Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
I’m an seasoned Finance leader with experience in accounting, business support, F&PA, audit/compliance and Tax. Over the past with 20+ years’, I successfully delivered cross-functional and multicultural finance projects across three continents. I’m a proud father of three with a passion for personal development and growth. When I’m not around, you can generally find me either running or on the sidelines of the youth rugby pitch.
• Statutory Finance Director of France entities (8 legal entities, approx. 700M$ Revenue) • Leading of the financial controlling activities of Amcor France entities covering Statutory & Tax compliance (local GAAP), Controlling for Central Functions (Finance, HR,…), Office Management and Payroll • Finance Lead for projects (divestiture, restructuring,,…) • Management of 4 direct reports, overall team of 11
• Leading of the financial controlling activities of BMI France covering activities of statutory & tax compliance (local GAAP), IFRS reporting, Credit and collection as well as Accounts Payable • Finance Lead for projects (mergers, S/4 Hana deployment, GBS transition) • Management of 4 direct reports, overall team of 12
• Leading, shaping and development of Finance and Tax solutions for the EMEA Hospital Medical Device business • Engaging with wider project team and Global Tax and Tax Technology teams to ensure consistency of implementation within the overall roadmap • Support to the French Tax team on Tax audits and projects as well as statutory accounting related matters
• Leading & development of a team of 4 tax analysts/senior analysts supporting the 10 J&J legal entities in France (approx. 2B$ business) • Leading of the tax return, tax provision and statutory financial statements processes • Management of statutory and tax audits • Key point of contact for France Finance council on statutory related matters • Regular contributor to the workers’ council meetings
Business Partner for DePuy Synthes France franchises (8 platforms) ~ 120M$ in sales o Tracking of strategy roll out incl. key financial aggregates o Assessment of commercial offers, New Products Introduction as well as investment decisions o Definition & implementation of Gross Profit improvement projects (reduce consignment) o Review of franchise’s distributor strategy Member of DePuy Synthes Leadership Team providing financial oversight to the management team
• Management (incl. coordination with global audit team) and execution of financial and operational internal audit engagements in France as well as in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia, mostly in the transportation, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals sectors • Development and execution of organizational assessments for both public and private entities • Supervision of internal controls engagements (incl. assignment and scheduling of international teams) in the context of the certification of financial statements • Assistance to the creation and development of the Internal Audit function (creation of the Internal Audit manual, facilitation of training sessions, supervision of internal audit engagements)
• Management (incl. coordination with global audit team) and execution of financial and operational internal audit engagements in the United States as well as in Europe, mostly in the healthcare and manufacturing sectors • Execution of an organizational assessment of the Finance function for a non-governmental organization. Definition of the target organization and roadmap to achieve the proposed organization • Supervision of internal controls engagements (incl. assignment and scheduling of international teams) in the context of the certification of financial statements in the US and Europe • Execution of an enterprise-wide risk assessment for an international manufacturing company