Olivier Ferrer

Current

• Chairman of the Board and Partner at Centralis
• Manager and Sole Partner at Optio Expert-Comptable et Fiscal s.à r.l.

Past

• Expert-comptable at CRT REVISION
• Accounting Manager at FIDUCIAIRE PATRICK SGANZERLA
• Senior Advisor at BILLON ET ASSOCIES (today Alter Domus)

• Head accountant at CARLO GIORGETTI S.à r.l.
• Accountant at FIDUCIAIRE PATRICK SGANZERLA
• Accountant at TURBOLUX
• accountant at M. FERRER A. Chartered accountant

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Education

• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

Connections

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Industry

Accounting

Olivier Ferrer’s Summary

Chartered Account member of the body of the chartered account of Luxembourg. Managing partner of a company Centralis set up in 2006. This new company has already reached the level of 7 employees and is planning to reach 10 employees by the end of 2007 and minimum 15 employees in 2008. Centralis supplies in economic advise and accounting and administrative services.
The challenges was to start form nothing to step up a company which supplies services to international compagnies.

Olivier Ferrer’s Specialties:

Chartered Accountant in Luxembourg, Tax adviser, Economic adviser, Agent domiciliary, Managing companies.

Olivier Ferrer’s Experience

• Chairman of the Board and Partner

  Centralis

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Since 9/2008, Chairman of the Board
  From 01/2006 to 9/2007, Managing partner
  I established CENTRALIS in January 2006 as Economic Advisor. In June 2006, a well-known Luxembourg law firm subscribed for new shares in the company and became the majority shareholder. In September 2008, the company was transformed to an S.A. and expanded its activities to include domiciliation agent and management of companies. Centralis S.A. is regulated by the CSSF.
  Today the Centralis team is composed of 20 collaborators.
  Centralis S.A. provides:
  • Domiciliation of companies, management (mandate of director/manager), incorporation of companies;
  • Legal follow up of companies (AGM, EGM, publications, …);
  • Organisation, administrative and secretarial services;
  • Accountancy services (LuxGaap, USGaap and IFRS), consolidation;
  • Tax services;
  • Payroll services;
  • Services for an office leasing.

• Manager and Sole Partner

  Optio Expert-Comptable et Fiscal s.à r.l.

  (Accounting industry)

  October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)

  OPTIO EXPERT-COMPTABLE ET FISCAL S.à r.l. a chartered accountancy practice in The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and tax advisor.
  My activities with this company consist essentially in:
  • Consultancy in management, administrative, accounting and tax organisation;
  • Mandate of statutory auditor and contractual audit;
  • Mandate of director/manager of financial companies dealing in finance and real estate investment; these companies are generally involved in international groups.

• Expert-comptable

  CRT REVISION

  (Accounting industry)

  February 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 2 months)

  • Responsible for the accounting and tax team of a client - Trust International Luxembourg (outsourcing);
  • Drawing up monthly reports (US Gaap and IFRS) for international groups;
  • Auditing (statutory audit and contractual audit);
  • For various clients: accounting and tax missions, and consultancy in organisation.

• Accounting Manager

  FIDUCIAIRE PATRICK SGANZERLA

  (Accounting industry)

  September 2002 — January 2003 (5 months)

  In charge of a portfolio of clients (Holding companies, business firms) and of the accounting team

• Senior Advisor

  BILLON ET ASSOCIES (today Alter Domus)

  (Accounting industry)

  July 2002 — January 2003 (7 months)

  Responsible for a portfolio of SOPARFI, holding companies and business firms
  • Follow up files (invoicing) and contact with clients;
  • Supervision of advisors and assistants regarding bookkeeping, drawing up of statutory annual accounts and consolidated balance sheet, tax returns (corporate income tax, municipal business tax, wealth tax, VAT) and interim reports of subsidiaries for parent companies;
  • Auditing (statutory audit and contractual audit);
  • Consultant in organisation of accounting and administrative infrastructure of clients;
  • Legal follow up of domiciled companies.

• Head accountant

  CARLO GIORGETTI S.à r.l.

  (Construction industry)

  October 1999 — June 2000 (9 months)

  Responsible for supervision of a team, responsible for several companies. I set up the accounting department and the management control.
  • Setting up the information system in accounting, organisation of filing and follow up of documents;
  • Preparation of statutory annual accounts and tax returns (corporate income tax, municipal business tax, wealth tax, VAT);
  • Setting up the management control with monthly closing, cost analysis by building sites, reconciliation with book-keeping and cost accounting, budget and cash management;
  • Follow up customers’ accounts and recovery.

• Accountant

  FIDUCIAIRE PATRICK SGANZERLA

  (Accounting industry)

  June 1998 — April 1999 (11 months)

  Responsible for a portfolio of holding companies and business firms
  • Bookkeeping, drawing up of balance sheets and tax returns (corporate income tax, municipal business tax, wealth tax, VAT);
  • Payroll and employment contracts;
  • Administrative and legal follow up of domiciled companies.

• Accountant

  TURBOLUX

  (Accounting industry)

  November 1997 — May 1998 (7 months)

  Replacement of the accountant during her maternity leave:
  • Drawing up monthly reports, budgets and cash management;
  • Bookkeeping, drawing up of balance sheets, suppliers payments and debt recovery;
  • Responsible for tax returns, VAT returns and contributions returns;
  • Administrative follow up, interviewers for accountancy vacancies.

• accountant

  M. FERRER A. Chartered accountant

  (Accounting industry)

  July 1994 — 1997 (3 years )

  Responsible for a portfolio of business undertakings and follow up with clients
  • Bookkeeping, drawing up of balance sheets and financial analysis;
  • Tax declarations, contributions and administrative;
  • Payroll and employment contracts;
  • Legal follow up of client correspondence and various administrative functions.

Olivier Ferrer’s Education

• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

  Diplôme supérieur de Comptabilité BAC+4 , Accounting , 2000 — 2001

• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

  Audit et révision comptable 2000 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Gained credit in “Compabilité financière: Audit et revision comptable” of CNAM

Additional Information

Olivier Ferrer’s Interests:

LANGUAGES AND COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE French mother language; English working language In depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Mac OS, excellent knowledge of several accountancy software packages

Olivier Ferrer’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
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• business deals
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