Reporting to the European Group President and the CFO in the US. In charge of a multinational team with 17 resources handling finance operations for all European business units (5 companies and 3 manufacturing sites). Principal contact for the parent company in the US for all finance–related issues. Remit focusing on: P&L and BS' full ownership, preparing, reviewing and analysing the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting package (actual, plan and forecast) for the parent company and the executive team in Europe, KPIs' to support strategic decisions, budgeting, general accounting, corporate liability, tax and audit compliance in the different countries, treasury and credit collection, monitoring HR, relations with external consultants, legal and auditing firms, banks and local authorities/inland revenue, Sox compliance. Officer (appointed by proxy) for the various companies and member of the Group’s Finance Council.Main achievements- Reviewed the European organizational and corporate structure, resulting in mergers and the elimination of non-strategic business units in order to meet business needs: from 10 to 5 business units, leading to a considerable drop in overheads and corporate/tax obligations- Proactively supported and managed two UK acquisitions over six months (2012), successfully achieving team integration, reviewing accounting processes in order to align them to Group policy, and implementing the new reporting package - Implemented a new ERP system in the Netherlands and UK- Centralized finance operations at a single location, setting up a "Shared Services Group" to perform all the necessary tasks for European countries with a team of multinational and multilingual resources. The new organisation improved the level of control and efficiency, also on account of the elimination of geographical constraints. Achieved annual savings of at least €100K in travel expenses and €100K for personnel costs by eliminating redundant staff.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Italy and to the CFO of the parent company in the US. In charge of reorganizing the company's procedures, the finance team (10 resources) and streamlining the relevant processes. Responsible for financial reporting (actual, plan and forecast) to the parent company and the Italian executive team, P&L and BS' full ownership, business' KPIs, general accounting, budgeting, corporate liability, tax and audit compliance, Sox compliance, treasury and credit collection, supervision of IT, relations with external consultants, legal and auditing firms, banks and local authorities/inland revenue. Officer (appointed by proxy) for the company and main contact for the US finance team for any financial issues.Main achievements:• Completed the first self-managed and self-financed acquisition in Europe, requiring integration of operations and processes• Set up a customized bonus plan for each company department with clear metrics and achievable targets. This tool helped to achieve several improvements in KPIs referring to Working Capital and G&A expenses: 19 day reduction in inventory outstanding (DIO), 24 day increase in payables outstanding (DPO), €0.13 reduction in the average cost per shipment, and €40K reduction in selected G&A expenses per year.

Responsible for accounting, administration, finance and IT. In charge of a team of 4 resources

Responsible for accounting, administration and finance. In charge of a team of 5 resources.

Responsible for accounting, administration and finance. In charge of 1 resource.

Providing advisory for investments and other private financial services

Employee assigned to the finance department, export trade receivables