Patricia Rocha

Finance Project Management | Big 4 | Fortune 500 | Internal & External Audit | USGAAP & IFRS | Controllership | FP&A

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

About

Experience

  • M&A Project Manager at IFF
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Supporting the $2.85 billion divestiture of IFF's Pharma Solutions to Roquette by creating a finance plan, supporting the implementation of the SAP clone, managing the migration of GBS scope to a BPO, and ensuring business readiness for transaction completion.

  • Relocation at Career Break
    Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 · 6 mos

  • Operational Transformation Manager at Unilever
    Jul 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Lead separation of Unilever's Tea Category into Lipton Teas & Infusions, a single category Tea company acquired by CVC, 2B EUR revenue. Design, build and implement new ways of working and S4HANA in all areas in the markets in Middle Europe (Benelux and DACH).

  • GE (10 yrs 4 mos)
    • Operational Controllership Manager - GE Capital
      Sep 2019 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Coordination of operational controllership (closing & reporting, external reporting, internal controls, etc). Coordination and support in preparation of the GE 10-k; 10-Q SEC disclosure process, SOx support, implementation and maintenance of robust internal control framework. Support broader finance/business simplification initiatives.

    • M&A Finance Lead – GE Global Operations
      Feb 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Coordination of local requirements for acquisitions, mergers and divestitures in the European portfolio, including acceleration of financials, interim dividends, local accounting treatment, TSAs, etc.

    • M&A Integration Manager - GE Renewable Energy
      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Alstom acquisition: integration of the Financial Planning & Analysis workstream, including Cash Flow planning, implementation of factoring, pacing tools and simplification projects, etc for the Renewable Energy business.

  • Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young
    Apr 2008 - Apr 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Auditing in segments such as logistics, automotive manufacturing and its supply chain, consumer products, construction, media and entertainment.