Experience

Randstad Sweden

• Sweden
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Manager Planning & Control

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Group Financial Controller

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Responsible for driving the monthly preparation and reporting of financial statements, coordinating with a team of six controllers and presenting to management.• Set up and led monthly financial review meetings with Head Office management to improve forecast accuracy and align spending to targets as well as business performance.• Overseen the entire budgeting and forecasting processes, including variance analysis and management reporting for the organisation.

• Senior Business Controller

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2020

  • Responsible for monitoring and managing the business performance of Randstad Inhouse Services, Sweden’s largest market segment providing HR solutions to clients with high volume resourcing requirements and generating an annual turnover of over SEK 2 bn.• In 2018, worked closely with the Inhouse business line director and the senior management team on an organisation redesign aimed at achieving greater alignment between operations and the long-term business strategy. The exercise lead to cost savings of over SEK 16m per annum and an increase in productivity of 11%.• In charge of the budget and monthly forecast processes.• Lead monthly business reviews with Sweden operational management to track performance against targets and drive actions.

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Following the acquisition of Proffice in 2016, co-driven the implementation of the Activity Based Field Steering (ABFS) performance management model in the new organisation to support units and teams in their tactical and operational decision making process by translating commercial goals into daily activities• Performed a side-by-side analysis of the different strategies, policies and procedures for price setting adopted by Randstad and Proffice. Developed a new cost-price calculation tool tailored to specific business concepts to minimise the risk of negotiating non-competitive, sub-optimal offers and increase win rates

• Manager Business Control / Business Intelligence

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Co-driven a project aimed at reviewing the corporate processes used to capture and distribute overhead costs across departments. Designed a new model based on relevant cost drivers that ensured full allocation of overheads, allowing the identification of SEK 100m of previously unallocated costs.• Redesigned the forecasting process and implemented forecasting tools which lead to significant improvements in accuracy, with deviations below 5% within 3 months of implementation• In Q1 2016, carried out an extensive exercise aimed at resolving data inconsistencies between the operational system (Intelliplan) and the BI system (Qlikview) and improve the overall quality of management information. The exercise was successful and full alignment to Qlikview was achieved by April 2016



Malta Public Transport

• Malta
• Truck Transportation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

  • Responsible for all accounting and finance operations and leading a team of six.• In mid-2014, involved in two due diligence processes with the aim of addressing longstanding weaknesses and failures in the accounting processes. An extensive exercise was carried out to clean up the balance sheet and produce Financial Statements for use in the Share Purchase Agreement.• Implemented new Chart of Accounts and management accounts structure to meet the Group reporting requirements.• Implemented new accounting procedure with related internal controls to increase accuracy andtimeliness of revenue recognition and reconciliations with actual cash collections.• Successfully completed full implementation of ADP Autoline system including design of new chart of accounts and G/L mapping templates for data migration from Oracle system. System went live in June 2013 and management accounts available from August 2013.



Arriva Group

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • May 2012 - Sep 2013

  • Performed operational and financial audits of Arriva Group companies in the context of group accounting policies, local GAAP and IFRS.• Identified weaknesses in inventory management that led to excessive levels of stock and significant adjustments following the mid-year and year-end stock takes. Carried out a thorough analysis of the stock records and implemented new internal procedures to ensure proper segregation of duties across the different stages of the purchase process• Developed an Excel-based model to recalculate the individual allowances of over 1,200 employees further to changes in the local legislation and labour agreements governing payments for working public holidays• Identified accounting changes required by BilMoG (German Accounting Law Modernization Act) and developed solutions for international entities despite challenges of differing processes and systems



EY

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

• Audit Senior

  • Feb 2009 - Apr 2012

  Performed audits of statutory and consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance to IFRS and Italian GAAP for medium and large-sized companies operating in a wide range of industries (e.g. automobile parts manufacturing, construction, glass production, plastic manufacturing, public transport, fine wine production) Performed audits of statutory and consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance to IFRS and Italian GAAP for medium and large-sized companies operating in a wide range of industries (e.g. automobile parts manufacturing, construction, glass production, plastic manufacturing, public transport, fine wine production)



De Luca & Associati Commercialisti

• Intern

  • 2007 - 2007

  Bookkeping and assisting in quarterly audits.Database development for the application of the law on money laundering prevention.Legal & Tax Advisory Bookkeping and assisting in quarterly audits.Database development for the application of the law on money laundering prevention.Legal & Tax Advisory