Basel, Basel, Switzerland
I build and transform FP&A and finance organisations to drive clarity, performance and high-impact decision making for executive teams. My focus is on designing modern planning, reporting and business partnering structures that help leadership teams steer the business. With more than 20 years in FP&A and strategic finance, I shape teams and processes that strengthen commercial execution. My experience spans consumer-focused industries, including fashion, lifestyle and FMCG, across complex, multi-country and channel environments. I thrive in environments of change, where new strategic priorities, commercial performance pressure and organizational development create competing demands to navigate. I partner closely with commercial, operations and executive teams to turn data into actionable insight, improve decision quality and accelerate alignment across functions. Along the way, I coach and develop teams to elevate business partnering capabilities and build sustainable finance disciplines. If you're looking to modernize FP&A, bring strategy execution to the next level or drive a transformation - letโs connect.
๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ Led the FP&A and commercial finance organization for the EMEA region, shaping financial steering, planning cycles, reporting standards and insight generation across 15+ markets. Partnered closely with the regional CEO and commercial leaders to support strategic decisions, strengthen execution, and drive financial clarity. ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ & ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ โข Modernized planning processes by introducing a rolling forecast and clear planning principles, significantly reducing cycle time and improving forecast consistency across sales, margin and SG&A โข Provided forward-looking financial and commercial insights to support strategic choices and resource allocation ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ & ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ โข Enhanced the quality and relevance of monthly and quarterly reviews by shifting towards predictive, actionable insight and clearer performance narratives โข Standardized reporting structures across diverse markets, improving comparability, transparency and speed of insight generation ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ & ๐พ๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ โข Developed scenario-based financial models to inform organizational design, commercial direction and restructuring decisions โข Planned and executed cost review and budgeting initiatives that resulted in meaningful efficiency gains and improved spend discipline ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ & ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ โข Led and coached a team of five FP&A professionals and shaped a broader organization of more than 20 people by strengthening business partnering capabilities and analytical depth โข Reorganized roles, responsibilities and work streams to create clearer ownership, improved collaboration and higher overall effectiveness
Led regional FP&A activities across multiple markets, acting as a finance business partner to commercial, operational and brand teams. Shaped planning, reporting and performance management practices to improve decision quality, transparency and cross-functional alignment. ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ & ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ โข Established robust budgeting and forecasting practices and redesigned planning models to improve consistency, accuracy and confidence in financial outlooks โข Coordinated regional planning cycles and aligned financial expectations across countries, channels and functions ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต & ๐๐๐๐ด โข Designed and institutionalized a structured, cross-functional business review cadence to strengthen performance steering and accountability โข Defined and implemented holistic KPI frameworks and dashboards, improving visibility of financial, commercial and operational performance drivers ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต, ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ & ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ โข Identified efficiency potential through structured cost reviews and supplier analyses, supporting more disciplined resource allocation โข Introduced regional FP&A standards and backup processes to increase resilience, scalability and efficiency of the finance organization ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ & ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด-๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต โข Supported regional commercial initiatives and international activities with financial modelling and business cases โข Strengthened marketing investment decisions by improving ROI transparency and financial discipline
Held regional responsibility for budgeting, forecasting and management reporting across European wholesale operations. Acted as a finance partner to commercial leadership, supporting performance steering, process consistency and informed decision making. โข Coordinated regional planning and forecasting cycles, strengthening structure, transparency and alignment across markets โข Represented the region in global finance initiatives, contributing to improvements in planning processes, systems and governance โข Supported commercial and operational leaders through structured performance reviews and clear financial insights โข Led and developed a small controlling team, balancing hands-on involvement with coordination and prioritization
Built an early professional foundation in corporate and institutional banking, gaining hands-on exposure to financial analysis, credit assessment and client interaction. โข Analysed corporate client financials and supported credit decisions and pricing discussions. โข Engaged in client interactions and negotiations in coordination with relationship managers โข Delivered internal trainings and supported regional teams
โข Supported corporate and institutional banking operations, including credit centre processes and administrative functions โข Gained broad exposure to banking workflows, controls and operational discipline