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(European) Controller/Finance manager

(European) Controller/Finance manager

Work Experience

03/95 – 05/06: Woodward Governor Nederland B.V. (NASDAQ:WGOV)

2002-today European Controller
Responsible for the financial management and IT for the locations Hoofddorp (the Netherlands), Cheltenham (UK) and Aken (Germany)
·Lead and coach the financial managers in the European locations
·Successfull implementation of Sarbanes Oxley in Europe (2004-2006)
·Leading role in making the German and English locations profitable. After three years of heavy operational losses (>10 M€ loss) and a large restructuring these locations will break even for the first time this year.
·Executed a substantial reorganisation in Hoofddorp. All production capacity was moved to a US facility or sold. Hoofddorp has been transitioned into a sales and service company (2005)
·Setup a shared service center for Europe for various administrative functions (2002)

1997-2001 Manager Finance & IS Hoofddorp
Lead and coach the financial & IT departments
·Directly responsible for the financial management and financial reporting of the Hoofddorp location
·Participate as senior member of the management team in setting the strategic direction for the location
·Successfully implemented the Woodward ERP package in Rotterdam (the Netherlands, 1997), Tomisato (Japan, 1998), Aken (Germany, 1999) and Cheltenham (UK, 2002). In Aken as overall projectleader for all disciplines, in the other locations responsible for the financial discipline
·Implementation of the job evaluation and job validation system of the Dutch metalbranche (2000)
·Implementation of a “cafetaria system” for fringe benefits (2001)

1995-1996 Accounting Supervisor Hoofddorp
Lead the financial department (9 FTE’s)
·A/R, A/P, Payroll, cost accounting, customs, cash management, fixed assets, contractmanagement, general ledger, budgetting & control
·Successfully implemented the Woodward ERP package in Hoofddorp (1996) and Reading (UK, 1996)


1988-1995: Royal Dutch Shell Group
Cost accountant (Shell Nederland Refinery Pernis)
Team Leader Controllers department (Shell Nederland Chemical Pernis)
Financial employee Controllers department (Shell Nederland Chemical Pernis)


1987-1988: Sergeant military administration in Seedorf (Germany)

Education

1983-1987: Bachelor H.E.A.O. ‘HES’ Rotterdam (Economic Linguistics)
1989-1992: Bachelor H.E.A.O. ‘HES’ Rotterdam (Business Economics)
1998 Six Sigma Blackbelt (US)
2003 Nive Qualified Treasurer
2005 Executive Development Program at Thunderbird University, Phoenix (US)

Skills

Drive, authentic, integer, competent, loyal
Extensive knowledge of USGAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and IT
Change manager


Languages

· Dutch -Fluent
· English -Fluent
· German -Fluent
· French -fair

Other

PC & Software Skills:
· MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint, Project, Outlook, Visio)
· Exact
· Various ERP packages
· Hyperion Pillar
· Oracle financials
· Business objects

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