Catherine D.

International Finance & Transformation Leader | Audit - Financial Analysis & Reporting - Ventures | Elevate teams & enterprise level processes | Inclusive & mentor at heart | Love the African continent

Belgium

About

Global Finance Leader with 15+ years of experience in Audit, Business Planning & Analysis, and Corporate Reporting in the energy sector. Working and living on multiple continents I thrive in multi-cultural environments. Known for operational excellence, I excel at driving business and cultural change through diverse teams. I bring fluency in stakeholder management, risk and controls, process and skills enhancement, and business analysis. Deeply passionate about purposeful leadership, I have a passion for bringing organizations to their next level by enhancing processes and developing their human talent. I don't only care about what I do, but also how I do it. When I'm not working on the next improvement project, you'll find me travelling, dancing, or talking (geo)politics with friends from diverse backgrounds.

Experience

  • ExxonMobil (17 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Finance Transformation Advisor
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      ExxonMobil Corporation (61 000 employees, $345G revenues): 8th largest company by revenue in the USA and 13th-largest in the world, and largest investor-owned oil company in the world.

    • EAME Corporate Reporting Manager
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      ExxonMobil Hungary (2 000 employees) - Led team of 11 to oversee EAME financial statement consolidation (70+ entities, $150G+ revenues, $2-3G income) prior to submission to Corporate HQ. - In charge of integrity of complex financial transactions and enforcement of group accounting policies. - Led migration of 35 positions to Hungary, incl. staffing, recruitment, and knowledge management strategy. - Drove staff reduction by growing and leveraging technological & analytical skills across teams. - In charge of staffing oversight and controls for finance employees (60) with regional or global reporting lines.

    • Exploration and New Ventures Financial Controller
      Jul 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Financial point of contact for business global Leadership Team. - Oversaw team for the design and setup of financial processes for newly established operations, interfacing with multiple stakeholders. - Oversaw stewardship of annual operating costs and capital budget. - Initiated cost saving initiatives.

  • Treasury Analyst at Thomson Reuters
    Jun 2008 - Oct 2008 · 5 mos

    Supported major debt issuance ($4M) and daily cash management operations.

  • Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium
    2005 - 2006 · 1 yr

    Oversaw end-to-end monitoring & evaluation (M&E) of international development aid programs, incl. procurement, project design and operation, and communication of results. In charge of interface facilitation between stakehholders (NGO’s, Ministries, World Bank, aid agencies) and external consultants.