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Paris Area, France
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Paris Area, France
(Security and Investigations industry)
July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)
- In charge of the accounting for 8 entities to produce the monthly reporting the 3rd working day. (local & US GAAP)
- Contribution in the Implementation of Sarbanes Oxley Process due to the change of the company’s nationality (from UK to US).
- Management of 55 people with objective to set up a new ERP (J.D. Edwards) by 2005 and the ourtsourcing of the back office with Accenture at Mauritius thereby decreasing the internal accounting department from 55 to 8 people.
(Computer Software industry)
October 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Associate in a new company created in February 2000.
- Team management
- Responsible for administrative, financial, business development and commercial.
- Responsible for capital funding and partners to develop a new product in Internet security.
- Patent registration at International level.
(Internet industry)
March 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 7 months)
- Creator and responsible for the setting up of Financial Personal Legal and General services departments for a start up (net company) in charge of managing the growth from 10 to 185 people and the opening of five European countries.
- Responsible for the Business Plan and budget process
- Recruitment of the team (involve in more than 100 recruitments)
- Management of the growth from 0 to 150 K€ revenues per day in 4 months.
- Creation of the Web Call Center (60 positions)
- Management of venture capital investment (300K€, 3,5M€ & 18M€)
- Preparation of the IPO.
(Accounting industry)
February 1997 — February 1999 (2 years 1 month)
- Responsible for the customer LOE Company, revenues of 60 M€, 700 people, Grand Optical Photo Service Group subsidiary.
- Responsible for the set up of the outsourcing department
- Management of the accounting team (25 people)
- Establishment of monthly financial situation (french and UK GAAP).
- Responsible of the daily accounting and cash integration of 83 stores.
- Contribution to the GrandVision Group consolidation (SAFRAN software)
- Set up of anglo-saxon reporting and control in french subsidiaries bought by German industrial Group.
- Responsible for the audit of customers and the set up of policies.
(Real Estate industry)
November 1994 — April 1996 (1 year 6 months)
- Project Manager in the choice and the implementation of a new data processing system (ERP, Movex).
- Responsible for the monthly reporting.
- Setting up of policies and implementation and follow up in the French subsidiaries.
(Insurance industry)
September 1989 — October 1994 (5 years 2 months)
- Management of the General Ledger department.
- Responsible for the financial process (budget, forecast, reporting, Business Plan…) in UK & US GAAP.
- Establishment of French reporting and obligations (“integration fiscale” French fiscal consolidation).
- Negociator with auditors, legal and fiscal companies, bank…
- Management of the accounting of African subsidiaries.
(Public Company; DIS; Entertainment industry)
May 1987 — August 1989 (2 years 4 months)
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY – EUROPE
Financial Director Assistant (Establishing the European Headquarter)
- Following the successful creation of the finance processes for France, responsible for setting up and implementing it at a European level in the main capital (Brussels, Copenhaguen, Francfurt, Lisbon, London, Madrid & Milan).
- Supervision of financial reporting for each subsidiary
- Creation of he European consolidation reporting and budget processes.
- Contribution to the creation of the European head quarter.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY – FRANCE
Financial Director Assistant
- Computerization of the company and creation of financial process.
- Creation and set up of budget, reporting and financial process in US GAAP
- Set up of the start up of Eurodisneyland and recruitment of the first accountant.
- In relation per phone with the world Head Quarter in Los Angeles and Burbank.
(Automotive industry)
July 1984 — April 1987 (2 years 10 months)
Sales Analyst
- Thanks to the advent of PC in the companies, responsible to the set up of sales reporting.
- Responsible for the advertising budget
- Coordinate the branches together
Wholesale Credit Analyst
-Supervise and control of the financial situation of the Ford dealers.
Accounting Manager
- Management of the General Ledger department.
- Responsible for the Monthly reporting in US GAAP send to Brentwood (England) by Telex.
(Accounting industry)
June 1983 — June 1984 (1 year 1 month)
- Management of Accounting Customers.
- Legal department follow up.
- Involve in Auditors Customers.