Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Ten years. Four industries. Three countries. One consistent track record of turning financial complexity into clarity.
• Lead Finance Business Partner for Innovation, Marketing and Digital Initiatives, managing an €80M operating budget across 36 cost centers, supporting 150+ employees, 5 countries and 40 strategic projects. • Drive budgeting, forecasting, investment planning and executive reporting for innovation and digital portfolios. • Partner with 20+ senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Marketing and Operations to prioritize investments and optimize resource allocation. • Developed supplier creation planning methodology, improving forecast accuracy by ~50% while identifying cost-saving opportunities. • Eliminated manual reporting through automation and standardized dashboards using OneStream and Power BI. • Support strategic CAPEX/OPEX decisions, business cases and innovation/digital transformation initiatives.
• Led financial planning and controlling across 25+ cost centers and 3 legal entities in a multi-country environment. • Owned month-end close, forecasting, variance analysis and executive performance reporting supporting senior leadership decisions. • Managed IFRS accounting treatment for internally developed software and R&D investments, ensuring compliant CAPEX/OPEX recognition. • Designed executive dashboards in OneStream and Power BI, improving visibility into operational and financial performance. • Partnered with Innovation leadership to improve planning quality and strengthen financial governance.
• Supported financial planning, budgeting and management reporting across 30+ cost centers covering five global business units. • Delivered monthly variance analysis and performance commentary supporting business and finance leadership. • Coordinated planning cycles and improved financial reporting quality through process standardization. • Built strong partnerships with Innovation teams to improve financial transparency and planning discipline.
• Embedded Finance Business Partner reporting directly to founders and commercial leads. • Owned month-end close, budgeting, and rolling forecasts — bringing financial discipline to fast-moving businesses. • Built financial models covering P&L;, cash flow, unit economics, and funding scenarios used in active investor conversations. • Developed CAPEX/OPEX governance frameworks, enabling proper recognition of product development costs. • Directly supported investment rounds through financial analysis and investor-ready reporting materials. • Tools: Exact Online · Shopify Analytics · Advanced Excel · Power BI
• Finance partner for GSK's France commercial portfolio within the EU Shared Services centre. • Covered ViiV HIV, Respiratory, and Oncology business lines across the full month-end close cycle. • Analysed sales, marketing, and operating expenses to surface performance risks and trends. • Operated within IFRS and SOX-aligned internal control frameworks.
• Lead Controller for Jack & Jones, Vero Moda, Only, and Selected across retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels. • Owned end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close. • Built management reporting dashboards in Power BI and Excel; supported capitalization of IT and digital assets via SAP.
o Retail, Net Revenue: 500 mio EUR + 3 different markets o FMCG, Net Revenue: 1.2 bio EUR o Energy, Net Revenue: 1.6 bio EUR o Telecommunication, Net Revenue: 2.2 mio EUR • Planning and project managing all aspects of audits. • Assisting in budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of projects, focusing on optimizing profitability. • Leading teams on the ground, reporting directly to the manager. • Building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm. • Report writing for Audit committees and management. • Identification of ways to differentiate KPMG.
• Producing high quality work which adheres to the relevant professional standards especially IFRS 3, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IFRS 15. • Keeping up-to-date with technical developments for area of specialism • Communicating confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner-verbally and in materials produced, • Embracing different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas
• to understand and apply KPMG's Audit Methodology while preparing clear, well-structured, and effective audit documentation • Supporting the planning and delivery part of the Audit projects, • Supporting the execution of the Audit projects, obtaining related necessary working documents and sharing the results • Supporting research, analysis and problem solving using a variety of tools and techniques