François Catteau

About

Experience

• Chief Financial Officer at Decathlon Vietnam
  Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

• - at Decathlon International
  Sep 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 11 mos

  Since Sept-21 Financial Director Austria 2017-21 Financial Director DR Congo Opening of the first Decathlon stores in Kinshasa 2015-2017 Management of a team 8 people (Accountants and Administrative & Financial Managers) in a Shared Service Center. Monthly and year-end accounting closings for 6 subsidiaries. Optimization of the closing process (new controls tools implemented). Creation of financial analysis tools. Development of a new skills matrix for a better distribution of the missions according competencies. 2011-2015 Consolidator accountant Monthly and year-end consolidated closings. Responsible for consolidated cash flow statement and equities variation. Monitor the International accouting standards and implementation in group accounting standards. Accounting audit and training missions on some subsidiairies (Romania, Poland, Germany, Sweden) Intranet site webmaster for financial controlling department (reporting tools, elearning,...). 2008-2011 Financial Controller in Production Dept Piloting and monitoring the financial indicators for Textile BU within the self-governance framework. Training of the operational managers on the analysis and piloting of their P&L account. Organisation ot the annual budget process. Validation of the investments of the BU.

• Chief Financial Officer at Decathlon Austria
  Sep 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Administrator - Head of Delegation at Croix-Rouge française
  Aug 2006 - Jul 2008 · 2 yrs

  Projects coordination: healthcare centers management, organisation of trainings and workshops, health center building construction. Collaboration with institutional partners (health ministry, international funders,..) for the deployment of the centers activities in the healthcare system

• Chief Financial Officer at Enfants Refugiés du Monde
  Jul 2002 - Jun 2006 · 4 yrs

  e- Administrative and Financial Manager (2.5 years) Member of the executive committee, manager of the financial department (5 persons) and the missions administrators ; design the budget policy with the board of the association, creation and deployement of budget and piloting tools for the missions. Responsible of the accounting closings. - Mission Administrator: Lebanon and Cambodia (1.5 year) Local staff training and management. Execution of the financial reports and budgets