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PFM Associados is a backoffice consulting firm that takes on or supports a company’s accounting, tax, labor and financial functions. The practice combines dual-GAAP and dual-currency reporting, English-language service, and a team trained at Big Four firms, so business owners can focus on the business, not the paperwork.
Each service line has its own page with detailed scope, target profiles and frequently asked questions.
Full outsourcing of accounting, tax and financial routines, with managerial and statutory accounting, tax filing, and dual-GAAP, dual-currency reporting.
Tax and corporate review, transfer pricing, compliance, and advisory on restructurings, foreign investment and special regimes.
Risk mitigation and stronger labor relations: routines, eSocial and EFD-Reinf, HR policies, and strategic compensation.
Internal audit, corporate governance, SOX, internal controls and information security, the control environment investors and HQs expect.
The foreign investor’s entry point into Brazil: legal representation, company registration, tax domicile and pre-investment advisory.
M&A advisory, business valuations, due diligence, and preparation for a sale, IPO or new investor.
Operational efficiency through technology: software selection, IT strategy, process optimization, and shared services centers.
Reporting in BR GAAP and US GAAP/IFRS, dual currency, and English-language communication with HQs in the US and Europe.
Accounting, tax, labor, risk and finance under the same coordination, instead of splitting your backoffice across five vendors.
A team with Big Four training and 25+ years of international experience in professional services, led by Paulo Fernando Melo.
Onboarding follows four steps: operational diagnosis, scope design, assisted transition and ongoing operation with management reporting. The full transition process typically happens within a single monthly closing cycle, without interrupting the company’s obligations.
An initial conversation to understand your operation, systems, obligations and current pain points, in Portuguese or English.
A proposal with the exact service lines needed, deliverables, timelines and owners. No generic package.
An organized migration of routines and data from your current provider or team, with an obligations checklist.
A monthly routine with closing, indicators and check-in meetings. PFM acts as a business partner, not just a service executor.
Yes. PFM serves subsidiaries of foreign companies operating in Brazil with English-language communication, dual-GAAP reporting (BR GAAP and US GAAP/IFRS) and dual currency, plus legal representation of the foreign investor through Corporate Hosting Services.
PFM’s focus is the middle market: subsidiaries of foreign companies operating in Brazil and mid-sized Brazilian companies that need an integrated backoffice, accounting, tax, labor and financial, under a single partner.
It can replace it entirely or complement it. Under the BPO model, PFM takes on accounting, tax filing, payroll and accessory obligations. In hybrid models, PFM acts as technical backup to the in-house team, with controls and management reporting.
PFM has offices in São Paulo (Brooklin) and Rio de Janeiro (Barra da Tijuca) and serves companies across Brazil remotely, including subsidiaries of foreign groups headquartered in the US and Europe.
The first step is a free diagnostic conversation to understand your operation and current stage. From there, PFM presents the recommended scope, from a single service to a full backoffice, with clear deliverables and timelines.
Schedule a diagnostic conversation with our team, in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro or by video, in Portuguese or English.
