Maria GUILHERME

En résumé

Entreprises

• Apple - Business controller -france

  PARIS 2015 - maintenant

• American Express -Global Business Travel France - EMEA Manager-Transformation and Process

  2014 - 2015 Leading the transformation of the Billing and Collection Systems (Mid back and back offices
  and Processes with an holistic approach (Six Sigma) for EMEA focusing on the French
  Market of 1,8 billion $ Sales. Lead a team of 10. Reporting to the EMEA Billing and
  Transformation director and Global VP Billing and Transformation leader.
  
  
  

• General Electric Corporate -Global Business Services - Global Travel & Living and Purchase Card Controller

  2002 - 2014 Designed and implemented standard and global financial service model and 8 Centers
  Of Excellence (SSS). Managed and Enhanced of the audit, accounting, financial reporting,
  Internal and external audits, compliance reviews and financial controls of the global and
  Centralized, web-based travel & living Concur process: 110 countries, 170 K GE Travelers.
  Reporting to the Global Travel & Living leader & GE Global Business Controller.
  • Designed, implemented and managed the standard and global travel and living centralized and decentralized accounting model associated with the Travel & living web-based process/product ‘Concur” for all GE businesses (110 countries, 2500 GE entities, 170K employees).
  * Designed, implemented and managed the standard and global travel and living centralized and decentralized accounting model associated with the Travel & living and purchasing card web-based process/product `Concur'' for all GE businesses (110 countries, 2500 GE entities, 170K employees).
  * Designed, deployed and managed the travel and living audit procedures and financial internal controls align with the GE Travel and Living and purchasing card global policies and local countries tax and legal requirements across 110 countries.
  * Designed, implemented and led the 8 Centers of Excellence (Internal and external (BP0-Genpact) to GE) across 5 continents-80 staff .Managed the customer services support, financial internal and audit controls for the 170 K EE's , 1,5 M + expenses reports per year.
  * Managed internal financial controls, accounting, financial reporting (US GAAP and statutory accounting) with 8 Centers of Excellence for $1,5 bn Travel & Living spend globally. All Financials KPI's satisfactory: i.e. all accounts recon cilied, all statutory reporting filed on time with no defect, no compliance issue reported on by corporate internal auditors over 12 years.
  * Managed various process improvement projects with the Six Sigma methodology focusing on productivity with the Center of Excellence keeping the travel & living expense report costs below $5 by expense report.

• General Electric Capital Fleet Services - Controller France & European Assistant Controller

  Paris 1996 - 2001 Managed all accounting functions for Fleet France Division -asset of $300M, 400 employees
  Managed overall accounting, financial global ERP-Oracle, financial reporting, Cash manage
  ment, Corporate Tax, statutory reporting, internal and external audits. Led team of 14.
  * Realigned duties and responsibilities of accounting department personnel increasing productivity and eliminating overtime saving $100K per year.
  * Implemented successfully and on time Oracle 11i (G/L A/P A/R Cash Management .fixed assets), standardizing GE Capital Fleet Services Global Chart of Account and simplification of financial processes for 5 legal entities in 8 months.
  * Designed and managed projects significantly improving business and financial processes and productivity for the accounting department.
  * Reduced monthly closing process from 7 to 3 days in 2quaters.
  * Kept the Balance Sheet reconciliation process (500) stable with all accounts reconciled during 5 years.
  * Outsourced the reconciliation process (200 accounts) to a BPO (Genpact) in 2 quarters in Asia (India) including the successful post transition.
  * Led various tax audits with the French tax government across the 5 entities with no issues identified.
  * Led simplification project on reconciliation and balance sheet reviews processes for all Fleet entities (12 countries) in Europe during 9 months in Bruxelles.

• General Electric Lighting - Controller France & Benelux

  Paris 1994 - 1996 Managed all accounting functions for GE Lighting Division, revenue per year$200M, 300 employees. Managed overall accounting, financial system (SAP), financial reporting
  Corporate Tax, statutory reporting, internal and external audits. Led a team of 5.
  * Led complex tax and system audit with the French Tax Government over 7 months.
  * Established controls and procedures for the Lighting Warehouse inventory /financial processes in France and Hungary (GE Lighting) , supporting the financials reviews.
  * Managed smoothly internal audit with GE Corporate audit staff during 6 months.

• General Electric Lighting - Controller France & Benelux

  Paris 1994 - 1996 Managed all accounting functions for GE Lighting Division, revenue per year$200M, 300 employees. Managed overall accounting, financial system (SAP), financial reporting
  Corporate Tax, statutory reporting, internal and external audits. Led a team of 5.
  * Led complex tax and system audit with the French Tax Government over 7 months.
  * Established controls and procedures for the Lighting Warehouse inventory /financial processes in France and Hungary (GE Lighting) , supporting the financials reviews.
  * Managed smoothly internal audit with GE Corporate audit staff during 6 months.

• Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical - Deputy Controller

  1992 - 1994 Pharmaceutical Cilag Operated as a Controller during the absence of the controller during 2 years, of the overall accounting and financial reporting, revenue of $200M, 300 employees. Led a team of 10. Reporting to the CFO.
  * Managed successfully during these 2 years to lead a team of 10 accountants and driving the financial and statutory and tax reporting smoothly (process and resources).

• Audit & Diagnostic - Audit Manager

  1990 - 1992 Managed as an audit manager of the financial and systems audits for US Companies (i.e.: Chase Bank,Cargill). Led a team of 3. Reporting to the Chartered Professional Accountant.

• Angeli et Associés-CPA-Paris - Senior Accountant

  1983 - 1990 Managed various customer portfolios and leading the overall accounting and statutory, VAT and tax filings for customers. Reporting to the Chartered Professional Accountant.

Formations

• General Electric

  Crotonville, Ny 2001 - 2001 Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
  
  Certified and various Six Sigma projets led during 15 years with GE Capital Fleet Services and GE Corporate (Global Business Services).

• Université Paris Dauphine

  Paris 1998 - 1999 Management Global des Entreprises Part Time Executive
  
  Part Time -Executive Programme 1 Year -Friday/Saturday.

• OEC - Ordre Des Experts Comptables

  Paris 1983 - 1987 DEC/ DESCF
  
  Degree-DESCF (Diplôme d'études supérieures comptables et financières)- L'Ordre des Experts Comptables

Réseau

• Julie KRIEF

• Marie-Hélène AGARD (PAGE PERSONNEL)

• Pierre-Damien VENTON