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Interim CFO | FP&A | Cash Management | SAP Is your CFO on leave? Are you going through a financial restructuring phase and no one is managing the numbers?

I intervene in interim missions to secure and structure your finance function, quickly and effectively.

Interim CFO with 15+ years of experience in financial management for large accounts, I take charge of your closing, budgets, treasury, and ERP deployments.

From COMEX reporting to the 5-year plan, I cover the entire financial management chain.

Recent projects:

- SUEZ - COMEX management, analytical P&L redesign, 5-year plans, budgets, and forecasts

- Africa Global Logistics (95 billion EUR) - Group working capital requirement plan (multicurrency), standardized reporting, COMEX support

- Carrefour Proximité (5 billion EUR) - National management control

- Yves Saint Laurent - International SAP/AFO budget integration

- Equidia - Finance Project Manager, budget and planning management

My approach:

- Management: Reliable closing, COMEX reporting, KPIs, dashboards

- Forecasting: Budgets, forecasts, business plans, 5-year plans

- Treasury: Cash management, working capital requirement optimization, multicurrency management

- ERP: SAP S/4HANA, BOARD, Sage FRP 1000, deployment and redesign

- Management: Structuring and empowering financial teams

Services:

Why work with me?

- Reliable closing and COMEX reporting within 30 days

- Operational within the first few weeks

- Large account references: SUEZ, AGL, Carrefour, YSL

- Structured and empowered financial teams

15+ years of experience. SUEZ, AGL (95 billion EUR), Carrefour, YSL.

Contact me to discuss your needs. Quick response (within 1 hour).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Toulouse (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)

SUEZ
Financial Controller
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
June 2025 - January 2026 (7 months)
Paris, France
Full financial cycle management for an energy sector group.

Key responsibilities:
o Guarantee of reliable monthly closings and performance presentation to COMEX
o 5-year plans, budgets, business plans, and forecasts
o Implementation of internal control, redesign of analytical P&L and KPIs

Results:
o Reduction in closing times through the implementation of intermediate reviews with each site manager
o Improvement in the quality of financial data, limiting end-of-month adjustments
o Better ownership of financial issues by operational staff, through shared and understandable indicators
o Increased reliability of performance management, facilitating managerial arbitration
CFO Management Control KPIs P&L Forecast
Africa Global Logistics
Deputy CFO | Group Cash Management
TRANSPORTATION
April 2025 - June 2025 (2 months)
Puteaux, France
Management of the group's working capital requirement plan for all subsidiaries in a multicurrency environment (95 billion EUR turnover).

Key responsibilities:
o Group working capital requirement plan and KPI animation with country CFOs
o Standardized financial reporting for all subsidiaries
o Preparation of consolidated financial statements and activity report for COMEX
o Contribution to group financial governance

Results:
o 15% improvement in group-wide working capital requirement through harmonization of customer/supplier management practices
o Accelerated financial information flow, enabling better COMEX responsiveness
o Alignment of subsidiaries on common standards, enhancing the visibility of group performance
o Increased maturity of local finance teams on cash and management control issues
CFO Cash Management Working Capital Requirement Reporting Multicurrency Management
Equidia
Finance Project Manager | ERP Deployment
FILM AND AV
June 2024 - July 2024 (2 months)
Colombes, France
Management of the financial ERP deployment project: requirements gathering, specifications, coordination of business and technical teams.

Key responsibilities:
o Requirements gathering and specification writing
o Budget, schedule, and resource management for the project
o Coordination of functional specifications
o Verification of accounting and analytical data compliance

Results:
o ERP deployment delivered on time and within budget, without operational interruption
o Reliable financial data and reduced adjustments
o Structuring of an analytical system enabling operational management by activity
o Accelerated closings and automated accounting flows
o Standardization of processes and improved Finance/IT collaboration
ERP Deployment Sage 1000 Project Management Budget Change Management

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Master of Finance
ESG Finance
2012
Master 2 (M2), Finance et services de gestion financière
Bachelor's degree, ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT
Université de Bretagne-Sud
2010
Licence, MANAGEMENT DES ORGANISATIONS

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