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Celia B.CB

Celia B.

Finance Manager | Financial Controller

€600/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Celia


Freelance consultant in Finance and Management Control, I help companies structure, validate and automate their financial processes.
My goal: to make the finance function clearer, faster and more useful for decision-making.

My areas of intervention:

Monthly closing & reporting: production and validation of financial reports, monitoring of performance indicators (KPIs), profitability analyses.

Process optimization: simplification of closings, improvement of the reporting cycle, automation in Excel / Power BI.

Finance transformation projects: review and standardization of accounting processes, participation in ERP implementation projects (SAP, NetSuite, Sage).

Financial steering support: support for accounting and finance teams, creation of tailor-made analysis and monitoring tools.

🔹 Tools and technologies:
Advanced Excel (VBA, Power Query), Power BI, SAP FI/CO, Cognos, Oracle, Sage, Google Sheets, macros and automation.

🔹 My approach:
Pragmatic, results-oriented and always focused on clarity.
I intervene to save time for finance teams, strengthen internal controls and lay solid foundations for growth.

📍 Based in Paris, I work remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe.
📆 Available immediately for assignments in reporting, finance transformation, management control or process optimization.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Trainline,
    SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
    TRAVEL AND TOURISM
    May 2023 - July 2025 (2 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    • Managed end-to-end reconciliation and settlement of ticket sales with business partners, ensuring accurate commission handling and timely payments.

    • Aligned financial data with operational results across multiple regions and supported monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

    • Main point of contact for partners, resolving contractual and financial discrepancies in coordination with accounting teams.

    • Supported month-end close and audit readiness with detailed revenue analysis and improved process efficiency and internal controls.
    month-end closing Process Optimization Audit & Compliance Cash flow management Financial Analysis
  • Ellipse projects,
    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
    September 2022 - March 2023 (6 months)
    London, UK
    • Manage all accounting operations with an external accountant firm, including billing, accounts receivable/payable, cost accounting, and revenue recognition
    • Prepare budget and financial forecasts and variance reports, controlling UK costs in compliance with budget.
    • Prepare monthly financial reports on profit/loss, cash flow forecasts, financial statements.
    • Support monthly/quarterly/annual accounts closing processes, treasury management and company and group auditing processes.
  • ARC Europe,
    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
    March 2021 - March 2022 (1 year)
    Brussels, Belgium
    Supported all planning and reporting related activities for ARC Europe Holding, automated financial processes
    • Supported the yearly strategic plan and budget and the quarterly forecasts
    • Supported customer and product profitability planning, analysis and reporting
    • Supported Sales and Marketing departments in Customer Pricing and Profitability analysis
    • Supervised the purchasing process and its compliance with the budget targets

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Education

  • Master of Science in
    Paris Business School
    2015
    Master of Science in
  • Bachelor of Science
    University Paris XII
    2013
    Bachelor of Science

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