Eric Lambert Email & Phone Number

Geneva, GE, CH

Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland

Interim Finance Director position.- Engaged in business partnering activities, working collaboratively across departments on the forecasting process and providing strategic financial insights to the Executive team. - Ensured continuity in financial reporting by conducting monthly closing activities and delivering accurate and timely financial statements.

Geneva, Switzerland

• Leading the Demand planning organization.Implementation of an effective forecasting model based on industry trends and demand patterns.Implementation of mitigation activities.Improve demand forecast accuracy to.
• Margin analysis and standard cost review led to price increases.
• Pricing analysis by identifying leakage and leveraging best practices throughtout the regions.
• Team management.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Engaged Finance leader with the Business Director in developing the mid-term strategy & product portfolio review/optimization to ensure a sustainable growth. Significant growth year over year in sales and EBIT.
• Leading the South-West finance team (6 countries) with full accountability of P&L and Balance sheet.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate reporting in compliance with corporate accounting policies, and implemetation of a reporting tool for the business performance at regional and global level.
• High focus on the internal control ensuring alignment with the Corporate policies and SoX controls – Involvement in the Audits internally and externally.
• Managed the Swiss Principal company ensuring full compliance.
• Team management, coaching and mentoring, built an open, inclusive environment.

Geneva, Switzerland

• Leading all Finance function activities for the Business Unit in EMEA, including businesspartnering, decision support, planning & analysis, forecasting and S&OP.
• Leading the transition process of the pre & post-merger at the EMEA level.
• Full accountability of the Business regional P&L, and to drive profitable and sustainable business growth by partnering with the BU VP/GM in establishing sustainable growth culture.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate reporting in compliance with corporateaccounting policies, and for reporting BU performance to Regional and globally.

• Finance Controller Business Building Innovations EMEA, since May 2011.
• Guided the financial aspects of the long- term strategy and short term Execution processes.
• P&L responsability, providing insight and perspective on business results, performance and improvement opportunities.
• Led Working capital optimization and Cash Management processes.
• Led a team of Finance professionals supporting sales and multiple manufacturing sites, providing guidance to Controller for accounting and internal controls matters and ensuring linkage with Corporate Tax, Treasury.

• Responsibility for the Regional Business Planning & Reporting.
• Supporting the Controllership organization by providing guidance on specific accounting matters (General Ledger, Account receivables / payables).
• Supporting Marketing and Sales team for the monthly sales forecast and budgeting expenses.
• Engaged in strategic investment/divestiture project.
• Part of the Project team aimed on the transformation of the Business Finance department including standardization, leveraging activities and redefining skill sets. Re-sulted in two employees reduction.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Supported Regional Finance Manager in matters of planning & budgeting, cost control and monitor internal controls.

• Led a project of centralizing accounting activities in the Spanish Financial Service Center – Newly created department started by 4 team members ended at 31 employees in the department.
• Participated in defining the scope of Inventory Project Centralization of accounting activities for all DuPont business in the EMEA region (mapping activities accross businesses).

• .Financial and IT Auditor.
• Planning and managing audits, business process review, evaluate the inherent risk and the existing controls.

• Financial consultant on ERP.

Master'S Degree, Finance & Accoutning, Master

Master'S Degree

Ba Honor, Finance & Accoutning