Functional Skills

Project Management
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Finance Transformation
ERP Implementation
Program Management
Agile Software Development
Business Process Outsourcing
Communications
Content Marketing
Integration Management (IMO)
Leadership Development
Operations Management
Organizational Culture
Private Equity Investing
Real Estate Investing

Software Skills

SAP S/4HANA
Dynamics 365
Microsoft Excel
SAP CRM

Certifications

CLSSGBCertified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
CSMCertified Scrum Master
PMPProject Management Professional
PCCPProsci Certified Change Practitioner
Six Sigma Green Belt

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Technology

Languages

English
German
Spanish
French
Italian

Countries Worked In

BE FR DE IE IT LU CH GB

Notable Clients

Applegreen PLC
Caterpillar
IOC
Merck Serono
skyguide
Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

Middleton Consulting Management Consulting
Owner
7/2015 - Present
Draw on extensive knowledge of business management, Lean/Six Sigma, international structuring and tax management, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to drive business transformation as Finance Director and Advisor for clients and business units. Motivate and mentor cross-functional teams. Evaluate operational, accounting and financial activities, develop enhanced, data-driven strategic roadmaps and guide execution.
Tamari Family (Sucafina, Watamar, & Immogroup), Geneva / Luxembourg Accounting
GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
10/2010 - 5/2015
Recruited, hired, and trained team of six, diligently supporting achievement of professional and personal goals to augment employee engagement and job satisfaction while elevating organisational competency. Implemented finance-oriented shared service centre in Luxembourg. Presented Wealth Management, Real Estate and Coffee trading results to owners. Negotiated and resolved consolidation matters with external auditors in order to obtain clean audit opinions.
Caterpillar Sárl, Geneva, Switzerland / Gosselies, Belgium / Imola, Italy Accounting
BUSINESS RESOURCE MANAGER II, OEM SOLUTION GROUP EAME
11/2006 - 10/2010
Supported business units as financial control business partner with expertise in Six Sigma. Coordinated production and allocation with factories including establishing and verifying agreed transfer pricing. Championed implementation of new operational and accounting software throughout division with enhanced reporting and invoicing features.
Iomega International SA, Geneva, Switzerland / Roy, Utah / Singapore Accounting
FINANCE & MARKETING CONTROLLER
2/2005 - 10/2006
Redesigned finance and reporting processes according to US GAAP, implemented SOX processes, integrated APAC finance processes into EAME teams, and accelerated market share by 10% and hard drive/storage unit sales units by 30% by improving coordination among multidisciplinary teams. In charge of SEC overseas affiliates reporting. Enhanced deferred revenue recognition model.
Moore Stephens Refidar SA, Geneva Switzerland Management Consulting
INTERIM FINANCE MANAGER
4/2004 - 1/2005
- Forecasting and planning activities for SEC quoted companies
- Forecasting, variance and management reporting enhancement activities
- Participated in Sarbanes Oxley implementation and deployment projects
Addax and Oryx Group Ltd, Geneva / London / Curaçao Accounting
SENIOR FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
7/2001 - 10/2003
Oil & soft commodities trading companies. Owned consolidation, statutory reporting, budgeting process for operation expenses, trading financial performance and systems, reported variances and issued financial reports for 15 commodity entities while guiding 10-person financial team.
Sempra Energy Trading Holding SA, Geneva Switzerland Accounting
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
12/2000 - 6/2001
Commodity Trading entity. Structure accounting flows and processes for newly created oil commodity trading arm in Geneva Switzerland. Oversee Payroll processes and coordinate with external providers.
Imo Car Wash Group Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland / High Wycombe, UK Accounting
GROUP CONTROLLER
6/1999 - 11/2000
Independent car washing group. Transformed family structured group into new commercial group post £116m PE acquisition. Active in 12 countries, with over 200 sites, implemented consolidation, budgeting. Build financing packages for syndicate loans drafts.
Amoco Chemical Europe SA, Geneva / London Accounting
BUSINESS ANALYST FOR SAP FI/CO
2/1998 - 5/1999
Petrochemical european entity of the Amoco Group. Owned financial review of 5 operating companies, lead trainer and tester in SAP R3 implementation. Conducted training across Europe to all of the finance community. Contributed to BP-Amoco merger accounting process. Actively involved in transfer of processes to new shared service centre in the UK.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Accounting
Auditing Supervisor
10/1993 - 1/1998
Audit services big four. Significantly contributed to the development and the implementation of new audit approach tools, clients focused in pharmaceutical, luxury, technology, services and production industries at group and company level. Extensive presentation and training/coaching experience gave over 600 hours training to audit/finance professionals.