Mehdi OULMI

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Business Controller Finance Controller Cost Accountant

A commercially astute Controller with a master's in Finance; pursuing CMA and offering a commendable experience of over 15 years in developing policies and procedures and implementing controls ensuring to meet standard operating procedures in compliance with the local laws and regulations. Hands-on experience in the SAP ERP/BI Tools and Tableau Software.

A dynamic leader and team player with a solid record of innovative contributions leading to improved financial performance heightened productivity and improved financial controls. Recognized for various process improvement and cost minimization initiatives across diverse sectors and in fiercely competitive scenarios. Superb strengths in providing and interpreting financial information, financial advice, and support to clients and colleagues to enable them to make sound business decisions.

ESC-trained; adroit in driving strong business performance by developing financial and governance strategies, increasing productivity, efficiency, and profitability through strategic financial decisions, analysis, budgeting, negotiations, auditing, streamlining of all financial reporting systems. An effective communicator with excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills backed by strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

Financial Control and Planning

Financial Analysis

Budgeting and Forecasting

Internal Control

Process Improvement

Financial Restructuring

SOP Development

Expenses Reporting

Cost Control

Risk Management

Negotiation

People Management

Aug 2008 – Present ROLEX, Watchmaking, Open-ended contract, Geneva, Switzerland Business Controller, Production and Non Production

Responsibilities:

Played a prominent role in controlling the business of one production site and R&D Division during 2008 – 2012.

Established Excel and SAP tools by producing monitoring dashboards integrated into the SAP, budget monitoring of costs, P&L, feedback and variances, one-to-one user support.

Acted as a key player in the analysis, development, and implementation of strategic business plans and policies while maintaining and monitoring risk concentrations and early identification of problem situations.

Responsible for tapping the company’s performance in the market and accordingly, designing business development plans and ensuring effective implementation of business activities.

Assisted as an in charge of analyzing the investment viability through different tools such as NPV (Net present value) and IRR (Internal Rate of return).

Facilitated support as an in charge of producing Budget, forecast, 3-year Budget, KPI (Key Performance indicator).

Dexterously identified new business opportunities and managing Budget and variance analysis and ensure healthy growth of the business by balancing supply-demand equilibrium.

Achievements:

Improved project selection process and ensured optimum utilization of resources by analyzing and maintaining business control portfolio while spearheading a team of 30 operations staff across one production site and Communication and Images Division (group marketing, advertising, brand POS).

Generated dashboard with a new Tableau software tool, thereby implemented in 2020 in Rolex.

Expanded real-time monitoring by designing a forecast template, integration in the control process, user training through setting up specific tools in place for the Communication and Images division.

Maintained control over expenses by monitoring planned versus actual costs, producing dashboards, and analyzing variances.

Determined the benefits offset the costs by analyzing investment viability, drawing up and monitoring budgets for production and non-production: producing a 3-year budget.

Improved productivity by providing quarterly presentations to business area management.

Increased employee engagement and implemented an effective leadership style by leading finance training sessions for co-workers (managers, project leaders) twice a year.

oModules covered: Learning aids for drawing up budgets and monitoring feedback, and induction of interns.

Nov 2005 – Aug 2008 KONGSBERG, Automobile Subcontractor (Gearboxes), Cluses, France Business Controller

Responsibilities:

Oversaw the business and financial operations of an institution and shares responsibility for the organization's economic and financial performance.

Arranged quarterly/annual compliance plans for the proposal of the top management and the board by providing periodical internal reports as well as covering all areas of operations as per the plan.

Established the working methodology, writing policies and procedures, and concluded KPI’s of the compliance department, etc. studied, deliberated, and finalized the compliance reports.

Performed financial analysis, develop financial planning processes, and design and implement overall business plans.

Achievements:

Recognized and assessed the organization’s compliance areas and aided the change for the annual compliance plan as well as managed the obedience functions smoothly as well as per set policies, procedures, etc.

Made vital contribution in overhauling the SAP reporting process while moving from French to US GAAP (buyout).

Drove efforts in calculating costs in the SAP, drawing up factory budgets and forecasts, preparing monthly reporting for American and then Norwegian parent company.

Ensured error-free transactions by interfacing at audits conducted by clients (Renault and Peugeot) through preparing data and sending legal documents.

Jun 2005 – Oct 2005 HASBRO, and Chambéry, France Business Analyst

Nov 2004 – Apr 2005 Deloitte, Lyon, France Junior Auditor

2002 – 2004 CAISSE D'ÉPARGNE, Retail Bank, Annemasse, France Banking Adviser

2000 – 2001 SAP SE, Software Publisher; XEROX, Office Software, Dublin, Ireland Customer Adviser

Masters Finance, Specializations: Auditing and Business Control, (equivalent to 5 years in higher education) ESC, École supérieure de commerce, Chambéry, 2004 (Now INSEEC).

BTS (Vocational qualification) in Sales Campaigning, Lycée Marlioz, Aix-les-Bains, 1997.

Baccalaureate (Science and Technology), Specialization: Accounting, Lycée Marlioz, Aix-les-Bains, 1995.

CMA certification, passed 1st exam, 2nd Exam Pursuing.

MS Office Suite proficient (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

ERP: SAP, BI.

Tableau Software.

Date of Birth: 22nd Nov 1976. Nationality: French.

Languages Known: French (Mother Tongue) and English (Fluent).

Skype: Live: c7fb4cd27482ba37. Driving License: French Driving license Passport: French.

adjg2b@r.postjobfree.com

+33 (0)6 11 71 87 61

Aix-les-Bains, France

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