Financial control and risk advisor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Accounting Team Lead

• May 2020 - Aug 2022

Manage an accounting team of 8+ peopleOverall accounting responsibility for several Swiss entities. Responsible for the monthly, quarterly and year-end closes according to IFRS for the designated companies Preparation of annual financial statements required by Swiss law. Direct contact person for internal and external auditors . Project business leader for implementation of new IT tool. Coordination of ad hoc requests

Consolidation and financial analyst

• Nov 2016 - May 2020

Prepare Reporting to Executive BoardReview financial reports identifying and managing anyidentified error Book and document monthly manual consolidation entriesSupport affiliates/JVs through group reporting procedures andclassification of transactions as per SICPA accounting standards (reflecting IFRS)Treatment of unusual transactions (e.g. M&A, restructuring, impairment test)-

Accountant

• Feb 2015 - Oct 2016

Beckman Coulter is a leader in biomedical analysis and medical research. My responsibilities within the finance team involve:• Forecasting and variance analysis for top managementSubmission of monthly forecast on the expense and investigation of the significant variance in order to provide explanation to managers.• Accounting dutiesAssuring the correct VAT and withholding tax treatment, reconciliation of accounts, submission of Intrastat model. • Supporting audit Supporting several audits during the year (Sox, Anticorruption, external) in order to explain the procedure followed, provide documentation and feedback for any request made by the auditors.

Tax consultant

• Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

Cocconi & Cocconi is a legal and tax consultancy firm. My responsibilities involved:• Preparing, validating and taking responsibility for financial statementsCalculation of company tax, accrual of expense, preparation of balance sheet & P/L, redactions of notes to financial statement and other documentary mandatory for the end of year. I was also in charge of the preparation of consolidated financial statement.• Becoming a sparring partner for top management on specific issues Providing solutions for fiscal and accounting issues that companies have to confront with. Principal subjects: VAT (intra-community treatment, demand of reimbursement to the fiscal office, cause of exclusion, etc.), withholding tax and direct taxes and custom duties.• Due Diligence analysisI was part of a team in charge to execute due diligence in order to estimate the value of companies.• Audit of financial statement Supporting my direct supervisor in the predisposition of audit of medium company. My duties were analysis of critical accounts and investigation of suspicious transactions.

Praticante Dottore Commercialista

• Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

Tax consulting firm. My duties were:• processing invoices via the in-house finance system;• assisting with quarterly VAT calculations and returns;• bookkeeping and bank reconciliations for small businesses. Tax consulting firm. My duties were:• processing invoices via the in-house finance system;• assisting with quarterly VAT calculations and returns;• bookkeeping and bank reconciliations for small businesses.