Rosa Areias

Rosa leads the tax practice of PwC Angola, Cabo Verde and Portugal and is a Member of the Territory Leadership Team. Rosa became a PwC Partner in 2010.

With over 21 years’ experience, Rosa has focused in tax management and international projects with national and multinational groups. Rosa has an extensive know-how in corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and family businesses.

Rosa is an Arbitrator at the Portuguese Court of Tax (CAAD).

Rosa often participates as an invited speaker at events concerning taxation, also collaborating with the press on this topic. She is an invited lecturer at Portuguese universities, teaching tax matters. 

Rosa regularly assists clients with tax litigation in audits undertaken by the tax authorities. As regards the services at the disposal of PwC Portugal clients, it is worth noting that they can be assisted locally or in the investments abroad by CCR Legal, an independent Portuguese law firm and a member of the group of legal services practices of PwC member firms that provide legal services.

• International tax advisory
• Restructuring
• Tax consulting
• Dispute resolution
• Arbitration

• Consumer goods and services
• Industrials
• Energy
• Tourism
• Tech and telecoms

Rosa is a member of the Professional Body for Economists (Ordem dos Economistas) and also a member of the Portuguese Chartered Accountants Association (OCC).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Administration (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, 1994)
• Degree in Economics (Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, 1998)
• Post-graduation in Management and Taxation (IESF, 2000)
• MBA in Finance (Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto, 2003)
• Degree in Law (Universidade Lusófona, 2004)
• Advanced Management Programme (in a partnership between Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and the Kellogg School of Management of the Northwestern University, 2013)
• Post-graduation in Business Intelligence and Analytics by Porto Business School (2019)