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Sophie CHALLET

SCHIEDAM

En résumé

Mes compétences :
Project finance
Tax planning
Budgeting & Forecasting
OIL and GAS
Energy
Audit
English
Restructuration
International Experience
Spanish
Cash management
Mergers and Acquisitions
IFRS
Risk management
Finance
Change management
Strategy

Entreprises

  • SBM Offshore - Finance Director

    SCHIEDAM 2014 - maintenant SBM Offshore ($2 billions) is a leader in floating production and mooring systems, production operations as well as terminals and services


    • Propose and implement new Business Models: i) Business for Buoy and Aftersales grown from 20M$ in 2014 to 100M$ in 2016, ii) merge and streamline the 2 European Units, iii) Support development of renewable Business
    • Tax Optimization: 15M$ for Research Tax Credit
    • Streamlining of Europe Finance team due to lower turnkey activity (reduced by 50%)
    • Implement of risk management at tender stage
    • Improvement of cash management: overdue reduced by 80% in 15 months
    • Internal control: propose and implement new controls for tender and project execution
    • Reduction of the closing process by 7 days
    • Managing Director of a French R&D Laboratory (12 FTE)
  • Alstom Grid - VP Finance North America

    2011 - 2014 ALSTOM GRID, (4 billions € revenues) one of the top three global players in the transmission and distribution of energy
    7 sites – Revenues: 500 M€. Financial team (110 persons) located in Canada, USA, Mexico

    • Restructuring of the Finance function: cost reduction of 30% in 2 years (from 90 FTE to 63 FTE)
    • Roll out of SAP ERP in 3 Manufacturing sites
    • Risk Management from tender to Execution
    • Improvement of cash management: overdue reduced by 50% in six months
    • Motivate and manage a multicultural and international team
  • Alstom Grid - Finance Director

    2009 - 2011 ALSTOM GRID, (4 billions € revenues) one of the top three global players in the transmission and distribution of energy

    Finance Director Product Line HVDC & FACTS (location: UK)
    6 sites – Revenues: 200 M€. Financial team (18 persons) located in UK, Finland, USA, China, Germany, Brazil

    • Proposal and implementation of a new business model for Germany (stop production, focus the team on worldwide R&D for FACTS business) and for Brazil (focus on commercial activity, back office of the US)
    • Risk management (analyze, detect and manage) for the contracts under bid and already in execution
    • Management of an international team of 18 FTE
  • Degrémont - CFO Middle East

    Paris La Défense 2007 - 2009 SUEZ ENVIRONMENT GROUP (Revenues: €12 billions, Water, Waste, Electricity)
    Degrémont (1 billion € revenues), Suez Environnement’s subsidiary in the water and waste water treatment plant

    9 sites, 1 subsidiary, 4 branches – Revenues: 200 M€
    Financial team (17 persons) located in Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Dubai, Paris

    efine the business model for the Middle East Region and for Dubai: 15M€ of income tax savings
    • Opening and registration of the Dubai subsidiary (financial/legal negotiation with the local partner)
    • Recruitment and management of the finance & IT team
    • Implementation of SAP, accounting/controlling and risk management tools (contracts from 30 to 200M€)
    • Management of an international team of 17 FTE
  • Degrémont - CFO South America

    Paris La Défense 2006 - 2007 SUEZ ENVIRONMENT GROUP (Revenues: €12 billions, Water, Waste, Electricity)
    Degrémont (1 billion € revenues), Suez Environnement’s subsidiary in the water and waste water treatment plant

    30 sites, 5 subsidiaries, 2 branches - Revenues: 100 M€. Financial team (45 persons) located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico

    • Redefine the Business model between Brazil & Argentina (engineering in Argentina, PM in Brazil).
    • Reorganization of the project control department over three countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile)
  • SUEZ - Finance & Modelling Manager

    PARIS LA DEFENSE 2005 - 2006 SUEZ ENVIRONMENT GROUP (Revenues: €12 billions, Water, Waste, Electricity)

    • Definition and implementation of a global valuation model for the project (project revenues: €500M/year)
    • Proposal of a business plan for the management of a concession representing 1/4 of Shanghai city
    • Proposal of a financing strategy and negotiation of a financing in local currency
  • SUEZ - Financial Controller Asia Pacific

    PARIS LA DEFENSE 2004 - 2005 Revenue: 500 M€ – Waste & water treatment, energy supply

    • Reporting, result analysis, budget, business plan for China, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Macao
    • Improvement of risk management: audit of processes and procedures in a case of a fraud in Australia. Action plan proposed with segregation of duties, revisit all information system accesses, relocation and centralization of the finance team, etc.
  • SUEZ - Financial Controller Ondeo de Puerto Rico

    PARIS LA DEFENSE 2002 - 2004 Revenue: 500 M$ – Suez Environnement’s new subsidiary (take-over) in the production and distribution of potable water, treatment of waste water

    • Rollout of a controlling and reporting tool: implementation of monthly closing, budget process, definition of costs/profit centers and accounting chart.
    • Support the Management in the negotiations for the exit of the contract (financial impacts)
    • Implementation of module FI/CO of ERP SAP
  • Degrémont - Financial Controller BL International

    Paris La Défense 2000 - 2002 Degrémont (1 billion € revenues), Suez Environnement’s subsidiary in the water and waste water treatment plant

    • Reporting, result analysis, budget, business plan for the international subsidiaries in Africa, Asia, Americas
    • Opening, registering (Korea, Burkina Faso, India) and closing (Morocco) subsidiaries and branches
    • Tax optimization at tender stage
    • Implementation of a new reporting tool on a worldwide basis
    • Negotiation with tax administration in Malaysia : risk of de 3M€ negotiated to 0,02M€
  • Europcar - Internal Auditor

    Montigny-le-Bretonneux 1998 - 2000 • Operational and financial audits of the stations (Europe) and financial audits of the franchisees (Worldwide)
    • Design and implementation of a valuation model (scoring) of the stations’ performances
  • Deloitte - External Auditor

    Puteaux 1995 - 1998 • Audits of small and medium companies : bank, distribution, industry, insurance
    • Audit of acquisition and audits of procedures

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