Michaël Demortier

CPA, Freelance, Senior Financial Controller a.i.

Wavre, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Financial Leadership From large (Principal Structure) to small businesses : extended 29 years of expertise with a strong CPA background throughout different challenging changes within different organizations, giving a unique perspective, particularly valuable in meeting the responsibilities of group financial controlling, accounting and tax management in combination with strong IT and project management skills. Up to 50 direct and indirects reports. Financial Compliance Accounting, assessment and remediation of issues, the reliability of financial reporting in local and management gaaps in compliance with laws, accounting and tax regulations (from BeGaap to IFRS). Financial Project Management Business plans set up, year end audits, tax audits, budgetting, implementation of ERPs and EPMs (SAP FiCo, BPC, SAP FC, FIM, BOARD, Navision, Generix, Business Objects), Control Framework processing and organizational restructuring, participation in the set up of a shared service center and leading its development, playing key roles into the improvements of processes or policies and best practice scenarios, or KPI's.

Experience

  • Senior Financial Controller a.i. at Latecoere
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Supporting the Group Finance Controlling and Consolidation team in miscellaneous topics such as the update of the group manual and chart of accounts but also review and disclose a specific new division by restating actuals with the objective of defining the specs for the setup in PowerBI. Additionally, support the preparation of the 2025 year end close consolidation and financial statements with disclosure notes and the 2026 month-end close process.

  • Certified Accountant, Tax Adviser & Finance Projects Consultant / Interim Manager at Element 101
    Apr 2000 - Present · 26 yrs 3 mos

    Certified Accountant and Tax Advisor (ITAA #10.403.450), Finance Director, Financial Controller with wide range of experiences and expertise.

  • Group Senior Financial Controller a.i. at idverde
    Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Senior Financial Controller @ Technical Airborne Components at Latecoere Belgium (TAC - Technical Airborne Components)
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

    Finance Director, part of Direction Comittee, being in transition for the preparation of the monthly reporting and consolidation to the group, the reforecasting and business plan '24-'28, the recruitment of the adequate finance profile, the support of accounting and HR team, reporting to the Managing Director for any ad hoc request.

  • Group Senior Financial Controller a.i. at idverde
    Jul 2020 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Support the finance FR, NL, DK, DE, CH and UK teams across the group on the implementation of SAP FC consolidation and other reporting tools (FIM, BOARD and local systems), lead the different (new) processes set up (accounting or IFRS) and the preparation and improvement of the financial statements for the year end audit.