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Boston, Massachusetts, US

Ecully, FR

Milan, Milan, IT

Villeurbanne, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, FR

• Based at the Lyon headquarters, reporting to the CEO, I was in charge of the Accounting & Finance, HR and Legal team. In Oct 2016, Navya secured €30m additional funding. My role is to accompany the growth of the.
• Pitch Desk & 3 years Business Plan
• Preparation of the IPO on Euronext Due diligence, audit and legal work
• Deployment of the ERP software integrated with PLM software
• Set up of French & American subsidiaries, JV
• Search for Strategic partnerships with lessors, insurance companies, subcontracting agreements, distributorship agreements

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR

• Based at the Lyon International headquarters, reporting to the CEO, I was in charge of the Accounting and Finance department (team of 6 people), HR, IT & Legal. T/O: EUR 20 M, Headcount: 100 people, under LBOMain.
• Preparation and review of monthly Management Accounts, including the preparation of detailed sales and margins analyses; monthly performances revue of the BUD
• Preparation of the Group’s statutory accounts (which includes 5 statutory entities) and primary contact for the auditors, banks;
• Preparation and follow up of the annual budget
• Consolidation under IFRS reporting
• Statutory accounts under US GAAPProject work: Tax audit; due diligence and audits followed by successful OBO; set up of monthly management accounts; opening of foreign subsidiaries

Based at the London headquarters, reporting to the CEO, I was responsible for running the finance department.

TH

Based at the London Headquarters, I was responsible for the reporting of 7 French entities. Starwood Due Diligence, cashflow analysis, determination of the working capital

GB

Part of the new products cost analysis team, I was responsible for calculating networks costs for new & existing products which feed into business cases & pricing decisions. I managed the pricing process in order to ensure regulation compliance, enhance decision-making & reporting.

Addlestone, Surrey, GB

Based at the European Headquarter in Weybridge, I was responsible for the preparation of the monthly reporting pack for the Executive Team.

East Cleveland, OH, US

• Reporting to the European Financial Controller and based at the European Shared Service Centre in London, I fully managed the accounting and the closing process for the French, Belgium and Spanish entities (Fast close.
• Maintenance, analysis of general ledger (US GAAP)
• Preparation of Statutory accounts (French & Belgium GAAP reporting)
• Monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliation
• Tax returns (Corporate tax return, VAT, Intrastat, Taxe Professionelle)
• Work closely with the Managing Director, HR, auditors including full preparation of audit file

Broomfield, Colorado, US

Based at the European Shared Service Centre in London

Willenhall, England, GB

Based in London Head Office, reporting to the Financial Controller, my responsabilities included the preparation of monthly Management Accounts and the production of Statutory accounts (French & SWISS GAAP).

I was responsible for a portfolio of 40 clients, providing a variety of services & consultation.

Dscg (Master'S Degree), Dscg Accountancy & Finance

Master'S Degree, International Business

Master'S Degree, Mstcf Comptabilité & Finance