benoit haas

regional business finance controller

About

● 11 years of Finance experience; ● 6+ years of team management; ● International career (25+ countries, incl. Asia, Middle East & Europe); ● MNC's operations (matrix environments) * 8 years; ● Strong understanding of FMCG industry * 8 years. Co-pilot supporting Businesses and Functions to improve company performance while keeping focus on internal controls, process compliance and efficiency, as well as people development. Experienced with Controlling, Finance Business Planning, Budgeting, Reporting, Project management and Audit.

Country

united arab emirates

City

united arab emirates

Industry

food production

Skill

internal controls, internal audit, finance, team leadership, financial audits, corporate finance, teamwork, english, brazilian portuguese, auditing, project management, financial reporting, microsoft office, risk assessment, fmcg, financial analysis, management, p&l management, analytical skills, financial statements, sap erp, microsoft dynamics, communication, team management, cross functional collaborations, finance best practices, change initiatives, continuous improvement, change management, forecasting, retail, cost accounting, cost management, international business, financial modeling, financial planning, business strategy, budget management, food and beverage, organization skills, enterprise resource planning, microsoft power bi, portfolio optimization, microsoft dynamics ax, business partner, b2b2c, business to business, food service operations, decision making, report writing

Experience

financial auditor - team leader

mazars

2010-8 - 2011-8 · 1 yr 1 mo

Scope: Large and medium size companies in Industrial sectors › Management of teams (average of three team members) to review clients' Financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statement) vs. French GAAP and IFRS. › Debriefing to Managers and Partners in Head Office - highlighting main issues found. › Stakeholder management: answering and solving customers' queries (main point of contact for CFO, Head of accounting, Consolidation team, etc.).

treasury anaylst - intern

bred

2008-6 - 2008-9 · 4 mos

Scope: Medium companies in Paris region › Treasury analyst operations (payments, investments, cash pooling, etc.). › Customer service for queries from clients requiring investigations and follow up.

regional business finance controller

nestlé

financial auditor

mazars

2008-9 - 2010-8 · 2 yrs

* Scope: Large and medium size companies in Industrial and Banking sectors * Two years as a Team Member reviewing clients' operations and highlighting inconsistencies. * One year as a Senior Auditor, leading teams of an average of three team members. * Review of Financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statement) vs. Fr GAAP and IFRS. * Internal control reviews through detailed testing of processes (including SOX).

Education

sorbonne université

sorbonne university

corporate finance

2006-1 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

sorbonne université

economics

2003-1 - 2006-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

university of paris i: panthéon - sorbonne

economics

2003-1 - 2006-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Bachelor's degree in Economics (three years) including the following courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Accounting, Mathematics, Economic history, Monetary policy, etc.

university of paris i: panthéon - sorbonne

finance

2006-1 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Master degree in Finance and Banking (two years) including the following courses: Macroeconomics, Financial analysis, Financial Modelling with Excel, Accounting, Audit, Corporate Finance, etc.