Experience

NewBridge Partners

• Luxembourg
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Treasury Project Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Senior Treasury Project Manager - Listed Swedish Global top 10 Private Equity Company Implementation: ● Describe the global treasury landscape of the clients’ fund business and the role of the new TMS ● Define a robust business case supported by detailed business processes; ● Set-up and implement the (already previously selected) TMS for 18 Investment funds; ● Execute change management activities to assure a smooth transition; BAU: ● Creation of Business Requirement Documents and Change Requests; ● Lead Consultant for a number of technical sub-projects (Bank Connectivity, Interfaces with 3rd party systems); ● Design and Build new reporting functionality for Syndicated Loan Reporting and Interest and Bank Fee Reporting in Power BI, on top of the Data Warehouse. Vendor Management: ● Act as a liaison by taking up the SME role on the client side and the lead implementation consultant role on the vendor side; ● Manage the Software Vendor / act as a product owner and assure alignment with the SLA's; ● Manage the testing of the software deliveries and assure the business requirements are met. Show less



Be-Real BV - Treasury and Finance Consulting

• Owner

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  Be-Real BV supplies Treasury and Finance Consulting solutions for SME's as well as for larger international companies based in the Benelux. Be-Real provides short term consulting as well as long-term interim services. Main expertise: - Interim Treasury (management) Support; - Implementation of Treasury Management Systems; - Treasury processes and procedures; - Treasury Controlling and Reporting; - Cash Management; - Back-Office management and Treasury Accounting. Be-Real BV supplies Treasury and Finance Consulting solutions for SME's as well as for larger international companies based in the Benelux. Be-Real provides short term consulting as well as long-term interim services. Main expertise: - Interim Treasury (management) Support; - Implementation of Treasury Management Systems; - Treasury processes and procedures; - Treasury Controlling and Reporting; - Cash Management; - Back-Office management and Treasury Accounting.



Orchard Finance

• Netherlands
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Treasury Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Interim Back Office and Cash Manager for a Global Operating, Belgian Based Mining and Minerals company.● Daily bank account statement processing and reconciliation of Treasury Bank accounts;● Optimize the cash pool and IC financing in cooperation with the Front Office Manager;● Responsible for the Confirmation Matching (Finastra), Netting and processing of (external) FX trades;● Responsible for the EMIR process (Daily reporting, Periodic reconciliation);● Responsible for the Intercompany Invoicing / Netting process;● Responsible for the monthly closing (accruals calculation, IC Interest calculation and posting, IC reporting);● Bank Interest and bank cost management;● Operational Maintenance of the TMS (Reval / ITS);● First point of contact for the statutory auditor. Show less

• Treasury Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2021

  Treasury Consultant - Privately owned globally operating Belgian based logistics and supply chain solutions provider.● Support and manage all necessary steps for the selection process of a new Treasury Management System (FIS Integrity) that should replace the old TMS:● Describe current processes and define TO BE best practices;● Manage the RFP process for the vendor long list;● Support the workshops and follow up of the shortlisted vendors;● Support the Implementation Analysis of the selected vendor;● Support the contract process including IT and Legal negotiations;● Support the implementation of the new TMS, focusing on the Cash Management, Dealing and Reporting topics. Show less

• Interim Senior Treasury Associate

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  Interim Senior Treasury Associate - Listed US based global pharmaceutics manufacturer, Fortune 500● Daily account statement processing and reconciliation in FIS Quantum;● Cash Flow Forecasting using a custom build tool integrating information of Quantum and SAP;● FX and Liquidity management of EMEA operations;● Matching and Confirmation of external FX trades in FXall;● Entry and execution of external payments via CITI Online;● EMEA and APAC Bank Guarantee Management using DB Corporate Direct;● Posting of treasury actions in SAP Treasury / FI;● Follow up and manage the European Treasury group email box;● Monthly treasury reporting. Show less

• Interim Treasury Front Office Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Interim Front Office and Cash Manager - Privately owned Dutch based NavCom and Maritime Solutions provider• Entry account statements and FX rates, determine daily cash position;• Manage cash, debt and FX level(S) internally;• Prepare and manage Short Term Cashflow Planning of the group;• Manage Credit Stretch levels at the OpCo’s;• Management of the IC loan portfolio;• Analysis of local cash levels and cash repatriation possibilities;• Daily reporting of the detailed Cashflow planning to CFO and determine short term cash management strategy.• Management of and reporting on bank guarantees, parental guarantees and related credit facilities.• Allocate the (external) bank guarantee charges to internal parties;• Manage the weekly and monthly cash / debt and forecasting report for the CFO and the shareholders. Provide comparison and detail analysis;• Prepare the monthly Treasury Management Reporting pack;• Reconcile cash and debt in the TMS with consolidation system and ERP;• Create and distribute interest calculations on IC loans and IC accounts;• Ad Hoc reporting for shareholders;• Bank relation management with key banks;• Act as administrator / key user in the Treasury Management System. Show less

• Treasury Project Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2019

  Project Manager. Privately owned globally Operating, Belgian Based Mining and Minerals company.● (Re-)define the best practice treasury procedures;● Prepare an RFP for the replacement of the legacy TMS;● Decide on a short-list based on the RFP Responses and organize Workshops for the remaining vendors using client-specific issues;● Select the best vendor and support the negotiation process (from a Legal, Technical and Procurement point of view).● Act as the hands on Project Consultant for the client side of the implementation of the new TMS at Sibelco (Reval);● Responsible on the client side for the quality and the on-time finalization of all Implementation Steps from Scoping to Post Go-Live support);● Responsible for the integration with 3rd party suppliers (Reuters DSS, 360T, Misys, Regis TR, Isabel6) as well as internal systems (Consolidation, ERP and BI - Management Reporting);● Set-up of a management reporting tool (in PowerBI) connected to the reporting layer on top of the application database of the TMS (ITS) - Define the AS IS and TO BE reporting needs; - Create a Proof of Concept and a working Prototype; - Integrate Time Series and analysis of differences and trends; - Assure calculation of Treasury metrics in the ETL tool and storage of all (calculated) data in a system independent Data Warehouse; - Link secondary systems (ERP, Consolidation, Legal Repository, Market Data) to the Data Warehouse in order to create cross functional Reports with “one single version of the truth”. Show less



SCR SIBELCO

• Treasury Project Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

  Treasury Project Manager and Controller with focus on:- Global treasury reporting; - Implementation treasury support programs and tools;- Define and Implement treasury control function;- Manage compliance with respect to (financing) covenants;- Corporate finance projects;- Measurement and management of FX and Interest Rate Risk.

• Interim Treasurer

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Interim Treasury Project Manager1). Act as a back-up for the Back-Office Manager2). Responsible for several projects to improve the Treasury Processes and Procedures- Improve STP possibilities for treasury payments;- Set-up global Treasury Reporting;- Review and rationalize cross-country cash-pools;- Review and improve Group Treasury Policy and underlying procedures.



Zanders

• Netherlands
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Consultant - Interim Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Interim Deputy European Treasury Leader - Listed US based global building materials manufacturer, Fortune 500● Responsible for a team of 3 Treasury Staff (Back Office and Cash Management roles) and give support in a hands-on way;● Analysis IC portfolio, managing the migration of the IC portfolio from the old TMS (Quantum) to new TMS (SAP);● Analysis and optimization of payments processes for EU Payment Centre;● Assuring Segregation of Duties (SOD) in the Treasury (accounting) processes, assure alignment with Sox regulations and Internal Controls;● Improving the End-Of-Month reporting package;● Optimize the reconciliation of all non-automatically reconciled flows (AP / AR / DD / Treasury / Reject);● Align the Direct Debit Process with the processes at the Accounting department in order to prevent incorrect / double payments;● Project leader for setting up the Treasury Accounting and Control role: - Define and set-up a “Best-Practice” Treasury Accounting and Control role within the Treasury Framework, in-line with the Internal Control Matrix; - Define and set-up processes and reports to check postings, reconciliations, settlements, clearings in the TMS. Define Excel based MIS reports. Show less

• Treasury Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Consultant - Listed Dutch staffing company, Global HR Leader● Maintenance of the Static Data, Market Data and the Bank statement conversion programs in the Globe$ TMS;

• Treasury Consultant

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  Treasury Consultant - Listed Dutch manufacturing company, specialized in high-tech cables ● Analyzing the effectiveness of the cross-currency cross-country cash pool when performing centralized payments; ● Setting up and implementing a reporting tool for the external and internal (parental) bank guarantees.

• Treasury Consultant

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  Treasury Consultant - Privately owned Belgian renewable energy company ● Implementing several cash management and reporting tools;● Setting up (inter-Treasury) payment forecasting procedures and testing effectiveness of it;● Preparing a cross-currency zero-balancing cash pool RFP with selected partner banks.



Randstad

• France
• Human Resources Services

• Assistant Treasurer

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2010

  For one of the global leaders in HR and Staffing with an annual turnover of about EUR 18 billion in 2011: • Responsible for setting up and maintaining cash pools, assure automatic settlement and reconciliation of flows (AP, AR, Direct Debits, IC / Cashpooling) in the TMS; • Project manager for the set-up of best practice policies, procedures and underlying work-descriptions for Group Treasury; • Project Manager for the set up an of an Integrated Global reporting tool for cash flow forecasting, Account Balance Reporting, IC positions and - Set up interest and bank-cost reporting for Group Treasury; • Participate in the treasury integration of two global HR companies: Tax restructuring, Systems integration, cash mamagement and IC-reporting; • Responsible for the Bank relationship management of the Dutch operating companies; • Set-up of several zero-balancing cash-pools (contracts, credit lines, in-house bank set-up and operational roll-out). Show less



ING Real Estate

• Netherlands
• Real Estate

• Market Risk Associate

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2007

  For the (at that moment) world’s largest real estate company (Assets under management exceeding 100 billion in 2008). • Responsible for the market risk management of the business line Investment Management; secretary and participant of the accompanying Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO); • Responsible for the presence of high quality information for the asset as well as the liability side of the Investment Management’s balance sheet by actively maintaining good relationships with the Global Finance Managers; • Analysis on and implementation of a model to measure interest rate and foreign currency risk of the business line; • Advising of the organization about market risk management related issues. Show less



Altran-cis

• Italy
• Research Services

• Business Consultant

  • 2004 - 2005

  Consulting firm part of a French group employing 17.000 people in 2005. • Project management for several business process optimization projects. • Implementation of a SoX control-framework for a large supplier of commercial mortgages Consulting firm part of a French group employing 17.000 people in 2005. • Project management for several business process optimization projects. • Implementation of a SoX control-framework for a large supplier of commercial mortgages