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Controller/CFO/Project Manager

Controller/CFO/Project Manager

Work Experience

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8/1/2001 – today SYBIC, Uithoorn, The Netherlands

Independent Interim Finance Manager/Project Manager.

*TBWA Amsterdam
*AGENCY.COM. Amsterdam/London
*Moby B.V. Amsterdam
*Amstelhof B.V. Amsterdam/Uithoorn


Job history

3/22/1999 – 7/31/2001 Forrester Research Europe BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Finance Director Europe.

Business in all Western European countries and offices/representatives in 5 European countries. European start up company. 5 direct and 2 indirect reports.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Managing Finance Departments in Europe.
Setting up Finance Departments in Europe.
Actual/target planning and reporting (US-GAAP).
Business controls/fundamentals.
Define finance and admin processes.
Implement financial legacy systems (PeopleSoft, Siebel, etc.).
Financial analysis.
Responsible for European planning process.
Operations Manager.


9/1/1998 – 3/21/1999 Hewlett Packard ECCC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Finance & Admin Consultant European Customer Care Center.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Redefine finance and admin processes, actual and target.
Improve actual month-end-close process, data quality and accuracy.
Financial analysis, actual versus target.
Implemented cost control program. (E.g. new telecommunication cost control tool; annual savings 500K$).


1/1/1997 – 8/31/1998 Hewlett Packard Europe, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Finance & Admin Manager NER, Finance and Remarketing Europe.

For 9 countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland and Benelux), 420M$ Revenues with 12,8% Net Profit. 15 direct and 65 indirect reports (mostly remote).

Tasks and responsibilities:

Actual/target planning and reporting (US-GAAP and local) and analysis of results.
Implemented business controls, business fundamentals and developed new financial operational review program.
Implemented country specific applications for profitability control, credit scoring and customer satisfaction.
Implemented (new deal, portfolio and transfer) pricing tool.
Sales support for big deals, new programs.
Implemented new front- and back-office structure.
Cooperation with European treasury for special funding/hedging.


2/1/1995 – 12/31/1996 Hewlett Packard Europe, Wokingham, United Kingdom

European Finance Manager, Finance and Remarketing Europe.

For all Western European countries. 12 direct and 50 indirect reports.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Actual/target planning and reporting (US-GAAP).
Analysis of results and coordination of corrective actions.
Implemented central accounting function in 3 hubs, Copenhagen (Denmark), Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Bracknell (United Kingdom).
European interface for Finance with Corporate HQ in Palo Alto, Ca., US.
Implemented new business controls, business fundamentals and key result areas.
Lead financial operational reviews and trained employees to perform reviews.
Lead World Wide Gross Profit Tax Deferral project, savings 10M$.
Restructured finance and admin Leasametric Paris/Velizy (France), computer rentals company.
Controller Remarketing Division, Boeblingen (Germany).


2/1/1993 – 1/31/1995 Hewlett Packard Nederland, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Business Admin Manager Benelux, Finance and Remarketing Division.

7 direct and 15 indirect reports (local and remote).

Tasks and responsibilities:

Actual/target planning and reporting (US-GAAP and local).
Restructured lease admin department.
Implemented new month-end-close processes (admin and accounting).
Reduced DSO from 60 to 14 days. Implemented direct debit system.
Reduced accounts receivables write off with 45% through recoveries and legal actions.
Implemented business controls and business fundamentals.
Developed and implemented new applications for credit scoring and deal pricing.
Sales support.
Interface to the local and European platform functions: treasury, tax and legal.
Member of product development (financial products) taskforce.


4/1/1990 – 1/31/1993 Hewlett Packard Nederland, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Accounting/Planning and Reporting Manager.

5 direct reports, 20 indirect reports.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Actual/target planning and reporting (US-GAAP and local).
Legal and management accounting (statutory).
Responsible for accounts payables 50M$ costs.
Implemented new fixed asset and support (billing and contracts) system.
Implemented new business controls, balance sheet reconciliation/suspense accounts.
Corporate tax. Managed the relationship with public accounting firms and the IRS.
Member of the ‘Going To The Top’ taskforce.


9/1/1986 – 3/31/1990 Eberhard Bauer Nederland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Finance and Admin/IT Manager.

7 direct reports.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Actual/target planning and reporting (local only), analysis of results.
Responsible for implementation of office automation (general ledger, accounts, payables, accounts receivables, inventory etc.) warehouse and assembly lines.
Credit control and accounts receivables, DSO and collections.
Payroll, firstly manual and later outsourced to service provider.
Preparation of annual-, quarterly-, and monthly reports for German mother company.
Managed the relationship with banks (loans, credit lines, deposits and foreign currencies), Tax authorities, public accounting firm and solicitors.
Responsible for Corporate-, Wage- taxes and VAT.
Responsible for logistics, incoming from factory in Germany and other suppliers and outgoing to customers and end-users.


2/1/1982 – 8/31/1986 Ziekenfonds A & O, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Finance Manager.

4 direct and 40 indirect reports.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Annual planning and reporting.
Preparation annual reports (local).
Responsible for general ledger and accounts payables.
Merged 5 different ‘Ziekenfonds’ accounting departments into one.
Member of the F&A Dutch Ziekenfonds restructuring taskforce.
Managed the audit process.


9/1/1980 – 1/31/1982 L.J. Visser & Zoon, Bussum, The Netherlands

Assistant-Accountant.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Finance and admin for small and medium businesses.
VAT and corporate tax for companies.
Income tax for individuals.
Performed financial audits.


Education

Education history

MAVO d’Uylenburcht Uithoorn 1974
HAVO (Highschool)H. Wesselink College Amstelveen 1976
Fiscal Law (University) Ministry of Finance Utrecht/Amsterdam 1979
PDB Institute Praehep Amsterdam 1981
MBA Institute Praehep Amsterdam 1984
SPD (Bachelor Degree Fin.) Institute Praehep Amsterdam 1989


While working at Eberhard Bauer and Hewlett Packard I attended several national and international management courses/seminars, e.g. Local Management Development Program, European Management Development Program, Remote Management, Diversity and Cultural Differences, Financial Leadership etc.




Skills

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Languages

Language skills: Fluent in Dutch, English, German and some French.


Other

Served in the Dutch army, as military journalist, from 9/1/1979 till 8/31/1980.



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