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United States

Greater Zurich Area

Audit and Risk Committee - Financial Markets Regulated (FINMA)

San Francisco Bay Area

Provide consulting services in the functional areas of Program Management for the AbbVie Integration, migrate PTP processes and activities into SAP, consulting FP&A with the conversion and development of the controlling and reporting models. Tasked to represent Senior Manager on monthly closing and group reporting during long absence, remain accountable.

San Francisco Bay Area

Switzerland

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San Francisco Bay Area

• Led finance team of 9, monitoring accounting, regulatory reporting, controlling, procurement, billing, payments and product control. Performed the yearly budget management cycle including costing and capital budget, to.
• Directed entire closing process, with direct external auditor relationship management… Show more Led finance team of 9, monitoring accounting, regulatory reporting, controlling, procurement, billing, payments and.
• Directed entire closing process, with direct external auditor relationship management of local team, resulting in reporting improvements and increased productivity 58% by report automation.
• Re-designed financial model to reduce preparation complexity of 32%, improved cost centers/accounts to increase cost allocation transparency and operating budget management efficiency. Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Led global team of 14 spanning 8 countries, with dedication in aligning goals, consistent vision and keeping the big picture in mind while managing finance and regulatory transformation of bank in accordance to Swiss.
• Managed 2 general ledgers and $20M budget, resulting in successful implementation and execution.
• Implemented automated general ledger, treasury, and finance processes and policies, improving efficiency by 50%+, and prepared client year-end closing and regulatory reporting.
• I achieved the complete implementation on time and under budget. Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Created strategic vision and plan for services across all industries, directed sales and business development for Risk Management, Accounting and Financial Supply Chain Management for multinationals. Provided special.
• Led Global… Show more Created strategic vision and plan for services across all industries, directed sales and business development for Risk Management, Accounting and Financial Supply Chain Management for.
• Led Global Organization Transformation & Strategy project with passion, spanning 133 countries, managing $7.5M budget to reorganize global treasury.
• Drove innovative procurement department information system, reducing costs by €3M for global car manufacturer.
• Overhauled risk management strategy and aligned treasury methods with the financial supply chain business goals, resulting in 35% reduction in hedging costs and 18% sustainable cut in working capital through cash.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Driving the group-wide project for the implementation of hedge accounting, developed and designed the execution-, closing- and consolidation processes and procedures. Implemented the hedge accounting application and.
• Completed… Show more Driving the group-wide project for the implementation of hedge accounting, developed and designed the execution-, closing- and consolidation processes and procedures. Implemented the hedge.
• Completed 100% enlargement program into hedge accounting and commodity management, for the large Project and Product Business of the group, within 66% of the expected timeline.
• Developed and implemented the operational EBIT key Figure of the group and for each division to increase transparency and productivity improvement of 15% by eliminating investigation efforts.HEAD OF RISK CONTROL.
• Implemented performance and stability of treasury management system, improving efficiency by 18%.
• Consolidated risk system from 3 to 1 instance, which resulted in process efficiency of 20%+ by eliminating data mirroring and reconciliation, annual cost reduction of $4M for maintenance, license and services. Show less

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Daily reporting to the Treasury Risk Committee (incl. Group CFO) on group-wide performance of market-, operational- and credit risks. Member of the Group Treasury Management Team and Group Credit Risk Committee, build.
• Implemented performance and stability of treasury management… Show more Daily reporting to the Treasury Risk Committee (incl. Group CFO) on group-wide performance of market-, operational- and credit risks. Member of.
• Implemented performance and stability of treasury management system, improving efficiency by 18%.
• Consolidated risk system from 3 to 1 instance, which resulted in process efficiency of 20%+ by eliminating data mirroring and reconciliation, annual cost reduction of $4M for maintenance, license and services. Show less

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

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Bank Management

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