Controller · FP&A · v10y

AdrianaSouzafinance, automated.

I help leadership teams improve financial visibility through FP&A, executive reporting, Power BI dashboards, process automation, and performance analytics. Over 10 years supporting multinational operations across budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, CAPEX governance and financial transformation.

30%
OPEX reduction
20%
Faster close
100%
On-time reporting
Adriana Souza, controller and FP&A specialist, framed in a HUD interface
// module.02 — signature projects

Active systems

PROJ_001online

CAPEX 360

End-to-end rollout of a new capital expenditure platform across 3 manufacturing plants. Redesigned approval workflows and reporting architecture — +10% accuracy, −20% approval cycle time.

capexworkflowmulti-plant
PROJ_002online

Signal BI

Power BI dashboard suite wired into HFM Oracle ERP. Real-time KPI reporting for senior leadership — cut manual reporting effort by 30%.

power bihfm oraclesql
PROJ_003stable

Close Loop

Month-end close automation. Re-wired closing workflows, compressing the cycle by 20% with 100% on-time delivery across 3 consecutive quarters — zero exceptions.

automationcloseprocess
// module.03 — live dashboards

P&L · CAPEX · OPEX

Executive-facing dashboards built on Power BI and HFM Oracle, distilling multi-plant operations into KPIs senior leadership can act on in seconds.

Overview Dashboard
EXEC_00 · p&l + capex + opex
period
view
RevenueYTD
$10.3M
vs Budget-5.2%
Gross ProfitYTD
$3.47M
vs Budget-4.6%
EBITYTD
$1.26M
vs Budget-15.7%
Net IncomeYTD
$0.82M
vs Budget-18.3%
Cash BalanceYTD
$4.42M
vs Last Month+6.3%
Revenue vs Budget
year to date
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
EBIT Margin %
year to date
Top Revenue Variances
vs Budget
Volume
-1.24M
Price
+0.28M
Mix
-0.65M
FX
-0.15M
Other
+0.11M
Operating Expenses
vs Budget
$2.91MActual OpEx
Personnel50%
External31%
Marketing8%
Other11%
Cash Flow
year to date
2.34Open-1.23Oper.-0.31Invest.+0.11Finance0.91Net
DASH_0130% less manual effort

P&L Command

Revenue, EBITDA and monthly P&L waterfall — consolidated across plants, refreshed in real time.

DASH_02−20% approval cycle

CAPEX 360

Multi-plant capital expenditure tracking. Approval flow, project investment timeline and allocation breakdown.

DASH_0330% OPEX reduction

OPEX Variance

Budget vs actual variance, cost-reduction trend and forecast accuracy heatmap across operating expenses.

// module.03b — case studies

Before / After

Real interventions with measurable outcomes — from manual spreadsheets to automated, executive-grade finance operations.

CASE_01FP&A

Forecast Accuracy Lift

context · Quarterly forecast cycle for a multi-plant operation relied on disconnected workbooks and last-minute consolidations.

action · Rebuilt the rolling forecast model, standardized driver-based assumptions and aligned plant submissions to a single calendar.

before
±12%
Forecast variance
after
±4%
Forecast variance
→ −8 pp accuracy gain
CASE_02Dashboards

Executive Reporting Cycle

context · Senior leadership received a 40-slide monthly pack assembled manually from HFM Oracle exports — always 5 days late.

action · Designed a Power BI executive suite wired directly to HFM. KPIs, P&L and variance trees refreshed automatically.

before
60 hrs/mo
Reporting effort
after
8 hrs/mo
Reporting effort
→ −87% manual effort
CASE_03Automation

Month-End Close Loop

context · Month-end close required 8 working days, with recurring journal entries handled manually across 3 entities.

action · Automated recurring entries, reconciliations and management reports with Power Automate and templated workflows.

before
8 days
Close cycle
after
5 days
Close cycle
→ 100% on-time · zero exceptions
CASE_04 · featuredexecutive deliverable
CFO-ready

One-Page Executive Financial Report

Sample deliverable in the voice of a Senior FP&A Manager addressing the CEO and CFO — full-year actuals vs budget, with narrative, risks and recommended actions.

Revenue
B $10.0M$9.3M
Δ −7.0% unfav
Gross Profit
B $3.5M$3.1M
Δ −11.4% unfav
EBIT
B $1.5M$1.1M
Δ −26.7% unfav
OPEX
B $2.0M$1.9M
Δ −5.0% fav
Executive Summary

FY results closed 7.0% below budget on revenue and 26.7% below on EBIT, driven by softer top-line performance and gross margin compression. Disciplined OPEX management (−$0.1M vs budget) partially offset the shortfall. Profitability remains positive but materially below plan; corrective actions are required to protect FY+1 commitments.

Revenue Analysis

Actual revenue of $9.3M vs $10.0M budget — a $0.7M (−7.0%) unfavorable variance. Shortfall concentrated in volume rather than price, suggesting demand softness rather than commercial leakage. Customer mix and pipeline conversion should be re-validated before locking FY+1 targets.

Gross Profit Analysis

Gross Profit landed at $3.1M vs $3.5M budget (−$0.4M, −11.4%). GP margin compressed from 35.0% to 33.3% — a 1.7 pp deterioration, of which roughly 1.0 pp is volume deleverage on fixed cost absorption and 0.7 pp from unfavorable input cost / mix. Margin recovery is the single largest lever.

EBIT Analysis

EBIT closed at $1.1M vs $1.5M budget — a $0.4M (−26.7%) miss, fully explained by the GP shortfall offset by OPEX discipline. EBIT margin moved from 15.0% to 11.8% (−3.2 pp). Operating leverage worked against us: a 7% revenue miss translated into a 27% EBIT miss.

Cost Performance

OPEX of $1.9M vs $2.0M budget delivered a favorable $0.1M (−5.0%) variance. Savings came primarily from controlled discretionary spend and deferred hiring. The structure is lean — further OPEX cuts without impacting capability are limited; the next leg of value must come from gross margin and revenue quality.

Risks & Opportunities

Risks — sustained demand softness, input cost volatility and continued GP margin compression if pricing is not reset. Opportunities — pricing actions on low-elasticity SKUs, mix steering toward higher-margin lines, working capital release from inventory normalization, and continued automation of finance and reporting workflows.

Recommended Management Actions
  1. Reset commercial plan: rebuild bottom-up demand by segment and customer; align Sales targets to realistic FY+1 baseline.
  2. Margin recovery program: pricing review on low-elasticity SKUs, renegotiation with top-3 suppliers, and SKU rationalization to lift GP margin by ≥1.5 pp.
  3. Variable cost containment: tie discretionary OPEX and hiring to revenue gates; protect the $0.1M structural OPEX saving achieved this year.
  4. Cash & working capital: tighten DSO and inventory days to release liquidity and reduce dependence on EBIT for cash generation.
  5. Forecast cadence: move to monthly rolling forecast with driver-based models to detect deviations early — target ±5% accuracy.
prepared by · senior fp&a manager — for ceo & cfo review
// module.03 — services

Here's what I can do for your company

Fractional FP&A support, dashboard builds and finance process improvement — delivered remotely with the discipline of a controller and the speed of a startup.

SVC_01📊

Executive Financial Reporting

Monthly reporting, management packs and variance analysis that tells the story behind the numbers.

SVC_02📈

FP&A Support

Budgeting, forecasting and business performance analysis — from model build to board presentation.

SVC_03⚡

Power BI Dashboards

Executive KPI and management dashboards connected to your ERP. Self-service, real-time, beautiful.

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Finance Process Automation

Power Automate, reporting workflows and process improvement. Less manual work. Fewer errors. More time to think.

// module.04 — capabilities

System specs

Trained at Autoneum's global HQ in Switzerland on HFM Oracle. Currently completing an MBA in Business Intelligence & Analytics. C2 English. Curiosity, initiative, and a refusal to leave a slow process alone.

// years of experience
FP&A & Controlling
Budgeting · forecasting · variance analysis · P&L ownership
10+ Years
Financial Systems
HFM Oracle (trained at Swiss HQ) · SAP · TOTVS · consolidations
8+ Years
Business Intelligence
Power BI · SQL · executive KPI suites · self-service analytics
5+ Years
Process Automation
Power Automate · generative AI · workflow redesign
3+ Years
// transmission — manifesto
Finance only creates value when the people outside finance
actually understand what you're telling them.

I'm analytical by nature but I think creatively. Budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, P&L — that's the foundation. On top of that I build Power BI dashboards, automate workflows with Power Automate, and use AI to work smarter. If a process is slower than it needs to be, I can't leave it alone until it's better.

// uplink open · remote international

Ping the operator

Available for freelance projects, consulting engagements and remote FP&A support. Open to remote international roles in FP&A or finance transformation. Let's talk.