Pol Walraet

Finance Director at Universal Music Belgium
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Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Location
Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium, BE
Languages
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Louis Philippe Struyven

I had a great pleasure to work with Pol, who was part of our strategic management team, leading the company. He always was very interested in analysing business projects, had an eye for cost savings and a feeling for simplification of planning and procedures. He worked on the finance reporting of various divisions. Pol is a loyal body, very helpful with Business Plan preparation, straight but fair, serious but enjoyable, responsible but team player. He is definitively a people manager with social skills. A perfect business partner or colleague with a sense for healthy independency. Pol pays a lot of attention to the companies’ products and or services.

Jose Rodriguez

Pol is an excelent profesional, his knowhow and experience in all the finance areas make him one the best worker. Besides, his aptitude to solve and fix financial issues are one of the best I never seen.

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Experience

    • Belgium
    • Music
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Finance Director
      • Nov 2017 - Present

      Responsible for all Finance, Royalties, Legal, HR, IT and Facilities. 8 direct reports. Responsible for all Finance, Royalties, Legal, HR, IT and Facilities. 8 direct reports.

    • Belgium
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager Finance
      • Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

      Work Stream Lead for operational expenses related enhancement projects across Europe.

    • Finance Manager France & Benelux (West Region)
      • Jul 2014 - Jan 2017

      Based in Brussels, Belgium and Massy, France.A pivotal role connecting operational tasks and reporting lines across France, Belgium, The Netherlands sales companies and Poland SSC.Responsible for Controlling, Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Sales Administration for the Western Region sales company (France and Benelux).Managing 6 direct reports and 15 indirect reports. Reporting to the Finance and Administration Director Western Region.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Finance and Operations Director Benelux
      • 2006 - Apr 2013

      Based in Brussels, Belgium and Hilversum, Holland. As member of the Management Team co-responsible for all Benelux management and strategical decisions, ultimately responsible for all financial movements, supply chain management and reverse logistics. Interim co-Managing Director between 2009 and 2011. Managing 5 direct reports. Reporting to the local MD and the UK head office Vice-President Finance Achievements: - Organising shared back office functions with other Sony Entertainment entities. - Achieving Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy. Show less

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Finance Director
      • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

      Supporting and streamlining the outsourcing of all operational finance tasks of Sony Pictures Releasing Belgium and Sony Pictures Releasing Holland to the Sony Pictures Shared Service Center in Gdynia, Poland. Supporting and streamlining the outsourcing of all operational finance tasks of Sony Pictures Releasing Belgium and Sony Pictures Releasing Holland to the Sony Pictures Shared Service Center in Gdynia, Poland.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Executive Manager Finance Benelux
      • 1999 - 2005

      Based in Brussels, Belgium and Hilversum, Holland. Managing 3 direct reports. Responsible for Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. Reporting to the Benelux Finance Director Based in Brussels, Belgium and Hilversum, Holland. Managing 3 direct reports. Responsible for Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. Reporting to the Benelux Finance Director

    • United Kingdom
    • Musicians
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Chief Accountant
      • 1991 - 1999

      Based in Brussels, Belgium. Managing 5 direct reports. Responsible for Accounting, Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable of the Head Office. Reporting to the Group Finance Director Based in Brussels, Belgium. Managing 5 direct reports. Responsible for Accounting, Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable of the Head Office. Reporting to the Group Finance Director

Education

  • Thomas More-hogeschool
    Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
    1987 - 1989
  • St-Rombouts College Mechelen
    Economic sciences
    1980 - 1985
  • Université du Vin de Suze-la-Rousse
    Sommelier Conseil-conseil, Caviste, Distinction
    2016 - 2016
  • Vlaamse Wijnacademie
    Sommelier Conseil Vlaamse Wijnacademie
    2013 - 2016
  • University of Antwerp
    Law and Legal Studies, Eerste Kandidatuur
    1986 - 1986
  • MoreSteam University
    Green Belt apprentice, Lean Six Sigma
    2016 -

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