Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in fast growing companies in the luxury goods and jewelry industry. Strong finance professional skilled in Business management, IT, Accounting, HR and legal affairs in an international environment.
- Managed international financial consolidation and reporting for subsidiaries in France, UK and the USA, leading business growth from €19M to €55M+ revenue. - Established and centralized financial operations through the creation of a dedicated Financial Department, significantly enhancing accounting, budgeting, and forecasting processes. - Built and structured a global HR Department, overseeing comprehensive human resource management for 130 international employees. - Led the successful financial and operational closure of the US entity, achieving optimal efficiency and cost control. - Implemented NetSuite ERP for global finance centralization, streamlining real-time financial reporting and operational controls. - Developed and coordinated international guarantees to facilitate strategic and special global projects. - Designed and implemented comprehensive tax optimization strategies for both the company and its shareholders, enhancing overall profitability. - Strategic reorganization of the group, driving improvements in corporate governance, compliance, and operational effectiveness. - Created and managed a data warehouse using NoSQL databases, establishing advanced reporting solutions and analytical tools (PowerBI, Google Sheets, Excel, Python) to support strategic decision-making. - Successfully transitioned the New York warehouse to a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider, improving scalability, cost efficiency, and operational flexibility. - Managed complex international operations including 4 physical retail stores, 2 e-commerce platforms, and an extensive wholesale business, ensuring seamless operational and financial integration.
- Fiscal and legal reorganization of the entire group - Restructuring Fashion and food subsidiaries - Strategic business planning & financial communication - Covid crisis management : new strategy, financing, team reorganization, supplier relationship, ...
- Forecast and business plan improvement - Cash management / Financial planning and control - Financial partners communication (investors, banks, etc..) - Working capital variation optimization (securing international transactions, factoring, etc..) - HR management (including 9 persons in couture atelier) - Datawarehouse conception and development of 5 connectors - Financial dashboard and BI tools setup (PowerBI) - Intellectual property rights dispute management - Collection/Production process optimization for faster time to market release - Computerization of sales process and customer relationship management - Logistic infrastructure relocation in 2017 from 2M€ in 2016 to 18M€ revenues in 2019 - 22 employees.
- Company structuration: purchasing, accounts payable ... - Cash management & optimization in high growth environment - HR management: supervision of payroll and social statements, disputes, ... from 2M € revenue in 2011 to 8M€ in 2014 - 18 employees.
Online Concept Store for children's clothing, toys, decoration and design since 2008. www.smallable.com - Business processes structuration: purchasing, logistics and ecommerce appros, accounts payable ... - Design and implementation of real-time dashboards (web KPI, budget monitoring, cash ...) Excel PowerPivot and PHP, - HR management: supervision of payroll and social statements, disputes, ... - Management and dispute resolution providers, - Raise Capital funds from a french venture capital firm, - Internalization of accounting (building team of 2 accountants and 1 business analyst) - Design and implementation of a custom tool for customers refunds management (Java, MySQL, ...) - Project responsible for the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics ERP, From 2M€ in 2011 to more than 6M € revenue in 2013 - 23 employees.