Florence Scheidecker Email & Phone Number

Paris, Fr

Paris Aera

Supervise a team of 30 peopleHarmonize accounting practices and tasks between the various locations SAP implementation in French entities (in progress)Ensure US reports in compliance with the Group policy Implementation of a new bank and SEPA payments Simplify the French entities from 15 to 9 entitiesSet up the credit limits controls within the framework of SOXOptimize SOX controls and evidences of controls further to the failures met by the GroupLarge involvement in controls for FCPA, Sunshine Act and French transparency law

Pau Area, France

Supervise a team of 20 peopleSet up and ensure fluid relationship with the operational & financial controllers (FP&A)Revise team’s organization in charge of the cash collection to optimize the relationship with commercial teams and customers Motivate the team recently integrated by the Group (catering activity)Participate in the implementation of SAP for the catering activityEnsure the harmonization of the accounting policy between all business and the compliance with the Group policy

Reorganization process and Project management :Fluidized the organization of the French Finance Shared Service Been actively involved in the project of an unique European Bank Animated face-to-face with team members to capture their experience and their expectations for the futureIdentified current strengths and weaknesses of the departmentDraft a proposition to reorganize the accounting and reporting department with the team’s involvement with Six Sigma DMAIC process as support Defined the basis of leadership and explained people management Current activities :Analysed and improved SOX controls to be in compliance with Group guidelinesPrepared and coordinated Internal Audits concerning Accounting Reporting and Accounts Receivables departments (achieved best grade – five stars - granted by auditors) and organize hard closing of external auditorsContributed to solve main and urgent weaknesses of the department (permanent inventory control, forecast, budget, etc…)

Accounting Manage monthly and annual closing Provide team with guidance in accounting and tax mattersResponsible for reliable settlement of US and local GAAP in all European entitiesTax Optimize taxes and define tax risks with written and oral presentations to the Tax department in USTax audits : Manage and lead audits, negotiate and settle tax claims Management and Organization Supervise and manage a team of 8 members : identify career, expectation and opportunities, set and define annual team and individual goals, create, maintain and improve the team spirit in a multi-cultural group, take part in several staffing activities (group meeting, oral presentation, training and integration of new employees), participate in staffing process of employees, hiring and terminationRelationship with banks, external/internal auditorsOtherInvolve in a due diligence acquisition audit Participate in the implementation of SAP (FI/CO) in a new French legal entityGuest auditor

Accounting :Managed monthly and annual closing (within two days for US consolidation and German GAAP)Set up tools to ensure reliability and accuracy of the figuresIssued statutory accounts and legal reports for German subsidiary Plant Accounting :Performed product costing and prepared forecast for Italian entityDevelopped explanation and documentation about financial analysis and margins to educate supply chain and sales peopleProjects :Involvement in the due diligence acquisition audit of new subsidiary as well as the sale project of an entityTranslated local accounting into US GAAP and participated in the implementation of SAP concerning costing and accounting matters in a new French legal entityActed as guest auditor in United States and United Kingdom entitiesOrganized the opening of a liaison office in Turkey (implementation of accounting and finance processes, organization of financial relationship and workflows)

Audit & Chartered Accounting :In charge of major and hazardous audits in Mulhouse office (sales of 200 thousand euros) from subsidiaries of American and German groups (more than 500 employees) until retail shopsBookkeeping of 5 small-sized companies

Education record

Management, Finance And Accounting

Education record