CFO or Finance Director in changing environment
CFO (7 companies, 5 in Belgium and 2 in Luxembourg)
Coface Services Belux / Coface Belux
Juin 2005
à mai 2012
CDI
Brussels and Luxembourg
- Member of Belux Management Board and Group Finance Committee
- Reporting to Country Manager and Group Finance Director
- Accounting: Supervise production of local financial statements and prepare IFRS reporting package for Group
- Management Control and KPIs
- Assess and communicate financial and organizational performance against budget and long term strategy
- Supervise costs management budgeting and strategies, support budgets implementation and KPIs - Financial Support: Advice and support Belux CEO as platform reference on financial matters
Détails de l'expérience
- Main Achievements
- People Management: Manage 23 people with 2 team managers (accountants, management controllers and project
management Officers). Implement matrix organization providing appropriate supports in all financial matters
- Project Management
Manage IT accounting solution for all business lines from RfPs to implementation
Participate in PeopleSoft implementation with Coface Group team
- Process Improvement
Improve financial and tax processes and procedures, i.e. creation of VAT unit (save €0.5 Mio per year)
Implement legal organization to improve organizational performance and tax situation (save €0.4 Mio per year)
- Management Control: Develop reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum
cash threshold to meeting operating needs (reduced DSO by 15 days)
- People Management: Manage 23 people with 2 team managers (accountants, management controllers and project
International Controller reporting to Group Controlling Director
Coface
Octobre 2001
à novembre 2005
CDI
Europe, Asie & South America
- Control 60 companies worldwide, revenues in excess of €300 Mio. Frequent travels (UK, Austria, Poland, South America and Asia)
- Process Improvement: Defined budget process for international companies and manage consolidation, business planning, budgeting, activity and financial reporting with local
- Business Growth: Developed business plans as project manager for new subsidiaries with International department, and participate in their creation
Détails de l'expérience
- Main Achievements
People Management
- Became Team Manager of 4 with matrix responsibility for 7 in 60 countries
- Lead cross-functional team responsible for creating invoicing new IT tool for intra Group services
Project Management
- Managed €1,5 Mio data warehousing project with Essbase (Hyperion) to achieve global integration and standardization of financial databases
- Participated in reorganization of UK subsidiaries leading to fully integrated platform
- Financial Support: Support and advice to international entities for all areas of business as Group reference
- Became Team Manager of 4 with matrix responsibility for 7 in 60 countries
Administrative Controller, reporting to Finance Director
Coface
Septembre 1998
à septembre 2001
CDI
Europe & Asia
- Performance analysis and financial support
- Management control: Manage forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting for 25 regional agencies
- People management: Supervise accountants working in each subsidiary
Détails de l'expérience
- Main Achievements
Business Growth
- €2 Mio annual savings due to profitability studies and compliance with procedures
- 25% cost reduction of overhead due to financial analyses and restructuring initiatives
Project Management: Develop analytical tools to improve control subsidiaries performance tracking and reporting - €2 Mio annual savings due to profitability studies and compliance with procedures
Administrative Controller, reporting to Finance Director
The Brink's Company
Septembre 1995
à septembre 1998
CDI
Paris - Lyon - Marseille
- Performance analysis and financial support
- Management control: Manage forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting for 25 regional agencies
- People management: Supervise accountants working in each subsidiary
Détails de l'expérience
- Main Achievements
Business Growth
- €2 Mio annual savings due to profitability studies and compliance with procedures
- 25% cost reduction of overhead due to financial analyses and restructuring initiatives
Project Management: Develop analytical tools to improve control subsidiaries performance tracking and reporting - €2 Mio annual savings due to profitability studies and compliance with procedures
Administrative Analyst, reporting to Management Control Department Head (Responsible for 6 cost centers budgets)
Monsanto Group (Chemical Industry)
Août 1994
à août 1998
CDI
Boulogne Billancourt
- Responsible for budget development
- Assess potential contribution and ROI by monitoring the sales of medicine, OtC (Canderel)
- Investment tracking, reporting to US HQs
- Analyzing intra-company charges for European companies
2nd Lieutenant in Finance Department (team of 6 Draftees) (Compulsory 18 months French military Service)
Ministry of Defense
Juillet 1993
à juillet 1994
Paris
- Command a team of 6 people - Reserve Captain
- Design and implement first stages of new financial control for Army (Land)
- Perform financial analyses, implement software tools using Access, Sybase to control French Armed Forces costs