Marc Hermans

Independent Finance Director

The Randstad, Netherlands

About

Specialties: Management Control, IFRS and US-GAAP in multinational companies, Corporate treasury, Corporate governance

Experience

  • Independent Finance Director at Modus Finova
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    - Established an independent financial practice, building on 25+ years experience in corporate finance,reporting, treasury and accounting. - Providing financial leadership in finance strategy, process optimization business alignement, and digital finance transformation. - Driving finance transformation through innovative thinking and scalable financial solutions. - Leveraging deep financial expertise — combining financial acumen, technology, and innovation — to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and business impact. - Passionate about translating financial complexity into clear insights that empower smarter, data-driven decisions.

  • Director of Finance at Exact
    Nov 2012 - Jul 2025 · 12 yrs 9 mos

    • Responsible for Business Control, Shared Services (Record to Report, Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash), External reporting, Business Intelligence, Global Commission Accounting, Treasury, Tax & project office • Leading a team of 8 direct reports (total team of 75 people) • Interim end-responsible Exact Finance & tax • Supervising and overseeing all matters on the financial aprocesses: • Responsible for external funding. Taking charge of realizing for favorable debt terms. Managing relationships with key stakeholders with respect to debt (investment banks, rating agencies, advisory companies, private equity firms) • Manage relationships with private Equity sponsor • Oversees the Financial, Planning & Analysis cycle, which includes monthly management reporting, the budgeting cycles and the Long Range Financial plan. Providing strategic/ tactical direction to the Company on financial issues. • Responsible for Global Commission Accountig • Leading the Corporate BI team, bringing reporting to a next level of reporting, for both financial as non-financial KPI’s/ metrics; • Responsible for quarterly and annual external reporting. Prepared IFRS financial statements for Exact when it was still subject to listing requirements, including the Dutch Corporate governance code; • Go-to person for finance related ad-hoc issues that may arise

  • Board Member/ Treasurer at Nederlandse Rugby Bond
    Dec 2007 - Jan 2013 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Volunteer. As Board Member of the Union I am co-responsible for the general strategy of the Dutch Rugby Union. As treasurer I am specifically responsible for the financial state of affairs of the Union. Areas of responsibility are the budgeting cycle; linking the Union's overall rugby objectives to finance; Annual Report preparation; and managing the relationships with subsidy providers (NOC-NSF and VWS).

  • Senior Finance Manager Planning and Analyses at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
    Jul 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Controller of the Company and part of the Management team. Resonsible for the FP&A cycle. To provide guidance on strategical financial issues. Lead for operational issues in the area of Finance Responsible for continious improvements and cost efficies. Manager of the business controllers team.

  • Finance Director Reporting and control at Crucell
    Mar 2007 - Jul 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible for external accounting and for Corporate Treasury at Crucell. Interim Head of Controlling Interest in resolving (general) complex ad-hoc finance issues that arise in a multinational company with multiple listings.