Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
I am happiest when working together and deliver results. Who I am ♦ Bart Oude Vrielink, born February 1973, living in Arnhem, 20 years experience in Finance profession What I believe in ♦ Working through others by use of clear accountabilities ♦ Empowering people to get the best, sustainable result and develop talent ♦ Delivering on commitment at high quality My strengths ♦ Ability to get on well with people ♦ Building a structured analysis that is logical and easily understood by others ♦ Processing information quickly and accurately and ability to develop solid solutions from this My career so far ♦ Started in financial auditing at PwC: learned the basics in accounting and financial reporting, to work accurate and to hit a deadline ♦ Moved to AkzoNobel and build broad controlling experience - did both plant and sales controlling. Working in cross-functional teams, focus on margin management - team lead FI/CO during successful SAP R3 implementation for a BU - sBU Controller and member of LT during divestment process. Leading a Finance/IT team of 30 people, built information memorandum, critical role in preparing dataroom for due diligence process, learned to work through others - Global Controller for RD&I function reporting to Executive Committee member of AkzoNobel. Co-created and implemented a strategy. Learned to always deliver on commitment and at right quality, and how to influence effectively - Finance Director for large sBU, member of executive team of the unit. Actively developing people. Trained in L6s. Resolved complex IFRS issues ♦ Currently working as Finance Director for the EMEA Integrated Supply Chain organization for Decorative Paints. Building a high performing and engaged team My other interests ♦ family, spending time with my wife and two sons ♦ soccer, active and inactive, been a trainer/coach for under U10 team ♦ music ♦ wining and dining, hobby cook ♦ do some hiking and 'klettersteiging'
Responsible for finance and controlling activities of Integrated Supply Chain Europe and Africa region with supply chain activities in 30 countries and 24 production sites. Total spend managed exceeds EUR 1 billion. Managing 32 FTE in controlling staff. Member of ISC Leadership Team of the region and AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Finance Leadership Team. Reporting to AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Finance Director. Main achievements: built high performing and engaged team with 4.48 Gallup score, increased customer focus, standardized and automated reporting, significant cost reduction through benchmarking
Responsible for all finance and controlling activities in the Strategic Business Unit Chlor-Alkali, separate reporting unit with own Financial Statements, 5 production sites in North-West Europe, global sales, managing 25 FTE finance staff, member of sBU Leadership Team and AkzoNobel BU Industrial Chemicals Finance Leadership Team. Main achievements: designed JV financial model and prepared JV approval papers, together with treasury secured low interest specific project loan, co-developed long term asset plan for sites
Delivering finance support for AkzoNobel Executive Commitee member responsible for R&D. Focus on innovation project valuation and prioritization. Managing small team of finance staff. Member of AkzoNobel R&D Leadership Team and AkzoNobel Functional Controllers Team. Main achievements: developed and implemented company standardized way of classifying and reporting R&D spend and measuring R&D pipeline value
Financial audit work