List of clients: - Novartis / Alcon (as from Feb'2020 onwards) - Telenet Group (Q4 2019) - Reckitt Benckiser (Q1 - Q3 2019) - VPK Packaging Group (2H2018) - Continental Foods (1H2018) - Stater (Q4 2017) Senior finance professional & people with a 15+ years of proven success record specializing in the following fields of expertise: - filling in the roles of Group Controller, FD/CFO, Project Manager, Accounting & Finance Manager; - implementing ERP & BI systems in the virtue of a project manager/ senior business analyst (SAP FI-CO, SAP BPC, Microsoft Dynamics etc) - setting up of Finance SSCs, leading the finance & across-the-functions task force & crisis management teams, implementation of fast close procedures and SOPs (standard operating procedures) for finance, logistics and administrative functions; - freelance consulting in the fields of IFRS reporting, internal controls; - creating, managing and coaching the finance team within Shared Services Centers; - performing financial analysis, ensuring compliance to the local accounting , audit & fiscal regulations (Belgian GAAP, Swiss GAAP, German GAAP, Luxembourg GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP); - implementing efficient budgeting procedures, providing cost reports and analytical reviews for production sites; - monitoring internal control system and implementing new control procedures / amending the existing ones to strengthen the internal control system.

Accounting Manager (7 subordinates based in Belgium, the Netherland and Estonia, 15 entities in the scope including 5 production plants in Germany, France and Estonia with an aggregated turnover of EUR 500 million) Reporting to: EMEA Regional Controller Main achievements: • From September 2013 onwards acted as a trusted business advisor to a newly appointed plant manager, substantially contributed to the material flows visibility increase and to the improved transparency of the cost fluctuations and performance reporting, worked together with the internal audit department on audit findings remediation, made proposals for the development of the internal control system on site. Regular tasks: • Managing the team: plan team workload and prioritize the tasks, coach team members, evaluate their individual performance and work out career development plans for them. • Stand in for providing accounting services, including preparing various reporting packages and financial statements for 16 entities of the group (including 5 production entities), monitor the functioning of the internal controls. • Being responsible for US GAAP accounting, SEC and IRS reporting (for the subsidiaries in the scope):  providing information for 10-K form , such as equity investments, provision for income taxes, retirement plans, commitments, assets impairment and restructuring charges, segment information),  preparing tax packages, including calculation income tax charges and deferred taxes). • Coordinate the COGS Annual Business Plan preparation for a production site; being a member of the Site Leadership Team, I do also provide advice to the management on identifying and realizing cost savings and report on the cost efficiency/ performance trends. • Participate in various IT improvement projects (including SAP migration and documents retention). • Led the project for the implementation of finance-related critical internal controls for a newly acquired production site

Applied Sciences, Accounting, Analysis and Audit

Faculty of Accounting and Audit in Industry, Accounting, Analysis and Audit

Faculty of Accounting and Audit in Industry, Accounting, Analysis and Audit

Institute of Internal Auditors, Internal Audit

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Accounting