Jean-Paul - CFO/Chief Financial Officer - France - iCEO #23518

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Jean-Paul's Profile

iCEO #23518

Position: CFO/Chief Financial Officer

Nationality: France

Experience

Director of Finance & Control with 34 years of diversified experiences including 7 years of transition management. Strong practice in managing changes, integration, and overhaul of acquisitions. Proven ease of contacts in multi-cultural settings, engineer’s teams and industrial environment.

Major Achievements

Over 7 years as Director of financial control of Italian operations [Sales 530 M€, 20 affiliates, 13 plants, headcount 3400] : Starting with 3 affiliates building through mergers and acquisitions of a group of 20 affiliates. Recruiting of a financial team. Tuning of scorecards and management cycles. Sales doubled and profit increased from 21 M€ to 38 M€.

Industry Sector Competencies

Electronics

Telecommunications

Mobile phone

Pharmaceutical lab

Consumer Goods

Mass-market retail

Professional Objectives

Function: Director of Finance & Control

Sector: Industrial & International

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: No

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Paris & Ile de France

Countries Covered

France

Italy

Switzerland

USA

Area of Experiences

Accounting (Consolidation, IFRS Norm, US GAAP - UK GAAP, Cost accounting)

Financial control (Plan MT - Business plan, Budgets - Reporting, Cost price, Return of investment, Multi-annual contracts, ABC ABM / Balance scorecard, Fusions, Valuation)

Treasury (France, Financing, Software)

Capital operations (Capital increase, Financial Communication)

Information systems (ERP implementation, IT projects)

Law and Finances (Fiscal)

Other areas (Strategy, Risk Management, Internal Audit)