Maria João Mendes

Experienced Accountant in multinational commodity trading and automotive environments. Strong expertise in bank accounting, reconciliations, month-end close and financial reporting. Led international transitions for APAC region and Italy. Advanced user of SAP S/4HANA, Excel, SUN, Allegro and Trading One, with a strong analytical and process improvement mindset.

ACCOUNTANT at COFCO INTERNATIONAL (2023-01 – Present)

Accounting role in multinational commodity trading environment

• Daily bank postings and reconciliations using SAP S/4HANA and SUN.
• Execution of monthly bank reconciliations and G/L analysis.
• Month-end close activities and audit support.
• Led international transitions for APAC region and Italy.
• Process standardization and cross-country knowledge transfer.
• Designed and implemented automated posting solutions and streamlined month-end bank reconciliations, reducing manual intervention and improving closing timelines.

BANK ACCOUNTANT at STELLANTIS (2021-01 – 2023-12)

Bank accounting role in automotive environment

• Bank reconciliations for multiple European entities.
• Bank postings and SEPA payment approvals.
• Month-end close activities and audit and compliance support.
• Process optimization initiatives.

SALES ASSISTANT at VILANOVA (2018-01 – 2019-12)

EVENT ORGANIZER at DR. WHY - CREATIVA (2015-01 – 2018-12)

CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER at MERITOPALPITE (2017-01 – 2017-12)

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Administration – Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto