Cham, Zug, Switzerland
Experienced Senior Finance Leader with a proven expertise in Tech & e-commerce industry. Skilled in CH, US and various EU & Asian GAAP; CH & EU Taxation, Team Management & Team Transformation, Treasury and ERP's. High IT affinity!
• Full leadership responsibility for Accounting & Finance, Treasury and some aspects of controlling • Responsibility of a team of 4+ members, worldwide • Continued to drive implementation of ERP & overall digitalisation of the company • Responsible for the month end closing, ensuring all relevant balance sheet and P&L reconciliations are performed monthly, quarterly & annually • Ensured compliance with internal control guidelines • Ensured receivable collection and cash management processes are effectively controlled • Maintained appropriate financial reporting systems to be compliant with IFRS & local STAT GAAP’s • Managed processes in relation to corporate tax matters, ensuring that tax returns are compliant with Swiss, US and other country requirements • Managed processes in relation to VAT / Sales Tax filings, audits, etc. for all subsidiaries • Developed and improve financial processes, structures and policies • Developed incisive KPI metrics to measure the performance of the business • Prepared annual statutory accounts and work with the external and internal auditors • Various business partnering responsibilities for Senior Management
• Senior Accounting Manager for a region with 7 EMEA countries. • Liaison between Corporate Headquarters & the local teams • Supervised accurate US GAAP & Local STAT accounting • Reviewer of SOX controls & procedures for Western Europe Region • Responsible for various EMEA Tax Audits (i.e. VAT, Corporate Tax, Special Investigations, etc.) • Interim Accounting Manager Mission for Groupon Malaysia
• Supervised the accounting teams of the other WER countries (I.e. UAE, Morocco, and Quebec) • Responsible for implementation of STAT 2 GAAP accounting in Belgium, France & the Netherlands. (I.e. Creation of a STAT accounting scheme with US GAAP bridge postings to implement in ERP) • Shared best practices & drive operational excellence, including SOX, throughout the WER countries • Loaned Auditor Project for Groupon Brazil (I.e. Operational & SOX Testing)
• Overseen daily operations of the Accounting Department for Belgium & the Netherlands • Hands-on day to day management role with active involvement in general ledger, month-end close and internal reporting processes • Responsible for external audits / tax compliance reporting (I.e. STAT Audit & Compliance, Tax Forecast, Tax Analysis (Actuals vs. Forecast) • In charge of the internal controls environment including SOX, banking and fraud detection. (I.e. Segregation of Duty, 2 & 3 Way Match, Journal Approvals, etc.)