Vinicius Freire

Financial professional with 10+ years of experience across renewable energy, telecommunications and international corporate services, with strong exposure to financial controlling, budgeting, forecasting, billing, contracts, CAPEX and cost analysis. Currently supports the Service business at Nordex Energy Brasil, independently managing core billing activities across approximately 25 Brazilian wind farms and monitoring an annual billing portfolio of approximately BRL 350-400M, with LATAM follow-up. Experienced in SAP implementation/UAT, P&L reporting through EBITDA, Budget vs.

Actual vs. Forecast analysis, contract indexation, material consumption control and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Advanced

English used in international business environments and intermediate Spanish.

Cost & Contracts Analyst II | Service at Nordex Energy Brasil (2022-11 – Present)

• Independently manages core monthly service billing activities across approximately 25 wind farms in Brazil, supporting and monitoring an annual billing portfolio of approximately BRL 350-400M.
• Maintains billing controls by wind farm, validates SAP Actuals against expected contractual billing, investigates discrepancies and coordinates corrections or manual reclassifications when required.
• Supports revenue forecasting and Budget vs. Actual vs. Forecast analysis, identifying billing risks, timing deviations and expected shifts between months or fiscal years.
• Monitors After Sales activities outside regular contract scope, liaising directly with customers and internal stakeholders to track service completion, pending actions and expected billing timing.
• Controls contract price indexation using applicable inflation indices, including IPCA, HICP and CPI, and addresses customer questions or calculation discrepancies based on contractual terms.
• Performs financial analysis of material consumption and Major Correctives, investigating cost variances with wind farm leaders and supporting cost accrual estimates for activities incurred but not yet invoiced.
• Performs Liquidated Damages (LD) cap calculations across service contracts and supports contract exposure analysis, including cases where projected penalties exceeded contractual caps.
• Supports P&L reporting and financial deep dives across the Brazilian Service portfolio, consolidating Budget, Actual and Forecast performance by wind farm through EBITDA, including YTD analysis, for local directors and Global Service leadership.
• Follows LATAM billing activities across Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico, communicating with regional teams in English and Spanish.
• Supported the JDE-to-SAP implementation through business requirement validation, UAT, billing and tax scenario testing, go-live and post-go-live validation; currently follows SAP setup of new wind farms with the global support team.
• Uses SAP SD/CRM for billing and contract processes, DP92 for material consumption reporting, and supports contract creation, maintenance and amendments in SAP CRM.
• Redesigned the billing control framework during the JDE-to-SAP transition, creating a consolidated Excel-based database for monthly invoice tracking, reconciliation and historical traceability by wind farm.

Financial Analyst at Lighthouse Consultoria (2022-03 – 2022-11)

• Managed day-to-day financial operations for approximately 10-12 international client companies legally represented in Brazil, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash/bank controls and bank reconciliations.
• Handled payment execution and direct client support, with approximately 95% of international client communication conducted in English, primarily by email.
• Prepared month-end financial documentation and supporting records for the external accounting firm responsible for statutory closing and financial statements.

Administrative Analyst - Fiber Optic Maintenance at TIM Brasil (2018-01 – 2022-03)

• Supported annual CAPEX planning and controlled an approximately BRL 3.5M budget for nationwide fiber-optic maintenance operations, partnering with regional teams to forecast cable requirements and prioritize expenditures.
• Monitored spending to keep the fiber-optic maintenance area within approved budget, prioritizing operationally critical activities and rescheduling non-critical activities when appropriate.
• Prepared management dashboards and Budget vs. Actual controls by region, supporting nationwide maintenance planning and material consumption visibility.
• Created and followed purchase orders in SAP, monitoring approvals, balances and suppliers; participated in RFQs and procurement of fiber-optic cables and related materials.
• Communicated in English with international suppliers, particularly in China, regarding material purchases, stock availability and expected delivery dates.

Junior Financial Analyst at Telefônica Brasil (Vivo) (2013-05 – 2014-06)

• Managed monthly commission payments of approximately BRL 0.5-1.0M for B2B commercial partners, validating service activations, cancellations and commission reversals.
• Investigated partner payment disputes and financial discrepancies, validating claims and coordinating required adjustments; supported management and audit reporting and SAP invoice approval processes.

Financial Advisor at Previbank (2014-10 – 2015-10)

• Supported financial operations including cash flow, Accounts Payable, accounting classifications, card funding activities and multifunctional administrative support.

Young Apprentice at Telefônica Brasil (Vivo) (2009-08 – 2010-12)

• Supported administrative and financial routines, including document triage, consolidation and operational controls.

Postgraduate Degree in Project Management (PMI-oriented) – Faculdade Iguaçu (2026-04)

Bachelor in Business Administration – UNIGRANRIO (2014-12)

International Program in Finances & Accounting and Business English – University of La Verne (2015-01)