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Interim Business Controller

Interim Business Controller

Work Experience

01/2007 – Current – Interim BV, self employed

• 05/2008 – 12/2008 – Interim Group Business Controller Crucell, Leiden / Bern (Switzerland)
Crucell (1100 employees, EUR 350mln, listed on Euronext, NASDAQ and SWX) is operating in the biopharmaceutical industry and sixth largest vaccine company worldwide.

As Group Business Controller my focus area was global Marketing and Sales; top-line, margin and operational expenses. In this role I was part of the Commercial Management Team. Main objective was to improve forecasting accuracy and management reporting which I realized through setting up and implementing an integrated forecasting model and enabled dynamic margin reporting which was new to the business. Next to the regular responsibilities such as month end closing, forecasting, budgeting and ad-hoc management requests, I also
 financially managed the implementation of cost saving initiatives for the M&S area coming out of a major operational excellence project for the company,
 participated in a Long Term Planning process and
 started the introduction of a minimum pricing policy.


• 02/2008 – 03/2008 – Consultancy assignment Star Group, Moerdijk
The STAR Group is a specialist project, secondment and consultancy firm that focuses on the process industry. In the Benelux Star Group is market leader with over 450 professionals (EUR 50mln) in the oil and gas industry.

Consultancy assignment during which I compiled management information needs from senior management and a private equity fund who acquired Star Group end 2006. The project included the setup (in Excel) of management reporting models including a consolidation model, cash flow projection and KPI’s.

• 01/2007 – 02/2008 – Interim Controller Inalfa Roof Systems, Venray
Inalfa Roof Systems (2000 employees, EUR 450mln) is the no. 2 global supplier of roof systems and sunroofs to the OEM automotive industry and the no. 1 global supplier to the OEM truck industry. Activities entail R&D / co-engineering with the OEM, assembly and delivery to the OEM production lines (1st tier).

Assignments were:
 Implementation robust R&D program control environment (Q1-2 2007); Setting up reliable management information, change of the R&D organization into a matrix setup, cost saving tracking and implementation manager for program control system (BaaN Projects).
R&D organization of approx 110FTE with an annual spent of approx EUR 25mln.
 LCC assembly strategy development (Q2 2007- Q1 2008); Validation of recommendations provided by outside consultancy firm. Redevelopment of Low Cost Country strategy and business case for Greenfield and Outsource scenarios in various Eastern Europe countries. This included negotiations with outsource partners, contact with 3rd party expertise for tax, grants, etc. and final presentation of findings and recommendations for management.
 Vendor due diligence (Q4 2007 - Q1 2008)

09/2006 – 12/2006 – Senior Finance Professional – Alfa Delta Compendium

09/2006 – 12/2006 – Interim Controller Inalfa Roof Systems Europe, Venray
Full time assignment where I am the right hand of the CFO. The assignment is to assist in professionalizing the finance function in the organization as well as initiating a change in the control environment throughout the company. Major project done is managing the Budget 2007 process and provide management analysis and reporting.

01/2002 – 06/2006 - Group Controller – Noviant - Headquarters, Arnhem
Noviant, part of JM Huber, is the world’s largest producer and marketer (500 employees, USD 200mln) of Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC). CMC is one of the most versatile of all water-soluble hydrocolloids and has a number of important properties making it useful in many industrial applications.

Responsibilities & Achievements
• Reporting to the CFO
• Developing and implementing management information
• Reducing and managing working capital. Reduction working capital ratio from 24% to 16% achieved, yielding EUR 15 million cash.
• Managing and improving the budget process.
• Monthly actual and forecast reporting.
• Year end closing.
• Setup and implementation of accounting- and control procedures.
• Reorganization of the finance organization of the US-based Sales Office.
• Centralization of the credit control function.
• Supporting VP Sales in price negotiations with major customers.
• ABC costing and customer portfolio optimalization
12/1999 - 01/2002 – Finance Manager - NEC Computers – Head Quarters, Wijchen
NEC Computers International is a manufacturer of personal computers. On behalf of NEC Corporation Japan, NEC Computers International is responsible for worldwide manufacturing and selling (except for China and Japan) of personal computers (1500 employees, USD 2bln) for both the consumer market with the Packard Bell brand (top three in Europe) and the business-to-business market with the NEC brand.

Responsibilities & Achievements
• Professionalizing the financial administration, organization and reporting.
• Starting and realizing a change within the department.
Objectives of this change were to:
 Simplify and structure the total administration.
 Improve the consolidation- and reporting systems.
 Transform the department from a very informal to a more structural, without becoming bureaucratic, organization in order to guarantee stability and continuity.

After a year in which the above-mentioned objectives were realized I became responsible for the European sales offices.
• Nine countries, in charge of four persons at Corporate Finance based in the Netherlands and nine persons (local Finance Managers) abroad.
• Transformed the Sales Office Finance organization, including changing and hiring personnel, from a very centralized focus to a decentralized organization ensuring improved understanding of business issues as well as local statutory and fiscal regulations within the Finance group.
• Realization of high quality financial reporting.

01/1996 - 12/1999 - Controller - ARAG Verzekeringen Nederland, Leusden
ARAG is one of the leading insurance companies in the Netherlands in legal assistance.

Responsibilities & Achievements
• Accounting department a total of six persons which included the accounts receivable-, accounts payable- and payroll functions.
• Drawing up the annual accounts and preparing the reporting for the fiscal authorities.
• Administrative Organization and Internal Controls
• Preparing and developing the (monthly) management reporting.
• Member of the Management Team.

01/1991 - 01/1996 - Auditor – KPMG

Responsibilities & Achievements
• The most important experience gained during the period was learning to look in a certain way at organizations to quickly see the relation between the operational activities and the accompanying financial results and map them to the financial administration and reports.
• Auditing the annual accounts of various organizations.
• Varied package of clients.
• Both profit and non-profit organizations, very large and medium- to small businesses.
• Consultancy projects and administrative services.


Education

1999 - 2002 Post HBO Controller

1994 - 1997 SPD

1991 - 1994 NIVRA

1985 - 1991 VWO


Skills

Extensive financial management experience in various industries and markets.
Able to quickly master challenges in an organization and to create structure.
Strong cross-functional skills and likes to work across all levels in the organization.
Able to keep helicopter-view but not averse with hands-on work.

Specialties
Business performance measurement and improvement
Planning & Control
Management information implementation


Languages

Speaking Writing
Dutch Mother tongue Mother tongue
Englisch Good Good
German Reasonable Reasonable


Other

Standard software
MS Office Good
Excel Excellent

Financial software
Hyperion Good
Oracle Good
FIS 2000 Good
Baan 4 Reasonable
PeopleSoft Reasonable

Excellent affinity with automized (ERP) systems.



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