Gerrit Jan van de Braak

Senior Finance Professional and Owner @ Finance-Solutions N.V.

About

As Interim Finance Professional Gerrit-Jan advices clients how to solve their financial problems and if needed helps to achieve the results as well. At Finance-Solutions a variety of clients have been served satisfactory with management information, coaching, valuation, smart die diligences and interim finance solutions. Gerrit-Jan van de Braak is also specialised in management of complex projects with professional advisors. Management on proces and content. His drive is to improve and build companies/people and situations 25 jaar experience in financial functions: o Indenpendent interim finance-professional o CFO Wolters-Noordhoff en Financial Controller Van Leer Metallized Products), o Various head-office positions (Group Controller Infinitas Learning and positions at Van Leer) o External auditing at KPMG. Gerrit-Jan has worked in international settings and lived in the UK for a number of years. Specialties: Experience in Media (Wolters-Noordhoff) and Industry (Van Leer) and service companies KPMG and smaller (start-up) companies. Experience with a variety of special subjects: reorganisations of companies and finance departments, process improvement, acquisitions, divestments, IPO, Private Equity structure, valuations, improvement of integrated systems (SAP), IFRS, Pensions.

Country

Netherlands

City

Groningen

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Restructuring, Interim Management, IFRS, Managerial Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Auditing, Strategy, Consolidation, Accounting, Private Equity, Internal Controls, Financial Reporting, SAP, cfo, Divestitures, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Advisory

Experience

Senior Finance Professional and Owner

Finance-Solutions N.V.

2011-10 - Present · 15 yrs

Groningen

Finance-Solutions provides business advice and financial interim management. Our passion is to connect the business with the figures and the other way around. To help people and organizations to make the right choices based on enough information. Our solutions are always tailor made (personal) result oriented (practical). Finance-Solutions can assist in the capacity of a (part-time) financial interim management or as an advisor to the business on specific projects.

Lid Raad van Commissarissen

Kampen Industrial Care

2013-8 - 2023-12 · 10 yrs 5 mos

Hoogezand

Member of the Supervisory Board of Kampen Mechanical Group

Interim Finance Profesional

CFO4YOU

2010-1 - 2011-10 · 1 yr 10 mos

Groningen, Netherlands

Interim finance professional. Temporarily replacement of the CFO position. Interim project management (process and content) of complex projects involving professional advisors: strategic reorientations of businesses, acquisitions/divestments, erp projects etc.

Finance Director (CFO) a.i.

Noordhoff

2010-5 - 2010-12 · 8 mos

Interim CFO during a period of reorganisation of the business. Re-established number of control aspects and improved management information.

Group Controller

Infinitas Learning

2007-9 - 2009-12 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Set up of head-office finance function after the acquisition of the Wolters Kluwer Educational Division by private equity company Bridgepoint. Work out and implement the new financial and fiscal structure with professional advisors.

Finance Director Wolters-Noordhoff B.V.

Noordhoff

2001-1 - 2007-8 · 6 yrs 8 mos

CFO of Wolters-Noordhoff B.V. with a great number of achievements. Reorganisation of finance department, improve management information with business objects and SAP. Involved in restructuring the business. Growing and transforming the business from print to electronic. Preparation of VDD and the divestment from Wolters Kluwer to Infinitas Learning.

Financial Controller

Van Leer Metallized Products

1998-7 - 2000-12 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Financial Controller in Caerphilly (near Cardiff) Wales. Responsible for Finance and Accounting, IT, Purchasing and Legal. Also responsible for VLMP Amsterdam. Main projects: * turn around process * sale of both companies

Manager Consolidation

Van Leer verpakkingen

1994-4 - 1998-6 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Starting as financial analyst, moving on to being responsible for the holding accounting, world wide consolidation and annual accounts, directing a team of 12

Controleleider

KPMG Nederland

1989-9 - 1994-3 · 4 yrs 7 mos

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Perform financial audits and manage various audit teams at different locations. Key clients: BMW, Heerema Offshore, KLM pension funds, Billiton, Vuga publishing