Management Accounting

Francis Didier, MBA, MS, CMA

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Profile

+ Achievement-oriented financial analysis & forecasting with diversified

experience in business intelligence

+ Performance management reporting, financial modeling, strategic

planning, dashboards, and scorecards

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint),

and VBA, with excellent multi-tasking aptitudes

+ Functional in Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, PS/nVision, Hyperion

Enterprise, Retrieve, and Essbase, TM1, Crystal Report

+ Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, problem solver, self-

motivated, goal oriented, and self-starter

+ Enjoy supporting the efforts of multiple departments in order for the

organization to gear up its productivity and drive its costs down

+ Solid credentials: BS in Economics and Accounting, MBA in Finance, MS in

Software and Systems, and Certification in Management Accounting

Skills Summary

+ Database Developer/ SQL + Forecasting/ Trend Projection +

Capital Project Analysis/ NPV, IRR, and EVA

+ Financial Analysis/ Statistics + Investment Strategies/ Models

+ Performance Reporting/ Productivity

+ Budget Analysis + Variance Analysis + ROI

Maximization/ Strategic Planning

Education

University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, USA

. MSS: Masters in Software Systems, Graduated: December 2004

Related Coursework: Foundations of Software Development; Software

Engineering; Systems Analysis and Design Tools; Multimedia; Database

Management Systems and Designs; Fundamental of Objects and Java

Programming;

Human-Computer Interface and Design; Software Process Management

. MBA: Concentration - Finance, Graduated: December 2002

Related Coursework: Options, Futures and Speculative Markets; Security

Market Theory; Multinational Business Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate

Risk Management; Applied Managerial Economics; Financial Management;

Marketing Management; Managerial Decision Analysis; Human Resource

Management; Management Purpose and Challenge; Business English; Financial

Accounting; Managerial Accounting; Business Statistics

Paris-Dauphine University, France

BS: (Major: Economics) and (Minor: Accounting), Graduated: June 1995

Professional Experience

Management Consultant: May 2009 - Present

1099 Consulting Projects

Hold a variety of consulting positions in different industries

(manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods and services,

government, and financial services)

Achievements:

. Perform Financial Analysis, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Cash Flow, Profit

and Loss, and Balance Sheet

. Develop Leverage Models: Break Even, ROI, and CAPEX

. Create Financial Modeling via Excel-VBA, and implement Applications to

improve business processes

. Robust and comprehensive business analysis skills, project planning, and

management reporting tools

. Assess business by identifying areas that need additional resources to

gear up the overall productivity

Financial Intelligence Analyst: May 2006 - May 2009

Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust

Supported the effort of multiple departments in crunching data that came

from different systems: Accounting, Wealth Management, IT, and Operations.

Then analyzed and customized the data to develop management reporting

applications/ tools

Achievements:

. Coordinated with CFO, COO, and other Executives on directing elements of

budget, forecasting, actual, and variance analysis

. Analyzed loans and deposits data and created matrix to better interpret

monthly financial trends as well as Cost of Funds

. Presented monthly loans, deposits, income fees, wealth management

production, and strategic plan reports to the CFO, COO

. Identified production inefficiencies and implemented strategic solutions

instead by using Excel-VBA

. Automated Business Processes to increase the overall productivity, while

reducing redundancies by using Excel-VBA

. Engineered dashboards to track down Portfolio Managers Performance in

Wealth Management Division by using Excel-VBA

Management Consultant: Mar 2000 - Apr 2006

1099 Consulting Projects

Held a variety of consulting positions in different industries

(manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods and services,

government, and financial services)

Achievements:

. Overall clean up and reconciliation of the accounting software

(QuickBooks). General Accounting from the processing of daily operations

through the month-end closing of financial statements

. Set up new applications, which increased the accuracy of the data and

reduced preparation time by 95%. Researched data discrepancies in

PeopleSoft, TM1, PS/nVision, Excel-VBA and escalated to Upper Management

when necessary

. Supervised staff of five, as well as coordinated accounting daily

operations from AP/AR Postings, GL Reconciliations through the

preparation of financial statements and other internal reports via

Hyperion Enterprise, Retrieve, and Essbase

. Conducted and analyzed business technology process by participating in

the development and preparation of business plans, testing,

documentation, training, implementation and support of system

requirements

. Delivered viable business analysis, management reporting tools, strategic

management, and business applications in order for the organization to

gear up its productivity and drive its costs down, using JD Edwards and

Crystal Report

. Informed and advised End Users and Upper Management on system

functionality and implementation requirements (Oracle). Also responsible

for gathering requirements, assessing project needs, analyzing scope,

objectives, and results. Finally, identified areas for improvement and

made recommendations on customizing management reporting tools

. Integrated budgeting and forecasting methodologies for the business line

comprising $500 millions in revenue, and implemented an Activity Based-

Management (ABM) model to better interpret business operations

. Responsible for Capital planning, P & L and Cash Flow Analysis, Auditing,

and Financial Forecasting (ERP used: SAP). Other responsibilities

included: DCF Analysis, NPV or IRR Analysis, EVA Analysis, Payback

Period, ROIC on CAPEX

Jul 1995 - Jul 1999

Investment Banking Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, France

Portfolio Analyst / Senior: June 1997 - May 1999

Portfolio Analyst / Junior: July 1995 - May 1997

Key player in portfolio analysis, investment models development, and asset

allocation strategies. Identified Core Wealth Portfolio (Large Cap Value

and Growth, Mid Cap Value and Growth, Small Cap Value and Growth);

Stability Portfolio (Libor Plus Strategies, Managed Volatility Strategies,

and Hedge Funds); and Alternative Portfolio (Private Equity, Real Estate,

and Single Strategy Hedge Funds)

Achievements:

. Prepared, reviewed, and improved Bank Profitability Model on High Net

Worth Clients or Relationships

. Presented Annual Reports and Analysis of Investment Models to the Chief

Investment Officer

. Analyzed Investment Portfolios, and helped Wealth Management Group retain

$65 MM in Assets under Management (AUM)

. Researched Financial, Economic and Demographic Data to identify potential

mergers, product (services) matrix and market share for Strategic

Planning

. Valued financial institutions using DCF model, precedent transaction

analysis, comparable companies

. Handled Bank Evaluation (Rating) Models for Chief Operating Officer and

due diligence group

. Built highly strategic portfolios and solved complex problems in regards

to the hedge funds (Futures, Derivatives, and Options), CIA and SWAP

Analysis

. Monitored investment models in partnership with Brokers, Fund Managers

and Issuers

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