Chief Financial Officer

• Dec 2020 - Present

Group Internal Auditing Manager

• Oct 2016 - Nov 2020

Reporting directly to the Group Internal Auditing and Risk Management Director, the main responsibilities of the role are:COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES:- ensure compliance in regard to Italian Laws and Appendix 14 of HKSE Listing Rules;- support the Supervisory Body in order to assess the adequacy and the effectiveness of system of internal controls designed to prevent the risk of committing the crimes included in the Italian Law 231/01;- ensure compliance of stores and production sites according to the Group requirements and local legislation.RISK ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING GUIDELINES:- support the internal functions by identifying risks associated with business objectives and evaluating the controls in place to mitigate those risks in order to improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes;- support the Supervisory Body in order to evaluate the exposure to the possible legal penalties for wrongful acts pursuant to Italian Law 231/01, as subsequently amended;- provide value-added advice and support to Corporate and House partners on the creations or modification of policies, procedures, processes, products or services to ensure an appropriate level of internal control is maintained.INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW- conduct regular retail audits within the regions (5 brands, 634 DOS, 70 countries);- conduct audit with production sites (22 factories);- perform audit activities in accordance with IIA standards and Prada Audit methodology;ANTI-FRAUD & CORRUPTION POLICY- ensure compliance of group policies and procedures to fight against fraud and corruption and contributes to the training of employees on these subject;SHRINK MANAGEMENT- participate in annual physical inventories and assist cycle counts as needed;- implement a data analytic tool (Qlik based) in order to highlighting every potential issue or anomaly in sales data and stock movements;- implement an internal audit management software (TeamMate+). Show less

Administration and Finance Coordinator - Turkey and Greece

• Jan 2015 - Sep 2016

Reporting directly to the Regional Finance Manager, the role mainly consisted by administrative and finance coordination of Greek and Turkish subsidiaries, including monthly IFRS reporting, fiscal declarations, cash flow analysis and bank relationship.

AFC EMEA and New Markets Coordinator

• Feb 2013 - Jan 2015

The role consisted by the central coordination and in the support of all Administration and Finance activities within the EMEA retail subsidiaries. My goal was to ensures that the activities of the subsidiaries was performed both respecting the local requirements and in line with the Group accounting procedures and Headquarter requests. Furthermore this role was heavily involved in the all necessary processes about store opening in new markets.Direct experience about opening new stores in:- Almaty, Kazakhstan;- Amsterdam, Netherlands;- Doha, Qatar;- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;- Stockholm, Sweden. Show less

Digital Finance Manager and Operations Controller

• Oct 2011 - Feb 2013

After the incorporation of "UCI Digital Operations S.r.l." ( the NewCo) into UCI Italy Group, in addition to fulfill the role of Digital Finance Manager, I was appointed as Digital Operations Controller reporting directly to Group Deputy Managing Director.

Digital Finance Manager

• Feb 2011 - Oct 2011

Foreword:Historically the studios distributed film content in analogue 35mm format, even though much of the content had been created in digital format for some time.The studios want to encourage exhibitors to convert to a digital standard so they can benefit from improved security, quality, anti-piracy enforcement, access to secure log files and security information and delivery efficiencies.Digital formats allow studios to also benefit from the growing popularity of 3D films.The Virtual Print Fee model was developed to encourage exhibitors to invest in new digital projection systems and network infrastructure in a reasonably short timeframe in return for a VPF each time a digital film was booked in a complex. It became the industry “defacto” standard business model for digital through a series of deals initially in North America during 2006 & 2007.UCI Digital Operations S.r.l. was the NewCo of UCI Italy Group, created specifically to manage all digital issues. - - - - -Reporting directly to CFO, Digital Finance Manager has been in charge of all finance and accounting issues related to Digital Project: i.e. managing VPFs agreements, financial statement of NewCo, cash flow analysis, annual budget and monthly forecast, reporting to the senior and Group Management. Show less

Senior Auditor

• Sep 2007 - Feb 2011

Oversaw and planned the work of two to five staff auditors, providing mentoring and coaching. Conducted compliance audit for italian subsidiary of International Groups (also listed) and reviewed accounting policy to ensure adherence to proper accounting principles (IFRS and Italian GAAP). Evalued the effectiveness of internal control policies concerning the preparation of financial statements and recommended areas of improvement. Analyzed financial statements to identify trends and anomalies in financial data. Effectively resolved accounting issues. Show less

Treasury Controller

• Jul 2006 - Nov 2006

Support Corporate Treasury Manager by providing analysis, research and recommendations, including evaluation of new admnistrative projects, monitor cash flow forecasts of network shops, analyse and report regularly on their cash surpluses, identify cash balances build up and repatriation delays for corrective action. Support Corporate Treasury Manager by providing analysis, research and recommendations, including evaluation of new admnistrative projects, monitor cash flow forecasts of network shops, analyse and report regularly on their cash surpluses, identify cash balances build up and repatriation delays for corrective action.