Experience

WALVERT

• Belgium
• Biomass Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Directeur général

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Haute École de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg (Hénallux)

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Part-time Professor in Management, Finance and Taxation

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Professor (Maître-Assistant) in Controlling, Management, Finance, Corporation taxes, Final Thesis Professor (Maître-Assistant) in Controlling, Management, Finance, Corporation taxes, Final Thesis



UMONS

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Part-time Professor in Management, Finance and Taxation - University

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  2022-2024: Professeur (Suppléant) in Controlling & Management: « Performance Analysis & Management Control ». 2018-2021 : Professor (Suppléant) in « Tax Management »: taxation (Corporation, VAT, tax compliance, tax optimisation, etc.) as well as taxation related finance matters (financial costs, finance structure, etc.) 2016-2018 academic year: Guest lecturer in the field of: - personal income tax ; - corporate income tax ; - cases in finance and taxation : international tax planning, tax accounting, finance and tax reporting, intercompany transactions, etc. Show less



Fingertip

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services

• Tax, Finance & Management Consulting - Part time Interim Management

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

  Fingertip is a team of Managing Directors and Financial Directors. Director can act as: - Independent Administrator - Part time Interim Management (part time Finance / Managing Director) - Audit and consulting in finance and management Fingertip provide finance and management services and part-time interim management for large or small companies. Services may cover: - General management (strategy, planning, organisation, leadership, controlling, reporting, board of Directors); - Project Management; - Finance (budget, cash flow, audit, management Control, reporting, financial statement, financial analysis, etc.) - Accounting (Balance sheet & PL review, BEGAAP, IFRS); - Dashboard implementation (Kaplan Norton, Skandia, Gantt, Prince2, SixSigma, ISO, etc.) - Taxation (VAT, corporation Tax, personal income tax); - HR management & payroll; - IT - Legal - Procurement & supply chain. Sectors: - Services - Data centers - Construction - Agriculture - Real Estate - Logistics - Biogaz - Energy - Distribution - Industry - Technology - R&D Show less



ISG

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2021

  ISG - Sectors: Data Center, Construction, Fit Out, Technology and R&D. As Head of Finance I am leading the Belgium finance function, providing value add advice to the Belgium management team providing accurate/timely financial information (cash flow, budget, controlling) and reporting compliant with legislation (finance, accounting, tax, social security, company law) and ISG governance. My key responsibilities are following: - General Management (local representative, Team Manager and Leader) - Human Resources Management (payroll, expense, company car) - Supervise general and management accounting; - Business change management (turnover increase from 12 millions to 350 millions, staff from 10 to 120, implementation of new process, internal control, risk and opportunities analysis, etc) - Cash and Financial Management (forecast, working capital, financial analysis, credit risk, cash flow forecast, budget, business control) - Project Management - Statutory compliance (finance, accounting and tax), Governance and Legal (Shareholder's Meeting or Board of Directors Minutes, change of status) - Social Law and compliance - Finance and Tax reporting (UKGaap, IFRS and BEGaap) - Tax Risk Management (VAT, CIT, TP, expat) & Tax optimisation (R&D) - Tax compliance (CIT return, VAT return, special tax regime for expat, Tax Authorities audit) - Performance Improvement (KPI, internal controls, monitor performance, cost savings, implementation risk management report/risk matrix, new salary package, implementation new process efficiencies, finance project, set up new entity, etc.) - Meet all Group requirements in relation to Group procedures and Group reporting (accounting policy, IFRS, etc.) - Manage and accountable for external audit and internal controls - Support and assist Directors and project managers in the performance of their duties including ad-hoc projects to improve company profitability - Report to European Finance Director and CFO Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit, Finance & Tax - Senior Consultant

  • Feb 2013 - Oct 2017

  FINANCIAL AUDITOR → Audit of SME and multinational financial accounts: understand business (strategy, governance, accounting policies, fraud risk), perform walkthrough of each company’s process and identify inefficiencies (purchase, sales, inventory, year-end closing, tax, cash process), inquiries of management, accumulation of evidence, test of internal control, analytical procedures, substantive tests, forecast analysis & budget analysis vs actual (understand assumptions underpinning forecasts), financial analysis (solvency, liquidity, profitability), review of financial statement/financial reporting/management report, preparation of audit report, etc. → General Management: contact with clients (management, CFO, COO, purchase officer, sales officer, HR officer, etc), work with all stakeholders (bank, lawyers, client, supplier, etc.), liaise with directors/partners, train & supervise new joiners, accountable for budget, team manager, timing manager, etc. → Personal Development: team working, contact with clients, responsibilities, research, professional skepticism, coaching, team responsible, team management, time management, empathy, etc. TAX ADVISOR → Advisory to SME’s & international companies: tax optimization, daily tax advices, tax risk & controversy assistance, international tax planning, high level tax advices in personal tax and I VAT, tax management, etc. → Expertise in corporate income tax & tax compliance : preparation of corporate income tax return, filing of forms 281.50, WHT formalities (incl. returns), tax-in-audit engagement, tax accounting (DTA/DTL/VA), tax authorities audit assistance, corporate tax calculation, tax solution & analysis, tax risk analysis, etc. → General management & project manager : supervise & train new joiners, team manager, liaise directly with directors/partner, enhance EY offerings, represent EY at external meeting, time management, etc. Show less