Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Senior accountant with 10+ years experience in listed companies (US GAAP and IFRS), team leader (6 people), advanced user of SAP ERP, SOX 404 internal control systems (design, implementation, optimization), Swiss taxation, Swiss and European VAT, fluent in French, English and German
Mid-career break, during which I provided financial consulting to a micro-business, took a professional coaching, founded an amateur theatre group and made cultural travels.
Coordination of the preparation of the IFRS consolidated financial statements, participation in the preparation of the notes, review of the differences between the US GAAP and the IFRS FS Accomplishments: preparation of technical accounting memos (Business Combinations, Segment Reporting)
I lead a team of 6 accountants, managed the monthly and quarterly closing process, ensured the correct implementation of the internal control framework Accomplishments: I built a team of autonomous specialists, through empowerment and delegation I managed an auditor transition, achieving excellent results (zero deficiencies, no audit adjustments)
Preparation of the statutory financial statements for the Swiss legal entities, preparation of income tax and VAT returns Accomplishments: implementation of an automated VAT reporting based on SAP and development of a methodology to reconcile sales with VAT returns
Complete bookkeeping of several entities, participation in the preparation of the IFRS financial statements, consolidation of reporting packages from subsidiaries, filing of tax and VAT returns Accomplishments: participation in the migration to a new ERP (SAP), set-up of the consolidation module (SAP EC-CS)
Coordination between Finance and Marketing departments, participation in the travel agencies task force