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Nicolas MICHALON

Champagne-au Mont d'Or

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Finance Director

Mes compétences :
SAP R/3
HFM

Entreprises

  • DELTA Security Solutions - Finance Director

    Champagne-au Mont d'Or 2013 - maintenant
  • Carrier - Finance Manager

    Montluel 2011 - 2013 Directeur Financier
  • United Technologies - FP&A Manager

    PUTEAUX 2008 - 2011 With annual sales of $2.6B, more than 60 entities based in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America and 10,000 employees, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration (CCR) is the world leader in refrigeration systems distribution and installation.

    • Coordinates, consolidates and analyze monthly forecast submitted by CCR entities,
    • Consolidates, analyze and reports monthly actual results to senior management,
    • Performs and coordinates project based financial analysis and modeling (FX, Volume, expense analysis, budgeting, identification of risks and opportunities, balance sheet analysis, etc) to support profitability,
    • Develops standard HFM reports and models to assist with Overhead, SG&A forecasting towards expenses reduction,
    • Provides support to the Carrier Refrigeration president, CFO and FP&A Director by producing accurate and timely materials for quarterly and annual reviews with Carrier and UTC and various other presentations
    • Develops and maintain standard results and forecasts reports for use by Carrier Refrigeration President, CFO, HQ staff, finance organization and business units,
    • Acts as Finance Manager for CCR HQ entities,
    • Coordinates annual plan in accordance to guidance provided by Carrier WHQ,
    • Address questions and requests for information from Carrier and UTC headquarters on actual and forecasts results.
  • Carrier - Controller

    Montluel 2006 - 2008 My responsibilities as a controller include:

    • Developing and implementing financial and IT internal controls to ensure company compliance with French GAAP, US GAAP and corporate requirement,
    • Directing the implementation of appropriate policies and processes to improve overall efficiency of operations,
    • Providing assurance through 302 and 404 certification processes to Carrier WHQ Controller and local management on financial and internal controls,
    • Reviewing financial processes and providing financial advices to ensure accuracy and reliability of transactions,
    • Coordinating the SAP post implementation support for all modules (SD, MM, FI and CO) including managing a team of 4 key users and 2 SAP consultants, identifying process issues, defining priorities and ensuring timely resolution,
    • Deploying ACE awareness, UTC’s Operating system and coordinating efforts towards ACE Qualification,
    • Be the key contact to internal, external auditors and Carrier Refrigeration Controllers Group,
    • Completing the Tax Package in line with FAS109 requirement and corporate guidances,

    My achievements are:

    • Successfully obtained an acceptable internal audit report with no financial reportable issue which is an outstanding achievement within UTC.
    • Enhanced financial processes such as month end closing, account reconciliations, projects accounting and invoice booking resulting in reducing closing time by two days.
    • Achieved the ACE Qualification in 3 months.
    • Documented a company specific SOX internal controls matrix and SOX procedures in line with UTC Program Office requirement,
    • Implemented a company specific SAP revenue recognition and a sales forecasting SAP tools to improve business monitoring,
  • United Technologies - Financial and Operation Auditor

    PUTEAUX 2004 - 2006 Working as part of the EMEA group (Europe, Middle East and Africa), I perform financial and operational audits, Sarbanes - Oxley compliance reviews and post acquisition audits for the following operating units:

    · Otis Elevator (Austria, Sweden, Portugal, France, UK)
    · Carrier Refrigeration (Kuwait, Finland, UK, Sweden, Profroid)
    · Chubb Security (France, Spain, UK)
    · Hamilton Sundstrand (Ratier Figeac)

    My responsibilities as financial auditor include

    · Executing audit assignments;
    · Analysing financial and operational process of the business operation;
    · Ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures;
    · Assigning risk rating to the auditee control environment;
    · Presenting audit issues and risk rating to the regional and world head quarters management and
    · Providing management assistance and reviewing management testing to ensure Sarbanes - Oxley compliance.
  • ARTHUR ANDERSEN - Financial Auditor

    St. Charles 2001 - 2004 Statutory audit
    • Revised consolidated financial statement both in French and US GAAP for listed companies such as Veolia Environnement, Dalkia, Carrefour and audited derivative financial instruments (Veolia Environnement).
    • Reviewed and audited the French and English annual report (Veolia Environnement 20-F and 6-K).
    • Supervised the execution of two audit assignments (Dalkia, Vivendi Environnement).

    Due diligence review
    • Assigned to a 2-month data room for France Telecom, reviewed and challenged management strategic assumptions of the 2002 – 2005 business plan; quality review.
    • Participated in a 2-month claim/litigation audit for Alstom Transport in Birmingham, UK. My responsibilities included various tasks such as financial modelling, long term contract review, cash flow analysis, data base building, and project planning.
    • Actively involved in a due diligence for a real estate company in Munich, reviewed German statutory auditor working papers and audit reports, performed special extra audit works.

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