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Bertrand RICHARD

Bezons

En résumé

I have a strong experience in Finance dealing with business operations, controlling or complex accounting matters, and also working in close partnership with operational business lines gained through my current and past experience as a Finance Business Partner (within operations in France) and as an Audit Manager in a Big 4 company.

I am also experienced in managing people across different teams and locations.

I hold a Master’s degree from the Bordeaux Business School (now Kedge BS) where I specialized in Finance, Controlling and Audit, and passed the preliminary accounting diploma (DECF, DESCF) and the final training (3-year mandatory program) for the French CPA.

Mes compétences :
Business plan
Audit financier
Contrôle interne
Business controller
Management d'équipe
Reporting comptable et financier
Reporting
Normes comptables
Médias
Audit
Analyse financière
Business analyst
Télécommunications
Contrôle de gestion
Coordination d'équipes
Formateur
Accounting and Finance project Management
Management de projets
IFRS
Finance

Entreprises

  • Atos - Group Financial controller

    Bezons 2013 - maintenant Global Business Unit Controller in charge of selected foreign subsidiaries (based in Europe, Latin America, Central Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific):
    — Key financial advisor on behalf of the Head office
    — Analysis of their monthly financial performance, for presentation to Group Management

    Ad hoc projects/assignments on behalf of the Group executive committee:
    — Recent assignment as part of an IPO task force (contributing to the Business Plan and its documentation, coordinating with the finance teams and the external auditors)
    — Budget analysis and reforecast process set-up

  • Orange France - Finance Business Partner

    2011 - 2013 Report to the internal control Director and the CFO

    Main responsibilities and expertise areas:

    — Lead action plans across the 6 Business Divisions and report directly to the Orange France CFO and/or operational controlling Directors, provide scenario analysis including impacts on key financial data for decision. Help the business controllers with diagnosis, recommendations and accounting opportunities to optimize the operating margin

    — Project management: design and lead the project through completion, federate the stakeholders and deliver information at different level of communication

    — IFRS and Accounting standards expertise for all Orange France business divisions to support the business strategy or action plans assignments

    — Internal control and financial audit issues: leader for controlling-related matters

  • Orange France - Business controller for the Mobile mass market operations in France

    2009 - 2011 Report to the Mobile mass market Controlling Director.

    — Business control / analysis and monthly Key Performance Indicator reviews for Mobile mass market operations: customer revenue generation (circa €.4 billion annual revenue) and acquisition/retention customer costs (circa €.1,3 billion annual expenses)

    — Act as a close finance business partner with the operational people in charge of marketing: provide the financial highlights and key messages on business matters in a timely manner (financial reporting and feedback on risk/opportunities)

    — Monthly financial statement closing and business modelling for new business initiatives

  • Ernst & Young Audit, Paris - Audit Manager

    Courbevoie 2001 - 2009 Manager, in charge of conducting operational and financial external audit services (legal or contractual) in all aspects for a diversified client portfolio (listed and non-listed companies) mainly in the Telco, Media (music, advertising) and Service areas of business.

    Main statutory client references and assignments are composed of large and medium-sized companies.


    As a manager developed the following abilities:
    — Audit of statutory and consolidated financial statements in IFRS and French GAAP
    — Provide specific support on complex accounting / auditing issues, so as to guarantee that key risk areas of business have been covered

    — Manage the audit team (from 5 to 15 direct team members), the client (senior level management) relationship and coordinate the E&Y experts in France and across Europe.
    — Involved internal Human Resources: Trainer of auditors during technical audit or accounting topic training sessions, Mentorship of junior auditors

    — Plan and design an audit strategy that complied with professional standards and appropriately addressed risks and ensured its quality, timeliness and cost efficiency
    — Assess and review the internal control to ensure significant risks are covered, and provide recommendations to enhance operations

  • Salustro Reydel (désormais KPMG audit), Paris - Auditeur financier junior

    2001 - 2001

  • Audial - Auditeur financier (junior)

    1999 - 2000 Acted as a junior staff for accounting and financial audit assignments for companies located in Bordeaux.

Formations

  • ESCP-EAP, European School Of Management (Madrid / Paris)

    Madrid / Paris 2012 - 2012 Finance and Controlling - Madrid Campus (class of June '12)
    International Advanced Program developped with Orange

  • Ordre Des Experts-Comptables De Paris OEC

    Paris 2004 - 2007 Expert-comptable memorialiste pour le Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable (DEC)

    Cursus de formation obligatoire d'une durée 3 ans

  • Bordeaux Ecole De Management

    Talence 1997 - 2001 Audit, contrôle de gestion et finances

    Président de l'association @ISE (services IT pour les étudiants)

  • CYPRECO - CCI Cher (Bourges)

    Bourges 1995 - 1997 Classr préparatoire HEC

  • Lycée Marguerite De Navarre

    Bourges 1992 - 1995 Voie générale, economique et sociale

    Baccalauréat

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