Description

An experienced, [Business Performance] Finance Management professional with a passion for HR,

demonstrating a Leadership skill-set and international qualifications and experience spanning 10+ years.

Focused on continuous professional and personal development, demonstrating skills gained following

Executive Master graduation from ESSCA Business School. Defined as a positive, dynamic and committed

team member, eager to make a positive contribution to a progressive and equally motivated environment.

• Strong, two-way multi-lingual communication skills with fluency in Dutch, French, English and a working

knowledge of German; interacts effectively with all levels of a corporate infrastructure

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills with an ability to diffuse situations with

win-win outcomes; acting with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

• Well organised, able to prioritise a demanding schedule of tasks, delegating as appropriate; maintaining

effective working relationships with employees and management team

• Leadership with an HR skill-set, managing cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of development

and coaching nationally and internationally to pursue shared business objectives

• Solid Finance and Reporting abilities including strategic budget planning and monitoring, cost control,

consolidation and reporting

• HR Management skill-set includes Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pay structuring and

Employee Classification

• Strategic thinking with an objective focus on wider business vision, an imagineer who is able to convert

novel and bespoke concepts into viable, practical applications

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Hertsens, Fortior, Axi, Blue Lips
Freelance Consultant/Controller
February 2024 - February 2026 (2 years)

• • Responsible for enhancing and streamlining financial reporting and analysis.
• • Responsible for monthly and quarterly reporting.
• • Standardized reporting across the organization, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• • Conducted in-depth financial analyses and forecasts to support strategic decision-making.
• • Collaborated closely with the CFO and other senior management to optimize financial processes.
• • Identified opportunities for process improvements and implemented improvement programs for efficiency and effectiveness.
• • Involved in the migration of management information to Business Intelligence and Business
• • Analytics systems.
TriFinance
Finance Manager Business Insight
July 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 5 months)
• • As a member of the Business Insight team for the Group, I work in close collaboration with colleagues in The Netherlands, Germany, members of the Leadership Team, Unit Leaders, the CFO, the Group Accounting Director and the Finance Managers in the 4 countries.
• • Business Insight implies company wide reporting/analysis regarding all aspects including FTE.
• • Providing top quality financial and non-financial, action-based management information to the board and to Belgian and Luxembourg Blue Chip Boutique stakeholders.
• • Providing reports on FTE, margins and project updates.
• • Delivering an Insights Platform.
• • Effectively manage the Planning and Control cycle plus monthly reporting, budget management and forecasting process, factoring salary increases / variable pay process.
• • Drive the migration of Management Information to Business Intelligence and Business Analytics format.
• • Key player in the introduction of internal audit activity in coordination with the Group Controller and CFO for The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
• • Analyze current processes to identify and implement a program of continuous improvement.
Siemens AG
Division Performance Manager
April 2018 - June 2021 (3 years and 2 months)
• • Supervision and maintenance of a €5.5M operational budget for the division and resources for a team of 15, including payroll, fleet, real estate, support function costs and travel costs
• • Point-of-contact for internal customers, partnered with the Smart Infrastructure Division CEO and CFO
• • Overseeing financial and control processes, costs, budget, forecast and report analysis
• • Operating as a Business Sparring Partner, providing analysis and feedback of budget variances, performance effectiveness and strategic and operational planning
• • Established standards and methodology for measuring divisional performance and Senior management Reporting; providing ongoing feed-back and additional recommendations
• • Implemented and monitored performance of Compensation and Benefit program with oversight and control of salary budget in cross-functional collaboration with HRBP and HR Department
• • Coordinated internal audit controls [ICFR | RIC] in alignment with organisational policy compliance