Sophie RIVIERE

En résumé

Entreprises

• Acies Consulting Group - Business Unit Manager

  2011 - maintenant Managing a team of 14 people

• Essilor of America - Senior Business Analyst

  Charenton-le-Pont 2009 - 2010 • Tracked and managed $23M in OPEX per year for sales/marketing and finance departments
  • Monthly reporting to COMEX: analyzed and explained cost variances & action plan follow-up
  • Supported and coached business partners to effectively manage their budgets
  • Partnering with customers (Rx laboratories, retailers, factories) to identify and understand their business needs
  • Ignited cooperative atmosphere among Sales / Marketing / Finance that significantly improved performance
  • Developed dashboards and insightful analysis to executive management: revenue, margin, costs & promotion ROI
  • Implemented the budget process and schedule for the different departments
  
  Achievements: Provided key recommendation to optimize performance - 3% savings for the 2010 vs. 2009

• ESSILOR International - Internal Auditor

  2007 - 2009 • Performed Due Diligence in Europe: evaluated strengths & weaknesses of the target companies
  • Worked closely with both acquisition and finance team to ensure efficient post-acquisition integration
  • Responsible for Northern Europe and South America regions : Managed financial and operational audits
  • Led kickoff and closing meetings with CEO, CFO and RVP’s
  • Conducted financial & strategic analysis with the acquisition department
  • Evaluated subsidiaries performance (processes, risks & issues) and implemented corrective actions
  • Supervised and followed the implementation of action plans
  • Prepared and presented audit reports with recommendations to Executive Management
  
  Achievements: Completed 4 acquisitions - 17 assignments - decreasing of action plan by 90%

• Ernst & Young - Consultant

  Courbevoie 2005 - 2007 • Performed Due Diligence and audit engagements for industrial and services companies: Groupe Lucien Barriere, Tetra Pak, Ciba/Novartis, Norbert Dentressangle, Groupama, EDF…
  • Responsible for planning and supervising audits
  • Sarbanes-Oxley assignment for Becton Dickinson (Medical devices)
  • Audited and reviewed financial statements (US GAAP & IFRS)
  • Trained a team and offered direction on technical auditing issues
  
  Achievements: 36 engagements - exposed to top management in a multi-business environment
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• Alain Afflelou - Optical Sales Manager

  Paris 1999 - 2001 • Managed all facets of the store’s operation: achieved revenue & margin targets, inventory management
  relationship with suppliers and buying group, merchandising and customer service
  • Managed and grew a team of 5 certified opticians
  • Developed and implemented efficient promotion with measurable ROI
  
  Achievements: Effective store operation and performance – Revenue up by 7% - Margin up by 11%

Formations

• Université Montpellier 1 M2 CCA

  Montpellier 2004 - 2005 CCA (Comptabilite - Controle - Audit)
  
  With Honors

• Ecole Supérieure De Commerce

  Montpellier 2002 - 2005 Business, Finance

• Dublin City University (Dublin)

  Dublin 2002 - 2003 BSc Hons, Business and Management

• Institut Supérieur D'Optique ISO

  Lyon 1999 - 2001 Optics & Optometry

Réseau

• Adèle LEFÈVRE

• Benoit PENICAUT

• Camille BALAS

• Carine FAURE

• Jonathan TOUSSAINT

• Nicolas DERKSEN

• Olivier TAMBUZZO

• Quentin MAGAND

• Xavier ROTH