About Italo Augusto
I’m a freelance finance specialist with 13+ years of international experience across Accounts Receivable, also supporting Accounts Payable and Accounting operations for global companies, with a focus on cash-flow optimisation and process improvement.
I bring strong hands-on experience in SAP FI and ServiceNow, as well as exposure to other ERP/CRM systems, and regularly act as a liaison between consultants and business stakeholders to improve system adoption and daily operations.
I work remotely, with availability for on-site roles in Barcelona and international travel. I am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Happy to connect and explore whether flexible finance support could add value to your team.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Catalan
Basic
French
Basic
German
Basic
Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 10km)
Experience
- ConfidentialSAP FI ConsultantSeptember 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)Barcelona, Spain• Completed 52 hands-on implementation practices across 9 functional areas of SAP FI, executing 83 unique transactions with 142 total usages in a simulated S/4HANA environment.• Configured company code settings from scratch, including fiscal year variants, currency/exchange rate management, New General Ledger, Ledger assignment, and parallel currency setup.• Built and maintained G/L master data: chart of accounts, account groups, open item management, foreign currency accounts, and financial statement versions for statutory and group reporting.• Managed the full Accounts Receivable cycle: customer master data (Business Partner model), invoice and credit memo posting, manual open item clearing, and account balance reporting.• Executed down payment and special G/L processes: payment requests, advance receipts, guarantee/aval postings, individual value adjustments for doubtful receivables, and document reversals.• Configured and ran the automatic payment program (F110/FBZP) end-to-end, including house bank setup, payment method definition, and paying company code assignment via SAP Fiori.• Set up dunning procedures and customer correspondence, including dunning level configuration, procedure assignment to customer masters, and correspondence print program integration.• Designed validation and substitution rules using the SAP formula editor to enforce posting controls — including division checks and automatic payment block assignment at document entry.• Managed preliminary document workflows with threshold-based approval logic, and processed parked/held documents across multi-user review scenarios.• Demonstrated proficiency in SAP S/4HANA Business Partner (BP) model for unified customer and vendor master data, including account group configuration, number ranges, field status, and sensitive field dual-control setup.
- Adevinta Spain - JobsFinance Strategy - OTCE-COMMERCEApril 2024 - September 2025 (1 year and 5 months)Barcelona, Spain•Collaborated on Order-to-Cash (O2C) transformation projects, improving cash collection performance.•Managed B2B collections for 400+ customer accounts, reducing overdue balance by ~30%.•Improved recovery rate for 60+ day overdue invoices through structured dunning and escalation.•Used SAP Fiori, Navision, Jira, and Adyen (PSP) to manage cash application and dispute resolution.
- OmyaTeam Lead Accounts ReceivableRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYMay 2022 - June 2023 (1 year and 1 month)Barcelona, Spain•Led AR operations across 12 European countries managing a hybrid team of 8 specialists.•Oversaw AR insourcing project, strengthening controls and removing external reliance.•Automated payment allocation across multiple countries using Serrala achieving ~85% automation.•Mentored and trained staff to improve (SSC) Shared Service Center performance.•Managed intercompany/netting process, reconciling payables and receivables to optimize cash flow.•Used CreditSafe to evaluate customer creditworthiness, mitigating potential financial risk.
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Education
- Credit Management & Debt Collection (ICM), Accounting and FinanceGriffith College Dublin2017Credit Management & Debt Collection (ICM), Accounting and Finance
- Master SAP Consultant FICO S/4 HANATokio School and Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAMMaster SAP Consultant FICO S4 HANA
Certifications
- Credit Management & Debt Collection (ICM)Institute of Comercial Management2017