Transformation de processus : designer, tester et implémenter
Reduction de complèxité et retour au basics
Optimisation d'organisation de services supports
Amélioration des cycles financiers clés
Implémentation de services partagés
déploiement d'ERP et BI
Etudes et intégration de pré/post acquisition
Déploiement et management du changement
Recrutements, coaching et mentoring du personnel financier et des services supports

Thierry

58 ans

Belgique

Directeur Financier-CFO

Expériences professionnelles

BESIX International BU; GBN-CCN JV

AD-HOC : Construction projects - BESIX International BU - www.besix.com
Since beginning of 2021 we signed a framework agreement with NV BESIX SA in order to assist the International Business Unit on an ad-hoc basis and focusing on the following subjects :
* Set up of Pre project finance and support services department by designing the operational processes and organization required.
* Resolution of issues related to finance and support services for running international projects.
* Finance and support services teams, recruitment enhancement and coaching
Key achievements: Induction program for new project F&A Managers - Resolution of a complex financial issue in Equatorial Guinea. Support to F&A Manager in Ivory Coast and Cameroun.
15 MONTHS : Civil Engineering Project - GBN-CCN JV - www.nachtigal-hpc.com
Working part time for the partnership between NGE-SGTM-BESIX who is taking part in developing the Nachtigal hydro-electric project in Cameroon. The works consist of designing and building a 1.5 km long, 14 m high dam wall, a 3 km+ supply canal, and the civil engineering work for the hydro-electric plant. The civil works budget is around 400 million Euros over a period of 4 years and will employ +/- 2.000 employees.
I was appointed to assist the JV Finance and Administration team in the improvement of its organization and working processes.
Key achievements: F&A Organization restructure - Cost Control set up and enhancement - Fixed Assets management improvement - Project Cash Flow Forecast - Financing scheme set up - Intercompany process improvement.

Heavy Equipment Dealership - GROUPE PREMIUM

08 MONTHS : Heavy Equipment Dealership - GROUPE PREMIUM - www.groupe-premium .com
First assignment as freelance manager and acting as Group CFO reporting directly to the CEO and the Board.
The Group is a private equity backed dealer of premium equipment (Liebherr, Linde, John Deere, Iveco...) in Morocco, West Africa (6 countries) and a coordination centre in Mauritius.
Key achievements: External financing - Working capital monitoring - Share Capital increase - Finance team enhancement - Group Reporting and IFRS Consolidation set up.

Heavy Equipment Dealership - BIA GROUP

Director Finance & Operations Support Africa

Jan 2015 - Déc 2019

The Group is a family owned dealer of premium equipment (Komatsu, Sandvik, Cummins, Man) in 18 countries in Africa, Mauritius and the Benelux.
Key Figures: Turnover : 300 MEUR/Year - Reports : 8 Managers - 40 Staff - Consolidation : 21 compagnies Key achievements: SAP FICO-SCM roll out - Set up of accounting shared services - Working capital monitoring - Set up of the transfer pricing scheme and reporting - coaching and enhancement of the Africa finance team.

Building & Civil Engineering - BESIX GROUP; Morocco JV

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Jan 2005 - Jan 2015

BESIX Group is a construction group based in Brussels, one of the world's leading international contractors.
Active since 1909, BESIX operates in Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, North America and Asia.
I joined the group right after the management buyout and took growing responsibilities in the Finance and Administration department. The major steps are the following ones :
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER : France Branch - Paris - 2 years Key Figures: Turnover : 95 MEU/Year - 34 Employees - 600 Labours - 83 Subcontractors - 4 projects Key achievements: Cost control enhancement - Resolution of legal and contractual issues with subcontractors - Group policies and procedure implementation.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER : Morocco JV - Casablanca - 2 years Key Figures: Turnover : 100 MEUR/Year - 45 Subcontractors - 2 projects
Key achievement: Interface between JV partners - Implementation and organization of the JV support services - Resolution of fiscal issues.

DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION : Middle East BU

Key Figures: Turnover : 800 MEUR/Year - Reports : 10 Managers/200 Staff - Consolidation : 23 Compagnies/JV.
Key achievements : Regional Management (UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain) - Subsidiary establishment (KSA) - JV agreement negotiation - Important Receivables recovery - Validation of PPP projects business model - AX Dynamics ERP roll out.

DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION : International BU

Key Figures : Turnover : 1.100 MEUR/Year - Reports : 18 Managers - Consolidation : 37 Compagnies Key achievements : Regional Management (KSA, Africa, CIS, Australia, Caribbean) - Tax Strategy & transfer pricing Pre project assessment : "how to do business" in new countries - Forex hedging - ECA projects backing.

Telecommunication - MILLICOM

Jan 2003 - Déc 2005

Millicom is headquartered in Luxembourg and the company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
At that time the company was a leading provider of mobile services in developing country (Latin America, Asia and Africa).
The actual well known commercial brand of Millicom is TIGO.
I was appointed as CFO of the Senegal subsidiary who was experiencing double digit growth every year.
Out of the usual tasks of a CFO the major challenge was to refinance a 40 MUS corporate loan and to allow the subsidiary to self-finance its growth.
Key achievements: Negotiation of a 60 MUSD bond loan on the west Africa Market - Negotiation of a new interconnection agreement with the government - Leading the SOX 404 implementation project.

Automotive - VALEO

Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

Valeo is a well known brand in the automotive industry, working closely with automakers and motorists in order to make vehicles cleaner, safer and more efficient.
I had the chance to join the wires and electronics division focusing on the challenging Dacia project in Romania.
The Dacia brand was newly purchased by Renault - Nissan Group and the aim was to build a car costing less than 5.000 EUR for the developing market. We were providing all the electrical wires of the car. We had to start the subsidiary from scratch and I was in charge of all the finance, legal, IT and supply chain aspects. Right after finishing the set up in Romania, I went in another subsidiary in Tunisia to reproduce the same organization in order to boost the plant efficiency.
Key achievements: «Pull» method implementation - Strict Cost controlling - KPI monitoring and immediate remediation plan - WIP management - ERP SIGIP roll out.

Mining Exploration & Operation - ANGLO AMERICAN

Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

Anglo America is a major player in the world wide mining industry. its strategy is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high-quality and long-life resource.
I was part of the gold exploration division and acting as the West Africa Financial controller.
My major tasks was to manage the finance department of 8 explorations entities through out the West Africa region (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana) After 5 years in West Africa I moved to a base metal mine project in Morocco where we were doing exploration and exploitation.
Key achievements: Appraisal and due diligence of pre-licence agreement - Cost Controlling set up - Writing of the Finance policies and procedures manual - Long term business plan and modelling.

Accounting-Audit-Advisory - BUGECOM BURUNDI & RWANDA

Jan 1991 - Déc 1994

The company was a privately owned company and I had 25% of the share capital.
The main activity was the bookkeeping and fiscal follow up of small and medium businesses. We were also active in the audit business focusing on privatization of public company.

Civil Engineering - CFE CAMEROON

Finance and administration officer

Jan 1991 - Déc 1992

in the south west Cameroon.

Formation

2004 - ACCA IFRS Reporting Certified

2001 Institut Français de Gestion (IFG) - Paris - Master in Management and strategy

1989 Haute École Francisco Ferrer - Bachelor in Accounting and management

Langues

français : Bilingue ou langue maternelle

Anglais : Courant

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