Brussels Region, Belgium
More than 20 years of international experience as finance director/consultant in various industries. - extended international experience in management/financial accounting, project management, human resources and purchasing. - proven leader who demonstrates strong leadership skills by assessing and developing team members - strong analytical skills combined with deep understanding of the business which results in establishing a thorough understanding of the financial state of the business and producing recommendations for business opportunities and continuous improvement - effective communicator at all levels within an international organisation - strong strategic, negotiation and presentation skills. - very committed and operates at the highest ethical/compliance standards - development of finance strategy and implementation of best practices Expertise - Leadership - Communication & presentation - Strategy development & Hoshin Kanri - Negotations - Certified pragmatic project management
Finance Director of Organon Heist bv. Organon is a global healthcare company formed through a spinoff from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, to focus on improving the health of women throughout their lives. Organon has a portfolio of more than 60 medicines and products across a range of therapeutic areas. Organon has a global footprint with significant scale and geographic reach and approximately 9,000 employees with headquarters located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Organon Heist bv is one of the 6 Organon manufacturing sites with 900 employees and manufactures and packages innovative, prescription and consumer care drugs for more than 140 countries. Main responsibilities - provide financial leadership and support operational strategy & strategic planning - key member of the local management team and the European finance team - lead team of controllers - advise on financial implications of business decisions and initiate P&L performance optimisations - oversee the budgeting process and drive a seamless and efficient forecasting process - president of the works council - implement best practices in finance and optimise performance via internal/external benchmarking
Finance Director of MSD Heist Operations (Schering-Plough Labo nv) MSD Heist Operations is part of the multinational Merck Inc, an innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company (70,000 employees) and is one of the largest and most complex manufacturing sites of the Merck group with 800 employees. MSD Heist Operations produces and packages all kinds of medicines : tablets, sterile ampules and vials, liquids and biotech products (only packaging). Main responsibilities - provide financial leadership and support operational strategy & strategic planning - key member of the local management team and the European finance team - lead team of accountants and controllers - advise on financial implications of business decisions and initiate P&L performance optimisations - oversee the budgeting process and drive a seamless and efficient forecasting process - president of the works council - implement best practices in finance and optimise performance via internal/external benchmarking
Finance Director of Schering Plough Labo nv Schering Plough Labo nv was part of the US based Schering Plough group with about 50,000 employees and $ 20 billion revenues. On November 4, 2009 Merck merged with Schering Plough with the new company taking the name of Merck (MSD outside the US and Canada). Schering Plough Labo nv produces and packages all kinds of medicines : tablets, sterile ampules and vials, liquids and biotech products (only packaging). As Finance Director responsible for all finance related matters.
Managing Consultant at PwC Consulting / IBM Business Consulting Services Business consulting services from IBM offer strategic solutions to businesses. Main responsibilities - certified project manager of international shared service and outsourcing projects with responsibility for the overall project planning and progress follow-up; issue tracking and resolution; people management, including the supervision of 20+ team members - expert in all finance processes, including implementation of best practices Main realisations - implementation of a shared service centre in Barcelona for Bayer ; successful realisation in Brussels, Newbury & Cambridge (UK) and Lyon - contract design/negotiation and implementation of a new IBM outsourcing centre in Krakow (Poland) with a transfer of finance/procurement activities from several Goodyear entities ; successful transitions in Luxemburg, Fulda (Ger) and Birmingham
Since 1998 Proton World International develops smart card systems based on the proton technology. The company’s smart card systems are used in retail point of sale and e-commerce, and the company also offers consultancy, integration, and project management services. Main responsibilities - start up finance department - all finance and administration related topics : monthly closing, reporting towards the Board and management team, budgeting and forecasting cycle Main realisations - project manager for an ERP implementation (FI backbone with sales, inventory, purchasing, project and time registration modules) taking part in all the phases of the project: concept, design, realisation, integration, migration and post-implementation. - introduction of a Cognos reporting tool and a new reporting package.