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Tampa Bay Area / Amsterdam

Responsible for vendor related aspects of the implementation of Wolters Kluwer One SumX as integrated Data Store and General Ledger solution for (daily) Accounting of ABN Amro N.V. Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Responsible for the implementation of Wolters Kluwer One SumX as integrated Data Store and General Ledger solution for (daily) Accounting of ABN Amro N.V. Netherlands. In addition responsible for defining and implementing a new Target Operating Model for Accounting.In addition to this roles I am responsible for managing the overall roadmap, planning, impediments and dependencies within the program.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Startup of the implementation of the ABN Bank N.V. Netherlands part of a Finance and Risk transformation program (FRAAI). In collaboration with the Program Manager responsible for defining the Target Business Architecture, solution outline, vendor selection and implementation roadmap. The scope consists of implementation of a Data Lake, connection of 50 + source systems, implementation of a completely new application landscape and target operation model for the Accounting department. In addition the initiative aims to implement a full Control Framework including improved Data Quality Management and Data Lineage.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Providing advice on strategic change initiatives within the Financial Accounting & Reporting chain including the responsibility for successful initiation and execution of initiatives. In addition providing advice on the controlled transition to an Agile way of working within the Finance organisation.

Amsterdam

Associate with Lijn 3 Management Consulting, a collaboration between independent consultants sharing knowledge, experience and network.

Nederland

Providing consultancy services regarding Change Management and Finance within Financial Services

San Francisco Bay Area

Working on start up of a consultancy firm in the San Francisco Bay Area with focus on Agile Change Portfolio Management.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Management Consultant within the newly formed domain Client & Network, part of Commercial Banking Services within Ops & IT Banking (OIB).

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Within the main department Business Service Management, part of the Commercial Banking Services domain within Ops & IT Banking (OIB), responsible for the BSM team supporting the domain Lending Services (formerly know as Business Lending). Responsibilities amongst others consist of the following:• Manage the integrity of the financials of the domain (amongst others including MTP budgetting process, budget allocation, cost type reporting, rolling forecast, Resource Management and Transaction Management).• Preparation of (organisational) steering information and advice for Senior Management.• Management of all Risk and Compliance related aspects (a.o. Operational Risk, IT Risk, Non Financial Risk, SOx, Key Control Testing).• Act as a liaison between the domain and the staff departments (a.o. Human resources, Global Procurement, Finance and Operational Risk Management).• Plan and execute Process Quality Assurance within the Lending Services Project Portfolio.Key achievements:• A succesful transition of the BSM department from “operational support” of middle management to “trusted advisor” of Senior Management at a tactical and strategic level.• 35% increase in Winning Performance Culture engagement score (from 48% in 2011 to 83% in 2012).• 19,5% reduction in Operational Expenses of BSM Lending Services in 2012 (target -7%).• Saving 2012 for Lending Services exceeded targets by 40%.Besides my job as Head of BSM I had the following roles and responsibilities: • Business manager for Head of Lending Services including support of (CBS) Senior Management regarding ad-hoc issues, domain wide initiatives and strategic changes.• Deputy Head of Lending Services (650+ fte)

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Management Consultant within the Lending Services domain with focus on Process Improvement.Next to my job as Management Consultant I had the following roles:• Deputy chairman of the MT Solution Delivery• Chairman of the Solution Delivery Improvement Board

Program Director on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer working on strategic transformation of the CFO - CRO function within the Retail part of ING Netherlands.

Responsible for the Financial Accounting of Postbank Particulieren, the largest Retail Bank in the Netherlands (Total Assets approximately 125 billion): • Handling the ledger administration for the delivery site Postbank Particulieren.• Implementing changes in laws and regulations (internal and external)• Month-, quarter- and year end closing.• Reporting to Group Finance and Control, Corporate Tax Department and the Dutch National Bank• Participating in projects (executive/ senior user/ content expert)• Functional steering of “outsourced” parts of the administration (day to day processes have been assigned to Accounting House Bank)• Development and maintenance of contacts with external auditors, Group Finance & Control, Management Accounting department and Management of Postkantoren BV.Besides my function as Manager Financial Accounting I had the following roles and responsibilities: • Manager of the Order and Invoice handling team within the division Retail• Controller Postbank Groen; overall finance responsible for the entity Postbank Groen.• Responsible owner of the Financial Statement Closing Process Postbank (SOx)• Responsible owner of the Procure to Pay Process Postbank (SOx)

Execution of the program, affiliated with the IFRS 2005 program as commissioned by the Management Council NL, at division Retail level ensuring IFRS compliancy of the entities Postbank Particulieren, RVS, Postbank Insurance and E-business Centre NL as of the 1st of January 2005.

Various assignments within the department CPM Central that consisted of a group of Project- and Program Managers with a focus on strategic Postbank wide initiatives.

Various assignments related to set up and execution of the governance and control of large projects and programs within various companies.

Assignment related to technical and organizational issues raised by the “Millennium” such as inventories, analysis, testing and business continuity.• Co-author of “Guidelines for Millennium Testing” (specialisation in embedded software).

Buy, resell and provide technical support for end users and distributors of various standard software packages. Maintain contacts with suppliers in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States of America.

Various assignments related to development of systems within different companies.

Bachelor, Business And Computer Sciences

A Level (Bachelor), Automotive Industry And Management

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