Flexmanager - Finance manager

Finance manager

Work Experience

Capital Partners
May 1999 To Present
Consulting and Interim management
Overhauled the European credit control function of Barlo Plastics – a multinational plastics manufacturer. Developed a business analyst function within their existing finance structure.

On-site management of the finance operations of a Slovakian plastics manufacturer (PCHZ s.r.o.). Responsible for the financial integrity of the organization, training of site personnel and integration into the centralized European finance function of Barlo Plastics, a multinational plastics manufacturer.

Interim CFO for Language and Computing – a start-up medical software company. Established appropriate level of internal controls. Managed external financial relationships. Wrote business plan. Assisted founders in business plan execution.

Dade Behring
Jan 1994 to Sep 1998
European Finance Manager
Reporting to President of Europe
Based in Switzerland.
Responsible for the European finance operations of a medical Diagnostic business. Supervised five country finance managers. Responsible through this team for the integrity of European finance function including control, budgeting, capital spending and strategic planning. Also responsible for project management on infrastructure, financial systems and centralised logistics development in a post-acquisition environment. Responsible for the financial support of the strategic decision process in the organization.

Baxter Healthcare
Apr 1991 to Dec 1993
Financial Supervisor
Reporting to country Finance Director
Based in France.
Supervision of French accounting. Responsible for conversion and consolidation to US GAAP and for local reporting. Led the project team that developed a European-wide financial information system. Managed the cross-functional, multi-national implementation.

Feb 1989 to Mar 1991
Associate – Financial Development Program
Accelerated development program for finance recruits. In periods of six months to one year in duration I worked positions in international consolidations, business development, cost accounting, and financial accounting in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris.