Daniel Michiels Email & Phone Number

Langdorp, BE

Benelux

Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Leuven, Belgium

Supplying general and financial services to local and international SME groups

Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium

Genk

• Guiding and supporting the local finance teams in three regions (Europe, North America and Asia) from a very lean head office in Genk (Belgium).Responsibilities and achievements:
• Structuring and reconciling the accounting system (after a SAP roll out that was not in line with the business processes) in a group that was mainly operations driven;
• Structurally changing the integration process between an independent logistical system (XPPS) and the accounting application… Show more Guiding and supporting the local finance teams in three regions (Europe, North.
• Structurally changing the integration process between an independent logistical system (XPPS) and the accounting application (SAP);
• Reconciling the accounting records of an acquisition that was integrated on the wrong acquisition principles (share deal versus assets deal);
• Supporting the administrative organisation of the green field start ups in Asia (China and Thailand);

Leuven

Providing financial consulting (finance director function) to group of international SME companies.

Wolvertem

• Leading the finance department (administration, treasury, consolidation and legal) with direct reports of 8 and indirectly guiding the international finance departments of the group, totaling over 200.
• Introduce a set of procedures, processes and financial reporting system that:
• Makes the business management more financially aware;
• Makes the financial team more business aware;
• Finds the right balance between entrepreneurship… Show more Leading the finance department (administration, treasury, consolidation and legal) with direct reports of 8 and indirectly guiding the international finance.
• Finds the right balance between entrepreneurship and compliance;

In April 2008 the Henco operations have been acquired by the Aalberts Industries holding. To further integrate the financial organisation into the group structure and to support the current integration of the Comap and Henco operations the function of finance director was created and I was hired to fill this position.

• Responsibilities (see achievements in the Group Controller function of Afinia Plastics):
• Direct financial management functions on group level, including development of monthly/quarterly consolidated financial statements, financial forecasts, and budgets.
• Oversee group cash, tax and audit management, including relationship with external partners (banks, auditors, consultants and tax authorities).
• Lead and motivate regional and local financial teams of the group entities… Show more Responsibilities (see achievements in the Group Controller function of Afinia Plastics):
• Lead and motivate regional and local financial teams of the group entities (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France, UK, Spain, Slovakia, Canada, US, Mexico, China, Australia and South Africa).
• Working in partnership with the business units and operational management in improving the financial operations of the local entities (IFRS based group reporting, the planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

• Key Achievements (see together with Group Finance Director position at Afinia):
• Firmly anchored finance as part of the group/regional management structure in a traditionally engineering dominated group (2002/2003).
• Strategically restructured financial reporting processes in accordance with organizational changes (from regional structure to business unit structure during 2006 and 2007).
• Introduced professional group consolidation system (Frango in 2003).
• Actively involved in… Show more Key Achievements (see together with Group Finance Director position at Afinia):
• Actively involved in the setup of new injection molding operations in Mexico (Queretaro) – 2003/2004.

Actively involved in the multinational working group (Bridge Project – introduction of new world wide ERP system for the Belron group), to lead and drive the statutory and management reporting requirements during the analysis phase of the project (Jan-May 2001, based in UK).Reviewing of administrative and financial processes in the operational units as a.

• Responsibilities:
• Prepared financial reports, developed budgets, and performed variance analysis in accordance with business plans;
• Compiled periodic financial reporting packages for senior management;
• Carried out internal control reviews to ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency/accuracy;
• Organized and led teams in carrying out special projects (mainly small acquisitions) and was part of international working groups.Key… Show more Responsibilities:
• Organized and led teams in carrying out special projects (mainly small acquisitions) and was part of international working groups.Key Achievements:

• Key Achievement:
• Started credit risk analysis group (international syndicated loans and corporate division loans).
• Carried out financial analysis exercises (real estate projects);
• Contributed in set up of bank performance system (internal transfer pricing system);
• Member of the “strategic committee 1992” (preparation of strategic plan for the 1992 opening of the internal market for financial services).

Executive Master, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Topprogramma Accountancy

2 year course - evening sessions (combined with work in Dexia Bank) Graduation paper: “Controlling in Financial Institutions – the Role of.

Master, Economics

Activities and Societies: CLT courses: • Spanish (basic knowledge course for 2 years) • Japanese (introductory course for 2 years).

Master, Policitial Sciences

Specialization International Politics (graduated cum laude) Graduation paper: “Guatemala – an analysis of a conflict situation”

College Graduation, Latin Language And Mathematics