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As self employed Finance professional I provide (interim) business finance support and advice at/ to MT and board level.Passionate about improving business performance (transparency), business value, bottom line impact and simplicity, without losing sight of the people aspect.With my ‘Parttime CFO‘ or ‘CFO-as-a-service’ concept I provide flexible CFO support on a parttime basis to small/ mid-size companies, that do not need a fulltime CFO, yet want to continue moving forward and professionalize/ improve:- strategic/ tactical business partnering to GM, MD and/or MT (direction setting)- business performance management/ transparency and reporting- balance sheet, profit/loss and operating cash flow management and control- value and bottom-line impact from data/ insight and action- finance department structure and effectiveness- business/ operating planning and control (planning and control cycle)- governance, risk management and controlFor more information check my website finchange.nl

Interim Finance Manager of EET joint venture (50% Vopak + 50% Gasunie) - MT member; business finance; drive and improve P&C cycle; cash management; financing; drive statutory accounts + manage external audit

Gasunie Participations and New Business - (i) support business valuation and acquisition (Q1'23); (ii) support due diligence and divestment process including financial settlement (mar'23-nov’23); (iii) drive Finance improvement agenda

Interim Finance Manager - MT member; drive and improve P&C cycle; cash management; drive statutory accounts + manage external audit

Finance Manager, Controller and MT member of the Essity Personal Care production sites in Hoogezand and Assen (~550FTE, 20 production lines producing >3bln consumer products per year). Co-driver of plant performance turnaround. Heading site Finance/ Controlling team of 5FTE.

Assen, Netherlands

Finance Manager and MT member of the (i) Onshore NL asset, covering gas production from Groningen and small fields (~500FTE); (ii) decommissioning & abandonment activities. Heading virtual Finance team of ~10FTE, across NL and Poland (shared service centre).

Assen, Netherlands

Finance Manager and MT member of the Wells department (~200 FTE) for the Netherlands onshore and offshore (incl. UK Southern Northsee) (i) drilling, (ii) well restoration and facilities management - WRFM and (iii) well abandonment activities. Heading virtual Finance team of 7 FTE, across NL and Poland (shared service centre).

Assen, Netherlands

Financial ownership and coördinator of the annual operating plan and appraisal process for NL (onshore and offshore), Southern North Sea (offshore) and Germany (non-operated). Focal point to internal and external stake-/shareholders regarding business plan process and outcome.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Heading the financial accounting department (11 FTE), responsible for the accounting, financial control, reporting and transfer pricing model of the Market Unit NL, focal point to Europe. Financial ownership of the balance sheet and cashflow statements of the Market Unit NL.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Financial responsibility for the overall business planning and control cycle of the Duyvis (nuts and seeds) and Quaker (cruesli and oats) businesses in the Market Unit NL, including export and plant results.This includes the planning (annual operating plan and strategic 3 year planning), forecasting, analysis and reporting of the Duyvis and Quaker results. Financial ownership and management of the Duyvis and Quaker P&L.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Ad interim responsible for the operations business planning and control cycle of the Supply Chain function of the food category in the Market Unit NL. This includes the planning and control of freight, warehousing and customer distribution of the Salty (Lays, Smiths), Duyvis and Quaker P&L’s, both domestic and export.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Responsible for the Internal Audit agenda and objectives in the Market Unit NL, focal point to Europe.The agenda covered implementation, improvement and monitoring of the business and financial processes and controls in the Salty (Lays, Smiths), Duyvis, Quaker and Beverages (Tropicana, Looza, Pepsi, 7Up) businesses. Experienced in the control improvement of key processes:Purchase to Pay, Sales to Cash, Inventory to Cost of Goods Sold, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets management, Advertising and Marketing, Information Technology, Human Resources, Payroll

Utrecht, Netherlands

Advisor on the interface of business and IT. Responsible for completing professional assignments within budget and time, while meeting/ exceeding quality standards and client expectations. Main areas of experience:- Setup and implementation of information systems in retail and financial sector- Improvement of (IT) governance, management information and internal control- Business process improvement- Project management and quality assurance (Prince II practitioner certified)

London, United Kingdom

Internship (after winning KPMG student business competition) in Canary Wharf, London

Postmasters (Re), It Audit

Master (Drs.), Business Economics

Activities and Societies: Board Member (Coördinator External Relationships) Knotsika - student union for Faculty of Business and ICT

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