Mamer, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dynamic and entrepreneurial professional with 10+ years of international experience acquired in external audit firms, FMCG, Machinery industry and TIC. Problem-solver looking at the big picture, striving for continuous improvement. People manager feeling at ease while motivating and leading multicultural teams. Respectful business partner combining strong analytical, presentation and communication skills. Proven ability to adapt, add value within an organisation and develop lasting business relationships with all stakeholders.
- FP&A & Reporting - Controllership - Purchasing - Legal & corporate - Tax planning - Real Estate - Project management - Leading teams
- Finance manager for EMEA and Southern Asia entities (Accounting/Financial reporting/External audit/Financial Statement/Compliance) - Corporate Finance (Corporate transactions/Company valuation/Restructuring/Transformation/Dividend/IP) - Reporting and consolidation (Monitoring the preparation of periodic closing and reporting packages) Lux. Gaap/US Gaap & IFRS - Corporate Tax (Tax Audit/Tax returns/Tax planning) - Direct management of finance teams in several countries - Indirect management of local financial service providers
- Corporate finance and financial transactions (Restructuring/Merger preparation/Due diligence review/Bank refinancing modelling) - Analysed and reported to Senior Management on Financial and business performance of the group entities (Packages/Budgets/LEs) - Manage Cost Efficiency controlling (Cost controlling Programs accross the group: Marketing/T&E/Warehouse/Payroll) - People management - Reported to Group CFO
- Led financial audits from audit plan issuance to deliverables presentation to management - Designed and enforced processes and policies based on new business needs - Presented Risk Assessment process and defined 3-year audit strategy plan approved by the board - Active preparation of the Group Corporate Governance Matrix approved by the board (2018) - Reported to Group Controller
- Financial audit of standalone (US GAAP, Lux. GAAP) and consolidated accounts (IFRS) - Audit of large listed industrial companies mainly in: Automotive / Robotic / Aerospace. - Review of Consolidation under IFRS - Review of Internal control: Risks Identification / Process review / US and Japan SOX controls - Management of a team up to 4 people - Working with clients and managing teams in German, French and English on a daily basis
- Legal audit within the German Desk of Ernst & Young Strasbourg - Sectors: Industry (Automotive, Retail, FMCG) - Accounting standards: French GAAP, German GAAP - Client portfolio mainly composed by major German industrial international corporations