Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Recognized as a dynamic, flexible, proactive, customer and result oriented leader within a changing environment. 15 extensive years experience internationally in leading People with passion. A wide range of experience in External Audit , then Shared Service Centers, industrial and commercial Business Analysis, Financial and Management Accounting and Taxes in blue-chip companies across different sectors.
FRANCE - since 01/2019 - Turnover : 53 M€ , 110 employees • CFO in charge of sales administration, supply chain (warehouse, logistics, procurement), pricing, SAP IT, accounting/tax and also controlling teams • Report and support Southern Europe General Manager • Member of Executive Committee and Management Committee • Drive business results and improve operational performance Achievements : • Returned to profitability after a decade of losses • Improved the global performance of the subsidiary: PL, cash, DSO, inventory • Built a stable management team • Reviewed processes to stabilize and secure them ITALY - since 10/2022 - Turnover : 30 M€ , 30 employees . CFO in charge of controlling, accounting, tax and reporting . Support Italian subsidiary' transformation SOUTHERN EUROPE Finance Lead/ Champion - since 02/2024 - Turn over : 140M€ Create a Southern Europe culture among the Italian, Spanish and French Financial Teams Share best practices and optimize our Business Partner's Added Value
Turnover : 200M€, 4 manufacturing locations, 2000 employees • Support of CEO in daily activities, advice on all planning and financial matters as required by BU/Division/Corporate • Provide consolidated business analysis to drive business results and improve operating performance • Optimisation of Cash and Crédit Impôt Recherche (French Research Grant) • Coordination of accounting, tax and plant controllers with proposals to increase team performance • Communication on a monthly basis of activity and financial reports to Senior Management and Owners • Responsible for Internal control and liaison with Internal and External Auditors • Management of accounting team, corporate controller and dotted line with plant controllers Achievements : • Strong relationships with Plant Directors • Critical follow up of investments, organization’s adaptation to limit PL impacts in this ramping up period • Coordination of long term Business Plans/Projects • Improvement of annual budget and 5 years strategic plan processes, quarterly forecasting • Definition of standard KPI’s and consolidation of all data • Identification of areas for cost reduction and operational improvements • IFRS Reporting : reduction of reporting deadlines of 1,5 days, consistency of PL presentation, standardization of package reporting, improvement of qualitative analysis
Region : France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Malta and Cyprus Turnover: 900M$ • Management of a remote team - 11 people in 4 countries • Responsibility for US and local GAAP Accounting - 13 legal entities and one IFRS consolidation • Review of Financial Statements and direct/ indirect taxes • Partnership with General Management for business projects • Primary point of contact for External Auditors • Coordination follow up and negotiation with French/Italian/Spanish Tax Authorities including Transfer Pricing • Finance contact for the works council and union meetings in France • Part of leadership team of Shared Service Center : cost reduction, process improvement, staff turn-over/development • Responsibility for Internal Control: identification of potential financial risks Achievements : • Improvement of Operating Profit by 9M$ and optimization of cash flow by 20 M$ • Leading / Executing Corporate transactions: dividend payments, sale of manufacturing companies • Management / Set up of outsourcing of accounting in India
Turnover :200M$ - 500 employees • Monthly and quarterly reporting to US HQ for 5 entities • Preparation of budgets and forecasts for below operating profit items and balance sheet • Introduction of strong financial controls to ensure full compliance(including SOX) • Preparation of statutory accounts, tax and other government returns • Close engagement with Human Resources for restructuring projects and payroll • Follow up legal matters with lawyers • Internal finance partner for General Management, sales and marketing teams • Decrease of reporting dead line from 10 to 7 days Achievements : • Reorganization of Shared Service Center after go-live difficulties • Leader of Tax audits and negotiations with fiscal Authorities
Turnover :250M$ -400 employees • Business Partner of 7 Business Unit directors and sales and marketing teams • Primary contact of European HQ based in Germany • Monthly detailed analysis of sales, margin, costs including variances • Targeted comments by business line of Profit and Loss and sales to identify risks and opportunities. Proposed action plans to Business and General Managers. • Annual budget, forecasts, plans and presentation to the local Board • Reduction of monthly financial reporting from 3 to 2 days Achievements : • BI implementation: Cognos for performance monitoring • New Key Performance Indicators : flash sales, long term profitability, after-sales service
• Management of the accounting team and fleet - 8 deputies • Monthly and Yearly reporting • Year End Close :French Financial statements, notes and forecast statements • Key contact for external auditors and European Headquarters based in Hamburg
Specialized in French subsidiaries of German group : PRISMA PRESSE, PLAYMOBIL, BAHLSEN, SEENHEISER, SCHÜCO, DMG Acquisition audit, company valuation, organisational consulting advice and reviews of internal control