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SAP France
- Revenue recognition
Paris
2007 - maintenant
Since January 2009
Scope: Revenue recognition - Sales & Maintenance
Business partnering:
• solved local revenue recognition issues (based on SAP's revenue recognition guidelines, KPMG literature, TPAs, etc.).
• active participant during business cycle (pro-active commercial input into the contract negotiation process through liaison with Contracts teams, Account Executives, Sales Management, Consulting Management and Legal & Commercial Managers without compromising on compliance
• particpating in revenue forecasting process
• ensuring deferrals, sales allowances and deferral reversals are accurately reflected in forecast
• approve internal global approval forms according to local defined criteria
• reviewing non-standard software contracts prior and after signature
• audit support
• knowledge transfer (train Sales colleagues who are impacted by revenue recognition rules)
From May 2007 to December 2008
Scope: Senior Financial Controller - Sales & Maintenance lines of business (75% of total revenues for SAP France)
Leading, driving core Financial processes around closing, budget and forecasting:
• Reporting of actuals and forecasts.
• Budgetary Process.
• Add-hoc assignments.
• Management of 2 people.
Involved in the operational integration of Business Objects.
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DEVANLAY LACOSTE
- Senior Financial Controller
Paris
2006 - 2007
Direct report of the Head of Controlling for the retail activity.
Approx. 15 subsidiaries in the scope (Europe, US, Latam).
• Reporting of actuals and forecasts.
• Budgetary Process.
• Add-hoc assignments.
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PEOPLESOFT
- Senior Financial Analyst
Colombes
2002 - 2005
• Reporting of actuals and forecasts:
- Reported to FP&A in Headquarters (California): revenue and costs reporting and controlling, variance analysis, review and analysis of backlog and pipeline,
- Delivered reporting to the Executive Management Team: consolidation of countries’ forecasts, funnel,
- Prepared operational business reviews at quarter-end.
• Budgetary Process:
- Designed and implemented an Excel tool for the preparation of the budget,
- Animated and coordinated the budgetary process (approx. 15 subsidiaries).
• Add-hoc assignments:
- Designed a benchmarking tool in order to review profitability and performance of the subsidiaries (20 key indicators displayed in a scorecard),
- Prepared comparative analysis between the different subsidiaries (costs, performance, predictability).
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CAP GEMINI ERNST & YOUNG
- Business Controller
2001 - 2002
• Completed financial monthly closings, performed variance analysis with budget/ forecasts,
• Delivered the Budget Financial Package,
• Analysed and followed-up key business indicators (average billing rate, chargeable rate, delay of outstanding receivables, turnover, contribution, sales funnel),
• Conducted financial analysis of IT projects (revenue and profitability monitoring, provision calculation of loss-making projects),
• Team management (controllers, assistants – about 10 people).
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ALCOVE
- Chief Financial Officer
2000 - 2001
• Jointly with the CEO, conducted the second-tour fund raising: selected an intermediary, elaborated the business plan, prepared the data-room,
• In charge of administrative and legal aspects of the opening of two subsidiaries in Madrid and London (legal, social and bank registration formalities),
• Runned the day-to-day tasks of the Finance function (accounting, payroll, procedures, management of 2 people, i.e. assistant and accountant)
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ARTHUR ANDERSEN
- Audit and then Management Consultancy
St. Charles
1996 - 2000
• Lead Financial Audit assignments in real estate and building and civil engineering (Lyonnaise des Eaux), media (Publicis), banking (HSBC-CCF, Bank of Argentina) and in various industries (Manpower, Sandvik, CNIM),
• Studied and reengineered the key processes of the financial function (account payable and account receivables, payroll) for Michelin and Arcelor,
• Designed and implemented reporting and budgetary tools for IT projects of Carrefour,
• Participated in the implementation of Oracle Applications (Direction des Chantiers Navales).
