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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Business Controller acting as Finance Manager for the business operations in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya- Led strategic and business reorganisations towards a more profitable business model.- Established efficient and in control ways of working, while upskilling the local finance team.- Worked with the management team to improve business profitability through business partnering, insights, coordination and control of fixed cost. - Implemented new systems to eliminate paper flows and improve controls and transparency (invoice management, purchase orders, sales order release, system-supported approval management)- Led the transfer of back-office finance operations to the HEINEKEN Shared Service Centre, leading to the first Africa business present in the Poland-based SSC.- Led the balance sheet review and cleaning process with significant impact.- Coordinated statutory and tax audits across the 3 countries

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

P&CI Manager for two Operating Companies: Europe Export & Global Duty Free and AMEE Export- Built the Process & Controls Improvement Function from scratch.- Stakeholder management: engagement with two Management Teams, as well as adjacent departments in a complex set-up to achieve objectives.- Kick-started the continuous improvement mindset in the Operating Companies by organising workshops and trainings.- Led the risk assessment and management process in the Operating Companies.- Implemented controls to support management assessment of risks and issues.- Implemented the key control framework with clear ownership and ways of working.- Significant reduction of Segregation of Duties (SOD) conflicts through hands-on and business mindful approach, without any business interruptions on hinderance.- Implement end-to-end credit policies (credit limits, risk analysis, payment terms, process, approval flow, escalation, Credit Committee).- Implemented end-to-end commercial policies (pricing and trade terms reviews, approvals and implementation).- Implemented structured way of working and controls for stock counts at warehouse.

Amsterdam

Led and executed operational audits across different processes and Operating Companies. Delivered high quality and actionable audit findings, always taking into account the business perspective, to support management in continuous improvement.- Processes: Revenue Management, Credit Management, Strategic Reporting, Brewery, S&OP, Wholesale.- Operating Companies: Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Headquarters, Mexico, Democratic Republic of Congo.- Stakeholder management and engagement with senior leadership: Operating Companies, Regional and Global Management Teams.- Coordinated teams to plan and conduct audit assignments.- Set up and coordinated the Global Audit Sharepoint site.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

18-month International Graduate Programme (IGP) consisted of three international 6-month placements in Finance.First Placement: Global Business Services – Finance Shared Services Project Management Office Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Sep ’11 – Mar ’12)- PMO during set up of the HEINEKEN Global Shared Services centre (HGSS) in Krakow, Poland- Stakeholder relationship management- Risks and issues monitoring- Events organisation- Lean Six Sigma trainings for continuous process improvementSecond Placement: HEINEKEN Spain, Planning & Control analyst in the Off-trade channel (Mar ’12 – Sep ’12)- Analysed the efficiency of the promotional activity in the off-trade channel- Mapped and presented to the Management Team the promotional process end-to-end, identifying best practices and improvement areas with impact on profitability.- Management analysis reports on SKU rationalisation and profitabilityThird Placement: HEINEKEN French West Indies, Martinique, Commercial Control (Sep’12 – Mar ’13)- Value chain analysis- Pricing- Planning and budgeting

I worked with the European Real Estate Securities Team supporting with real estate market analysis and company modeling. I participated in meetings with companies and research analysts. The main activities were: equity research (real estate stocks), financial decision-making and financial modeling.

A 2-year programme for providing insight into the daily operations and functioning of corporate banking.I contributed to the International Operations Department, Letters of guarantee Department and Commercial Department as a Junior Relationship Manager.

Blockchain Strategy

The Oxford Blockchain Strategy Program cohesively integrates relevant information on blockchain for business leaders and innovators.

Bachelor, Finance, Banks And Stock Markets

Finance

Activities and Societies: Erasmus grant