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Finance Manager

Work Experience

Clinic/Originals Denim Heaven/Hospital (Fashion Retail)
June 2008 – January 2009
Business restructuring project (9 retail stores, 80 employees) incl.
supportive sales organizational model implementation, new software implementation for cash registers and warehouse (Fashion manager/Soft Touch), sell-in budgeting process development, sales incentive process development, implementation of communication fundamentals, redefining strategic focus, …

International Heroes – Dirk Bikkembergs
February 2008 – June 2008
Position: Finance Director ad interim incl. business plan development for flagship store Milan

MTV Networks Belgium
October 2006 – December, 2007
Interim management assignment, position: Country Finance Manager (including HR responsibilities)
Reorganization of the finance department, implementing guidelines for budgeting, closing and controlling processes.
Exploring new revenue streams, increasing profitability (O.I. margin), Performance management

Levi Strauss
June 2004 – August 2006
Position: Finance Director ad interim for the Benelux until February 2005 (location: Benelux office – Amsterdam)
Main responsibilities were:
- Supporting a business turn-around project for the Levi’s brand within the Benelux (wholesale / retail)
- Remaining control on financial figures and reporting for Levi’s and Dockers
- Design AFP 2005

Closing of the Benelux office in Amsterdam and coordination of the move to Brussels HQ (including setup of a new organization at HQ)

As of March 2005:
Set up of new Amsterdam showroom and sales supporting project management for the Dutch market in collaboration with the sales director

Design and implementation of a restructuring plan for the Norden countries (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark) including:
- centralization of sales supporting departments at Brussels HQ and merging of Benelux and Norden activities under one BENO organization
- implementation of a new departmental structure to benefit market focus
- closing of multiple locations in Norden including main administration and distribution center at Helsingborg (Sweden)
- Set up of new showrooms at Gothenborg, Copenhagen and Stockholm
- reducing operational expenses (realized OPEX saving: 13%)
- simplifying business processes

Kappa Packaging
July 2003 – May 2004
Admin reorganization for Kappa Drogenbos nv and Kappa Plv France including recruitment of new financial staff members, implementation and automation of new and/or existing procedures, correcting the monthly Hyperion reporting, design of budget 2004 and design and implementation of a new cost-calculation program.

BASE
December 2002 – May 2003
Main goal of the assignment was to assist the CFO in domains of controlling, reporting, planning and procedures and to advise budget owners and departmental directors on revenue issues/opportunities/trends and on cost reductions in order to support maximum revenue/cost optimization.

Scansoft Inc.
July 2002 – August 2002
Preparing SEC reporting for Lernout & Hauspie business acquisition

Seghers Better Technology
March 2002 – June 2002
Responsibilities:
- Year-end consolidation (33 companies)
- Forecasting
- Budgeting

Lernout & Hauspie
March 2001 – April 2002
An important part of the assignment was to deliver adjusted historical and actual financial data to support:
- restatement exercises
- concordat proceedings (Philippe Bodson, lawyers, Ieper and Ghent courts)
- data room setup
- technology auctions
- workers council
- monthly DIP reporting
- acquisition by Scansoft

Responsibilities:
- Preparing 2000 consolidated financial statements
(24 companies)
- As of August 2001 Finance Director ad interim
important goal was to sustain high quality
performances of finance staff under critical
circumstances)
- Supervision of L&H acquisition by Scansoft as
consultant for the L&H trustees.

Real Software NV
December 2000 – March 2001
Consolidation project

Pressagency Belga
August 2000 – November 2000
Implementation new budgeting and forecast process to support management in monitoring traditional and new revenue streams. (mobile, WAP, internet, …)
Other Responsibilities:
- Start-up supervision of News Actuell Belga
- Design of budget 2001
- Managing organizational change (finance
department)


United Biscuits (Biscuits Delacre)
October 1999 – July 2000
managing organizational change project including redesigning the organization, implementing new policies and correcting false data,year-end closing recruitment of new financial staff members, preparing information for the workers council,tax declaration

Education

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Newport University)
A1 Accountancy
IFRS/IAS (multiple sessions course by KPMG)

Skills

Level finance manager/finance director
specific know-how and expertise on business turn-around projects, restructuring and performance management.

Languages

Dutch (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
French (basic)
German (basic

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