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Description

Strategic CFO, immediately operational. Cash and performance management, financial structuring and balance sheet optimization.

Value creation across the entire investment cycle. Investor reporting reliability

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Issy-les-Moulineaux (up to 50km)

BRAS DROIT DES DIRIGEANTS
Part-time Outsourced Administrative and Financial Director
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Paris, France
Mission
Acted as Transformation CFO for industrial subsidiaries under LBO
Secured cash generation and managed deleveraging trajectory
Structured and ensured reliability of investor reporting, covenant management, and bank relations
Implemented 100-day plans, post-acquisition integration, and operational performance optimization
Electronic Invoicing Mergers & Acquisitions Organization Transformation Cash Flow Forecasting Business Turnaround
LAFARGE FRANCE SA
Finance Director France
CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2020 - December 2024 (4 years and 3 months)
Paris, France
Mission
Oversaw Finance, M&A, Information Systems, and Strategy departments
Actively participated in defining and executing carbon footprint reduction actions.
Contributed to cash generation supporting innovation and growth
Key achievements
Closed and integrated over ten acquisitions (total investment > €700m)
Reduced administrative costs: -10% of general expenses (€15m) and -12% of industrial fixed costs (€30m) since 2020
Improved annual EBIT margin by > 3 points and annual FCF by > €100m since 2019.
HOLCIM GROUPE
Finance Director - Region
CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2016 - September 2020 (4 years)
Paris, France
Supported the General Manager and the Executive Committee of the region in redefining strategy, achieving results, and optimizing cash flow
Optimized investments in the region (€250m of annual Capex)
Key achievements
Balance Sheet: Restructured capital (Nigeria, $380m, Jordan $150m) and debt (Iraq $65m, Egypt $170m, UAE $200m), managed about ten M&A operations in the region
Managed several cost reduction plans -25% of industrial fixed costs (€150m)
Improved FCF: +€600m in 3 years