Experience

Head of Business Controlling Team 2015 - 2018

Niko Group NV: An international company, specialized in switches & sockets, home automation, dimming,.. Present in +10 countries

• Build-up a business controlling team from scratch. Integrate concept of controlling as business partners in a family owned business.
• Take the existing team on the change path towards more standardization.
• Integrated a one view on reports with multiple ERP systems and no/limited BI tools
• Budget process efficiencies and lead the process
• Take up business partnering towards affiliates
• Lead fundamental changes in Cost pricing
• Review and standardize product hierarchy over all countries
• Nominee Best Finance Team 2017
• Created a Self-Managing team

Country & Sales Controller BeLux 2008 – 2015

Johnson & Johnson: An American multinational, specialized in pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer products

• Member of Bellux Consumer board team
• Ad-hoc projects : Integration of Vania brand, introduction SAP for Pharmacy business, Business plan process, Sox audit, divestment of J&J Brands
• Head the sales expectations and forecasts
• Business partnering Sales & Marketing, a critical view on the forecasted sales
• Guard the trade and promo spending, reviews on customer and brand contribution, close cooperation with the Commercial Director
• Communicate possible lacks and gaps in P&L – list action plans

Finance Manager 2003 - 2008

Keppel Seghers Belgium NV: An international player in designing, engineering, constructing Waste-to-Energy plants, Waste water treatment, renewable energy projects. Subsidiary of Singaporean K.I.E.

• Responsible for finance end-to-end processes
• Insurance in cooperation with legal manager. Hedging, Bank guarantees, Letter of Credit, controlling and follow-up of the monthly reporting, quarterly forecasts, yearly budget in cooperation with the project managers and sales team
• Investment projects, business development. Develop and integrate new Business planning process, where all relevant parties are involved
• Control and consolidation of the monthly reporting of the 7 foreign subsidiaries. Uniform way of reporting, local assistance in Spain, year-end preparations, audit…
• Financial Manager of the subsidiary in Ruisbroek: P&L, discuss projects with management, reorganize project registration and integrate stock system …
• Assistant Controller of the subsidiary in Zele: monthly reporting, P&L, Project Sales Recognition Report…

Education and courses

Education

2005-2006  Postgraduate “Finance & Accounting”.

                 Modules: Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance & Business Game - Ehsal Management School

2001-2003  Degree in Applied Economics. Corporate economy, orientation Accounting - Universiteit Antwerpen, UFSIA

1999-2001  Candidate Commercial Engineer - Universiteit Antwerpen, UFSIA   

Trainings & skills

2017          Executive Coaching – Perspective Management

2017          Get Results Together – Zenit

2016/2017  Coaching in people management - GiTP

2016/2017  VOKA Plato coach – Workshops group

2015-2016  Stepping up for growth - VLERICK

2011          Marketing for non-specialists - VLERICK

2007          Management skills - Marc Vermeulen (Marc bvba)

2003-2007  Spanish - Syntra Sint-Niklaas

Change     Lean Management  - Prague - Kaizen trainee

Systems   Word, Excel, Power Pivot, SAP, JDE, Hyperion, AS/400,..

Languages Dutch (Mother tongue); English (Fluent); French (Good); German (Moderate); Spanish (Basic)

Personal profile and Free time

Personal profile  Open for new things, communicative, positive, inspiring motivator, can-do attitude

Free time             Jogging, Yoga, Learning to play the piano, Reading

Professional references upon request