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Part-time Administrative and Financial Director, I have extensive experience in supporting SMEs and VSEs in various sectors and environments: new technologies, consulting, artistic production.
My operational and financial expertise allows me to effectively support leaders in their pursuit of performance.
Holder of the Chartered Accountant diploma, I master accounting techniques, management accounting, as well as IFRS and US GAAP standards. I complement these technical skills with demonstrated expertise in financial reporting and modeling.
Passionate about talent development, I strive to develop teams by placing people at the center of collective success.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Japanese
Basic
Portuguese
Basic
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- AptivioVP of Business Operations and PerformanceSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGNovember 2022 - August 2024 (1 year and 9 months)New York, NY, USAFinancial and Performance DirectorHigh-growth startup (raised $8M)Financial Reporting:
- Budgets / Forecasts
- Business Plan
- Financial Modeling
- Monthly Reporting
- Dashboards
Financial Strategy:- Aligning financial strategy with company objectives
- Financing & debt management
Management Control and Treasury Management:- Improving capital efficiency: analysis and optimization of allocations
- Cash flow monitoring
- Working capital optimization (implementation of a financing solution)
Performance Management:- Implementation of OKRs to set achievable goals and foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Review of key KPIs to identify improvement opportunities
- Close collaboration with marketing, sales, and customer support teams to ensure alignment with company objectives
- Rationalization of existing processes: Lean Management
- Growth management
- Listen TooAdministrative and Financial Director - Chief Financial OfficerCONSULTING AND AUDITSNovember 2019 - November 2022 (3 years)Paris, FranceCFO in a Digital Services CompanyManagement Committee MemberManagement Control and Performance Management:
- Implementation of financial dashboards and reports
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and operational performance analysis
- ERP improvement
- Monitoring tools to analyze profitability, use of Power BI to determine profitability per operational staff
Financial Statements / Forecasts:- Balance sheets and accounting statements
- Budget
- Forecast
- Variance analysis
Treasury:- Short-term financing
- Treasury optimization (customer and supplier relations)
- Normalization of relations with banks
- Cash flow forecast
External Growth:- Analysis of external growth opportunities
Team Management, Structuring and Process Optimization:- Lean methodology (Kanban, waste identification, Kaizen approach, digital 5S and voice of the customer)
- Sales Administration: staff training, improvement of customer payment terms by over 50 days, recovery of invoices over 4 years old
- HR: Work on compliance, employee experience, and process improvement
- Accounting: compliance with accounting principles and reduction of delays
IT Department Management:- Optimization of ERP usage (BoondManager)
- Reduction of IT security risks
- Work on compliance
Management of financial relations with third parties: banks, chartered accountant, statutory auditor - VICTOR & CHARLESAdministrative and Financial Director / Chief Financial Officer - Chief Performance Officer (CPO)SOFTWARE PUBLISHINGFebruary 2018 - October 2019 (1 year and 8 months)Paris, FranceChief Performance Officer in an early stage Startup• Equity financing (Seed Round and Series A fundraising, grants), business plan, investor presentations, and due diligence• Budget monitoring and reporting, operational performance indicators• Management of legal aspects: GDPR compliance and contractual negotiations• Member of the founding team and cross-functional role in performance management• Company structuring through Lean methodology contributions: Management and reorganization of the sales team (4 members), quadrupling the number of client meetings. Redesign of production processes (36% reduction in processing time and improvement in project monitoring)
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Education
- MSTCFConservatoire des Arts et Metiers2006Maitrise des Sciences et Techniques Comptables et Financière - Major de Promotion
- Chartered Accountant DiplomaOrdre des Experts-Comptables2014Le diplôme d’expert-comptable (DEC) est le plus haut niveau de qualification en comptabilité et finance en France. Il permet l'accès à la profession réglementée d’expert-comptable ou de commissaire aux comptes. C'est un diplôme sélectif avec un faible taux de réussite pour les candidats.