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I offer over 20 years of experience in financial management within companies of various sizes, and a commitment to providing you with "hands-on" financial expertise (daily financial management, external growth, and fundraising), excellent interpersonal skills, a multi-site SME culture, strong commitment, the ability to unite and develop teams, and rigorous management.
Graduating with a degree in private law and an ESC finance master's degree (2001), I gained my experience in audit firms (KPMG and GRANT THORNTON TS) until December 2005, then in administrative and financial management positions in multi-site companies for 15 years (OPENTRUST, FITTINGBOX, OVALTO INVESTISSEMENT).
Building on these professional experiences, I created my consulting firm in 2018, specializing in supporting companies with operational (outsourced financial management) and transactional issues (external growth, fundraising, corporate finance).
My career has allowed me to work in demanding environments and in various sectors (Aeronautics, Specialized Retail, Marketing, HR, Funeral Services, Temping, Sports and Entertainment, Real Estate, Viticulture, IT Services, Restaurants, etc.), managing key operational missions such as defining and monitoring budgets, treasury management (working capital requirement, factoring), preparing financial reporting (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash), and managing relationships with external partners (banks, statutory auditors, shareholders/investors). I have also participated in about thirty acquisition/structured financing/divestment operations (buy-side and sell-side).
I have built and maintain a valuable professional network that I am happy to share as part of my missions.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)
Experience
- LSP FinancePartnerNovember 2018 - Today (7 years and 9 months)Île-de-France, France-Financial structuring and M&A for various companies: SUNAERO Aeronautics (5 years) Revenue €5M - €35M; GBG Funeral Services (18 months) Revenue €9M - Divestment; DROP INTERIM Temping (3 years) Revenue €0 - €50M; E-TESTING HR Services (18 months) Revenue €3M; QUALIMETRIE Marketing (18 months) Revenue €15M...-Monthly reporting, treasury management, CS animation, budget and business plan realization, LBO, external growth, credit management, factoring, financial structuring assistance, US and Asian subsidiary...-Due diligence execution (Buy-Side) for acquisitions (approx. 20/year) and divestment mandates (Sell-Side) up to closing (ACTINUUM)-Ad hoc missions: Business plan (Cash, P&L, Debt financing), bank financing requests (PGE, Investment...), financial transparency meetings-Financial expert for an incubator
- Paris La Défense ArenaGroup Financial DirectorMarch 2014 - October 2018 (4 years and 7 months)Group Financial Director (Paris)• Holding Company. Management of group activities. Cash management. Supervision of the accounting/payroll team (6 people), implementation of IT systems, account closing and group valuation (multi-activity, 23 companies), budget reporting, project financing.• Real Estate (Terreïs). SIIC of €2.1 billion in real estate assets, market capitalization €1.1 billion, financial communication (SFAF, AGM), European roadshow, acquisition and financing (swaps) for €800 million, relations with banks and the AMF, annual and semi-annual IFRS financial statements, investment and management committee, animation of the audit committee.• Sports/Entertainment (Racing 92/Paris La Défense Arena): Sponsorship recovery monitoring..., operational support, responses to audits, sports reporting, concert ticket sales monitoring...• Finance (Zenlor). Quarterly monitoring of financial asset performance (€480 million).• Wine (Château Pédesclaux/Château Lilian Ladouys/LD Vins). Financing monitoring. Implementation and monitoring of dashboards (Treasury, Business Plans, Vintages).
- FittingBoxFinancial DirectorJanuary 2011 - January 2014 (3 years)Administrative and Financial Director | Paris, Toulouse FITTINGBOX (Internet, Optics) Structuring of the Financial Department, implementation of activity monitoring tools (Booking, Backlog, etc.) | Management of 2 fundraising rounds (€1.0 million) | Implementation of a Shareholder Reporting system (VC) | Strengthening of management control (KPIs) | Internalization of corporate legal affairs | Implementation of a Credit Management system and halving of DSO | Support for business growth (+50% per year) | Optimization and control of general expenses | Strategic partnerships in the US | Innovation financing + CIR (€1.3 million) in partnership with OSEO and REGION.
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Education
- Master of FinanceESSCA2001Master, Finance (audit-expertise)
- University Degree in Law (DEUG)ICES - Catholic Institute of Vendée1997Diplôme d'études universitaires générales (DEUG), Droit