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Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Led SAP BW/4 HANA implementation project for Global Supply Chain Finance• Owned Coty’s monthly manufacturing variances capitalisation/decapitalisation process• Acted as key user for planning and reporting systems Hyperion/Essbase, and delivered trainings to the Supply Chain Finance organization worldwide

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Owned monthly actuals proofing and reporting for the Go-To-Market organization with 60 distribution centres• Drove and facilitated the integration of the acquired beauty business from Procter & Gamble within Coty and established new monthly reporting• Fine-tuned, improved and documented accounting- and reporting processes

Geneva, Switzerland

• Integrated a new set of globally defined standard cost-forecast processes and tools within the business, which allowed to further streamline the organization• Co-ordinated the monthly cost-forecast process and annual planning process• Performed monthly actuals proofing and reporting including variance analysis

Geneva, Switzerland

• Implemented a new cost forecast system allowing process standardization and lead-time reduction• Co-ordinated monthly cost-forecast process and annual planning process• Executed oversight cost forecast for two other business units• Managed and developed two direct reports

Geneva, Switzerland

• Led and co-ordinated loss analysis and loss recovery projects for the business• Delivered best-in-class cost-savings ratio company wide and established a cost mind-set in the business unit• Co-ordinated, aligned with division management, and deployed new cost glide-path targets

Geneva, Switzerland

• Re-established and stabilized the profit-forecast process for the business unit after the introduction of a new planning and reporting system, ensuring reliability of the reported numbers• Led the end-to-end profit-forecast process, (P&L, Balance Sheet, Tax- and Cash-Flow Forecast), including monthly reviews with division and Finance management• Managed and developed two direct reports

Geneva, Switzerland

• Provided financial expertise in multifunctional project teams for new product initiatives• Introduced a cost-estimator model for new product initiatives for Marketing, allowing to significantly reduce product cost• Trained the Marketing and Finance organizations on cost-effective product designs

Geneva, Switzerland

• Transitioned and integrated WELLA accounting, planning, and reporting systems (IFRS) into the Procter & Gamble system architecture (US-GAAP) with no business disruptions• Performed monthly actuals consolidation, proofing and reporting• Managed and developed two direct reports

Cologne, Gemany

• Co-ordinated the annual planning for Germany and France, and consolidated global annual plan for the Cosmetics and Fragrances division• Implemented HFM and SAP COPA for the business unit• Participated in the implementation of IFRS reporting for WELLA

Cologne, Germany

Cma - Certified Management Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Specialist In Leadership And Management – Federal Diploma Of Higher Education, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificat Leadership Asfc (Association Suisse Pour La Formation Des Cadres)

Certificat Management Asfc (Association Suisse Pour La Formation Des Cadres)

Diplôme D’Études En Langue Française – Delf B2 Option Professionnelle

Diplom-Ökonom / Certified Economist, Economics, Diploma - Masters

Major Field of Study: Finance and Auditing (Controlling, Accounting/Auditing, Tax)

Formation To Industrial Business Management Assistant