The document describes the career journey and achievements of Raphael Bonotto de Souza Neto over 10 years. It outlines his educational background which includes degrees in accounting and finance. It details his professional roles working in financial analysis, planning, and controllership. In 2014, he took a risk by resigning to study abroad in the US. This led to positive outcomes, including maintaining his job and later a management position. He is now pursuing an international MBA at IE Business School to further his international career goals.

1. Essay question for the International
MBA process at IE Business School
Raphael Bonotto de Souza Neto
#IEapplication

2. • What was the outcome
?
Describe a time when you took a great risk.

3. 10 years timeline...
Sep/2009
First full time
position
Feb/2007
Started B.S. in
Accounting
Nov/2011
Accounting
Degree
May/2013
Master of
Finance and
Controllership
Aug/2013
International
Module
Oct/2013
Senior
Financial
Analyst
Nov/2014
The time when I
took a great risk
Apr/2015
First outcome
Sep/2015
Second outcome
Jan/2017
International
MBA
OutcomesRisk TakenPrevious achievements

4. Let me contextualize a bit about my academic
background and professional achievements…
Previous achievements

5. At 18 years old I started my degree in Accounting at
Centro Universitário La Salle, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Feb/2007
Started B.S. in
Accounting
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

6. In the third graduation year, after having worked for
nearly two years as a trainee, I have assumed my first full-
time position as an FP&A analyst at EBX Group*. At that
time, I had the opportunity to participate in an internal
rotation program within the financial department,
working in different roles in areas such as financial
planning, controllership and treasury.
*EBX Group was one of the biggest Brazilian conglomerates with several
companies in industries such as Energy, Oil & Gas, Logistics, Mining and
metals, Entertainment, among others. The owner of the group, Mr. Eike
Batista, was listed as the seventh richest person in the world in 2012,
according to the Forbes magazine.
Sep/2009
First full time
position
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

7. In November 2011, with two years of full time professional
experience, I finished my degree in Accounting and I was
promoted to Financial PlanningAnalyst at EBX Group.
Nov/2011
Accounting
Degree
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

8. I started the Master of Finance and Controllership when I
was 24, at Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. In this course, I further specialized within
the financial area, increasing my business network and
becoming more prepared to continue my career
development pathMay/2013
Master of
Finance and
Controllership
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

9. In the middle of my Master program, I had the opportunity
of experiencing my first academic period abroad, when I
did the International module with two disciplines at the
Universidade de Aveiro, in Portugal.
The whole program was taught by Portuguese and
Spanish teachers which allowed me to understand many
particularities of business culture in Europe as well as get
to know closely the various projects from the IEUA
(Business Incubator from the University).
Aug/2013
International
Module
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

10. Upon completing four years working at EBX Group and
after having returned from the International Module, I
began to look for new professional challenges. In this
sense, I moved to Light S / A* as Senior Financial Analyst
in the Planning and Management area, being responsible
for the financial control of a big project full of challenges
and learning.
*Light S/A is responsible for the distribution concession area of the electricity
utility of Rio deJaneiro state, with annual revenues of over EUR 3.5 billion.
The company also was responsible for providing electricity to major global
events like theWorld Cup 2014 and the Olympics 2016.
Oct/2013
Senior
Financial
Analyst
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
Previous achievements
10 years timeline...

11. That was the exact time when I decided to take risk
in order to leverage my professional career...
Risk Taken

12. In November 2015, I already had my bachelor, master and
5 years of professional full-time experience. However, I
still missed greater international experience that could
further enrich my academic, professional and personal
profile. It was the exact moment that I decided to risk it!
I resigned from my position at Light S/A to move to the
United States and to attend two extension courses,
focused on business and finance. In this change, I saw a
great opportunity to become more mature, strengthen my
academic background and be more prepared
professionally.Also it would be an excellent opportunity to
live unforgettable experiences with new cultures and
people, expecting a return in medium term from the
money and time invested!
Nov/2014
The time when I
took a great risk
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
10 years timeline...
Risk Taken

13. These were the outcomes resulting from this
decision of taking a great risk…
Outcomes

14. The first outcome came in the very short term, even
before moving to the United States. As I was responsible
for the whole financial modeling and control of one of the
largest project at Light S/A, the CFO offered me a license
to take the courses and live this experience abroad
returning to the same position that would be blocked
during my 5 months outside.
Apr/2015
First outcome
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
10 years timeline...
Outcomes

15. The second outcome also came in short-term, less than a
year after my return to Brazil.At that time, I had a chance
to take my first management position, working as
Structured Finance Manager at GrupoWRR*. In addition
to the challenge of management, I would be responsible
for two new activities: Project finance and Mergers &
Acquisition.Once again proving how the risk taken was
worth it.
*GrupoWRR is a big Brazilian group with more than 15,000 employees, and 6
business units for specialized kind of services such as BPO and Outsourcing,
Fleet Management, Security,Oil &Gas maintenance and operations,Trade
Marketing, andTechnology solutions.
Sep/2015
Second outcome
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
10 years timeline...
Outcomes

16. For this risk taken along with all my ambition for the
development of my academic and professional career, I
managed to achieve my goals and objectives to date.
For the continuance of my timeline, the focus now is to
develop an international career. In this sense, I am sure
that IE and its capacity to identify and develop great
global leaders is the best option to help me to achieve all
of my personal and professional goals.
Jan/2017
International
MBA
Sep/2009
Feb/2007 Nov/2011
May/2013
Aug/2013
Oct/2013
Nov/2014
Apr/2015
Sep/2015
Jan/2017
10 years timeline...
Outcomes

17. International MBA
at
IE Business School
Jan/2017
I appreciate your time and I hope that
together we can make the possible,
along with all other goals in my next 10
years timeline.
Next 10 years timeline...

18. Essay question for the International
MBA process at IE Business School
Raphael Bonotto de Souza Neto
#IEapplication