Belgium
- HQ Opex Controlling - FG inventory controller - Responsible for Excess Inventory and Obsolescence Provision - EMEA Logistics Capex Business Cases Governance - J-SOX Control Owner for inventory adjustments, scrap requests and obsolescence provision - KPI reporting on Power-BI and Azure based reporting system to track operational key metrics
- Budget and forecast process at group level. - Responsible for reporting the group managerial P&L, working capital and investment KPIs presented to C-suite executives - Key role in strategic finance reporting projects for the group both for P&L and B/S.
FP&A for EMEA Sales and Trade Partner Incentives, working across 20+ markets with multiple currencies and business segments. - Monthly closure, commercial results consolidation and reporting. - Streamlined budgets and forecast processes for regional P&L and local sales organizations - Conducted detailed analysis of price increases, margin realization & mix impact. - Supported the process of setting commercial targets and bonus payouts in order to drive performance. - Played key roles in multiple SOX controls related to commercial incentives.
Controller for SG&A - Finance lead of labor cost planning, control, and reporting for the EMEA region. - Consolidation, budgeting and forecasting of SG&A and OCOS. - Played a key role in SG&A cost take out by providing transparency of expenditures, balance sheet review and disciplined variance analysis. - Controller for multiple corporate functions: Central Finance, Communications, Strategic Planning, Gov. Relations, President, Central Manufacturing. - Ad hoc investment analysis of IT projects and support during labor capitalization process.
Designed an investment analysis tool based on the triple bottom line and AHP methodology for an innovative manufacturing solution, part of the EU Horizon 2020 initiative
Project leader for R&D. Improving engineering design to enhance cost efficiency and quality of existing products. - Lead a team of 8 engineers focused on the delivery of quick win projects. - Performed budget reviews, investment analysis and forecast of pipeline - Constant tracking and reporting of project status and resource allocation.