Safaa El Idrissi

Financial management of 88 companies

• - Piloting all accounting and tax operations of the group (88 entities), managing a team of 6 accountants

• - Management of accounting and legal aspects of a €180 million fundraising (documentation, investor reporting, compliance)

• - Financial and legal monitoring of the strategic partnership project with Uber

• - Recovery of €15 million in VAT credits over 3 years through a rigorous tax strategy

• - Reduction of several hundred thousand euros in external costs: legal fees, consultants, and partners

• - Leading finance transformation and digitalization projects: Yooz, Sage 1000, reorganization of management fees, outsourcing of payroll, business transfers of companies

• - Implementation and continuous improvement of accounting procedures and tax tools

• - Coordination with Statutory Auditors, Legal Counsel, and external partners

• * €180 million fundraising - end-to-end accounting management

• * €13 million in VAT credits recovered - Cost reduction > €500 K

• - Direction of the accounting and tax department of a major player in Energy distribution

• - Supervision of complex tax returns (VAT, Corporate Tax, CET, CVAE) and management of relations with the tax authorities

• - Management of monthly and annual closings and production of financial statements

• - Team management, implementation of procedures, and improvement of financial data reliability

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Management of the accounting and tax team (7 people)

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Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of accounting and tax data

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Determination of the tax result and corporate income tax for the company and the Group

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Determination of group profit sharing and incentive schemes

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Preparation of tax returns and ensuring payments by tax deadlines (Corporate Tax, VAT, DEB, TVTS, CET…)

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Production of Annual Financial Statements, Appendices, and Management Report

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Ensuring monthly and annual closings

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Preparation of monthly and annual reporting

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Consolidation of accounting and financial data

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Drafting of accounting and tax procedures

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Tax and accounting watch: responding to various requests and supporting internal departments and TOP Management

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Recruitment of employees

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Interviews and performance reviews of employees

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Management of external relations (Statutory Auditors, tax lawyers, consulting firms…)

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Management of the annual budget and strategic plan in conjunction with operational budget managers

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Contributing to the continuous improvement of the department's practices and tools

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Participation in the migration to a new ERP (SAP): identifying improvements, functionalities, and anomalies

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Reorganization of the department

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Participation in various internal group projects