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Experienced Finance Profesional

Work Experience

At present: Seeking a new opportunity in the market place due to fundamental restructuring at CSA due to both global crisis and bail-outs (CSA is owned by Goldman Sachs and has General Motors as a key client) See announcement of discontinuation of operations and subsequent bankruptcy of CSA in August at

Performing some consultancy roles for a number of companies while actively seeking pan European/Internationals roles as the green spots in the market place seem to have started during the summer time.

April 2008 - 2009: CSA, European HQ, Mannheim, Germany. Revenues $ 2 billion
Type of industry: Automotive.
Job Title: European Corporate Financial Controller
Job Description
• controller for 2 GmbH & KG entities in Germany responsible for local GAAP/tax compliance, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Inter-company and all accounting matters;
• responsible for pan European adherence to US GAAP in Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain and Brazil, initiating/participating on balance sheet reviews in JD Edwards. 11 reports between direct reports at Corporate level plus dotted line FSS reports in Europe and Brazil;
• responsible for financial reporting packages review to explain variances between forecast and variances thus strengthening the financial planning and analysis on a Pan European basis;
• responsible for working with the Divisional and Plant Controllers to ensure closure of internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) issues on a pan European basis;
• responsible for working with the European tax office to ensure documentation of service agreements to comply with legislations and optimize Corporate taxes and to co-ordinate bank relations, setting-up of bank accounts, bank mandates/signatories controls and search for banking software compatible with debt collection efforts;
• liaising with the external auditors on a pan European basis to ensure timely audits in compliance with US GAAP; and
• member of the policy committee which drafted and reviewed US GAAP driven policies
Package: 100.000 Euros per year plus 10% bonus subject to company results.

April 2004 - March 2008: HEAD NV, London, UK, revenues $ 450 M
Type of industry: Sports goods industry namely winter, summer and diving products
Job Title: Head of Internal Audit, reporting to UK based CEO and to the Audit Committee
Job Description
• Forensic accounting project in mainland Europe, per the CEO´s confidential directive, focused on liaisons with suppliers, management bonuses, assets accounting implications and disclosure to Audit Committee in accordance with SOX.

• 2004-2005: Compliance with US GAAP on all the key accounting matters i.e. Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Prepaid expenses and deferred charges, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net investments, Goodwill, Intangible Assets, and Translation adjustments from I/C Conversion to ensure consistency of consolidated numbers in SAP reporting.

• 2006-2007: Same as above for IFRS once the SEC allowed IFRS reporting for foreigners.

• Financial audits in Europe and the US with strong emphasis in budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of variances in Hyperion Retrieve.

• Operational audits of all the key business cycles i.e. purchasing, inventory, debtors, fixed assets, sales, payroll and treasury.

• SOX 302: Thorough checklists for the key business cycles matching control objectives to control activities and process owners.

• SOX 404: Effective writing of manual of policies and procedures to ensure adherence to documentation requirements. 1750 pages drafted for Corporate, Finance & Operations.

• SOX 404: Effective testing of Q1 to assist management in the process and follow up of subsequent quarters with management to comply with PCAOB standards.

• Due diligence of a new acquisition in the Amazones, Brazil to assess vertical integration with supplier which led to the creation of a new business model against global warming
Package: British pounds 75,000 Net (Dutch company) plus stock options.

April 2002- March 2004: META GROUP INC, Stamford, Connecticut, US revenues $ 120 M Nasdaq listed)
Type of industry: Information Technology
Job Title: Director of Internal Audit, reporting to US based CEO, CFO and Audit Committee
Job Description
• Performed in-depth due diligence for the purchase of distributor entities in Europe including tax reviews, employee reviews, contracts to revenue to cash schedules and legal operational reviews allowing META group to purchase distributors which ultimately helped to treble the share price.

• Ensured US GAAP compliance in USA, EMEA, and Asia Pacific with specific emphasis on deferred revenue accounting, percentage completion accounting, revenue recognition and goodwill impairment.

• Ad-hoc work, per the Audit Committee´s directive to reduce external auditors´ fees, to construct a percentage completion revenue recognition system based on cost calculations of consultants and hours, enabling us to have a centralized, accurate revenue reporting mechanism through both Siebel (sales software) and Lawson (financial software).

• Member of the SOX committee which reviewed SEC quarter and annual financial packages to ensure full compliance of our Lawson consolidated numbers with SOX requirements.

• SOX 302 quarterly reviews: implementation of quarterly timetable and ´ad-hoc´ review and testing with management since the enaction of the Act on July 31st 2002. Developed thorough checklists for purchasing, debtors, fixed assets, sales, payroll and treasury by matching control objectives to control activities and process owners. Trained and educated colleagues to buy into the process all around the globe (i.e. US, EMEA and Asia Pacific).

• SOX 404: Preparation for manual of policies and procedures to ensure adherence to documentation requirement. Raised a number of proposals, per the request of the Audit Committee, for bank authorisations, travel & expense guidelines, revenue recognition, US GAAP accounting standards, and sales contracting guidelines which further documented our procedures in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley, ensured better controls of financial items, and helped to reduce expenses.
Package: EUR 91,500 plus stock options.

March 2001 - March 2002: LIVINGSTON ELECTRONIC SERVICES, BRAMMER PLC, Darmstadt, Germany revenues British pounds 300 M
Type of industry: Out-sourced (rentals/calibration) management of electronic equipment (IBM, SUN, HP, Compaq, SGI etc) related services
Job Title: Financial Controller for Central, Eastern and Southern Europe
Job Description
• Financial Shared Services role across Europe. Ensured accurate, timely reporting of 5 businesses (Germany, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Switzerland) in accordance with UK GAAP.
• Ensured the implementation of Group Policies and Procedures in accordance with UK GAAP.
• Established control procedures and checking mechanisms in cash, debtors, payables, inventory, fixed assets and IT are implemented, monitored and adhered to (monthly checklist report).
• Ensured correct matching of income and costs during the contract life of the electronic equipment subject to contractual renting.
• Implementation of MIS by producing Cognos software reports to support sound P&L, Balance Sheet and Management Accounting reporting.
• Analysed and reported on results to direct, to influence and to point out areas of weakness, potential improvement and increased profitability.
• Consistently worked with local credit collection functions to improve cash collections, reduce DSOs thus meeting the targets of the UK based Treasury function (cash pool system) on a pan-European basis.
Package: EUR 66,500

Jan 1999 – March 2001: FORTUNE BRANDS, UXBRIDGE, UK, Revenues $ 5.2 billion per annum,
Type of industry: Consumer goods namely: Office & Home Products: ACCO Brands, Golf Brands: (Titleist, Footjoy and Cobra) and Distilled Brands:: (Jim Bean, Remi Martin, De Kuyper.)
Job Title: Audit Manager
Job Description: Managing financial/US GAAP, operational and marketing audits in UK ,Europe, US and Latin America.
• Determine that the Accounting organisation and level of expertise is sufficient to ensure adequate financial control over the organisation.
• Confirm that there are sufficient accounting controls covering fixed assets, inventory, cash and accounts receivable & payable.
• Determine that there is adequate control over the extension of credit to customers. Ensure debtor balances are accurately stated, and that write-offs and provisions for doubtful debts are valid and appropriately authorised.
• Establish the accuracy of stock records. Ensure obsolete and slow moving stocks are effectively monitored, controlled and accounted for.
• Assess the adequacy of the Management Information Systems with regard to accounting control, and whether standing data is secure from unauthorised amendment.
• Post BaaN Implementation Audits: To ensure the accounting integrity and reliability of the newly implemented software.
• Review the budget and spend performance. Scrutinise significant variances between budgets and actual costs for individual promotions and product launches.
Package: British pounds 42,000 plus 6k bonus plus 50% bonus on company result. All Income
Tax free). Pension scheme. Fully expensed car.

PRE- MANAGERIAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Post MBA
• Internal Audit experience : Forensic at Nortel Networks, IAS/IFRS/IPO at Adidas
• Controlling and accounting experience at Thorn EMI and Iberia UK

Pre-MBA
• External Audit experience at KPMG
• Corporate planning experience at British Steel

Education

1997: Institute of Internal Auditors, UK, affiliate.

1992 - 1993: MBA, specialising on Financial Management, City Business College, London, UK.

1984 - 1989: Deusto Business School,
BA Finance & Accounting. Top-notch 2.1 qualification. ACA/CPA equivalent.

Skills

A high calibre Finance professional with sound knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP/SOX, seeking a commercial hands-on line finance role in 2009. Bringing over 2 decades of Corporate experience in 5 different countries (US, UK, Germany, Holland and Spain) and been exposed to financial accounting practises in 28 different countries world-wide, I am seeking a challenging international role.

Languages

Spanish: Mother tongue
Italian: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Fair (ongoing progress)

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