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Based in Paris – Remote / Hybrid France & Switzerland
With +15 years of experience in management control, budget management, and financial transformation for large corporations (banking, CAC40), I bring a reliable 360° vision of Finance, IT, and performance management.
Proven ability to lead projects independently or manage mixed teams (internal + external consultants) in complex and regulated environments.
Key expertise:
- Strategic framing and deployment of unified EPM solutions (Tagetik AIH/CPM)
- Optimization of closing, budgeting, and forecasting (driver-based models, rolling forecasts, redesign processes)
- Support for Financial Directors on complex issues (project outsourcing, Finance IT transformation)
Notable achievements:
- Multi-deployments of Tagetik AIH/CPM in banking (advanced modeling, agile forecasting)
- Structuring projects at Dexia, Orange Bank, BNPP: budget process redesign, FP&A outsourcing, driver-based & Rolling Forecast implementation
Proficient in all cycles: agile framing, SFG, POC, functional testing, user training, project governance.
Open to senior freelance assignments in partnership with consulting firms (Big 4, premium IT services companies, e.g., EY, PwC) to integrate systems and participate in Finance IT transformations
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Groupe Caisse des DépôtsSenior Finance Manager, EPM Expert (CCH Tagetik)BANKING AND INSURANCEOctober 2024 - March 2026 (1 year and 5 months)Paris, FranceStrategic EPM Program (Project "BEE"): consolidation of 4 CPM workspaces into a single CCH Tagetik AIH workspace (approx. 150 users). Framing & target design: requirements gathering, SFD, data model design, end-to-end workflows, and dashboards (Finance / IT / HR).• • Delivery Management: supervision of 4 developers, management of functional testing (level 1), and milestone security.• • Integrations: AIH ↔ Pigment interface for payroll tracking.
- DexiaSenior Finance Manager, Modeling & EPMBANKING AND INSURANCEJuly 2020 - March 2024 (3 years and 8 months)Paris, France• • Finance Datawarehouse: design of a Tagetik/Alteryx tool for actuals and long-term multi-scenario projections.• • Tagetik AIH: management of 3 automation projects (consultant cost reporting, interest margins, commercial assets).• • Essbase → Tagetik Migration: deployment for P&L and Balance Sheet production (roadmap, UAT, change management).• • Outsourcing: ROI analyses and challenging outsourcing offers on the Finance & Risk value chain.• • Support Model: definition of post-project RUN (TMA) and establishment of governance.
- Orange BankSenior Management ControllerBANKING AND INSURANCEJuly 2018 - December 2019 (1 year and 5 months)Paris, France• • Project manager for the deployment of the Tidemark modeling and consolidation tool.• • Harmonization of banking and telecom referentials in collaboration with the Orange Group.• • P&L consolidation and analysis vs. 10-year Business Plan for the Executive Committee.
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Education
- Master in Finance (ESC program)Grenoble School of Management2009Master en Finance (programme ESC)
- Academic exchange in International BusinessShanghai University of International Business and Economics2007échange académique en Commerce International