About Florent
Spanish
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French
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English
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Experience
- Haussmann Consulting & DevelopmentChief Financial, Restructuring & Accounting OfficerCONSULTING AND AUDITSApril 2022 - Today (4 years and 2 months)Paris, France• • CFO, Accounting Director, Head of internal controls, M&A, Controller, FP&A.• • Financial crisis management, strategic planning for scaling and special situations.• • Produced full financial reporting from statutory to consolidated financials, pre- and post-IPO.• • Driving automation/AI-enabled solutions for processes and decision-making efficiency.
- ABBStrategic Finance, M&A & Risk Governance - ABBSeptember 2024 - November 2025 (1 year and 2 months)Zurich, Switzerland- $32bn revenues)Global leader in electrification and automation✓ Motion Global finance lead (~$8bn), coordinating with 3 other ABB BAs✓ Enterprise & financial risk management revamp post-SEC delisting✓ Global post-acquisition M&A finance integration (multi-country)✓ Multi-entity balance sheet reviews & complex accounting judgments✓ Governance, internal controls & authorization frameworks redesign✓ Strategic finance support to business leaders & decision-making• • Group CFO & CAO - IRO (2024 - €80m revenues)Worldwide High-end Fashion Label✓ Successful turnaround CFO delivering high value to management✓ 16 subsidiaries worldwide | 300 employees | Lead 12 employees (Finance)✓ Reporting to board members & investors (Budget, FS, SoCF, clean audit opinion)✓ Internal controls design & implementation (ELC, AP, Financial Reporting)✓ Treasury funds flow optimization | Lean | Costs & Margin improvements✓ Led divestiture of underperforming assets/closures✓ Led transfer pricing adjustments from supply chain to sales distribution✓ Coordinating CPA firms & 3 audit firms (LBO vehicle & Ellassay Group) (2022 to 2023 - €12m revenues)Car Sharing Marketplace✓ Pre-IPO USA Client within M&A/acquisition period✓ Migration Leader: Dalenys > Adyen > Stripe | Full.io > NetSuite | Coupa✓ Lead 5 employees Finance Team & migrating 55 employees to full completion✓ Risk Management, Internal Controls design & execution• • CFO - (2021 to 2022 - $13.5m fundraised)Digital Asset Security✓ Led financial planning and investor reporting, securing $13.5M in funding whileensuring robust compliance through SOC 1/PCAOB-aligned internal controls.✓ Conducted in-depth financial analysis, including valuations, pricing models, andequity structures, to support strategic decision-making.✓ Negotiated legal documentation for financing rounds and grants, driving high value outcomes for stakeholders.
- PwC Biotechnology & Luxury Goods,Senior Manager 2yJanuary 2019 - January 2021 (2 years)Geneva, Switzerland• • Managed 11 engagements and supervised up to 40 employees.• • US IPO & Capital Increases (comfort & bring down letters).• • Compliant ECR review with no comments on my inspected PCAOB engagement.• • PCAOB Agent at the US Desk for internal review program (Caterpillar).• • Engaged in proposal team and participated in the Competence Center Optimization Transformation Project.• • Worked with major clients such as:• - Retail & Manufacturing: Richemont Group (€14.2B) & Swiss entities, Philip Morris International ($79.9B)• - Life Sciences: Edwards Lifesciences SA (CHF1.3B)• - Biotechnologies: ObsEva, GeNeuro, Addex Technologies
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Education
- Swiss Law for ForeignAccountants (Swiss CPA)2020Swiss Law for Foreign
- French CPA.(DEC)2015French CPA.
Certifications
- E-invoicing Reform AdvisorPennylane2026