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Alliance Laundry Systems
- Financial planning & analysis manager
2016 - maintenant
- Budget, forecast and actual ($330M budget / LATAM, EMEA and Asia) – Set up of analytical accounting
- Recruitment of 3 staff to implement the FP&A department, including financial controller for support departments (marketing, customer care, engineering, administration)
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General Electric
- Finance manager of the Women’s Health division
Paris
2014 - 2016
- Financial planning and analysis of Women’s Health products ($200M sales business)
- Control of long term investments and development costs of engineering projects
- Analysis of products margins and commercial execution globally to guide the General Manager’s strategy
- Management of external funding
- FMP (graduate program Finance Management Program) representative, managing 14 headcounts
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General Electric
- EMEA HCS and LS Sourcing finance controller
Paris
2011 - 2014
- Analysis of spend ($2.1B for Direct and Indirect) and deflation ($16M), management of 2 staff
- Supplier financial status assessment, impact of payment terms negotiation
- Financial Planning & Analysis for standards set-up (43,000 items) and material variances ($3M), base costs (budget $14M, 90 staff), trade accounts payable (budget $250M)
Accomplishment:
* Integration of sourcing Life Sciences financials without additional staff
* Average payment term improved by 2 days
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General Electric
- EMEA HCS Operation controller
Paris
2010 - 2011
- Drive consistent and effective internal GE policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with SOX 404 requirements (assessment of internal controls based on Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
- Partner with audit staff and finance managers to drive closure of audit issues and control risk
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General Electric
- EMEA Fixed assets and technology finance manager
Paris
2009 - 2010
- Analysis/controlling/forecasting of expenditures (budget $28M) and investments (budget $50M) of all projects in the EMEA business for IT, Manufacturing, Technology and Commercial functions with 5 staff
- Fixed assets accounting/budgeting under US GAAP and budget, with 4 staff for $75M depreciation
- Lead of FMP program (Finance Management Program - two-year early career program spanning four rotational assignments), management of 9 staff
Accomplishment:
* Transitioning of C&I activities between Energy and Home Business Solution businesses
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General Electric
- EMEA Consolidation manager and General Ledger manager
Paris
2008 - 2009
- Management of US GAAP closing process and consolidations for 65 legal entities in 22 countries
- Maintenance of data structure (accounts, cost centers)
- Management of 11 staff in GL team in addition to the 3 in consolidation
Accomplishments:
* Finance leader for EMEA spin off project (information collection, coordination for audit purposes)
* Simplification of balance sheet commentary, foreign currency translation, rollover of previous year balance
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Metro AG
- Senior analyst
2005 - 2007
- Review of newly defined accounting processes to ensure quality assurance requirements
- Fit/Gap Analysis documentation on differences between current local processes and future standards
- Country support for accounts mapping according to Standard Chart of Accounts under IFRS
Accomplishments:
* Support for the go-live activities for 5 European and one Asian companies
* Audit, tests of new SAP FI reports and programs for the countries transitioning to the new system
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Metro Cash and Carry
- Reporting & treasury manager
Nanterre
2003 - 2005
- Management of 2 teams, 6 staff in total
- Reporting and forecasts profit & loss statements, balance sheet and deferred taxes computation
- Inter-company balances reconciliation review
- Budget and forecasts of financial result and cash flows, management of daily cash-flows
Accomplishments:
* Implementation of inventory valuation process under IFRS
* Bank fees negotiations (saving €0.1M yearly), restructuring of the treasury team
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EY (Ernst & Young)
- Consultant in M&A department
Courbevoie
2002 - 2003
- HR & management sections for two vendor due-diligence, stand-alone restatements analysis for a vendor assistance
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MARS France
- Supply chain and base costs finance manager
2001 - 2002
- Controller of 3 pet care factories and fixed assets (management of 8 staff)
- Fixed costs supervision (around €100M) and team management (8 staff)
- Treasury internal controls, cash-flow forecasts / Reporting financial statements to the group
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PwC
- External auditor
Neuilly-sur-Seine
1997 - 2001
- Statutory and consolidated financial statements Audit (US GAAP and IAS/IFRS)
