Experience

CIAT

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Directeur Financier Adjoint

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  Directeur Financier Adjoint, Groupe Ciat, Culoz, Ain, France.Leader français de l'HVAC, CA : 290 MEuros, 2500 personnes.+ Pilotage de l'intégration du Groupe dans Somfy Participation,+ Projet de refonte du contrôle de gestion,+ Recouvrement fonction Direction Financière.Préparation de l'intégration du Groupe Ciat dans Somfy Participation,Mise en place des indicateurs et du tableau de bord par axes stratégiques,Animation du groupe de travail pour la refonte des indicateurs et du balanced score card,Pilotage du processus budgétaire.



Hamilton Sundstrand

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• CFO Ratier-Figeac & Propeller Systems

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

  Chief Financial Officer, Ratier-Figeac, HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND, UTC. Figeac, France. World leader in Propellers, , turnover : 185 M€uros, head count 1100. Procress redesign driving efficiency and productivity gains, Re-positionned customer credit policy to improve sales and collections, US reporting, managed legal, tax and internal auditors and controllers, Creation and set-up of a wholly owned Moroccan production affiliate. • Oversee the Accounting, Treasury and Financial Analysis functions,• Improved internal SAP processes, invoice scanning, automated invoicing resulting in a 15% headcount reduction over three years,• Revamped Customer Credit and collections to drive high profitability sales and improve collections,• Implemented a five year plan and supervised the budget process,• Investment projects , R&D subsidies and financing, contract negotiation support,• Responsible for Internal Controls, SOXA, legal accounts certification.



Trinseo

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Controller - Altuglas International

  • Jun 2001 - Jul 2007

  Financial Controller, Altuglas International, ARKEMA GROUP, Paris, France. World leader in PMMA, Plexiglas/Altuglas, turnover : 750 M€uros, head count 2000.- Integration of 60% of the perimeter of the business,- Implementation of margin tools for the European business,- Modeled the restructuring plan for the European sheet business.• Managed a team of 11 and supervised 28 affiliates. Reduced controller headcount by 20%,• Implemented industrial indicators through out the eleven plants. Identified key performance factors. Initiated a thorough material balance analysis,• Improved the segmentation of customer portfolio. Put in place margin calculations by customer and product,• Directed the budget and plan processes. Optimized the planning of these projects,• Contributed to the design and evaluation of the European sheet business re-structuring. Production and distribution costs were reduced by 5 M€ and 2 M€ respectively,• Implemented a Working Capital optimization plan following the spin-off of Arkema in May 2006,• Deployed risk control procedures to satisfy Sarbane Oxley requirements,• Supervised year end closing of accounts of the Altuglas affiliates.