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Manager: finance, operation, project, strategy

Manager: finance, operation, project, strategy

Work Experience

Canon Europa N.V., Amstelveen, The Netherlands
January 2002 - present

Manager European Financial Transactional Services

Development and roll out of a pan-European commissionaire model.
Development and guidance of the centralization of 17 countries.
Development and management of a shared service center.
Manage organizational and system changes linked to the above both centrally as well as locally.
Roll out of all financial and related Oracle modules across 17 countries.
Advise and implement strategic changes, saving up to one million euros per annum.
People management, dealing with 17 different cultures, before, during and after all changes and reorganization.
Managing a team of 13 people, 10 different nationalities.
Liaison with Sales department, development and execute proper management reporting.
Travel to all participating countries for a) to get local buy-in, b) follow-up care and c) continuous analysis for improvements.
Financial and sales analysis, key indicator reporting, month end reporting and forecasts
Introducing and executing Sarbanes Oxley

Heineken Nederland, Zoeterwoude, The Netherlands
January 2000 – December 2001

Finance manager

Managed the AR process from invoicing through collections for all Dutch entities, 23 in total.
Developed and executed the reorganization and centralization of the administration into a shared service center.
Guided and coached staff through the reorganization, focusing on employability of the employee.
Developed and executed the move from four legacy systems into SAP.
Prepared financial analysis, month end reporting, budgeting and forecasts.
Prepared legal actions and court cases.

One.Tel , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
January 1999 – December 1999

Finance manager

Developed, maintained and executed financial, personnel and salary administration.
Prepared financial analysis, management and month end reporting, budgeting and forecasts.
Supported call-center manager, marketing manager and general manager.

MicroStrategy Benelux, Utrecht, The Netherlands
January 1998 – December 1998

Finance manager

Developed, maintained and executed financial, personnel and salary administration.
Prepared financial analysis, management and month end reporting, budgeting and forecasts.
Supported European Controller

Oracle Nederland, Utrecht, The Netherlands
January 1994 – December 1997

Financial analyst, January 1996 – December 1997

Aid to the finance director and the controller.
Prepared daily financial analysis, management and month end reporting, budgeting and forecasts for all business units.
Prepared ad hoc reports and analysis.
Issue solving, problem resolution.

Revenue administrator, February 1994 – December 1995

Developed, automated and executed the invoicing process from order entry through processing of receipts.
Changed out dated process of entering the same data four times into a fully automated process, including automated GL entries.
Prepared revenue reporting and sales commission calculation.
Registered revenue according to U.S. G.A.A.P. revenue recognition rules

Ernst & Young, Breda, The Netherlands
November 1990 – December 1993

Assistant-auditor

Audited and developed annual reports.
Conducted quarterly and mid-year audit on results and internal control measures of organizations of large corporate customers
Conducted management letters based on audits
Prepared acquisitions
Daily control on audit teams.


Education

Education:

Management, Economics & Law
Business school of Utrecht, August 1999 – July 2003

Chartered accountant
NIVRA, September 1990 – December 1991

Law
University of Tilburg, August 1988 – July 1990


Languages

Dutch: native
English: excellent
German: good
French: average
Italian: beginner
Spanish: beginner


Other

Computer proficiencies:
ERP: Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards
Office: Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
Query tools: Oracle Discoverer, MicroStrategy, Hyperion: beginner, but with Discoverer expertise a quick learner.
MicroStrategy

Other experience:

In addition to my current position at Canon:

Independent consultant: organizational and/ or financial restructuring of corporations.
Founder of WSLC, a real estate firm
Founder of a health and lifestyle coaching firm


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