Flexmanager - Financial manager

Financial manager

Work Experience

Financial Interim Manager, since November 2000, working independently. Contracts:

Delta Lloyd NV, Amsterdam, september 2002 t/m februari 2003
Senior employee Group Consolidation & Reporting. Responsible for the consolidation and reporting according to UK-GAAP and US-GAAP for the “Non-Life” insurance business. Member of the project team for setting up US-GAAP reporting.

F&C Netherlands BV, Amsterdam, October 2001 - July 2002
Head of the Fund Administration. Fundmanagement, former Achmea Global Investors, a subsidiary of Eureko. Responsible for a department of 12 persons, doing the accounting and reporting of approximately 100 investment funds. Preparing annual accounts, reorganising workflows and effectuate the integration of accounting tasks with F&C UK during the reorganisation process.

Motorola BV, Utrecht, November 2000 - November 2001, partly parttime
Financial Manager. Mobile phones division Benelux. Improving the accounting and reporting workflows and setting up a new budgetting and reporting tool for local management in co-operation with Motorola SA, France.

Vivendi Water – USF Benelux BV, Zoetermeer, December 2000 - April 2001, parttime Controller. Manufacturer of various water treatment equipment. Setting up and implementing new guidelines regarding administrative organisation and internal controls. Co-ordination of financial planning and reporting of three subsidiaries during the restructuring period.

As employee with a fixed contract

Cool Cat Fashion B.V., Breukelen, June 1998 – October 2000
Financial Manager
Member of the Management Team. Responsible for financial strategy and all related subjects, such as periodic financial reporting, corporate finance, fiscal affairs, administrative organisation, budgetting, insurance and cash management. Set up activities in Belgium, partly by take-overs. Responsible for the departments Administration and Information Technology (8 persons).

Heineken N.V., Amsterdam, October 1996 - May 1998
Financial Accounting Manager
Responsible for the analysis of the group results and the notes to the monthly and quarterly reporting for the Board of Directors. Maintaining contacts with financial analysts and investors regarding developments at Heineken (Investor Relations). Partcipate in investigations and projects such as competitor analysis and acquisitions.

Athlon Groep N.V., Hoofddorp, October 1993 - September 1996
Controller lease activities
Responsible for the monthly consolidation, analysis and budgetting of the financial results of 8 subsidiaries in the Benelux (car leasing and car rental). Investigate leasing related subjects, improvement of the financial reporting system and analysis of acquisition candidates. Maintain contacts with the directors of the subsidiaries, auditors and tax advisors. Substitute treasurer.

Citibank N.A., Amsterdam, January 1988 - September 1993
Financial Controller (May 1991 - September 1993)
Responsible for all internal and external financial reporting, e.g. for the Central Bank and head office New York (US GAAP). Member of the Management Team of the bank. Managing a department of 8 staff, after restructuring reduced to 3. Bank title Resident Vice President.
Operations Manager (January 1988 - April 1991)
Head of Cash Management Operations, Treasury Services, Securities Services en Trade Services. Responsible for national and international payments, processing of treasury transactions and the processing of securities transactions. Managing a department of 22 staff.

Van Dien & Co Accountants (later merged into PricewaterhouseCoopers), Amsterdam, March 1986 - December 1987
Assistent Auditor
Member of audit teams for various industrial firms and services industries.

Education

Gymnasium B, Jacobus College, Enschede, 1974-1980.
Business economics (title drs), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 1980-1985.
Specialisms: - financial and management accounting;
- business organisation;
- information technology;
- international economic relations.
Auditing (title RA – chartered accountant), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 1986 - 1991.
Various business courses, IAS, banking products, negotiation skills, presentations, management skills.

Skills

Experienced all-round financial manager

Languages

Languages: English, German, Spanish – good, French - moderate

Other

Extensive knowledge regarding IT systems and IT related problems. Knowledge of Excel, Word, Microsoft Office, Exact, PowerPoint, Hyperion, Tetra (ERP software), Hiportfolio (fundmanagement software).