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As part of Scotch & Soda's finance management team, responsible for: Financial accounting, External (IFRS) reporting, Tax compliance, Treasury, Payroll and M&A/Private Equity support. Also part of Microsoft Dynamics AX Key User Organisation and Steering Committee.Managing Scotch & Soda's:- Finance & Accounting department (15 FTE), - Reporting department (3 FTE), and - Payroll department (2 FTE).Professionalizing and transforming the Finance & Accounting department to… Show more As part of Scotch & Soda's finance management team, responsible for: Financial accounting, External (IFRS) reporting, Tax compliance, Treasury, Payroll and M&A/Private Equity support. Also part of Microsoft Dynamics AX Key User Organisation and Steering Committee.Managing Scotch & Soda's:- Finance & Accounting department (15 FTE), - Reporting department (3 FTE), and - Payroll department (2 FTE).Professionalizing and transforming the Finance & Accounting department to a Financial Shared Service Center (FSSC) for the Netherlands, Germany, USA, France, UK and Austria. Enabling process improvement (PtP, OtC, Payroll and RtR) and dedicated to continuous improvement. Implementing and maintaining IFRS accounting (manual), IFRS reporting and Financial statement compliance.Plans, organizes, and responsible for country fiscal accounting, reporting and compliance. Liaison with external auditors, tax specialists, business consultants and private equity representatives.Oversee cash management; enforce financial controls and all applicable policies. Show less

Professional experienceExperienced Lead Audit Engagement Manager (Client Facing), specialized in managing IFRS audit engagements on large / listed clients in KPMG's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice. Providing audit and related services to IT (Professional services/ Startups/internet), Publishing (Newspapers/magazines/web), Broadcasting (TV/Radio), Advertising (Advertising Agencies and Media Buying) and Music (Music Publishing/Music Rights) companies… Show more Professional experienceExperienced Lead Audit Engagement Manager (Client Facing), specialized in managing IFRS audit engagements on large / listed clients in KPMG's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice. Providing audit and related services to IT (Professional services/ Startups/internet), Publishing (Newspapers/magazines/web), Broadcasting (TV/Radio), Advertising (Advertising Agencies and Media Buying) and Music (Music Publishing/Music Rights) companies. Previous extensive experience gained as a Senior Manager Audit on (listed) Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Venture Capital audits and related services.Responsible for the project management, client management, quality, efficiency, reporting, delivery and profitability/working capital of the engagements under my responsibility. Project experience ranges from complex Group audits to family-owned businesses and New Ventures (Start-ups).Specific experience gained on special purpose audits and advisory projects in relation to Contract Compliance, Working Capital, Risk assessment, Busines Valuation and Cost Optimization. Other experiencePerformance Manager of 10+ junior staff members, responsible for the HR management and career development (selection, development, assessment, career planning and remuneration).From October 2010 - September 2012 I was on a (50%) internal project secondment as a Senior Project Manager at KPMG Department of Professional Practice / Quality and Risk Management Group. During 2010-2011 I was part of a small project group which was responsible for the deployment & implementation of KPMG's digital audit file (eAudIT) to 3.000 professionals in the Netherlands.Driver for quality assurance, use of (Next-generation) audit tooling and efficient audits within the office. Show less

Supervisor and subsequently Manager at KPMG with broad experience in accounting and auditing. Direct experience with companies in the Information, Communication & Entertainment sector and venture capital.

Trainee (Audit+) in line of business Information, Communication & Entertainment at KPMG Nederland - Amstelveen.

Co -founder of Tamos Internet Services, a one-stop service provider for small companies looking for the design, implementation and hosting of websites. Projects include Diamondpoint (DeBijenkorf), Stchting MiXT (Racism Beat It Festival!) and City of Amsterdam (Youth festival site).