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With over 18 years of experience in the Financial Departments of large French and international groups (Insurance, Reinsurance, Mutual Insurance, Banking), I position myself as a functional and technical leader capable of managing complex strategic projects under tight deadlines.
My expertise lies at the intersection of group finance, statutory accounting and reporting, and information systems integration.
Having practiced audit and consulting for 10 years, I have been responsible for supervising and managing numerous teams of consultants and internal teams, offering added-value relationships to my clients, while ensuring the delivery of quality deliverables on time.
I would be delighted to discuss your needs with you.
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 20km)
Experience
- ASSUREUR INTERNATIONALImplementation of Axway Financial Accounting Hub (AFAH)BANKING AND INSURANCEMarch 2025 - October 2025 (7 months)San Diego, United StatesRole:Functional Expert in accounting interpretation (AFAH)Context:Implementation project of the Axway Financial Accounting Hub (AFAH) 3.0 solution (SaaS on Azure) to centralize the accounting interpretation of entities and ensure a complete audit trail.Key Contributions:• Drafting of accounting business requirements: workshops for inventorying accounting entries (with various fillings and dimensions)• Linking with the Billing module of the management tool which handles the financial lifecycle aspects of insurance policies• Accounting transformation: definition and configuration of fundamental rules via the Rule Engine/Studio: transformation rules (RT), enrichment rules (RM), and aggregation rules to translate business events (CRE) into accounting entries (ME).• Data Quality (recycling): configuration of the InterPlay module for managing the lifecycle of rejections and functional anomalies, prioritizing the update of repository tables (replicated SAP ECC) over direct modification of CREs.• Audit and traceability: definition of retention and daily partitioning policies for Datastore to store audit trails (CRE and ME) and optimize query performance.• GL Integration: management of integration with target general ledgers and alignment of output file formats.
- ASSUREUR INTERNATIONALIFRS 17/9 & Solvency II ConsolidationJanuary 2023 - February 2025 (2 years and 1 month)Role:Consultant in consolidation and multi-standard reporting (IFRS 17/9, S2)Context:Assistance with IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 consolidation work for international and real estate entities, and production of Solvency II (S2) regulatory reporting.Key Contributions:• IFRS Closing and BFC Tool: production and control of consolidated IFRS accounts (including international filings) on BO Finance/Magnitude.• Complex Adjustments: management of specific IFRS adjustments, such as IFRS 17, IFRS 9, the IAS 19 option (management of actuarial differences in equity) and the application of IFRIC 21.• IFRS 17 Process: critical role in the validation and reconciliation process of IFRS 17 data, notably:○ Validation of the consistency of IFRS 17 data from management reports○ Management of the complex reallocation procedure for real estate and UCITS results○ Mastery of IFRS 17 models (PAA, BBA, VFA).• Solvency II (S2) Reporting: production and validation of Group QRTs• S2 Controls: reconciliation of S2 own funds and comparison with Group management statements to ensure consistency of market values.• Planning (PMT/FORECAST): contribution to the development of projections (PMT) by inputting consolidation adjustments and deferred taxes.
- GROUPE BANCAIRE INTERNATIONALOptimization of Fast Close process for IFRS consolidationMarch 2024 - July 2024 (4 months)**Role**: Expert Consultant / process optimization for closing**Context**: Strategic mission to reduce the time to publish Group accountsKey Contributions:• Diagnosis and planning: formalization of the existing PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) to identify interdependencies and pain points.• Lever identification: identification and prioritization of optimization levers (Quick Win and for 2025) based on a complexity/gain matrix.• Streamlining flows: review and streamlining of key Group closing processes:○ IAS 19 social commitments: proposal to anticipate the calculation process, including data cut-off for HR as of May 31st and automatic production of sensitivities, resulting in an estimated gain of 4 days.○ Tax proof template: harmonization, streamlining, and automation of the collection model concatenation, with an estimated gain of 3 days.○ Manual consolidation entries (EMC): analysis of manual entries and identification of automation/industrialization possibilities for recurring entries, aiming for an estimated gain of 1 day.• Advanced technologies: exploration and identification of use cases for Power BI (estimated gain of 2 to 3 days) and experimentation of generative AI for automating analysis and summary notes.• Intercompany reconciliation (IG): diagnosis of difficult points and proposal for improvement (strengthening pre-reconciliation, harmonizing cut-off dates, and increasing the frequency of ICM/BFC exchanges).
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Education
- Master 218 InsurancePARIS DAUPHINE2007Plan comptable assurance (PCA), Réassurance, Gestion stratégique et financière des compagnies d’assurance, Gestion d’actifs, Gestion des risques bancaires, Économie de la finance, de la banque et de l’assurance, Théorie du risque, Statistiques et actuariat.
- Master of Management Sciences (MSG)PARIS DAUPHINE2006spécialité Finance – mention AB Majeures: Finance d'entreprise Finance de marché Consolidation financière Contrôle de gestion Comptabilité approfondie Mineures: Marketing Ressources Humaines
Certifications
- OneStream Essentials: Building DashboardsOneStream2025
- OneStream Essentials: Building Basic ReportsOneStream2025