Directeur Financier / CFO - International - Bilingue Anglais

Transition pour clotures mensuelles et annuelle 2023 en remplacement du controleur de gestion et du directeur financier ; recrutement d'un nouveau CDG, management équipe et CODIR, finalisation budget 2024, audit full scope IFRS reporting with PwC, formation nouveau controleur, etc...

• BU Energy: 250/300M EUR de CA
• 3 usines + 3 sites opérationnels (Europe)
• Responsable fonction finance de la BU
• Management équipe de 6 contrôleurs
• Successfully kept the whole European BU's OWC under control as of end of June 2023

Welding Industry, US Public listed company, full finance responsibilities for the French region : CA France 150-200M€, 500 personnes, 6 sites dont 2 sites de production.

Contexte: M&A/intégration Air Liquide Welding

• BU Energy: 250/300M EUR de CA
• 3 usines + 3 sites opérationnels (Europe)
• Responsable fonction finance de la BU
• Management équipe de 6 contrôleurs
• restructuration, rationalisation, transformation
• transfert activités compta/finance aux CSP (Inde/Pologne)
• dept finance: 24 FTE en 2018, 4 FTE en 2021
• réduction FG: 22% SG&A in 2018 vs 15/14% in 2021/2022
• renforcement contrôle interne: 36 points SOX résolus
• mise en vigueur polices groupe: approche pédagogique
• simplification modèles évaluation tests dépréciation
• transparence/explications politique prix de transferts
• mise en place suivi efficace marges arrières

Auto & Aeronautic, T/O 25M€, 100 staff, 2 production sites

• reinforcement of internal control and HR function development
• reliability of reporting and statutory audit 2018
• regularization of subsidy files (BPI, CR)
• leadership and rationalization - crisis management

Automotive & Industry, Private Equity, EMEA/APAC region: 400m EUR turnover. Full responsibility for accounting/financial reporting, EMEA SSC

• Restructured French subsidiary finance department
• Improved EMEA/APAC reporting reliability
• reorganized the finance team in China - local recruitment

French sub Kitchen & Bath market: T/O € 150m - full responsibility for accounting and financial reporting - EMEA SSC

• built effective reconciliation procedure of all b/s accounts
• built trust between SSC and internal audit/USCorporate/operations
• solved accounting issues, reduced external audit fees

French Butachimie site (chemical Manufacture - key basic ingredients for Nylon & Polymers: 50/50 JV - INVISTA/Solvay): €700m to €1b T/O.

JV complex & strategic agreement: led Finance/Accounting/Internal controls, in the interim and until the JV operates independently

• Supervised, facilitated SLA reliable application: key price agreements
• Eased ADN (Adiponitrile) full cost transparency/accurate reading to US partner, for reliable Partner Price calculation, despite RM volatility
• Neutral, transparent approach: fostered/strenghtened partner trust
• Budget cycle, industrial performance management, monitoring investments/CapEx (three-year shutdown)
• Successfully bridged French GAAP/IFRS to USGAAP (50% US share)

Guadeloupe, Carribean

Royal Unibrew A/S (Danish FMCG: beers and malt beverages): 3 subsidiaries, 6 legal entities (EUR 30m net sales): IMPEC Group (French West Indies) / CNA (Annecy) / Dominica B&B Ltd.

• Successful integration of distribution and manufacturing subsidiaries, including SAP migration/training of local teams
• Built trust with the Board in Europe
• Promoted to regional financial controller in 2009

Paris, London, Amsterdam

GL Accountant - Misc roles and functions :

• DIESEL France et UK,
• Cellhire France,
• BSN Glass pack (Danone, puis O-I),
• BMC Software European SSC
  • Ramped up & built knowledge for career progress through various experiences and other successful achievements