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En résumé

Entreprises

• Dassault Systemes - Director, Credit Management & A/R EMEA

  Vélizy-Villacoublay 2011 - maintenant • €M 650 cash collection, 19 subs, 2400 active customer accounts, 33 banks.
  • in charge of the EMEA SSC credit management, cash collection, cash application and A/R closing, as well as financial systems evolution for Credit & A/R (ww Global Business Process Owner).
  • managing a team of 10 employees, in France & Germany.
  • deploying new credit management & cash collection tools to improve DSO and secure A/R exposure, through strong teamwork with sales channels, direct & indirect.
  • improved EMEA DSO by 7 days in 2012, implemented collection scenarios by customer type.
  • implementing a financial monitoring model for the resellers channel.
  • integrated new business scope to the shared service center (+50% in 2 years with same headcount).
  • implementation of automated bank interfaces and new EMEA A/R “fast close” calendar.
  

• Dassault Systemes - Chief Financial Officer, EMEA consulting services

  Vélizy-Villacoublay 2004 - 2011 • €M 55 revenue, 400 employees.
  • in charge of US/IFRS & French GAAP accounting, financial controlling, sales & contract administration, and office management.
  • the head of a team of 15, in France and Netherlands.
  • implemented ERP PeopleSoft as a pilot for Dassault Systèmes group.
  • redefined all financial operating processes, finance organization and associated controls.
  • managed merger with a French sub.
  • contributed to new profit sharing model design.
  • managed a tax audit, with support of HQ tax group.
  • redefined all key financial reports.
  • implemented financial controlling of major fixed price projects.
  • contributed to new forecasting tool, in synch with EMEA-wide workload planning.
  • further to a significant business acquisition, managed integration to EMEA scope.
  • strongly contributed to implementation of R&D tax credit program.
  • led Sarbanes-Oxley certification on revenue cycle.
  • developed and implemented service contracts review/certification tool & process.
  • implemented EMEA wide sales admin & service contracts shared service center.
  • strongly contributed to all major service projects sales bid offers.
  • managed Suresnes & regional offices (lease, project space, IT white room) and prepared move to new Vélizy HQ.
  

• Dassault Systemes - Manager, Group controlling

  Vélizy-Villacoublay 2001 - 2004 • in charge of world-wide controlling, and financial planning & analysis (listed company).
  • controller for HQ operations (€M 500 revenue).
  • the head of a team of 10.
  • implemented financial controlling of mother company operations, including CATIA revenue, distribution and R&D cost.
  • reviewed business models, by company and brand, and evolved budgeting & forecasting process.
  • contributed to restructuring plans.
  • contributed to creation of a joint-venture in India.
  

• Thales Information Systems - Manager, controlling of French operations

  Courbevoie 1996 - 2001 • €M 270 revenue, 2300 employees, includes Singapore, Mexico, Moscow, Hong-Kong & Caracas.
  • in charge of financial controlling, complete monitoring of monthly closing cycle for each business unit, project accounting and margin control, budget and forecast cycle.
  • management of a team of 15.
  • fully reorganized controlling team further to acquisitions and merge of 2 main operating companies.
  • with project leaders and sales engineers, strong contribution to bid offers, project margin controlling, workload planning, and cost control.
  • creation of a JV in Singapore to support a major contract.
  

• Energizer - Project leader, SAP R/3 Finance

  1995 - 1996 • in charge of EMEA-wide implementation of Finance modules (FI/CO) of SAP R/3 and associated European shared service centers.
  • managed a project team of 6 controllers in Europe, defined and followed up project planning and budget ($M 3.6). Redesigned standard European US GAAP financial processes.
  • implemented pilot in European HQ in Switzerland, on-time per project planning.
  
  

• Energizer - Senior Financial Analyst (USA St-Louis)

  1994 - 1995 • based in the US for a year and a half, in charge of financial consolidation and reporting of Energizer European business (19 subs, $M 500 revenue).
  • control of key capital expenditure projects, implementation of ww market-based reporting.
  

• Energizer - Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

  1990 - 1993 • in charge of controlling of Energizer French sub (€1.2 bn FRF, major alkaline batteries plant).
  • management of a team of 4.
  • implemented US GAAP reporting and controlling, organized new French scope.
  • involved in restructuring.
  

Formations

• Rouen Business School (Rouen)

  Rouen 1984 - 1987 DESCAF

Réseau

• Aouameur AMEL JASMINE

• Didier GAILLARD

• Frédéric GAUTIER

• Iulian Marius STRIMBEANU

• Jacques CHARLIER

• Kotaro YOSHIDA

• Marine MATHIEU

• Muriel DESCAMPS

• Valerie MAILLET

• Yann-Joël LHUISSIER