Multinational group with 8,000+ employees, active in developing and manufacturing waterproofing and roofing solutions.Role: Leading the implementation of a new Group Product Costing Model across our roofing factories in the UK, France, BeNeLux, Poland and the Nordics region.The role requires close cooperation with the manufacturing organization, and deep working knowledge of SAP S4 Hana and HFM.

Multinational group with 8,000+ employees, active in developing and manufacturing waterproofing and roofing solutions.Role: Responsible Controller for four roofing factories in Sweden.

Professional education for growing Finance professionals.Finance consulting.

Insuretech insurer scaleup, enabling partners to offer insurance to their customers through seamless technology solutions.Role: Management Team member. Creating and managing IT roadmap and solutions portfolio. Defining solutions for new onboarding partners together with team. With CTO organize the dev. & IT ops work to suit our needs. Manage the ICT risk and compliance work (ICT policy etc.), and drive implementation of those policies in the organization. Define partner onboarding processes. IT point of contact for partners when needed. Recruitment for IT roles. For international expansion: legal setup, coordination, contact point for partners, contact for country reps/consultants.

Role: Navigator responsible for the Group Finance department. Focus on budget & forecasting cycle incl. significant process and workflow improvements. Building and implementing detailed cost & savings tracking model. Ensuring implementation of savings initiatives from Finance Transformation and tracking of benefits & investments. Implementation of various initiatives for cost control and cost reductions. Cost center reduction program implementation. Planning and coordinating COVID-19 impact measures.

Role: Controller for Finance Transformation program and various transformation initiatives within Global Business Services (€35M annually recurring savings). Acting Accounting Controller for Polish Shared Service Center. Tracking of benefits, investments, progress, FTEs. Designing and implementing accounting processes, investment reviews etc.

Sabbatical.

The AkzoNobel transformation programme "winning together: 15 by 20" was initiated to radically increase the profitability of the group, from <10% Return On Sales in 2017 to 15% ROS in 2020.Role: Controller for the Transformation Office, reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and assisting him in bridging the gap between central strategic initiatives and the business units, working closely with McKinsey, the Transformation team and the FP&A organization, functional and business controllers and the Project Management Office, creating accounting guidelines in line with the desired financial treatment and supporting with analysis of the various initiatives. Designing and implementing centralized benefits tracking across the organisation. I also prepared presentations for the Executive Committee.

Leading Dutch company globally active in Paints, Coatings and Specialty Chemicals. Separation and sale of the Chemicals division (€10B transaction - approx. 1/3 of the total group).Role: Controller for the separation and divestment of the Chemicals division, working closely with the Director Separation (ex. CFO of major company). As responsible controller for the EUR 175M project budget, I liaised with senior executives, the FP&A organization and others; gatekeeper and SPOC for project cost; creating cost governance, global accounting instructions for the project; creating financial updates to the Executive Committee; financial review and drafting support together with Legal of Temporary Service Agreements between the separated businesses. I also worked closely with the Project Management Office to understand project progress, risks and implications. Supporting the divestment and providing data for PE buyers of the Chemicals division.

Leading international broadband company. Historically, Liberty is a cable television entertainment company that has expanded internationally through acquisitions and, to some extent, through organic growth. Liberty is now in the process of unifying its international entertainment IT platforms to achieve economy of scale and a faster time to market.Role: Acting as a ‘Finance Manager’ and Controller for the Entertainment project portfolio (30+ projects, 15+ Program/Project Managers, €110M+ annual capex budget). Entertainment domain Steerco. Design and implementation of new practices for the Project Control team.

Niche cross-border IT recruitment company matching Eastern European developers with jobs in the Netherlands.Role: Strategy and business plan; Innovate service offerings through legal and fiscal innovation; Recruiting and leading a team of three; Negotiating contracts with sourcing recruiters and payroll providers; Innovative hiring models; Implementation CRM system; Setting up and documenting procedures etc.Also filling the role of interim IT Recruiter at The New Motion during this time.

Very entrepreneurial and dynamic niche B2B Telco with 50 employees. The company was going through a period of radical transformation, shifting focus from traditional marketing-sales-operations to IT automation of processes and software development.Role: Dept. Head for Finance, Control, HR, Recruitment, Legal, Facilities (7FTE).As a key member of the Management Team, I was heavily involved in the IT dev. planning. New corporate structure; Design and procurement of new billing system; Setting up new pension program and knowledge migrant recruitment program; Reporting design and automation and more.

Money Market and Capital Markets financing for Telefonica GroupRole: Acting as SPOC for €10B financing entity within the Telefonica group, supported by a Financial Analyst; Updating and running of €3B ECP programme including interaction with dealers, price negotiation etc.; Drafting and review of new financial contracts; Ensuring compliance with various financial agreements; Local and group reporting; Accounting requirements; SOX compliance; Coordinating auditors, legal firms etc.; Bank contacts; Etc.

Business partner role for (mainly) investments in IT capex projects, as well as general IT capex planning and follow up in the NL operating company. Business case creation, evaluation and follow-up review. €60M annual capex budget.

Entrepreneurial shipping and offshore services company requiring hands on mentality and a helicopter view.Role: Business control offshore fleet: Capex, opex, revenue, commercial contracts, corporate structure and corporate accounting.

EF is the world’s largest private educational company. I worked in the language travel business unit.Role: Full responsibility for end-to-end accounting, financial control, audits and financial administration of several international legal entities, operating language schools and a tour operator in Spain, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Lead sourcing, qualifying leads, service calls, educating users on the Bloomberg Professional platform.

Accounting for small companies (temporary role).

General ledger, bank reconciliations, high volume payments.