Michael De Clercq Email & Phone Number

Bangkok, Th

Vientiane Capital, Laos

• Management of the finance and accounting, cash management and property teams• Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO and members of the executive management team• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting including the consolidation of accounting data at a group level• Responsible for ensuring integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial data,• Supervise the automation of processes and reports.• Advising on long-term business and financial planning• Provide business analysis to help commercial teams to optimize their business performance• Responsible for ensuring the financial risk policy is in place and in line with the group’s organization• Establishing and developing relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders• Reviewing and enriching the set of procedures• Supervising filing of statutory returns to regulatory and Tax authorities• Reviewing / preparing monthly and quarterly management and financial reports for the Group

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

• Managing audits on a diversified portfolio of international clients including large audit assignments for international listed companies in various lines of business:- Retail- Energy and Engineering- Leisure & Hospitality- Chemicals and Manufacturing- Healthcare- Private equity• Defining audits strategy: preparing budgets, identifying risk and planning audit approach.• Verifying application of internal control.• Determining new and innovative audit approach using Data & Analytics procedures.• Intensive communication with clients, teams and third parties to ensure early identification and escalation of issues. • Coaching multi-cultural audit staff members to ensure timely completion and quality of work. • Reviewing financial statements and reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable standards. Achievements:- Effective project management, monitoring of budget, deadlines, billing.- Increase efficiency and costs reduction on several large engagements of up to 40%.- Developing business and selling additional assurance services to existing clients.- Contribute to successful global audit tender and proposals.- Managing multiple teams of 3 to 8 staffs on 35 different simultaneous engagements.- Conduct staff training on KPMG Audit methodology (70 participants per session).

London, England, United Kingdom

• Managing audits on a diversified portfolio of international clients including large audit assignments for international listed companies in various lines of business:• Defining audits strategy: preparing budgets, identifying risk and planning audit approach.• Verifying application of internal control.• Determining new and innovative audit approach using Data & Analytics procedures.• Intensive communication with clients, teams and third parties to ensure early identification and escalation of issues. • Coaching multi-cultural audit staff members to ensure timely completion and quality of work. • Reviewing financial statements and reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable standards.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Managing audits on a diversified portfolio of international clients including large audit assignments for international listed companies in various lines of business:• Defining audits strategy: preparing budgets, identifying risk and planning audit approach.• Verifying application of internal control.• Determining new and innovative audit approach using Data & Analytics procedures.• Intensive communication with clients, teams and third parties to ensure early identification and escalation of issues. • Coaching multi-cultural audit staff members to ensure timely completion and quality of work. • Reviewing financial statements and reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable standards.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Presenting impacting win-win business proposals.• Preparing and monitoring budget, P&L, cash flow statements and monthly management reports to ensure performance of the entity.• Managing stocks inventory and wastes.• Business development and project management involving different business partners.• Organizing catering events for a public of 300 persons.Achievements:- Win highly competitive tender.- Developing business (increasing turnover of 120% over 5 months).

Luxembourg

• Managing audits on a diversified portfolio of international clients including large audit assignments for international listed companies in various lines of business.• Defining audits strategy: preparing budgets, identifying risk and planning audit approach.• Verifying application of internal control.• Determining new and innovative audit approach using Data & Analytics procedures.• Intensive communication with clients, teams and third parties to ensure early identification and escalation of issues. • Coaching multi-cultural audit staff members to ensure timely completion and quality of work. • Reviewing financial statements and reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable standards.

Paris, France

• Reviewing of local internal processes related to governance, general IT controls, sales and purchases.• Identifying area of risk linked to local regulation, resources or processes.• Making recommendations on processes improvements.• Drafting internal audit reports for review by the lead auditor and senior managers.

Bordeaux Area, France

• Developing regional business through commercial operations• Managing a team of 5 persons• Realizing monthly reporting • Developing relationship with local business actors

Paris Area, France

Communication agency• Realizing an operational audit for the Fédération de la Plasturgie• Organizing events such as fairs and Road shows for SAAB France• Following up of merchandising operations for Total Fina Elf Lubrifiant

Greater San Diego Area

Business Incubator• Reviewing business plans • Working on business opportunities• Updating the 2003 version of “The insider guide of venture capital” (top 10 best seller on Amazon (2003))

Master'S Degree (Ms), Auditing, Management Accounting & Information Systems

Business school ranked 57th by The Financial Times

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Management

San Diego - California