I’m a result driven, down to earth, finance professional with a broad scope. I’m a clear communicator with high analytical skills. I have experience in managing complex and high profile projects and assignments for companies with different backgrounds.

2005/9-2006/9

Work stream lead ABN AMRO financial processes IT outsourcing (self-employed). Co-responsible for setting up financial information structure within Services organization.

ABN AMRO is outsourcing and off shoring a large part of their IT operations. The financial processes around IT need to be re-designed, communicated and implemented in all SBU’s. I coordinate a number of processes.

2003/6-2005/8

SOX manager/consultant at Hewitt, Siemens Nederland, Watts Industries, Saucony Sports, Allianz Europe, Mc Donald’s Nederland and UPC (self-employed)

Responsible for making clients throughout Europe compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by:

• implementing compliance framework
• scoping of project
• monitoring and maintaining progress
• designing and implementing templates
• training personnel, consultants and management
• change management
• collaborating with auditors
• collaborating with US HQ
• selecting IT-tools
• assuring quality of documentation and performed tests
• designing and planning remediations

2003/2-2003/6

Assistant controller UPC ai (self-employed)

Responsible for:

• improving processes, controls and accountability around AR, HR and monthly closing,
• preparing financial statement and reports
• day-to-day controlling of subsidiaries.

2002/6-2002/12

Controller WRQ Europe ai (self-employed)

Responsible for:

• managing five European accounting divisions
• consolidating and preparing and analyzing divisional financial statements
• reporting monthly to US HQ
• collaborating with auditors on yearly audit
• initiating and implement improvements with regards to financial processes and internal control.

2000/1–2002/5

Forensic accountant (supervisor) KPMG

Responsible for:

• managing teams in different special, highly sensitive investigations (e.g. purchase fraud, declaration fraud, management fraud and bankruptcies)
• client contacts (controller and board level)
• contacts with lawyers and reporting to boards, lawyers and district attorneys.

1998/9 – 1999/12

Public accountant (supervisor) KPMG

Responsible for:

• auditing annual statements
• managing audit teams
• client contacts
• training assistants
• reporting to managers, partners and clients in English and Dutch

2005

Strategic Financial Management, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

1998/9 – 2001/10

Chartered public accountant (RA), University of Groningen (postgraduate education)

Thesis: Forensic investigations of differences in stock.

1991/9 – 1998/8

Business-economics (Masters degree), University of Groningen.

Thesis: Corporate Governance: Internal control and external reporting.

1985/9 – 1991/5

Praedinius Gymnasium, Groningen.

Subjects: English, Dutch, Latin, economics, mathematics, chemistry, physics.

Dutch (native), English (good), Spanish (basic), French (basic) and German (basic)