• Direct finance department of a private low-latency point-to-point telecom network company.• Hire, fire and manage all employees in the finance department.• Advise sales department and CEO on finance and accounting on an ad-hoc basis. Designed new pricing policy in collaboration with the sales department.• Spearhead and improve processes for accurate and timely accounting and reporting, including creation of novel tools and processes to standardize departmental processes.•… Show more • Direct finance department of a private low-latency point-to-point telecom network company.• Hire, fire and manage all employees in the finance department.• Advise sales department and CEO on finance and accounting on an ad-hoc basis. Designed new pricing policy in collaboration with the sales department.• Spearhead and improve processes for accurate and timely accounting and reporting, including creation of novel tools and processes to standardize departmental processes.• Design company-wide annual performance targets, KPIs and forecasts in collaboration with CEO. Present financial performance to stakeholders including C-suite on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.• Oversee fiscal compliance; re-design processes for tax reporting, and partner with new vendor to outsource telecom tax compliance services. Select audit firm and launch audit process.• Initiate new ERP and manage transition of the finance department to the new system. Show less

• Perform credit analysis of corporate clients, including financial analysis, internal rating,creation of projection models, and review of documentation including security documents• Write-up of argumented recommendations for the various actors of the approval circuitincluding lending decisions, and covenants and other key documentation elements design• Portfolio management, including monitoring of financial performance and exposure

• Perform credit risk analysis of the bank’s customers• Responsible for the real estate portfolio of North American clients, including REITs (commercial, industrial, commercial hotels and healthcare) and major real estate service companies• Other sectors covered: construction materials, utilities, technology, media and telecom

• Preparation of rating recommendations based on financial analysis, business risk analysis, regulatory frameworks and sector dynamics• Presentation of rating recommendations to rating committees assigning final published ratings• Creation of comprehensive financial models• Writing published research and methodologies• Communication with investors: explanation of Moody's methodologies and rationale for rating positioning• Participation in meetings with C-level executives of… Show more • Preparation of rating recommendations based on financial analysis, business risk analysis, regulatory frameworks and sector dynamics• Presentation of rating recommendations to rating committees assigning final published ratings• Creation of comprehensive financial models• Writing published research and methodologies• Communication with investors: explanation of Moody's methodologies and rationale for rating positioning• Participation in meetings with C-level executives of covered clients as part of the rating process• Training and management of postgraduate interns• Sectors covered: electricity and gas (EDF, Engie, Iberdrola), water utilities (Veolia, Suez, Thames Water), gas and electricity regulated networks (TIGF, Northern Gas Networks), various project finance transactions (wind, solar power, roads, public-private partnerships) Show less

• Risk analysis of potential and current corporate customers• Credit recommendations on a transaction basis to be used by the commercial teams, and internal ratings of companies• Customers involved notably in renewable energy, refining, oil products distribution, automotive, telecommunications, soft/alcoholic drinks, and steel sectors