I- 26,5 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES (CONSUMER GOODS, LUXURY, AUTOMOTIVE, ENERGY SAVING "C2E" & COMMUNICATION),II- EXPERIENCED MANAGER, WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP IN MANAGING MULTICULTURAL TEAMS (14,0 YEARS ABROAD), ABLE TO WORK IN TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS AND ACT AS A REAL BUSINESS PARTNER.III. SKILLS: ACCOUNTING. CONTROLLING, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, M&A, INVENTORY, TREASURY, BUDGET, FORECASTS, BUSINESS PLAN, PROCESS, AUDIT, OPTIMIZATION.IV- STRENGTHS: RESULTS DRIVEN, DYNAMIC, ADAPTABILITY, RELIABLE, OPEN-MIND AND FAST UNDERSTANDING OF ANY PROBLEMSV- SPECIALTIES: ORGANIZATION, RESTRUCTURATION, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT, COST REDUCTION, STRATEGY, SET UP NEW BUSINESSES, CASH MANAGEMENT, THINK OUT OF THE BOX.
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Transition ManagerLouis Vuitton Sep 2022 - Dec 2023Ville De Paris, Île-De-France, FranceMission : Prepare the organization and French central teams to the e-invoicing implementation impacting structurally the “Procurement” to “Pay” flow1. Management of account receivables and payables team (25 people)2. Revise the account receivables and payables organization with 3 main objectives : increasing skills, being polyvalent and productivity improvement3. Tools standardization (SAP, Power BI) and implementation of processes4. Development of a roadmap including 67 actions covering the entire P to P flow and implementation -
Transition Manager (Interim Chief Financial Officer)Mccann Paris Feb 2021 - Jul 2021Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Île-De-France, FranceMission : Ensure the finance functions during current CFO's sick leave1. Team management (10 people)2. Reporting (Flash Mid-Month, Flash End of Month, Monthly Closing, SOX compliance)3. Budget Revision (1RE, 2RE, 3RE)4. Process and working methods improvement (Jobs management, Revenue recognition, Payroll tracking)5. Annual audit management (relationship with auditors, adjustments review, annual tax return) -
Transition Manager (Interim Chief Financial Officer)Cabinet Ares Feb 2020 - Jul 2020Dracy-Le-Fort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, FranceMission : Will of the unique shareholder to reorganize its activity further to a huge growth (Turnover multiplied by 10 in 2 years - from 1.2 M€ to 13.0 M€) in order to prepare his replacement by a General Manager1. Full reorganization of the supply chain (from the quote to the invoicing) including the management of a workshop2. Debt restructuring (from short-term to long-term)3. Implementation of a new legal structure (holding, subsidiary outside France)4. Sourcing of main raw materials generating a yearly saving of 0.4 MEUR -
Transition Manager (Interim Chief Operating Officer)Stella International Ltd. Jul 2019 - Dec 2019Paris, Île-De-France, FranceMission : Restructuration of STELLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS’s french subsidiary further to the shares buyback by the majority shareholder1. Back-office implementation (team, accounting, shop & warehouse management system, payroll)2. Closing and sales of non profitable points of sales (34 stores out of 52)3. Renegotiation of trade agreements with Les Galeries Lafayette and Printemps (points of sales, commission rates, returns)4. Old seasons inventory management representing 200K pairs (sales to partners 50 Kpairs, injection in the retail network 10Kpairs …)5. Review of all contracts (renewal, termination, research of new partners)6. Cleaning of the financials of the Italian subsidiary and liquidation (employee dismissal, asset transfer, lease termination, end of agent contracts, tax deregistration …) -
Chief Financial OfficerStella International Ltd. Jul 2015 - Jul 2019Shanghai City, ChinaFigures : Sales 1.6 B$ - IFO 60.0 M$ - Headcounts 83 000 people1. Review and Restructuration of the Wholesale / Retail legal structure- Organization Chart (shareholders, % of shares, registered and paid capital)- Invoicing Flows, Mark-up and Transfer Prices policy- Proposal of corrective actions and implementation- Change in the Business Model and Business Strategy2. Standardization of Financial Reporting for all Wholesale / Retail legal entities (17)- Reporting construction- Implementation for each legal entity- Coordination of the reporting deadlines- Monthly review (Analysis / Questions / Proposals)- Continuous improvement of the reporting based on management requirements3. Implementation of Distribution Agreements with external partners (Scope definition, contracts, implementation)4. Business Development (Current and expansion with new areas)5. Financial Review of the OEM Business (Shoes/Handbags) from the quotation to the delivery and implementation of corrective actions6. Management of 1 Handbags factory in China6. Implementation of a new Handbags factory in Philippines + Acquisition of 1 Handbags Factory in Vietnam -
Chief Financial Officer (Asia)Visteon Corporation Jun 2013 - Jul 2015Rayong, ThailandFigures : Sales 288.5 M$ - Headcounts 1 968 people1. Manage core financial functions within Asia (Korea, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Japan and China)- Accounting: ensure proper implementation of Group Revenue and cost accounting principles- Controlling: enforce standardized and pro-active cost and operational controlling across all organizations in Asia- Treasury: implementation of measures to improve working capital with focus on long term DSO/DPO reduction- Reporting: manage the country planning and budgeting / forecasting process2. Manage a financial team of 70 people in 6 countries3. Train/upgrade the country management in the understanding of financial concepts4. Engage in M&A projects and manage larger cross-functional finance related project5. Participate in the due-diligence process with the new shareholder and manage the transition -
Chief Financial Officer (China)Bic Jan 2008 - Jun 2013Shanghai City, ChinaFigures : Sales 60.0 M€ - Headcounts 165 people1. Implementation of 2 plants and 1 distribution subsidiary2. Finance and IT Management of 4 Business Units (2 plants, 1 distribution subsidiary and 1 sourcing office)- Organizing, conducting and coaching a team of 4 people- Full responsability of all financial tasks (Accounting, costing, reporting, analysis, budget, forecast and cash)- Maintain compliance with all governmental & tax requirements/regulations- Implementation of the current ERP (Chart of accounts, bill of materials, inventory management, payroll …)- Standardization of methods and tools between the 4 Business Units- Continue improvements of procedures, processes and flows3. Management of New Projects (New manufactured products, new sourced products, « Make or buy » analysis, new products sold in the local market)4. Other activities- Group’s contact for all matters relating to China (Finance, Tax, Legal ...)- Management of Internal Auditors (Process review, proposing improvements and implementation …)- Management of External Auditors (Annual audit report, contract negotiation …) -
Group Finance Controller - Lighter Category (France)Bic Aug 2003 - Dec 2007Clichy, FranceFigures : Sales 390.3 M€ - IFO 125.3 M€1. Worldwide Lighter Controller- Implement budget process, follow-up and revision- Variance analysis between actual and budget (Sales, Gross Margin, Overhead …)- Proposal and make any corrections3. Cost Management for 5 production sites (2 in France, 1 in Spain, 1 in USA and 1 in Brazil)- Direct management of 2 french production sites (50% of the worldwide volume) and cross-functional management of 3 foreign sites- Harmonized inter-site procedures (Standardized cost methodology, monthly reporting …)- Monthly follow-up of production costs (Raw material purchasing prices, usage, bill of material changes, labor productivity, fixed overhead absorption…)- Analysed and compared site performances4. Other activities- Assist the « Marketing » and « New Product Development » teams with pricing- Antidumping Case with the European Commission -
Finance Controller (France)Lvmh Sep 2000 - Aug 2003Tours, France - Industrial & Logistic Hub For Fashion & Leather Goods BranchFigures : Sales 120.0 M€ - Headcounts 310 people1. Organizing, conducting and coaching a team of 4 people (3 controllers + 1 trainee)2. Implementation of financial rules (internal procedures, pricing, customer contracts)3. Monthly reporting, cost monitoring and variance analysis4. Annual budget, revision and 3-year strategic plan (P&L, Production Cost, Payroll, Overhead, Investment …)5. Implementation of key perfomance indicators (warehouse, productivity, return from customers, shipments, work-shop follow-up…)6. Other activities- Calculation of future profitability (Change in perimeter, new investment project)- Implementation of end-season reviews (Kenzo, Lacroix, Givenchy, Céline, Louis Vuitton …)- Participate in the implementation of JD Edwards -
Cost Controller (France)Valeo Jul 1999 - Aug 2000La Suze-Sur-Sarthe, FranceFigures : Sales 240.0 M€ - Headcounts 1 665 people1. lmplementation of key performance indicator dashboard (on a daily basis)2. Monthly reporting- Sales, raw material consumption and inventory analysis- Participate in the industrial and commercial program of the division (6 month forecasts)- Standard cost calculation- Budget control: variance analysis between actual and budget3. Annual budget and revision4. Management control of the workshop: Plate evaporators (60% of sales)- Implementation of key performance indicators (direct labor productivity, efficiency, scrap rate…)- Capital investment authorization request with payback calculation, profitability follow-up after validation- Purchase request validation5. Other activities- In charge of the Finance department compliance with Group standards (procedures, accounting regulations and 5S)- Non-recurrent analaysis (organizational audit, flow analysis, account receivables …) -
Cost Controller (China)Valeo Jul 1997 - Jun 1999Shashi, ChinaFigures : Sales 35.0 M€ - Headcounts 130 people1. Monthly reporting (Reporting contact)- Valuation and inventory control (setting-up of rolling physical inventory procedure)- Monthly follow-up of sales, raw material consumption, gross profit and overhead- Calculation and update of standard production cost- 3 month Forecast : sales, raw material consumption and inventory- Follow-up of the selling and purchasing price index with the Sales and Purchasing Directors2. Annual Budget (Balance sheet, P&L, cash and debt), revision and 5-year strategic plan3. -30 Plan Coordinator = Reduce the unit costs by 30% in 2 years (Cross-functional management)- Conduct the productivity plan of the division- Animation of the raw material comity with the Purchasing and R&D directors4. Other activities- Flow improvement between all the departments- Organization of the annual physical inventory- Management and follow-up of credit letters- Monitoring of account receivables and overdue (+ intercompany reconciliation) -
TraineeValeo Oct 1996 - Mar 1997Paris, Île-De-France, France1. Group Consolidation2. Group Management Control
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