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Senior Finance Manager, Director

Senior Finance Manager, Director

Work Experience

Managing Director -FINANCIAL SERVICES
Permanent

Managing Director Aug 06 - Present
Starting up operations on Dutch Market


Deploying the service activities of Financial Services on the Dutch market. Generated revenue growth >250% from 2006 to 2007and2007 to 2008 YTD 36%. Qualified the company to become tax agent and trust office in compliancy with
MLR issued by HMR&E, Employ 5,4 FTE
Manage work flow for the outsourced service and interims management division
Negotiate contract and engagements, hands on involvement as Senior Consultant in various projects.
Define and implement Accounting standards for the Group

Customers , projects end engagements

Creatief Unie/ Flexcentrum Zaanstad BV/Nifa Holding BV

Negotiate terms with fiscal authority to gain time to regroup the liquidity of the company. Advise and assist hands on in the Spin off operation of non-core business unit. Redefine business procedures in compliancy with Dutch requirements for temp-recruiting companies to enhance business output and turn around in sales decrease trend into growth. Restructure administration for higher efficiency. Achieved decrease of DSO from average 65 days to 29 days. Implement new credit control procedures to prevent future bad debt write offs. Implementing new ERP system in local recruitment company. Work off financial accounting backlog of two financial years including corporate tax computation. Train management team in management accounting and financial reporting. (still a customer)

Clean & Go Services BV

Spin off activities from Flexcentrum Zaansatd BV. Advise on the establishment of the legal entity. Advise and implement intercompany procedures within the Nifa Holding BV entities. Deploy ERP system and train en users. Define and deploy companies accounting policies. Administer reporting to local authorities (still a customer)

EMEX –Group Dubai
Since April 2008
Establish a Dutch entity and the administrative organization and the processes thereof for a Russian care spare part retailer, based in Moscow, Tokyo Dubai and by now also in Amsterdam. I lead the customer through the procedures to establish a legal entity, created their procurement and accounting procedures as well as their tax reporting . Orange Forwarding BV is still a customer .

Interim Controller German Markets GMAC RFC May 07 - Aug 08
GMAC RFC -

Definition and design of SARBAN and OXLEY compliant inter-company funding process. Reconciliation of all order to cash ledgers, principal loans and repayments. Assessing risks on defaults and arrears to determine periodical bad debt reserve and identify potential write off in a EUR 2billion mortgage backed security portfolio. Restructuring SAP Fi/Co system used as front of house contract management system into single client environment with appropriate PCA reporting structure. Designing reporting tools (SQLbased) to analyse endorsed mortgage portfolios for interest performance, arrears risks and cash flow reporting for mortgage backed securities. Assessment of current loan loss risks and recommending appropriate reserves accordingly.Developing solutions to load front of house system data (SAP R/3)into companies legacy systems (EXACT GLOBE2003) for period close of General Ledgers. Prepare intercompany reconciliations for annual audit 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 .Working off FinancialStatement backlogs of 4 years (US GAAP and UK GAAP) for the 4special purpose entities operating on the German Mortgage market.
Portfolio management responsibility of all 4 special purpose entities on balance sheet MEUR 2.000M

Senior ERP consultant – Nike Russia Dec-2007

On request of the SAP sustainment team of Nike I had to go to Moscow to assess the source of the substantial complaints about the fresh implemented SAP solution. The assessment was budgeted with 3 month and I delivered within six weeks. I reviewed the accounting process in Moscow as well as I matched Russian local requirements for VAT, Capital Gains tax and Customs affairs in Fi/Co and SD/MM. Due to my knowledge of the Russian language I was able to read the legal text and translate at context level with a dictionary to understand Russian needs. It became obvious that Nike has not integrated the SAP patch for localization Russia, which did contain the tools for Russian accountants to automate their local reports. I recommended to acquire the local patch as well as I created analytical Excel tools as workaround in order to help the local accountants to overcome this gap. During my days is Moscow I also trained Finance end user to exploit SAP features to the maximum available level.

Interim CFO Oct 06 - Apr 08
Startup CFO for new incorporated Hi-tec Plc

Incorporation of the legal entity of VitaloTechnologies Plc.

Acting as Interim CFO. Implementing accounting system according to UK and German GAAP. Developing and implementing corporate procedures and policies in all countries the company operates. (UK, DE, AT, RU) . The company is mainly in the research and development of tools and applications based on the Global Scaling University. Most of the associates are from Russian origin, including members of the supervisory board.
Total balance sheet responsibility EUR 1,5 M

Senior Consultant Jan 07 - Apr 07
Support SAP FI rollout and perform functionality testing

Full SAP Fi/Co roll out. Implementing SAP according to global template of the customer in single client environment. Leading cycle test for intergrity as well as cutover test for beginning balances. Designing VAT-setup for Dutch tax jurisdiction. Documenting the setup and develop/test PCA cost allocation and settlements of internal orders. Train end users in the usage of SAP R/3 Fi/Co. Project delivered within budgeted time frame (three month)

SeniorConsultant - Thermphos BV Vlissingen

Contract/Temp Apr 07 - May 07

SAP Fi/Co consulting to integrate 4 acquired entities into companies ERP system. Special service rendered in advising SARBOX compliancy requirements for US entities and designing process for US Sales & Use Tax reporting with respect to complex maintenance of US tax jurisdiction within SAP

ING Bank HQ Den Haag
Branch: Group Intermediair, Financial Services,

Senior SARBOX Consultant 10/2005 - 12/2006

Implement disclosure procedures for quarter and annual closes with respect to existing corporate financial policies and with regard to SARBOX 404, US-GAAP (FASB 60, FASB87, FASB 97, FASB 121 and IFRS 7. Focus was set on implementing a procudere for risk assesments on non disclosed business affairs. Short term project, I have taken it over from some consultants who could not succeed for 8 month and delivered within 2 weeks the first draft and accomplished in December 2006

Branch: Financial Services - ABN AMRO Bank Headquarters Amsterdam Zuid-Oost

Contract/Temp Aug 06 - Nov 06
Senior SARBOX Consultant

Reconcile Sundry liabilities to find major imbalances, define the nature and root cause of the imbalance and advise short term fix solution. Identify potential P/L risk items sitting on the balance sheet account and address to responsible source Identify compliance deficiencies to prepare ABN AMRO for SARBOX 404 testing. Identify and solve successfully reconciliation issue of legacy systems towards General Ledger with an exposure of 4 Billion EUR

WDI Interim ESCO Accounting Manager - The Walt Disney Company Hoofddorp
Contract/Temp Jan 05 - Aug 06
Managing the accounting department of the European Supply Chain Organization at Walt Disney International
Power of attorney to establish VAT representation offices and negotiate VAT affairs with fiscal authorities on behalf of the Disney Supply Chain Organization in Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany , The Netherlands and Scandinavia

Branch: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Implementation of centralized purchasing of finished goods - financial management of the European Supply Chain Organisation - Ensure SARBOX compliance of all 7 warehouses by executing random cycle counts and system testing in SAP R3 Fi/Co and SAP R3 SD/MM Implement and perform SARBOX procedures for the ESCO accounting group Ensure correct and reconciled financial reporting of stock movements. Establish VAT registration for all EU countries and communicate inquiries from local authorities on any issue occurred. Redesign existing VAT setup in SAP R/3 to ensure compliance with the diversity of European VAT - regulations Disclose incorrect annual VAT returns due to wrong setup of business process Create, communicate and establish solutions to cover business efficiency need versus statutory requirements (EDI, data retention, sequential numbering, self invoicing for deemed EC sales, when moving on goods cross border etc.) Develop and implement MS access based reconciliation tool with MS Excel pivot table output for tracing intercompany differences at stock movements and Standard Costs in the European organization. - Ensure reconciliation of all intercompany affairs between the European Supply Chain Organization and affiliated companies establishing SAP rules for VAT postings to ensure VAT compliance in all 14 local markets operated. - Deploy ESCO activities to Norway to export goods out of EU and import to Norway, establish Customs clearing and communicate with authorities on any queries raised. - review and advise for VAT compliance and corporate income tax purposes on any new or complex Export affair - Analyse existing transfer price model for efficiency and current compliance - Lead the finance part of the deployment of ESCO SAP model in other Lob’s of the group - creating accounting policies concerning the financial statement of inventory and supervise posting rules to be established. - supervise, train and motivate 7 staff, accounting responsibility for an inventory portfolio of 600 Million EUR

Interim Finance Controller / Senior Statutory Acct - AMO Ireland Inc. Westport Oct 04 - Mar 05

Transitioning all tasks of the local controllership into SSC environment. Taking super user role in SAP R3 Fi/Co during transition from Release 4.6 and 4.7. Closing monthly statutory books for US GAAP and local GAAP for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Reconcile and submit statutory statements (e.g. VAT return, EC Sales lists, Intrastat reports, central bank statistics etc.) Closing annual books and create local close in cooperation with local tax advisors and identify result and balance sheet variances US GAAP vs. local GAAP (HGB) - prepare explanation and reconciliation of deviance between US GAAP to local GAAP in SAP special purpose ledger (Fi/Co) Communicate statutory matters with local authorities on behalf of the company. Assist business units in creating budgets and advise new business approaches from a local tax and statutory perspective. ( DE, AT, CH, Eastern Europe) 10k/10q reporting for SEC purposes of all relevant information for the assigned entities - in collaboration with external advisors and corporate tax develop and implement transfer price process to concentrate profits at Irish principal.
Power of attorney of the German entity to sign for fiscal and statutory affairs.


Assistant Controller - IDEXX Europe BV Schiphol Rijk Life science / laboratory equipment
Permanent Jun 02 - Oct 04

Transition of local finance departments into the Shared Service Centres. Preparation and/or reviewing of month and quarter end reporting for business and statutory purposes, Monthly analyses of the financials in cooperation with local business units. Analysing fluctuations in actual vs. budget and/or prior period results Preparation of year end financials, collaborating with internal and external auditors for US GAAP and local statutory purposes (HGB). Preparation of tax returns and statutory reports for several European entities (GB, ES, DE), Develop and implement transfer price model in collaboration with external advisors to optimize corporate tax impacts on companies performance Developing solutions for standardized deferred revenue amortization process to comply with FASB revenue recognition requirements Standardizing Free good process. Streamlining I/C process by implementing automated clearings in SAP R3 and increasing standardization levels within the European organization. Supervising the SSC A/P department Hiring and training of staff Creating annual budgets Implement process changes in the procurement cycle according to SARBOX 404 Ensuring compliance with Sarb/Ox 404 10k/10q reporting for the assigned entities Representing the Finance department at the works council
local financial Controllership responsibility Balance sheet EUR 35 Mill in DE, EUR 12 Mill in ES and GBP 10 Mill in UK

GL Manager - NCR
Permanent Jun 00 - Jun 02

- Leading the DACH country team in their operational tasks in an international Shared Service Centre environment
- Responsible for controlling area revenues of US $320 million
- Managing and maintaining a very strict and tight close process of 4 days Analysing fluctuations in actual vs. budget and/or prior period results
- Reporting period results to Corporate Entity
- Managing the General ledger teams for 5 legal entities - 4 accounting manager direct reports and approx 15-20 reports at second level
- Acting as interim controller in Wiesbaden to merge acquired entity into NCR environment. Data Transition from SAP (release 4.3) to Oracle
- Sub regional controllership of accrual requests issued by Sales Divisions or local management centers
- Hiring and training new staff (5 direct, 15 second level )
- Implementing Oracle Release 11 in the four German entities and in the Austrian entity
- Standardising the chart of account by balancing out local requirements and US GAAP
- Communicating and Solving issues
- Accomplished the transition of all local general ledger tasks to the FSSC
- Integrating acquired four front-entity into NCR-environment

Controllership Responsibility in annual turn over figures Germany :DEM 585 Million , Austria ATS 430 Million, Switzerland CHF 53 Million,


Education

Education

University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 2004 - 2006
Master of Business Administration - Accounting (MBA) interrupted due to family growth, restart planned 2009
Cost Accounting, Operational Auditing, Risk Management, Tax Accounting I, Internal Auditing

College of Business Switzerland-St Gallen-St. Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland 1991 - 1994
BA - Business Administration and Accounting (Bacchelor)
Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Business Law

Public College of Food, 1983 - 1985
Diploma (similar to Bachelor's degree) - professional studies
Food chemistry, Vinery production process, Quality Control
specialized in the vine, vermouth and champagne production


Skills

Business Skills
VAT - Expert (> 10 years)
In all shared service centers and at all assignments as accounting manager domestic VAT and EC sales was a default responsibility of mine
Acquisitions - Advanced (4 - 5 years)
Integration of acquired companies within the financial systems of the acquiring company. Performed successfully at NCR, IDEXX
Senior Management - Expert (4 - 5 years)
Since 2006 I am the managing Director of Financial Services Ltd and member of the board of the parenting company Global Management. Having served as mediocre and senior officer for a variety of global players I gathered a good set of skills and experiences
US GAAP/IFRS/local GAAPS - Expert (> 5 years)
having worked and contracted mainly for US Company, I build up a comprehensive knowledge on US GAAP as well as IAS and local requirements, updating my skills on regular basis by studying publications of the FASB

Product Skills
MS Access (1½ - 2 years)
Complex reconciliations and massive data have often exceeded the abilities of MS Excel prior to version 2007. Therefore I did work out solutions in Access as well as in MySQL to overcome the line item limitation and started to build my own tools for account reconciliations, cash flow analysis and other financial key analytics
SAP Frontend - Trainer (> 5 years)
most companies I worked for in accounting position did use SAP R/3. As manager I always was keen to expand my expertise beyond the level what the output is supposed to be. So I took opportunities where granted to become a super user or a functionality tester in order to acquire technical understanding of the complexity of SAP and to enable myself to train staff reporting to me to use the provided ERP system to its maximum ability in order to have highly efficient processes
SAP Functional - Trainer (4 - 5 years)
I took part on several roll outs as well as upgrades, I also maintain an IDES account, which provides me with a "Sandbox" to test the various setup scenarios and technical features of SAP. Often I use this "Sandbox" when performing as SAP consultant for

Languages

Spanish, English, Dutch, German

Other

Other Current Appointments

03-03-2006 Non-executive Director of The Whiskey Barrel Company
11-08-2007 Treasurer of the Dutch foundation “Stichting Global Scaling University”
01-12-2007 Non-executive Director of Global Management Ltd.
15-06-2008 Member of the supervisory board of Trustee Ltd.


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