Adept and seasoned business leadership and project management professional with over 15 years of work history in business intelligence and credit control roles. Exceptional attention to detail in analyzing core business data to support process improvement initiatives. Poised and highly organized to support effective team development and business growth. Strong technical aptitudes in utilizing various software ranging from Tableau, SAP, Oracle, WordPress and MS Visio to support decision making and project needs. Able to relocate internationally and currently seeking a leadership opportunity in Finance, Business Analysis and/or Business Intelligence where I may demonstrate my interpersonal and technical abilities to support organizational growth and development.
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Vineyard OwnerDb Winery May 2020 - Sep 2024Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceMANAGING DIRECTOR• Responsible for Safety Management of Vineyards and Team• Increase/improve fruit and wine quality through observation and viticultural decisions.• Track all pesticide applications and manage regular reporting to government regulations. • Planting and establishing new vineyard areas.FINANCE • Develop, assess and evaluate financial performance of organization with regard to long-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts• Create and uUtilizes available data through BI or other sources to evaluate efficiencies, monitor budget goals, and overall status of vineyard operations.• Develop and report on budgeting• Create a credit control risk and viability of potential and existing clientsSALES• Develop and implement sales strategies Ireland, Germany, Australia via International and national winefair• Create and maintain Ecommerce website• Update clients on new product launches Implement followup emails and Newletters• Create a seasonal wine bar to promote business locally• Conduct wine tastings and presentations • Build and maintain strong relationships with clientsPEOPLE MANAGEMENT (up to 18 employees): • Staff coordination on the wine-making component and various outsourcing contracts for the wine-making part• Participate in safety and quality inspections and audits; serves as a member and/or supports thevineyard team member on the safety committee.• Manage personnel including full-time, part-time and seasonal vineyard staff.• Plan and efficiently schedule labor and work.KeyAchievments• Create and maintain ecommerce www.domaineboispertuis.com• Maintain and develop as a hospitality asset including special event prep, farmhousemanagement, seasonal Wine bar and conducting VIP tours (via website and AIRBNB)• Expand sales internationaly and boosted revenue• Implement and develop effective pest and disease control programs in compliance with organic, sustainable, and biodynamic farming practices.
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Technical Implementation ConsultantArachnys Aug 2021 - Jul 2022London, England, United Kingdom• Provide product recommendations and configurations to a high standard• Teach clients how to use the software, and install customized software systems once approved• Delivering detailed Training: Train the trainer, Train the end users• Support Account Executive with product demonstrations at Customer QBR’s• Assist in determining the scope of the implementation technology solution and the resources required to successfully complete• Running Configure and Validation demonstrations with the Customer• Running internal pre-UAT checks• Produce and manage client-facing documentation• Develop risk mitigation plans• Leading the UAT Phase from Kick-off to Sign-off• Product Testing: Sub-System and System Testing, Testing Systems Engineering• Assist Sales with product demos -
Senior Analyst Business Intelligence | Data ManagementDell Nov 2018 - May 2020County Cork, IrelandBusiness Analyst From June 2019 • Presentation to VP, Directors, Senior Managers shipping and booking targets and action plan on weekly basis • Staff meeting on weekly basis Managers• Working with IT to communicate the requirements• Simplify complex topics and processes for sharing with teams and management • Perform quality analysis using various techniques, e.g., transactional research, analytics, (Tableau, PwBI, Winshuttle)• Coordinate with material planners and management to identify and propose system and/or process and/or data/configuration changes to increase business and systems operational efficiency• Continually improve our workflow reporting and visualizations (Visio, PP)• Develop cross-organizational business relationships and integrate project activities across teams (Visio, tableau, Power point)Creating and Implementing Analytics Pillar within team:• Audits operations: Audit Road map, planning, purchasing, MGF, FT, Sales• Dashboards: Data governance, MDM Operation, Projects, NPI• Scorecards : SNOW, AUT10, Data Governance, others ( CR PLM,…) via Tableau• KPI & Metrics : Process & KPI review, Metrix, costing Other Tasks: RBT – NPI review (weekly), SW PIR (Bi Weekly), Data Governance and Processes support, Optimization Costing process, Create, Maintain, Triage SAP Master Data, project improvement (Brexit, Country of origins and TAA) -
Ar/Credit Control/Cash AppPfizer Mar 2017 - Nov 2018County Dublin, Ireland• Reports to top management. Lead conference call top management - Quarter allowance for doubtful account balance & A/R • Lead weekly call with Local Market to ensure Collection & Reconciliation (small team)• Credit control risk and viability of potential and existing clients (African Market)• Oversight and demonstrate sufficient subject matter knowledge of all of the major risk areas, and ensure such risks are appropriately managed and reported• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted• Credit control risk and viability of potential and existing clients and establishing their Credit limit• Creation & review Bad debt report with Financial Director and country director• Auditing : Participate in the monthly audit planning process and reviewing transnational documentationProject & Achievements: Recovered 1 Billion Algerian Dinars by reviewing customer files, improving cash application process and coordinating transactions with Citi Bank -
International Trainer - Consultant - Volunteer WorldwideConsultant / Self-Employed Mar 2018 - Jul 2018Asia• International for trainer Empoweering Women (EWN), deliver Sales and Communication trainings.• Offer consulting sessions about Sales and business strategy for young entrepreneurs with TAAN association • Four months of travel to India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, China. • Extensive international travel background, comfortable working with and in different cultures, improved leadership skills, proven ability to take initiative, as well as listening and communication skills, expanded economic and cultural views whileexploring more than 35 countries• Activities included volunteer work in Nepal teaching English to street children, wine tasting sharing experience in Japan, China, Argentina, Chile and Brazil, designed and authored travel blog during multi-months these solo trips (in progress) -
Ar/Account Payable/Credit Control/Cash Apps (Senior)Whirlpool Ssc Limited Sep 2015 - Mar 2017Dublin• Quarter allowance for doubtful account balance - Monthly Closure• Attend conference calls with stakeholders about escalations and disputes in order to maintained an effective communication and resolved any complex issues in a timely mannerSenior tasks (team of 8 people)• Managing escalations coming from the customers, sales team, or credit manager.• Query management and reconciliation activities to support the team to resolve aging disputes• Creation and optimization Collection tracker tool, process via Macro, VBA Excel (reduction of 30% on daily tasks)Credit Control / AR• Credit control risk and viability of potential and existing clients and establishing their Credit limit on daily basis (2.5M)• Release of orders on credit hold and keeping company credit exposures within risk limits• Reduce bad debt to 80% by making credit decisions and periodically review customer files to ensure that credit granted is stillCash Application and Reconciliation (Banking)• Trouble shooting unidentified receipts / payments without remittance information to determine client / invoices• Follow up on, collect and allocate payments in SAP system (bank transfers, cheques and promissory notes)Account payable • Bank Payments in Euro, STG and USD (BOL’s and CAPS) for all Business Units• Assist in preparing accounts for payment• Preparing and second checking supplier payment runs• Produce month end bank reconciliations (Large Volume of transactions)Achievements: Reduce bad debt to 30% by allowing the customer 30, 60 or 90 days terms to pay rather than requiring the products or services be paid for upon delivery and making credit decisions on daily basis -
Managing Director / Project Manager / Sales RepresentativeChai Winery Feb 2012 - Dec 2015IrelandProject Manager / DeveloperPHP / WORDPRESS DEVELOPER WITH RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN- Intermediate knowledge of WordPress- Developing custom web applications that drive business processes- Setting up e-commerce applications- Setting up multi-site WordPress builds- Custom developing blogs/ Website/ ecommerce- Building out responsive layouts- Integrating feeds from social networks- Understanding of SEO / PHP, HTML5, CSS, jQuery/JS- Excellent organization skills for tracking several projects at the same time- WooCommerce development experience- WineEducate staff on new wine options, check inventory, and meet with Wine Reps, order more of a certain bottle, wine sales, Website Develloppement, create networking, expend social network,…- Sommelier Great understanding of wine, of which mastery can be put to good use in a variety of settings.Advise the managers according to their personal needs i.e. Can be related to the taste, the food and wine pairing, the occasion or the budget- Presentation of wine knowledge (variety of grappes, countries, 4’S technics, Sommelier basics) : group of 40 people in Ireland, France, Chile, Argentina weekly basis- Wine Buyer / Sales RepresentativeNegotiate prices with the winery and then facilitate the shipping of the wine (Ireland France, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Italy)
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Webdesigner (Extra Activity)Waytoclic Ltd/Petite Winery May 2012 - Jul 2015County Dublin, IrelandWebdesigner / Project Manager / Developer | Waytoclic ltd From 2015 to present• Identifies and suggests appropriate design concepts or website themes.• Setting up multi-site WordPress builds• Setting up e-commerce applications• Custom developing blogs/ Website/ ecommerce• Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.• Integrating feeds from social networksPortfolio : www.petitewinery.iewww.metalconcept33.comwww.waytoclic.comhand-it-over.com/www.Thebordeauxwinetour.com
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Business AuthenticationSymantec Nov 2013 - Mar 2015Dublin- Determine if customers company is a legitimate legal business, use the internet domain name- Provide World Class customer support- Respond to customers inquiries regarding the status of their digital certificate- Escalate unusual customer issues that cannot be resolved in a timely mannerProcess faxes, emails and file documents- Recommend procedures that maximize operational efficiencies and customer satisfactionQualifications- Knowledge of where to obtain acceptable third-party verification numbers including what level of verification is required for which product.- Able to resolve customers issues in a professional mannerAchievement: Surpassing of a client's expectations, acts as a strong indicator of a company's future performance -
Accounts Receivable AnalystAccenture (Microsoft) Feb 2012 - Jul 2013Account receivable Analyst • Presentation daily of team priorities, ensure conference call, achievement of clients Metrics by maintaining a high level of accounts Receivables performance in the collection team ensuring full implementation of credit policies and procedures, motivating the team to achieve high standard, praise team members and creates a positive working environment, sharing and leading monthly team meetings, focusing on target & achievements• Reduce Aging debt +60 to 50% and reviewing credit applications prepared by other employees and performance evaluations of collections staff Senior tasks: Organise French team events, Banklog gatekeeper• Account review for the team, EA training new hireCollection Analyst: Manage a busy portfolio 150-300 clients (French, Canadian and African market)• Meet overachieving weekly/monthly collections targets: $20M/$80M (employee of the month)• Contact customers to ensure timely payment of all invoices and confirm reimbursements of resolved debit notes • Assist in the preparation of management reports in line with Clients requirements.Project & Achievements:Supporting project manager in Share drive cleaning project: Classify and Group remaining content, sensitive content, planning to migrate content to Archive sharedrive, Scope Management, Time Management, Human Resource Management, Procurement Management, Communication Management. -
Store ManagerLidl Ireland May 2010 - Dec 2011Bordeaux Area, FranceGeneral Manager, LIDL, Bordeaux, May 2010-Dec 2011• Sales Management: organising the store, layout, stock control, setting up promotions, new product introduction, Cost reduction, analytical and process flow optimization , ensuring rotation of frozen produce, implementing price changes, product returns, identification of opportunities to upsell, greeting customers.• Personnel Management (up to 14 employees): setting up work schedules, keeping attendance lists, allocating duties among various employees, training all employees on the pallet handling, training employees in the bakery on pastry and bread making, recruiting new staff.• Administration Management: prioritise and meet deadlines, daily order management, implementation and management of bread making, deliveries control, hygiene and sanitary control, bookkeeping, cost management,cash flow management, opening and closing cash tills, opening and closing day, reporting weekly/monthly targetsMay 2010 – Audit of 75 Lidl outlets in Aquitaine region - Mystery shopper project.• Assist and review all work-papers and reports prepared• Assist and manageon-going audit plan• Complete all audit reviews in a timely and effective manner• Ensure the highest standards of internal controls and compliance are met• Process Financial inventory management, Maintaining, developing and improving all departmental databases (Training, Audit and Complaints)• Draft audit reports and agree management actionsAchievements: Constantly met sales deadlines for 2 years, active member of management team that reduced management turnover from 30% to 0% in a single year, Realized self targets by 100% following merit in strategic sales planning and execution -
Entrepreneur/ General Management Prep’Auto, A Car Dealership And Carwash BusinessPrep'Auto Jun 2006 - Jun 2009Saint Laurent De Medoc• Formulation and elaboration of business plan, marketing study, business development, identification of markets and customers, advertising, website construction, strategy development and operational management. • Manage employees, dealt with commercial and individual costumers. • Establish partnership with a firm specialized in premium cars retailing. • Position has responsibility for well-being of a small portfolio of client relationships that generate over €40,000 annually within my company merchant portfolio, including contract renewals.• Administration Management: accounts management, clients’ cash holdings.• Analyse and understand the clients and their business, including future business direction.• Plan and organize personal sales strategy• Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based Approach• Demonstrate the ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makersAchievements: Successfully increased the company’s sales activities spanning per monthly sales at €10,000, hired, trained and coordinated a staff successfully
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Sales Representative/Area-Windows/Conservatory Selling CompanyKiloutou-All Goods Rental Company/ Aug 2003 - Aug 2005Bordeaux Area, France• Create marketing materials for retail and corporate clients for all rental goods,• Charge of reception desk, identification of markets and customers• Cold calling and door-to-door sales, communication strategy development (graphic design), preliminary site estimation, command handling, boosting of costumer numbers.• Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers• Makes telephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers• Develops clear and effective written proposals• Maintain contact with all clients in the market area to ensure high levels of Client SatisfactionAchievements: Won Sales Person of the Year for having exceeded all quarterly sales targets by an average of 20%
C . B Education Details
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Higher Diploma -
365 Data ScienceData Science -
365 Data ScienceCertificate -
Project Management DorsetProject Management Pmi -
WineDiploma -
Atlas College DublinSpanish Language And Literature -
WebdesignCourse -
PierberBusiness Administration And Management, General -
Odilon RedonAccounting And Finance -
365 Data ScienceDiploma -
Udemy Online CourseDiploma -
Ecole Du VinWset 3
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C . B attended Technological University Dublin, 365 Data Science, 365 Data Science, Project Management Dorset, Wine, Atlas College Dublin, Webdesign, Pierber, Odilon Redon, 365 Data Science, Udemy Online Course, Ecole Du Vin.
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