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SSC transformation consultant

SSC transformation consultant

Work Experience

Resources Global Professionals BV Maarssen
Transformation Project consultant of Shared Service Center

Resources Global Professionals is an international professional services firm that provides accounting and finance, human capital, information management, internal audit, supply chain management and legal services on project basis.

I worked there on project basis, with the responsibility of developing a new tool, a document management system, restructuring completely the Accounts department, Accounts payables in particular.
I have worked there from the 1st October 2005 until the 31st July 2006


Responsibilities

Installing a new Document Management System called Contempus that converted all the business into a paper free environment. This included technical work with outsourced consultants , due to the needed interaction between the Document system and our accounting system , Microsoft Great Plains.
The outsourced companies delivered the product at the end of October 05, I started with the tests and presented them to USA management on December, and the Go-Live was mid December. From there I kept testing and finding new ways of doing things, so we were in a continue modified environment.
I applied my previous experience on Service Centers for restructuring the Accounts payable department, recruiting new people, changing processing Supervisor routines due to the introduction of the document management system. The implementation included deploying the accounts department of 7 European offices( 9 entities) into the Service Center.
I supervised 3 people as AP supervisor on Interim basis, as it was needed during the transition from a Dutch model into a European one. I controlled that process and payment of invoices for our 9 entities was done on time, that queries from suppliers and senior management were replied correctly. I provided training and support for the 10 members of the Accounts department.
I picked up an unfinished project for implementing the Electronic file Delivery banking solution with Bank of America . I retrieved all documentation, followed up with the provider bank, worked with Microsoft Great plains consultants, tested and finished the project, having gone live for 7 of our 9 entities.( Nordic countries were excluded due to difficulties on Microsoft side to develop new solutions)
Creation of manuals and training material for the new Accounts Payables department on how to use the Document management system.
Also manuals for senior management on how to use the new system for approving invoices, providing also in-house training.
Provided new created technical documentation for the IT department on how to troubleshoot the new installed systems and support our staff.
Organise and go-live of the pan-European expense policy project, changing in combination with the new scanning process. Supporting senior management with training and documentation.



Reuters BV-SSC Amsterdam
Supervisor for Cema Transaction Desk

Reuters is a global information company that provides information for professionals in the financial sector and corporate markets. Although known as the largest multimedia news agency, the 90% of the revenue derives from the Financial service business.
I worked there from the end of March 2003 until the deployment to India on the 15th September 2005. I came recruited from London and started as Accounts Payable country related, ending up as supervisor for CEMA Accounts Payables transactional desk.



Responsibilities

Worked on the Service Center in Amsterdam, providing “Purchase to Pay” service for 14 countries with 39 entities across Western Europe
I started as the Accounts payables specialist for our 3 Italian entities, establishing also a good an lasting relationship with the Italian management and key staff.
When promoted to Team Leader for the transaction Desk, I supervised 12 staff .I had frequent relationship with internal clients and external providers and was the first point of escalation.
As part of the normal supervising activities that include accurate processing and payment of invoices and staff expenses, I controlled the month end reconciliation and supervised the month end closed together with General Ledger.
I used Oracle financials 11i as our accounting system, mastering the AP, Procurement and GL modules.
Supervised the bank reconciliation for each of our 39 entities
At the end of my assignment, I participated working on project for deployment of Regional business into a Global one in India. I prepared AP procedures and country level knowledge documentation to support India. I trained and supervised AP Indian staff and Team Leaders in Amsterdam and did also on-site deployment training, supervision and support work in Bangalore.


Sixty SPA London
Purchase Ledger/Finance assistant
Sixty SPA is an Italian manufacturer of denim clothing, including successful young and hip brands such as Miss sixty and Energie. The company has a presence in almost every country in Europe.
I worked there from mid august 2002 until I moved to Amsterdam end of March 2003 as the Purchase ledger and accounts assistant on a finance team of 7 directly reporting into the CFO.

Responsibilities

Performed reconciliation of some ledger and purchase accounts such as petty cash, 2 bank accounts and all our supplier accounts
As the only italian speaker, I was in charge of solving any problems our italian providers could have
In charge of reconciling the intercompany accounts
Responsible of accurate process and payment of all invoices belonging to the English legal entity.
Managing and paying the expenses of all UK employees
Performing month and year end AP reconciliation
Reconciling the records for all retail stock from our italian branch
Performed the complete Purchase order process, from issue of PO,until receipt and match with the invoices,



Kodak Limited Hemel Hempstead-UK
Accounts payable for Spain/Portugal
Kodak represents a company that has been at the forefront of technological advancements in the photographic industry for more than a century, developing in accordance with digital challenges.
My period in the company went from November 2001 until August 2002, moving due to its location. I was the Accounts Payable person for our companies in Spain and Portugal, helping out with France and Italy when needed due to my languages skills.
Responsibilities

Working in Spain for 3 months, deploying finance department to the UK, documenting all Payables procedures and doing the transition into the SSC model.
I obtained a good knowledge of SAP R/3, also of payables and General Ledger procedures.
Dealing with suppliers and employees in Spain, Portugal, and France as I was responsible of processing and sending for payment invoices and staff expenses, performing weekly payment. This meant also daily contact with management staff in local offices.
Performed end month closing and general AP daily duties
Foreign currency account and Intercompany accounts reconciliation


Bloomberg L.P London
Fund market information analyst Trainee
Bloomberg is a leading provider of data, news and analytics. The Bloomberg terminal provides real-time financial and market data, trading and news for financial professionals
I worked there as a trainee from the 15th of June 2001 until the 15th of September of the same year.
I was on the funds market team, responsible for Luxembourg and Spain, creating relationships with fund managers and answering clients technical questions .I also got to work with the Bloomberg terminal, updating all kind of financial information and movements in the market, presenting new fund products to future clients


Tempest Consultants Limited London
Internship
This was my first full time job after having obtained the degree in Economics. It was sponsored by AIESEC, and lasted only from January 2001 until May 2001.
I researched and provided analytic information about Fund Manager Groups, Brokers and private companies in order to make the “Reuters Survey of European Small Companies”, creating market benchmarks. I was in charge of the Italian and Swedish markets in particular


Education

December 2000:
Finished Master degree in Economics (Markets & Finance) by the University of La Coruña,Spain.

June 1995:
Finished bachelor at Jesuits School and joined University of Economics and Business of La Coruña.

Skills

Proficiency user level in Oracle Financials 11i, Business Objects, MS Suite Applications, Microsoft Great Plains, Sap R/3, Document workflow systems ,JBA Bossanova

Languages

Spanish: mother tongue
Italian: fluent oral and written as if mother tongue
French: fluent oral and written
Portuguese: understand perfectly and oral knowledge
German: basic reading
Dutch: understand, read and basic oral

Other

My passion is travelling the world when I have a bit of free time. I also take photographs, and did a couple of exhibitions long ago.
I also run and do Pilates a couple of times a week

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