Johan Robeyns Email & Phone Number

Brussels Metropolitan Area

whooawDay 2really happy to join the professional and dynamic GBL Finance team to uplift Accounting to the next level

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Monthly, quarterly & yearly closings, accounting and tax compliance, internal and external reporting• Belgian GAAP, Lux GAAP, IFRS• Centralisation & standardisation of finance activities and quality improvement• Accounting, payments, collection, treasury and administration responsibilities• External controls on VAT, Corporate Income Taxes, Transfer Pricing and grants in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg)Main achievements:• Bridging the accounting department with the business departments • Development of excellent relationship with Paris based Headquarters• From a office-based to a home-based to a hybrid-based organisation• Cash optimization (a.o. collection process, (reverse) factoring, vat unity, tax shelter, fiscal consolidation)• Best practice implementation for payment cycle (and new treasury management system)• Smooth transition of External Auditor (IFRS and BEGAAP)• Speed-up of the monthly closing process• Set-up and organization of new Belgian and Luxembourg companies, subsequent sale, mergers, liquidation

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Monthly, quarterly & yearly closings, external audits, accounting compliance• Management of the general accounting team (60 FTE) • Financial review of complex corporate transactions and significant investments• Focus on capex, opex, HR-cost, below ebitda items• Financial advisor for strategic projects• Strongly connected with other finance departments, HR, legal, regulatory and business units• Actively involved in the cultural change program Proximus GroupMain achievements:• Reorganization accounting department with 30% FTE reduction in a period of 3 years• Highest employee survey results in Staff & Support departments and 3 value award nominations• Restructuring program tutorship• Legal merger between fixed and mobile organizations• External audit tender with significant fee reduction and audit firm change• Reform of the hospitalization insurance• Implementation ‘new way of working’ for general accounting department

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Creation of the company• Budgetting, forecasting, cash flow management• Meetings of the Board of Directors• Realisation of more than 20 liquidations in the Proximus group

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Responsible for the accounting department and special projects• Set-up of the financial administrative organization & internal control and the accounting system • Budgetting, forecasting, cash flow managementMain achievements:• Creation of SiA S.A. (Belgian Football Rights, Video on demand) for the launch of Proximus TV

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Responsible for the accounting department and special projects• Set-up of the financial administrative organization & internal control and the accounting system.• Budgetting, forecasting, cash flow managementMain achievements include several special transactions, such as• Acquisitions (Eduline, The Push, Extenseo)• Merger projects (The Push)• Liquidations (Eduline - Kidcity)• Sale (Extenseo)• Partial Demerger (content broadcasting activities)• Silent merger with Belgacom S.A.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Responsible for the accounting department and special projects• Set-up of the (financial) administrative organization & internal control and the accounting system Main achievements:• Special transactions (mergers, capital increases, change corporate goal, interim dividends)

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Responsible for the accounting department and special projects• Set-up of the financial administrative organization & internal control and accounting systemMain achievement:• Creation of ConnectImmo N.V. and contribution of real estate portfolio

Belgium

• Financial review of important business transactions and divestment project

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Financial follow-up of affiliates of the Belgacom Group (France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg)• Special projects (acquisitions, divestments) and due diligences (a.o. Securitas Direct, KPN)Main achievement:• High quality report on financial impacts on the contemplated merger with KPN

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Internal audits in Belgacom S.A. and its subsidiaries • Classical audit missions (compliance, efficiency, safeguarding of assets and finance)• Ad hoc audit requests Main achievements:• Highly appreciated special reports to the chairman of the Belgacom Board of Directors• First certified internal auditor in the Belgacom group, and official trainer institute internal auditors

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Financial audit assurance under Belgian GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS• Major clients in production, telecommunication, distribution, professional services, real estate, etc. including • Toyota Motor Europe • Carrefour • Solvay • Belgacom • Bombardier • Whirlpool • Radisson SAS Hotel • MMM Alcools • Salvation Army • Lawyers firms • Real Estate firms • Insurance companies • Special missions (a.o. due diligence, valuations, fraud investigations)Main achievements in addition to qualitative and efficient audits with high client satisfaction:• Launch of audit technology innovation, certified ACL trainer• Qualitative training for audit staff (accounting, audit techniques & tools)

Master’S Degree, Master In Accountancy And External Audit, Magna Cum Laude

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance / General Management, Magna Cum Laude

• Dissertation titled "Analysis & optimisation Collection Management Olivetti Belgium" • Financial analysis CBR

Master’S Degree, Commercial Engineer - Quantitative Business Economics - Corporate Finance, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Member of Ekonomika • Official recognition sport achievement KUL