Michael Gad Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

- Responsible for all finance, accounting and reporting matters at company level, which, among others, included reporting, tax, key financial controls, compliance with group policies and good governance.- Sparring partner for the whole organisation on optimization of procedures and implementation of strong internal controls.- Management of stakeholder relationships including banks, auditors, insurance, lawyers, Group Internal Audit, regional and group controllers.- Driving projects to control and reduce the above unit costs, non-productive costs, standardisation of financial processes and increase the financial position of the company through better cash flow management.- Updating and upgrading the procedures and documentation for 34 Key Financial Controls across all finance functions including IT Controls, Payroll, People and Culture, Procurement, Sales and Commercial, with immidiate effect and enhancement of the documentation and transparancy on the effectiveness of the Group Controls.- Analysis, review and changing of month-end closing procedures, collection procedures and standardisation of payment procedures to suppliers to support achievement on country KPI’s.- Leading the company’s transition and implementation of CSRD reporting from a finance and compliance point of view, identifying the drifferent drivers and registration of correct information and insuring transparency to the management team.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Ballerup, Capital Region, Denmark

Makati City, Philippines

• Responsible for all finance and accounting matters at company level including reporting, payroll, tax, internal controls, compliance and governance.• Management of stakeholder relationships including banks, auditors, lawyers and shareholders.• All aspects of Technical Infrastructure and Business Application Management.• Responsible for all Legal, procurement and warehouse related processes.• Management of seven direct reports and sixty-five indirect reports in the finance area.• Deputy CEO for a business with more than 9,000 employees.• Participation in bids review and contract negotiations with both suppliers and customers.• Driving projects to control and reduce the above unit costs, non-productive costs, standardization of financial processes and increase the financial position of the company through better cash flow management.

Nuuk, Greenland

• Responsible for all finance and accounting matters at company level including reporting, tax, internal controls and governance• Management of stakeholder relationships including banks, auditors and shareholders• All aspects of Technical Infrastructure and Business Application Management.• Responsible for all Legal, HR, procurement and warehouse related processes.• Management of eight direct reports and five indirect reports as part of my membership of the Country Executive Management Team and also Country Manager during a shorter transition process.• Participation in bids review and contract negotiations with both suppliers and customers.• Driving projects to control and reduce the above unit costs and non-productive costs.

Nuuk

• Responsible for all finance and accounting matters at company level including reporting, tax, internal controls and governance• Management of stakeholder relationships including banks, auditors and shareholders• All aspects of Technical Infrastructure and Business Application Management.• Responsible for all Legal, HR, procurement and warehouse related processes.• Management of eight direct reports and five indirect reports as part of my membership of the Country Executive Management Team and also Country Manager during a shorter transition process.• Participation in bids review and contract negotiations with both suppliers and customers.• Driving projects to control and reduce the above unit costs and non-productive costs.

Søborg

My primary task and purpose as a member of the Group Internal Audit team at ISS is auditing and working with financial, operational and compliance procedures in the group's subsidiaries worldwide, which includes:- Scoping and planning internal audit assignments- Review and analysis of procedures- Conducting audits and consulting tasks worldwide, including HQ audits- Communicate results and reporting- Stakeholder relations, including ongoing communication, participation in meetings and presentations for relevant stakeholders within the organisation- Facilitate improvements and recommendations- Responsible for 6 Local Internal Auditors in our large countries, which includes: - Yearly audit planning and follow up - Continuously coaching and training of Local Internal Auditors - Review audit reportsOther tasks include the following:- Conducting investigations- Involvement in ad hoc system and financial projects- Training new auditorsOne of my larger tasks has been to create a Baseline Audit Program that covered 70 different controls within the areas:- Governance and Policies- Order-to-Cash- Procure-to-Pay- HR & Payroll- Accounting to Reporting- Asset Management and IT Security- Health, Safety and EnvironmentThe Baseline Audit Program was developed to be able to perform audits around the world that was comparable to each other. The Baseline Audit Program is now a main part of the audits performed in ISS.

Hellerup

I was an auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Audit and assurance department in Hellerup, Copenhagen.I worked with auditing and assisted in financial accounting services for all types of companies. Both privately owned companies, subsidiaries of foreign companies and other larger companies in Denmark.I had the responsibility for my own client portfolio, where I assisted with accounting, tax and economic conditions.I was furthermore a trainer for new auditors that joined PwC and also a part of the instructor team that introduced the new colleagues in how we worked at PwC together with teaching them the basics.

Post Graduate Diploma, Accounting And Business Administration

Stx, Math, Chemistry, Business Administration, English

Activities and Societies: Member of student council