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Description

Certified Public Accountant graduated in France.

Independent professional with more than 15 years of experience.

Senior Finance Manager Financial Control Transition CFO Director

Financial Transition Manager

Proactive, Rigorous, Analytical and Synthesis skills;

I work in banking compliance, Taxation, accounting expertise, management control, corporate finance, IFRS, USGAAP, consolidation

I look forward to working with you

I like interpersonal contact, and I want to learn new skills.

I am fast and enthusiastic, I am creative

I like challenges and exceeding my objectives

I like working in a team and doing everything to make it run better every day.

I also carry out Deal Advisory & Corporate Finance activities and Financial Advisory assignments. My specialties are financial diagnostics, financial analysis, financial modeling & structuring and business valuation. I have notably advised various clients in various sectors: Infrastructure Projects, Industries, Oil & Gas, Real Estate/Real Estate/Hospitality, Energy, Agri-food, Health, Agriculture, Insurance, Banks.

My experience includes:

 Market study

 Economic and financial feasibility study

 Financial Due Diligence

 Financial modeling & structuring with assistance in finding financing (equity/debt)

 Financial Diagnosis and Analysis

 Evaluation of the company portfolio

 Restructuring and Business Recovery Plan

 Concession Audit

 Strategic & operational audit

 Asset Evaluation / Valuation

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Paris (up to 100km)

Mitek Systems
Senior Manager Corporate Finance/Outsourced CFO/Transition Manager/Financial Director
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
April 2022 - January 2024 (1 year and 10 months)
Paris, France
Accounting and Corporate :
- Cash management
- Perform in-depth analyses
- Ensure the accuracy of financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement) throughout the reporting cycles, applying conceptual frameworks such as the French accounting standard (PCG), IFRS and US GAAP.
- Oversee tax returns in France
- Collaborate with banking institutions and auditors during interim and year-end audits.
- Supervise and develop a team of 6 talented employees (2 in Paris, 2 in New York and 2 in the Netherlands).
- Challenge and optimize business processes, including purchasing, payments and invoicing..

FP&A :
- Preparation and presentation to management of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
- Collaborate closely with management teams in France, the Netherlands and New York to provide timely key performance indicators (KPIs) valuable for monitoring activities
- Budget monitoring for entities in France and New York.
- Support the CFO in preparing board meetings
ENGIE SA
SENIOR CONSULTANT Finance Manager/Management Control/Financial Control
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
July 2019 - March 2022 (2 years and 8 months)
Paris, France
• Monitoring and analysis of margins on projects in the construction, energy sector
• Calculation of price revisions
• Monitoring of external service providers and subcontractors (general purchasing conditions, sales, contracts, etc.)
• Information system
• Monitoring of capex and R&D projects
• Implementation of procedures to shorten reporting times, facilitate controls and streamline information
• Planning of monthly reporting for all services
• Analysis and justification of variances with the budget
• Monitoring of cash flow: actual versus budget
• Monitoring of interco operations and netting
- Analyze activity, Provide and guarantee reporting, manage closures, prepare summary reports, implement, monitor and provide decision-making indicators,
- Preparation and analysis of the various elements of group reporting (Orders, Sales, Result, Overdues, Cash-Flow, Working Capital, Budgets, social indicators).
- Implementation and monitoring of cross-functional projects with a strong impact (ERP evolution, Tools, etc.).
- Business Partner, guarantor of the reliability of financial analyses and data to the
- Management of monthly closures, analysis of variances and preparation of the monthly closure report.
- Monitoring of the operational and financial performance of the activity (annual, monthly, weekly and ad hoc indicators).
MSD France
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager / CFO / Financial Director
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
October 2015 - June 2019 (3 years and 9 months)
Paris, France
Lead a team of 6 people: 2 in France, 2 in the Netherlands and 2 in New York.
- Budget Manager of the Communication and Public Affairs department (~€3m)
- Support to FP&A lead for Forecasts, Budgets, Closures and Financial Reporting
- Participation in the launch of a new reporting tool (LPT)
- Analysis and optimization of the sales forecast analysis process (Forecast Accuracy)
- Assistance for ad hoc requests: T&E Reports; Re-invoicing; P&L Too update
- Set up internally, from scratch, the entire accounting system that was previously outsourced.
- Operational project manager on the implementation of the ERP Net Suite and ensure team training.
- Review of sales contracts, guarantee correct accounting according to French accounting standards (PCG) and US GAAP: rule 606 (Identify the contract and obligations, determine the price of the transaction, allocate the price, recognize the revenue).
- AR Contra, AP contra, Maintenance carveout and carve in, Contracts assets and Unbilled revenue
- Manage and supervise daily accounting activities: general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets.
- Manage the relationship with statutory auditors (France), external service providers for payroll outsourcing and accounting software improvement.
- Design of the new reporting package (P&L, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flow, SOCI)
- Implementation of accounting procedures (from sourcing to payment, from order to collection, from registration to report).
- Ensure compliance with French tax requirements (CVAE, CFE, VAT returns, annual tax return).
- Sox compliance and security controls.