Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior PMO / IT Finance Advisor with 15 years of exclusive experience in major CAC 40 companies: BNP Paribas, Total, Thales, Naval Group, LVMH, EDF, Renault.

Currently at BNP Paribas (COO Office), I manage a global IT budget of €300 million with a small team, in an international context (Europe, Asia, Americas). This mission combines two complementary roles:

PMO — annual budget coordination (forecast), governance, Power BI dashboards for the COMEX

Management Control — tracking of actuals vs. forecast, monthly closings, financial data reliability

My key achievements:

→ Management of 3 outsourcing contracts up to €24 million at Total (SLA, KPIs, penalties)

→ Management of a portfolio of 40 products at Thales (forecast, Value Cards)

→ Deployment of 1,500 servers in 2 months at GALEC (patch management)

→ €2 million savings generated on an RFID project at ETAM (+1,200 stores)

Key skills:

Budget Management & Management Control · Power BI · Advanced Excel · Clarity · Contract Management · Change Management · Agile / V-Cycle

Bilingual French/English, comfortable in international and multicultural environments, from the field to the COMEX.

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

BNP PARIBAS Securities Services
SENIOR BUDGET PMO
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2023 - Today (3 years and 3 months)
Montreuil, France
Objectives:
- Coordination of the annual budget exercise (MY) and global forecasts.
- Establishment and improvement of the budgetary framework (controls, data quality, tools).
- Multi-level budget tracking and reporting (projects, entities, regions, pillars).
- Alignment between budget, consumption, forecasts, and headcount.
- Support for project teams and transversal functions in financial analysis.
Managed Budget: Global IT Portfolio – Budget in tens of millions of euros – Multi-entity & regions.

Internal Stakeholders: COMEX Member, CIO, PMs, Central and Local PMOs, Project Managers, Finance Team, HR

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Coordination of the annual budget (Resources, Direct/Indirect Costs, man-days) globally.
◼ Development of budget guidelines and clarification of roles & responsibilities.
◼ Financial tracking by stream, pillar, region, entity, cost center.
◼ Management of forecast exercises (Full Year Forecast).
◼ Analysis of variances: budget vs. consumed vs. actual.
◼ Preparation of financial reports for top management.
◼ Headcount tracking and alignment with budget forecasts.
◼ Implementation of budgetary controls and data reliability.
◼ Design of dashboards and KPIs using Power BI.
◼ Facilitation of budget governance: committees, support, summaries.
◼ Operational support to teams for financial tools and questions.
◼ Tracking of budget transfers and IT reconciliations.
Project Coordination Meeting Facilitation Project Management Budget Management Definition and Tracking of Indicators (KPI)
Naval
PMO
DEFENSE AND MILITARY
October 2022 - April 2023 (6 months)
Brest, France
Quick Wins Project: Management of a portfolio of 11 mini-projects
Objectives:
- Project management and tracking
- Prepare and facilitate operational committees (COPROJ, COPIL)
- Support the Project Owner(s) in delivering the project
- Manage the overall project budget
- Support for change management
Internal Stakeholders: Managers, Project Managers, Communication Team, Purchasing Team.
External Stakeholders: N/A
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
◼ Support for the planning of various Quick Wins
◼ Preparation of presentation materials and co-facilitation of various committee instances
◼ Drafting of minutes
◼ Daily tracking of Quick Wins progress
◼ Implementation and tracking of an action plan
◼ Budget Tracking
Project Tracking Team Coordination Cross-functional Coordination Definition and Tracking of Indicators (KPI)
Thales
PMO
November 2021 - October 2022 (11 months)
Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Product Portfolio: Management of a portfolio of 40 Thales products with Product Owners, Tribe Leaders.

Objectives:
- Monthly management and tracking of assigned products
- Prepare and facilitate operational committees (VTOC)
- Support Product Owners in delivering the product
- Support the transition of a product from the product phase to the run phase
- Manage the budget for various entities

Internal Stakeholders: CIO, Product Owners, Tribe Leaders, Business Leaders

AREA OF EXPERTISE:
◼ Management of a portfolio of 40 products
◼ Initialize the Value Card for products
◼ Update product Value Cards
◼ Budget tracking and management
◼ Annual forecast
◼ Quarterly forecast review
◼ Monthly budget tracking
◼ Implementation of an action tracking plan
◼ Facilitation of committees
◼ Preparation of presentation materials and facilitation of committee instances
◼ Operational Committee (VTOC)
◼ Project Committee (VTEC)
◼ Value Card preparation workshop
◼ Drafting of committee minutes for internal communication.
◼ Tracking of the action plan and minutes
Budget Tracking Cross-functional Coordination Meeting Facilitation COMEX