Bjorn Dumortier

Director of Finance Operations leading finance operations for Zalando group. Leading a team of 150 FTEs in Finance Operations, elevating the function to the next level of the value chain by bringing operational excellence, process ownership and processing excellence into the DNA of the team.

Head of Finance Operations EMEA Leading the EMEA pillar of Finance Operations setting up the organization within the new Operating Model, integrating the single instance ERP and centralize services in a lift-and-transform methodology. Head of Global Finance Operations Transformation (10/2020 - 11/2021) Leading the global finance strategy organized around People, Processes and Technology. Implementation of global standard processes enabled by rolling out a single instance ERP and an updated Target Operating Model across The Adecco Group (24bn € revenue) Global Process Owner (a.i.) for Purchase-to-Pay, Record-to-Report and Order-to-Cash from Oct 2020 till May 2021.

Leading a globally connected multidisciplinary EMEA business focused and support function of 350+ FTEs and initiate efficiency initiatives: Business Process Re-engineering, Centralization of services, Workforce Optimization and Automation. (21 countries, 3 business lines, 3.5bn$ revenue).

Driving the Finance Transformation, including setting up and building a financial shared services center in Bulgaria (28 FTEs - Accounts Payable, Travel & Expenses, Treasury, VAT and General Ledger).

Manager of the accounting department of the Benelux and Nordic countries at EDS, with teams in Belgium, The Netherlands and Sweden (1bn$ revenue, 4,500 FTE). Main contributor to the mergers of the EMEA North EDS companies into HP after the take-over.

Financial auditor in various sectors and types of organizations operating in multiple frameworks (IFRS, US GAAP, Belgian GAAP) with experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, liquidations, internal controls and SOX.