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Dual citizen US / France, fluent English/French, good level German,
learning Portuguese/Spanish/Italian
CAREER SUMMARY
I have a multicultural education and background, French father, American
mother, French Masters, American MBA, French/German/American work
experience with the CFO functions. My expertise is built around audit and
control, financial management processes and tools, focusing on financial
reporting and performance, SOX, IFRS, GAAP, etc. I am both PC and MAC
literate, I have been trained on the major financial systems: Cartesis
Finance, BPC, Hyperion, I am familiar with VBA, SQL as well as with various
ERP environments. Furthermore, I am currently pursuing my CPA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BARNES GROUP INC. (B:NYSE) ________
2008 to 2010
Senior Internal Auditor, Project and Team Management:
. Manage SOX 404 (Financial & Operational) audits as well as GCC (IT)
audits, teams up to 4 auditors
. Internal Consultant for worldwide subsidiaries using Financial and IT
(BPC, JDE) expertise
. Exceeded Senior Managements' expectations year after year
. Awarded the Foundation Leadership Program
ARCHSTONE CONSULTING / Deloitte owned _________
2007
Senior Associate, Project Management:
. Manage requirements definition and solution providers review (RFP,
POC), teams up to 2 consultants
. Establish project management tools and roadmaps (task allocation,
resource planning, kick off project),
. Coordinate approval process with top management, internal and external
stakeholders
Sara Lee (CPG - Food & Beverage): HFM project, Visteon (Manufacturing -
Automobile): Hyperion Planning project, and Brunswick (CPG - Bowling,
Billards, Boats, Engines): Longview project
CARTESIS / PWC then SAP owned
2002 to 2007
Senior Consultant, Project Management:
. Manage implementation of large scale financial process redesign:
review financial processes and controls, analyze requirements, design
solutions, build customized tools, SQL coding and Cartesis Finance set
up, test, parallel run, go live, and post live management.
. Team management 1-2 consultants, team and client training and
coaching, client relations management
Cargill (Provider of food, agriculture and risk management products),
Hachette Filipacchi Media (Media - Magazine publisher), and Bertelsmann
(Media - Music, magazine, television, newspapers, books)
Experienced Consultant:
. Design and build customized improvements and setups with Cartesis
Magnitude, and SQL for data reporting
. Manage internal and external training (Develop training and V9 Beta
program testing and validation)
GBBK (Banking), Caterpillar (Manufacturing - Wheel Loader division), Sun
Chemical (Manufacturing - Inks and paints), and Sealed-Air (Manufacturing -
Bubble wrap)
Junior Consultant:
Learn Cartesis' methodology and tools, Build financial reports, and Deliver
trainings.
Spectrum Brands (CPG - Rayovac Batteries), and VIASYS (Healthcare)
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER at SOCIETE GENERALE (GLE:PAR) Summer 2001
. Audit current state financial systems and controls, and design new
financial reporting tool using Essbase
. Collaborate with CSC Peat Marwick and KPMG, and communicate with CFO
and Controllers' office.
INTERNSHIPS ____________1992
to 2002
2002 - ACE (local hardware store chain): carry out a CRM survey (3 months
as part of my MBA)
2000 - Nicolas (Wine and liquor store chain): manage a store in France,
increased sales by 20%, reduced inventory costs (3 months as part of my
Masters)
1998 - Fenwick France (Forklift manufacturer): ISO-9001 research &
implementation, inventory assessments, complete review of financial and
human resource systems (2 months as part of my Prep School assignment)
1996 - American Red Cross: lifeguard (2 months as summer job)
1992 - Needham DDB (advertising firm in France): kiwi shoe polish campaign
assistant (2 months as part of School)
EDUCATION: DUAL MASTERS in FINANCE
2009-2010 - Pursuing CPA
2001/2002 - Mississippi State University - MBA - International Financial
Management - 1 year exchange program
1999/2002 - Grenoble School of Management (France) - Masters - Financial
Control - 3 year program
1997/1999 - Lyc e St Paul - Business Preparatory School (Lille, France) - 2
years post high school
International Relations head of the Junior Enterprise (business school
consulting association) for 2 years where I manage round tables, organize
focus groups, carry out interviews, conduct surveys for Allibert
(Manufacturing - Plastic and vinyl furniture & accessories), Hewlett
Packard (Manufacturing - Hardware), Dynastar (Manufacturing - Skis),
Evolution (Manufacturing - Play Station Security & Memory Cards)
PERSONAL
Golf, Saxophone, Sailing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Squash, Shelby Cobra
Replica Build, House Renovation, Deck Build, Tennis, Wine, Islay Scotch and
Cigar aficionado...