Flexmanager - Vice President Finance and CFO

Vice President Finance and CFO

Work Experience

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

From October 2000 until today :

Founder and Managing Director of Consultancy.com B.V.B.A., an independent consultancy company in general and financial management based in Brussels (Belgium).

From April 1997 until January 2003 :

Vice President Finance and CFO contracted by ICSA T N.V. in Antwerp (Headquarters), a Belgian software development and consulting company, worldwide marketleader in integrated software products (front-, mid- and back office applications) for the international travel industry, with subsidiaries in 4 European countries, the USA, India and Australia :
-Company Secretary since August 1998.
-Overall financial responsibility on Group level;
-Reporting to the Group CEO;
-Approximately 200 employees and 20.000.000, - EURO turnover.

From January 2002 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T Australia PTY Ltd., an Australian based (Perth) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From October 2001 until today :

Member of the Board of Directors of AlphaNet B.V.B.A., a Belgian based (Gent) affiliated company of ICSA T N.V. AlphaNet B.V.B.A. is an IT company, specialized in the development of browser based software applications.

From May 2001 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T India PVT. Ltd., an Indian based (Indore, MP) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From September 2001 until October 2002 :

Member of the Board of Directors of Provision N.V., a Belgian based (Antwerp) company. Provision N.V. is an IT company, specialized in the development of CRM software applications.

From April 2000 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T Scandinavia AB, a Swedish based (Halmstad) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From February 2000 until September 2002 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T US LLC, a US based (Miami) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From September 1999 until today :

Managing Director of KD Invest B.V.B.A., an independent real estate company based in Antwerp (Belgium).

From September 1998 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T Travel Software GmbH, a Swiss based (Zurich) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From July 1998 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T (FR) Sarl, a French based (Paris) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From February 1998 until January 2003 :

Member of the Board of Directors of ICSA T (UK) Ltd., a UK based (London) subsidiary of ICSA T N.V.

From September 1986 until March 1997 :

Manager Finance and Administration (until December 1993) and General Manager employed by Ticket Internationale Reisorganisatie N.V. (former subsidiary of Philips Electronics, the Netherlands, at present part of the World Travel Partners Group) at Brussels, Belgium, a travel agency specialized in business travel.
-Reporting to the Board of Directors;
-Approximately 40 employees and 15.000.000, - EURO turnover.

Education

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1984 - 1988 : University degree Applied Economic Sciences at University Brussels (UFSAL/EHSAL)

1994 – 1996 : Master of Business Administration at University of Antwerp (UIA/IPO)

Skills

GENERAL PROFILE

·extensive knowledge of and a very broad experience in all aspects of general and financial management, short and long term strategic planning, due diligence studies, acquisitions and implementation of enterprise resource planning systems;
·excellent empathy and a good understanding of technical aspects and other disciplines;
·excellent functioning in stress situations;
·generalist company manager with specialist knowledge of financial management;
·pragmatic, focused on problemsolving;
·feeling for the needs of customers as well as "internal clients" of the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·Financial :
-Full responsibility of all financial related matters on Group level, such as reporting to the Board of Directors, preparation of balance sheets and profit & loss statements, annual accounts, budgets, treasury;
-Point of contact for official auditors and shareholders in relation to the closing of financial years.

·Commercial :
-Analysing in different languages of all frequently used contracts
-Assistance to the general and commercial management in contract negociations;
-Assessment of other party’s contractproposals;
-Support in the draw up of tenders and contractproposals with respect to the form of agreement, terms and conditions of contract, financial impact for the company and the analysis of contractual risks;
-Negotiating and drawing up changes in contract clauses in case of "dealbreaking" pre-contractual discussions.

·Corporate Strategy and Organization :
-In cooperation with other managers within the company and/or with the shareholders of the company, conceiving of the most appropriate corporate structure and the financial structure associated with it;
-In cooperation with other managers within the company, conceiving of the operational structure of the company.

·Disputes and Legal Actions :
-Preventive actions and development of legal argumentation in case of dispute through correspondance and negociations with adversary parties;
-Supporting external lawyers and preparing files in case of action in court or arbitration;

·Procedures with Government Authorities :
-All contacts with authorities and public administration in case of difficulties with respect to VAT, social security, permits, licences, authorizations, private concessions, declarations, fines, etc.
-Follow up from a finance, tax and legal point of view of licence terms, trademarks and intellectual property conditions.

·Corporate Secretary :
-Drawing up and analysis of agreements concerning the corporate operations and the financial structure of the company (acquisitions, due diligence analysis, put and call options,…)
-Consultancy to the Board of Directors;
-Secretary to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly (a.o. preparation, minuting and follow up of all legally required documents and annual reports);
-Directorship in the Board of the company's subsidiaries;
-Follow up of all corporate registrations and publications required by law.

·Social law and Human Resources support :
-Drawing up of individual and collective labour agreements;
-Drawing up, negotiating (trade unions) and implementing labour conditions;
-Support to the Human Resources Manager with respect to labour law and labour disputes and financial and tax issues associated with it.

·Management of Insurances :
-Riskmanagement with respect to insurable risks;
-Negotiating and concluding of insurance policies with brokers and insurance companies;
-Follow up of major claims (negotiations with insurance companies and claiming parties).

·Company Management :
-In consultation with the Managing Director drawing up the company directives and procedures with respect to financial management, risk management and contractual authorizations;
-As a member of the company's Management Team, contribute to the daily general management of the company and execute special assignments;

Languages

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

-Dutch : mothertongue
-French : reading, writing and speaking good
-English : reading, writing and speaking excellent
-German : reading, writing and speaking basic

Other

IT-SKILLS :
-PC applications : MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project and Lotus 1-2-3.
-Frequent use (professional and private) of Internet and e-mail.

PERSONAL DATA :

-Military Service : Air Forces Logistical Staff at Evere, Brussels (1983–1984);
-Driver’s Licence : Class B+ (Europe)
-Self Development Activities : golf, go-carting, squash.