Jérôme Mercier

Senior Finance Professional | Budgeting - Management Reporting - Business Partnering

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

About

Finance professional with 8+ years across Big Four advisory (EY, Deloitte) and corporate finance at a large international holding. Currently driving budgeting, management reporting, and financial analysis for Tetra Laval International SA, in Lausanne. What I do: - Own the consolidated budget cycle and quarterly forecasting process across TLI scope, with direct reporting and alignment with finance functions accross the world - Deliver management reporting and financial dashboards to VPs and senior leadership, enabling direct cost center visibility through NetSuite - Led a full redesign of the quarterly cost tracking process, reducing effort from 3 people / 3 days to 1.5 FTE / 1 day while improving data reliability - Coordinate two accountants across monthly close, A/P and budgeting - Primary interface with internal and external auditors; IFRS and Swiss CO compliance

Experience

  • Accounting & Reporting Specialist at Tetra Laval International
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Own the consolidated budget cycle and quarterly forecasting process across TLI scope, with direct reporting and alignment with finance functions in the UK, Singapore, and Sweden - Deliver management reporting and financial dashboards to VPs and senior leadership, enabling direct cost center visibility through NetSuite - Led a full redesign of the quarterly cost tracking process, reducing effort from 3 people / 3 days to 1.5 FTE / 1 day while improving data reliability - Coordinate two accountants across monthly close, A/P, consolidation, and budgeting - Primary interface with internal and external auditors; IFRS and Swiss CO compliance

  • Consultant Senior - FAAS at EY
    Jun 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Provided technical accounting services on specific subjects in different GAAP standards following acquisitions. - Supporting financial teams following the acquisition of companies for their integration into the consolidation of the new structure. - Assisting financial management in the redesign of processes and addressing audit issues. - Supported the development of 5 juniors consultants in order to step up as a consultant

  • Senior - Financial Operations at Deloitte France
    Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 · 7 mos

    Skills : IFRS / US & French GAAP - Secured the financial information aimed to be published during IPO projects - Challenged the revenue recognition process at local and international level to ensure the correct translation between local and US GAAP - Produced certifications on specific accounting operations

  • Senior Auditor at EY
    Oct 2017 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Skills : IFRS / US & French GAAP / SOX - Conducted audit certification projects for national and international companies in French / US GAAP and IFRS - Participated in consulting projects for IFRS16 implementation and support to accounting departments - Managed client relationships and oversaw training and supervision of junior staff - Implemented and performed data analytics to review all journal entries of the financial year on certification projects Technical skills in: Audit / Long-term contracts / Team management / Data Analysis

  • Project Manager at Audit+ Moncey (Fiduciaire Moncey)
    Jun 2017 - Sep 2017 · 4 mos

    - Gathered past information relative to movies rights to establish a situation of past payments - Created an illustration of the current situation - Conducted meetings with the client to present and discuss the project