Taryn Nakayama
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SUMMARY
Bilingual professional with over 17 years of progressive experience. Known for ability to solve complex
business problems. Focus in:
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Finance
Audit
M&A
Tax
Compliance
Internal controls
Arbitration
EDUCATION
Executive MBA Finance, December 2017
IBMEC, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Master of Business Administration, August 2013
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston, MA, USA
Master in Tax Business Administration, November 2010
FIPE – FOUNDATION INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Specialization in Tax Law, July 2009
IBET – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF TAX STUDY, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Post-Graduation lato sensu – Civil Law, July 2008
FADISP – FACULTY AUTONOMIST OF LAW, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
MBAE – Master of Business Administration and Economics, July 2005
UFRJ, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Bachelor of Science in Law, August 2002
MACKENZIE UNIVERSITY, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MERIDIAN MINING, São Paulo, Brazil
03/2018-07/2020
Meridian is a public mining company listed on Canadian stock exchange – TSX-V with operations in Brazil
Finance Director
▪ Reporting directly to the Headquarters’ CFO.
▪ Playing integral role in strategic planning process of the business, ensuring that the business
achieve its financial objectives.
▪ Overseeing all Group financial and accounting activities, budgeting, projection and closing
processes (UK, Netherlands, Canada and Brazil operation) and overall responsibility for
controlling and reporting.
▪ Management of third parties service suppliers outside Brazil.
▪ Responsible for the accounting ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and taxes (outside
Brazil)
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Responsible for ensuring that financials are compliant with Canada and UK IFRS and Brazilian
GAAP, local statutory requirements and company policies.
Deal with and liaise with Group auditors, tax agents.
Guidance on ERP system implementation
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, São Paulo, Brazil
Tax Compliance, Compliance, Audit, Internal Controls.
06/2017-02/2018
COURIER TECNOLOGIA EM SERVIÇOS GRÁFICOS LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil
2013-05/2017
Latin America hub of America’s second largest book manufacturer. Pioneer in technology for the production
of customized textbooks in Brazil. Subsidiary of RRDonnelley Group since June,2015.
Finance Director (2013-05/2017) and CFO of Digital Page (2014-05/2017)
▪ Acting as legal representative of Brazilian Branch office.
▪ Reporting directly to the Headquarters’ CFO.
▪ Development and implementation of business in Brasil with active participation in whole process
of target acquisition, including HQ execution of business expansion plan in LATAM
▪ Conducted and implemented guidelines for safeguarding local and regional finance policies,
procedures and best practices required by Headquarters based in the US.
▪ Creation of internal accounting department with preparation and training for new team, actively
participation on EPR and accounting system set up.
▪ Implemented controls at the Brazilian acquired corporation (Internal audits, internal procedures,
policies, compliance, and software implementation) according to best practices, resulting on
equity participation change from 40% to 60%.
▪ Overall responsible for controlling and reporting of the Brazilian acquired corporation (100
employees).
▪ Management of third party company responsible for the accounting ledger, accounts payable,
accounts receivable and taxes.
▪ Established excellent relations with all members, anticipating other team needs, monitoring time
cycle/deadlines, defining priorities and preventing cultural misconceptions providing leadership
and direction for the development and management of all aspects related to financial operations,
finance and administrative activities of the Brazilian acquired corporation.
▪ Tax debt management including tax amnesty programs resulting in an economy of more than
20% of penalties and interests.
BRADESCO BANK, São Paulo, Brazil-
One of the largest private banks in Brazil with USD 400 billion amount of assets under management
Tax Supervisor -)
▪ Identified business objectives of internal divisions and maximized tax opportunities through
financial analysis and active participation in due-diligence process.
▪ Identification of tax opportunities to implement new business initiatives.
▪ Consult with senior manager internal on tax matters during eight potential acquisition duediligence projects.
▪ Participation in IPO operations, debt and corporate restructuring.
▪ Established excellent relationship with government tax auditors.
▪ Responsible for the tax compliance of the eight biggest companies of Bradesco Group, tax
contingencies and tax support to other departments to development and implement of corporate
tax planning strategies and merger and acquisition operations in order to avoid tax assessments.
▪ Supervised and coached four tax analysts.
▪ Developed with IT collaboration a system to help automatization process of tax obligations
fillings
▪ Participation in different tax projects such as tech innovation and tax benefits new legislation
resulting in a more tax efficient structure for Bradesco Group
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU, São Paulo, Brazil-
One of the “big four auditing firms
Tax Consultant”
▪ Assisted multinational and domestic clients with tax consulting, due-diligence, compliance and
other tax consultant services, including tax return preparation.
▪ Acted as team manager for variety of client engagements. Responsible for training and mentoring
junior team members, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of services.
▪ Provided internal support to other divisions for tax compliance and corporate issues/activities.
▪ Promoted five times in five years.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Fluent in Portuguese and English, Advanced French, Spanish Intermediate
Affiliations: OAB (Member of Brazilian Bar Association);
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, iWork, RF Software (Federal Brazilian
Tax Software), Metrics, Phoenix, Totvs, Quick Books
Additional Coursework:
▪ Valuation (Executive Education - FIA – Foundation Institute of Administration
▪ Continuing Education – Module: Corporate and Tax Strategies - FGV – Foundation Getulio Vargas
▪ Compliance and Internal Controls – Saint Paul Business School
▪ CFI (Corporate Finance Institute) – Financial Modeling & Valuation related courses
