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Didem JOUFFRAY

Paris La Défense Cedex

En résumé

Group Financial Controller with 18 years of experience of which 4 years Audit and 14 years proficiency in various finance roles; strategic planning, project management, controlling, accounting, consolidated, carve-out, pro-forma financial reporting, dispositions and M&As in global corporate structures:

Multi-sector experience: Real estate, banking, energy, industry.
Process-minded,
International profile, (10 different countries)
Management of 25 people including shared services
Expertise in USGAAP, IFRS, French GAAP accounting expert of transactions (loan restructurings, loan origination, equity disposals, investment fund creation, dispositions, spin-offs, Joint venture accounting)

Mes compétences :
US GAAP
Contrôle de gestion
Normes IFRS
Expertise comptable
International Financial Reporting
Audit
financial statements
Equities
Capital Markets
international financial management
human resources management
Responsible for technical accounting support
Reconciliations
Management Accounting
Manage the implementation
Individual Savings Accounts
Financial Report Writing
Business Development
Asset Allocation

Entreprises

  • GE Capital International - Global Financial Controller

    Paris La Défense Cedex 2014 - maintenant Management of 25 people, reporting to Global CFO
    • Led operational process change on the accounting treatment of major revenue recognition (i.e. factoring fees & costs) in collaboration with legal, risk and marketing departments
    • In charge of monthly closing, FED and SEC regulatory reporting of 10 countries, internal controls and legal entity governance which included management of shared services
    • Led finance process of portfolio dispositions in different businesses and countries (management and restructure of an organisation of a multicultural team of 25 people)
    • Coordinated implementation of HQ finance projects and launched local finance simplification projects upon dispositions
    • Managed relationship with internal & external auditors
    • Integrated finance into new product development process
    • Monitored performance of hedges on exchange exposure by initiating a review process

  • GE Capital Real Estate - Europe Executive Finance Manager

    Paris La Défense Cedex 2010 - 2014 Reporting to Global Executive Finance Manager at headquarters:
    • Led technical accounting support to cross functions: CFO’s, FP&A, Risk, controllership, asset management and deal teams on debt and equity transactions throughout Europe in liaison with US headquarters.
    • Initiated Europe controllership review process on equity transactions and loan restructurings in order to anticipate any business risks & opportunities
    • Reviewed deal’s P&L impact aligned with business strategic objectives (analysis of earnings impacts)
    • Managed Europe implementation of new regulatory rules in compliance with USGAAP & IFRS through on-site trainings & workshops to Europe finance & deal teams
    • Executed the resolution of accounting issues on significant and complex deals with auditors (joint ventures, investment funds creation and dissolution)
    • Simplified quarterly review process of financial reporting on equity method investments and investment securities (impairment and valuation analysis)

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers - Senior Consulting Project Manager

    Neuilly-sur-Seine 2008 - 2010 Accounting advisory services;
    • In charge for the periodic IFRS quality reviews of financial statements of listed audit clients and advisory on specific accounting issues of by the clients
    • Project leader on accounting advisory services for non-audit clients:
    • Preparation of IFRS consolidated financial statements, combined accounts, carve-out and pro-forma reports and reconciliation notes between different accounting standards
    • Provided IFRS trainings to clients’ finance teams and review and redaction of IFRS accounting manuals
    • Led accounting advisory on acquisitions and dispositions, identified impacts of different structure scenarios (EBITDA, EPS, net income impact) and resolution of accounting issues, supported clients on the validation of accounting conclusions of complex issues by the auditors (acted as PwC global real estate accounting group secretary)

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers - Manager Consultancy Services

    Neuilly-sur-Seine 2004 - 2008 Capital market transactions;
    Led projects aimed at: (including management up to 5 people)
    • Preparation of prospectus for capital markets transactions and treated AMF questions on clients’ behalf
    • Restatement of financial statements from the multi GAAPs into IFRS or US GAAP
    • Compliance of Prospectus issued by the clients with respect to European Directive requirements and the review of financial information included in the Prospectus
    • Support Transaction Services on M&As, understanding of financial statements under different GAAP for due diligence.

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers - Audit Manager

    Neuilly-sur-Seine 1998 - 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers Paris:
    Executed:
    - Review of IFRS Financial Statements and Financial information included in the Prospectus
    - Support financial operations in capital markets
    - Audit manager of real estate, banks, leasing companies (management up to 3 people)
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Bucharest:
    the audit of multinational and national companies under IFRS and Romanian GAAP. Participated restatement of financial statements from local GAAP into IFRS. Main clients included Citibank, UGBI, Eximbank, Société Générale, Banca Comerciala Carpatica, BV McCann Advertising, Media Pro International, Daewoo.

Formations

  • Ordre Des Experts Comptables Paris Ile De France

    Paris 2008 - 2009 Diplôme supérieur de comptabilité et de gestion (DCG)

  • Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) - Odres Des Experts Comptables Au Royaume-Uni (Londres)

    Londres 1999 - 2003 FCCA Qualification

    Member of Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA); degree includes advanced studies in accounting (IAS/IFRS) and auditing standards (ISA)

  • European Business School

    Paris 1996 - 1998 Master of Business Administration

    MBA Master degree of Business Administration at European University - in Portugal and in France, degree includes advanced studies in management accounting, international financial management, business development strategies and human resources management.

  • Bogazici University (Istanbul)

    Istanbul 1990 - 1996 Diplôme d'ingénieur

    Civil Engineering diploma, studied in English

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