
  • Solutions, BNPL, being key driver for ESG, KYC (Compliance, Policy & Controls); -Treasury Digital Transformation Roadmap to solutions & education.
  • Areas under Delopment: >Liquidity and capital structure focusing on Digital, D&A Roadmap Exploration: -Cash Management Optimisation - cash flows optimisation and visualisation to enable real-time
  • Payments, RTGS, Intra-day Bank Statements (Explore PoC for Cash Flow Positions visibility); -Working Capital optimisation via SCF & Factoring; -Multicurrency cash flow forecast (exploring regression data model for predictive forecasts accuracy via
  • AI/ML) as well as cash actuals D&A models; -Harmonised infrastructure Digital exploitation Solution Portfolio; -RGM enablement via facilities automation and financial portfolio mgmt with PSP / Merchant Serv,, eComm DD, BNPL, IHB, Netting, OBO; >Financial Instruments & Risks Mgmt exploiting Digital solutions (D&A, AI, ML) to antecipate and predict
  • Risks related to Mark-to-Market ("MTM") of a counterparty's portfolio of derivatives exceeding the designated threshold values to enable decision on appropriate collateral settlement in the model and plan throughout insights that indicates the impact of basis adjustment to be deferred in our books.

IDT Business Partner - Brazil

BAT
01.2015 - 01.2020

• Accountability for the IT project roadmap and delivering projects on time, in budget, aligned to strategy, providing highly valued strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives. Contributing, with strong analytical skills, by finding innovative solutions utilizing my IT knowledge.

• Ensuring that business benefits are realized by capturing business needs, creating and managing business cases together with the business lead/sponsor and the IT functional teams.

• Fostering strong, effective relationships with key stakeholders, working with both local and virtual (worldwide) teams.

• Working with the business SPOCs to ensure that opportunities are identified, and business benefits are realized within the agreed requirements.

• Participating in governance meetings. Addressing issues and risks from the IT perspective in these forums.

• With process excellence, reviewing business requirements and prioritizing and aligning the functional roadmaps accordingly, acting with a shared vision of solutions and as a decision making facilitator relating to trade-offs both within and between different solution platforms.

• Participating in strategic and budgetary planning processes, preparing and managing ITBU operating budgets.

• Strong knowledge of IT systems landscapes and impact of architecture decisions on quality and delivery.

• Leading/Dealing with Projects in both agile and waterfall project management methodologies and applying them to various contexts and digital transformation projects related to: OneSAP, SAP BPC, CRM/Salesforce, Anaplan, Power BI, MS Teams, Sharepoint, Cloud.

IDT Project Manager - Testing & Quality Assurance

BAT - AMSSA
01.2015 - 01.2020

>> BAU TaO (OneSAP) Testing & Assurance Manager for Brazil - Aug, 2017 - JAN/2020

• Knowledge Transfer to new Test Manager and shadowing activities as needed.

• Focusing on change lifecycle increasing quality assurance process.

• Supporting BR focusing on impact assessment and supporting CR service transition.


>> TaO (OneSAP) Stabilization Project - Test Manager for Americas - Mar, 2016 to Aug, 2017

Results: ~250 CRs , being responsible for Incident and Change Requests, Testing and Quality Assurance.

• Developing and Implementing the Test governance which are in place since TaO implementation in Brazil. • Supporting users through validation of solution deployed against requirements, leading test run in accordance with the best testing practice, as a result getting their sign off for Incident/CR on time.

• Managing risks/issues, identifying critical paths, prioritizing and escalating in the Project Command Centre.


>> TaO (OneSAP) Project Global Template - Brazil Deployment - Jan, 2015 to Mar, 2016.

Results: 14k Tests Components, ~4k Defects Closed, 140 resources indirectly led by me, Strong relationship with Local, Regional & Global team. As a result, Project fully delivered on time, successfully recognized and awarded in BAT Group. I worked in 3 Roles: Test Lead (all function areas); Defect Manager for Finance; Hypercare Incident Manager for Finance.

• Planning resource allocation, test scripts delivery, data & RTPM for scenarios, ensuring acceptance/signoff criteria items were in accordance to business requirements and global template for starting test execution phase.

• Training Resources (~300 people) in test procedures, tools, scope, and objectives.

• Ensuring all testing tools were in accordance with global template, available and operational.

• Maintaining the track & records of test results, like progress Log, evidence repository and defects management in HPQC, providing daily status reports, also hosting meetings at the local, regional and global levels.

SAP SCM Project Manager

Nissan Motor Corporation
11.2012 - 02.2014

1- SCM SAP Integration Project Manager:

Responsible for the SCM Integration Project Management . This project cover the design and the configuration of the interfaces between the legacies Information Systems from Nissan and SAP (modules FI, CO, MM, SD, WM, PS) including the activities below:

• Scope Definition, Cost, Schedule and WBS;

• International team;

• Control the activities execution (physical and cost progress);

• Development the project management reporting and conducting status meetings;

• Mapping and Stakeholder management;

• Risk management;

• Monitoring the analysis and definitions about business requirements and Changes Requests needed;

• Monitoring the interfaces development and configuration;

• Planning the test methodology ;

• Monitoring Tests Script;

• Unit testing Monitoring, UAT and integrated tests;

• International workshops organization;

• Others BAU activities in the Project.

2- NISSAN KICKS R&D Project: In 2013 I was part of the employee group in charge of R&D of the vehicle KICKS in Brazil. I was involved with the pre-project design definition and the initial cycle of the product deployment. The vehicle was launch during Olympic Games in Brazil, in 2016. KICK established itself in the Brazilian Market as a sales success.


I am very PROUD to have been part of these 2 projects at Nissan.

Sr. Business SAP PS Specialist- Project Management

SONDA IT Sr. Consultant - PROANI Project - Petrobras Internacional
02.2014 - 01.2015

Responsible for agility process in the project management systems at Internacional Petrobras area. Working with requirements analysis in order to propose enhancements and rollouts for the processes in project management and investment management in the systems where the Oil&Gas Projects are managed.


Work was performed directly with SAP PS, also with the cross-functional modules (SAP IM, FI, CO, SD and MM). Beyond the others Petrobras Legacy systems. I was in charge of Change Requests management (Change Request process) and I worked in the requirements analysis / definition in order to find the best solution to attend our client, built the FS, in sequence sent to developmemt team to build the solution in DEV. I also followed the implementation / Tests and check if it was according designed.


Expertise in Consulting and analysis in Oil&Gas Projects to Petrobras International area such as the partner companies.

SAP PS/FI/CO Consultant

SONDA IT & CTIS IT & SAP Services Support Consultant - Petrobras
12.2006 - 11.2012

Specialized service in the third level team support (SAP PS, FI and CO modules) at Petrobras Project , in charge of:

• Functional support advanced in business process in SAP PS, including some activities in SAP FI and SAP CO. I worked in all level of the help Desk Support (Level 1, 2 & 3);

• Support and capacity building to training the level1, level2 and level3 teams;

• Developing, when necessary, documentation of new enhancements / deployments as scheduled versioning SAP ERP;

• Debug the production environment, using the user's key or key itself for analysis and identification of errors in order to draw up proposals for a solution if there is any abnormality detected;

• Referral of proposed solution to teams of 4. º level of service, when demand correction SAP ERP;

• Research Notes in SAP NET environment to identify solutions already known by SAP supplier and, when appropriate, propose the use of correction.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Treasury

Association of Corporate Treasurers
Association Of Corporate Treasurers - London / UK
05.2022 - Current

MBA - Executive MBA Logistic And Supply Chain Management

IBMEC - Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets
Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
01.2017 - 12.2018

MBA - Executive MBA Project Management

IBMEC - Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets
Rio De Janeio - Brazil
01.2011 - 12.2012

Bachelor of Science - Law

FDC - Campos Law School
Campos Dos Goytacazes - Brazil
01.2003 - 12.2007

Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology

IFF - Instituto Federal Fluminense
Campos Dos Goytacazes - Brazil
01.2001 - 12.2002

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of ~200 in Brazil as part of the development of implementation of a new global One SAP template in more than 180 markets worldwide - Video Implementing SAP solutions at unprecedented speed | IBM Services + British American Tobacco -
  • IBM YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIsKpBrlWhk
  • British American Tobacco | IBM Business Case: https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/british-american-tobacco1
  • SAP Awards Customers for Quality Excellence - https://news.sap.com/uk/2017/11/sap-awards-customers-for-quality-excellence-2/

Nissan Kicks Car Development Project Team - #1 in the Sales of the category in Brazil since 2016.

Nissan Brazil begins advance sales of the all-new global crossover, Nissan Kicks (nissannews.com)

  • https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/nissan-brazil-begins-advance-sales-of-the-all-new-global-crossover-nissan-kicks?lang=en-US
  • https://paultan.org/2016/07/27/nissan-kicks-2/


One Nissan Kicks is sold every 10 minutes in Latin America (nissannews.com) -

  • https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/release-36a71146ed04eaba0f0dff94b50899a0-one-nissan-kicks-is-sold-every-10-minutes-in-latin-america

Nissan Kicks Car Development Project Team - #1 in the Sales of the category in Brazil since 2016.

Nissan Brazil begins advance sales of the all-new global crossover, Nissan Kicks (nissannews.com)

  • https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/nissan-brazil-begins-advance-sales-of-the-all-new-global-crossover-nissan-kicks?lang=en-US
  • https://paultan.org/2016/07/27/nissan-kicks-2/


One Nissan Kicks is sold every 10 minutes in Latin America (nissannews.com) -

  • https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/release-36a71146ed04eaba0f0dff94b50899a0-one-nissan-kicks-is-sold-every-10-minutes-in-latin-america

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Nathália FalquerGlobal Digital Treasury & Banking Manager