Curriculum Vitae
Interim manager / consultant: 81506
Available from (d/m/y): 10/02/2012, for days per week: 5
Resume written in: English
Finance, Logistics, Procurement
Work Experience
Working Capital project for international group active in + 35 countriedsProcurement project, negotiating existing contracts realizing 3 M€ saving for Benelux affiliate for large Oil and Gas company
Logistics set - up for private owned US company in The Netherlands
- Advisor and private support for people, succession planning, protection of assets, tax
Education
Master Degree In Applied EconomicsDegree in Insurance
Skills
Curriculum Vitae1. Personal details
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2. Education
High School
Koninklijk Atheneum Hoboken
Economic Sciences and Mathematics
1976 - 1982
University
Universiteit Antwerpen (RUCA)
University Degree in Applied Economics ( specialisation in Accountancy and Taxation ( Licentiaat Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen)
1982-1987
Other
In 1987 I obtained a “Teacher License” at the University of Antwerp ( Aggregaat Hoger Onderwijs).
3. Professional Experience
Actual Employment : Managing Director
Activity : Providing Consulting Services in the area of Finance, Logistics and management services
Date of foundation of the company : 28/08/2006
Assignment 1 : ABX
Main activities : Within the Group ABX Worldwide, being the acting manager for Working Capital, Network Billing practises, Customs and VAT
Main realizations :
- Material reduction in Receivables, allowing to reduce share capital of ABX ( Publications in several Belgian newspapers)
- Implementation of several procedures and policies, ( P2P, O2C)
- Initiating and Managing “ Cash is King” programme
- Implementing new performance indicators for DSO and DPO
- Direct support to ABX Netherlands and Germany, allowing to reduce significantly DSO
- Analyzing customer portofolio and examine customer profitability, providing feedback on customers to management and sales force
- Implementing Credit Risk management and Group Insurance structure
- Advising senior management on various Customs and Duty handling within the group, with the purpose to optimize cash flows
Used applications : SAP, Isabel
Period : 16/08/2006-31/03/2008
Assignment 2 : Viabo – Nijverheidsschool Antwerp
- Training and coaching of young starting entrepreneurs with their business
Period : ongoing – new participants starting on regular times
Used applications : Bob software, Win Editor ( Accounting software)
Assignment 3 : Forever Direct- Forever Living
Industry : health care
- interim finance management, including accounting, budget, forecast
- set-up of business plans in co-operation with countries to be migrated
- Review of Customs and tax requirements of the Group in Europe
- Cash flow planning
- Structured Intercompany Financing
- Performance measurement
- Treasury management, recycling of cash
- Tax planning
- Initial contact with Tax advisors, Customs and auditors
Period : August 15- December 31th
On Call until March 31th
Assignement 4 : SHELL Benelux
Industry : Oil and Gas
Function : Procurement and Contract manager Shell Gas Benelux
- Responsible for negotiating new contract with suppliers
- Active involvement and leading price negotiations
- Interface with Global Procurement Shell Group
- Monthly reporting to Shell HQ on procurement savings
- Analysis on ROI on investments
- Target to realize min savings of 10 % on existing contracts
- Support integration of affiliates in the Shell Gas Group
- Active involvement in the transition of activities to the Shared Service Center in India.
Period: February 2009 – August 31st 2009
Used applications : Inhouse Shell software, Sun Accounts ( Order Management module)
Previous employer 1 : DHL Worldwide Express Logistics SA/NV
Activity : Air Express Courier/Supply Chain Logistics
Start : 1 July 1993
End : 15 September 2007
Actual Position: Global Controller DHL Worldwide Express Logistics NV/SA
Main responsibilities :
- To lead and manage all initiatives in the set-up and ongoing management of the financial and management accounting function, including, planning, budgeting ( AOP, 3 yearly plans), billing and monthly reporting of the EMEA and Asia logistics services, to ensure that financial management controls are in place, timely billing and infrastructure are in place for existing and future growth. ( Logistics network covers currently 60 countries with more then 400 locations)
- To lead, manage and incorporate all the financial aspects of the DHL deferred Road Express with the Deutsche Post Euro Express, including the set-up of a single financial clearance system that provides full visibility of all transactions.
- To set-up and optimize management reporting tools, setting up KPI’s, individual sales targets
- To provide financial/billing solutions in RFQ’s for new potential logistics customers, which often exceed 50 M€ in turnover. (Active sales-support involvement with DHL Sales organisation and DHL Logistics customers)
- To steer planning and implementation of logisitics project.
- To provide, design and implement changes in IT platforms ( in cooperation with consultants), in the area of billing, self-billing and pre-billing solutions, work-flow solutions
- To explain to IT-experts the requirements of business and finance
- To act as subject matter expert on VAT and Customs
- To perform risk assessment on ongoing business ( customers and suppliers) and assess risk on new customer prospects
- To support pricing and costing exercises in the acquisition process of new clients, and profitability reviews of existing clients
- Responsible for the implementation of IT projects relating to the automatisation of billing and data capture processes ( including EDI, Web enabled solutions)
- To act as expert in several work streams that will define the new Logistics organisation ( integration of DHL, Danzas and Deutsche post network and Exel)
- To manage relationship with external parties ( VAT authorities, external auditors, tax experts ( PWC and KPMG)
- Member of the Express Logistics Senior Management team
Direct reports :6 – Total staff 38
Total Revenue Express Logistics : 700 M€
Previous positions :
1/7/93 – 30/11/93 : Regional Budget Analyst : Managing and Consolidating Europe –Africa budget
1/12/93 – 1/1/1996 : Investment Analysis Manager Europe – Africa. ( Capex and Opex reviews and analysis- Structured Finance solutions)
1/1/96 – 30/11/97 : Senior Business Finance Analyst + International Accounting Manager Europe –Africa
30/11/96-31/07/07 Manager DHL Group Services
Global Controller DHL Express Logistics /DHL Solutions
( Managing the finance function in a matrix management structure)
Member of the Supply Logistics management Board
Used applications
- JD Edwards ( World and One-World)
- SAP was in planning phase to meet Deutsche post requirements
- Internal Billing software
- Microcontrol
- Hyperion
- Cognos
- Limited Oracle usage
- Internal developed time registration to measure activities of staff ( core, diversionary, holiday planning, others)
Previous employer 2
Price Waterhouse Bedrijfsrevisoren BCV
Activity : Bix Six Audit Firm
Function: Audit Manager
Period : September 1988 - June 1993
Used applications
- Lotus Notes
- Internally developped time registration software ( for project assignments and calculation of billing to audit clients)
Previous employer 3
Education department ( in combination with period in PWC and DHL)
Activity : Lector at Economic Graduate School of Antwerp
Period : 1987-1995
Stopped due to high travel
4. Linguistic Competence
Mothertongue : Dutch
Other languages : French and English ( including writing )
German ( good notions)
Spanish ( Basic understanding, including reading)
5. Managerial training
- Borwick International Management Programme
- Leadership Programmes ( Managerial Grid)
- International VAT conferences
- Certified CBFA ( Commissie voor Bank, Financie- en Assurantiewezen)
- AXA Raadgever training ( Vermogensbeheer)
6. Computer knowledge
Good knowledge of several software packages such as :
- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- Netscape/Explorer
- Cognos
- Word
- JD Edwards/Hyperion
- Navision
- Business and user knowledge of SAP
7. Others
I was member of the European Indirect Tax Group ( PWC initiative towards to European Commission to influence future tax legislation on Indirect Taxes).( During DHL period)
Member of the VAT House
Advisor to Dirk Sterckx, member of European Parlement, Werkgroep voor Europa
Member of Commercial Group of Rupel Boom Football Club
7 years chairman of Parents group at OLVI school at Boom
8. lector experience
Given Courses
- VAT
- Customs regulations
- Cost Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Budgetting