Sylvain Germain Email & Phone Number

You can see my infos in French by selecting "Français" at the top right.I have a career of CFO, HRM, Secretary General, and right hand of General Managers in French subsidiaries of international industrial and distribution Corporations, and in family or private equity owned medium sized and multi-sites companies.I created DAF EXPERTISE SAS to propose services to companies (in France) with issues and challenges to cope with, during temporary periods, for CFO replacements, or specific and delicate CFO related matters.My client companies are satisfied with my services.If you would like to get examples of services I can provide, just ask me.My main skills are (non-exhaustive list) :Useful, synthetic, and understandable KPIs and reportingQuick closing of accounts, with reliable P/L and B/S figuresCalculation and control of margins, product costing, mix impacts,Detection and follow-up of needed corrective actions to meet budgets,Multi-scenarios 3 year P/L & cash-flow simulationsCorrect B/S valuationsNeither too optimistic nor pessimistic budgetsAcquisitions, Mergers, Carve out, intregration of new businesses ERP / SAP optimization and accounting reconciliation, Positive or negative cash management, including cash crisisFinancing finding Financial communication towards employees, auditors, banks, credit agenciesClear and non-bureaucratic internal procedures Board and shareholders meetingsNegotiation and writing of precise and clear contractsHR and social agreements discussions, with explanations and control of the financial impacts Apart from such assignments, my prior recent professional experiences were :3 years as France Interim CFO in an international automotive company (3 plants, 600 people). 3 years as CFO and HR Manager in the Aluminium Extrusion business (2 plants, 350 people).17 years with widened responsibilities in a US Group of medical and surgical devices, where I also organized and controlled multi-products and multi-countries divisions in France and EMEA.Helping a company to generate a higher profit growth than the sales growth, or to go through periods of crisis with the best solutions, and to get efficient and non-bureaucratic internal controls, is what I always have in mind. Don't hesitate to contact me for an input on how a CFO can support a management team, for temporary and complex needs. With "an iron hand in a velvet glove".

Listed skills include 3 Year P/Ls Simulations, Cash Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Mergers And Acquisitions, and 18 others.