Your finance department can’t see the ligh PROFESSIONAL F&A PR June 2011 Confidential and proprietary to SDA Conseil Inc 1 www.sdaconseil.com
Professional F&A Program: When your F&A dept needs an uplift
Nov 28, 2014
The transition to a higher level of performance sometimes requires the assistance of external experts. It does not take much to fall behind when the accounting system is not in sync with the IT platform. It can easily clog up and delay reporting. Sometimes the business builds in complexity and the finance system must grow along. Our Professional F&A Program is built in 3 steps and carries a review of the following areas: Accounting & reporting, Financing, Administrative and Strategic. It literally takes the F&A to a higher level of output.
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Your finance department can’t see the light?PROFESSIONAL F&A PROGRAM
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Before it all crumbles downSymptoms & remedies
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On becoming lean & strategic
CFO FOR THE 21ST CENTURYFixing and improving the F&A dept
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Your monthly closing is a roller coaster
Too late, too long, possibly inaccurate.
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Beyond the financial statements, it is a blank page
Missing on intelligence & insights
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Your cash flow comes from a crystal ball
And your financing strategy is unclear
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Your administration could be straightened out
Missing policies and controls
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Special projects feel like impossible climbing
No time for true strategic contribution from the VP Finance
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GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK IN 3 STEPS:
THE PROFESSIONAL F&A PROGRAM
Step 1: IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF F&A DEPT
Step 2: DIAGNOSTIC & ROADMAP
Step 3: GETTING THERE
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THE PROFESSIONAL F&A PROGRAM
Step 1: IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF F&A DEPT
administrativeaccounting
reportingfinancialstrategic
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Finding out what is missing
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Step 2: DIAGNOSTIC AND ROADMAP
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Desired outcome: fast closingsmart reportsfinancing strategyinvestment policiesoperational excellenceeffective administrationbudget & strategic planninghigher enterprise value
Plan of action
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Step 3: Getting there, step by step
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Tool kits & handbooks for best practice:
PeopleSystemsIntegrationOrganisationIntelligenceControlsPolicies
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Building winning teams
Value added reports
Transfer of best practices
Administrative Handbook
Strategic tools
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ADVICE
COACHING
TRAINING
For more information, insights& requests:André Du Sault514 [email protected]
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EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE AS CFO:M. Du Sault has accumulated more than 20 years in corporate financial management:Annual consolidated financial statements audited and sent to the head office on 10 January. Having a budgeting and strategic process impeccably integrated to the information systems. Preparing monthly executive reports limited to 10 pages, that speak loud and clear, with insights. Managing international treasury (financing and hedging) programs, over and through financial crises. Meticulous planning of M&A activities, with emphasis on integrating and capturing synergies.Executing several corporate programs on Operational Excellence. Outlining strategic guidelines for pension fund investments.
MULTINATIONAL EXPERIENCENovartis AG (Pharmaceuticals, Agro, Chemicals, Nutrition, Animal Health, Environment), SwitzerlandM. Du Sault was a head office delegate from 1987 to 1999, as CFO in a variety of country holdings, with revenues ranging from $US 15 M to $500 M.Switzerland, Head Office: Controller for Europe Sweden - Auditor: Internal audit program Brazil - Controller: Multiple financial crises, with hyper inflation (1000% p.a.) Philippines - CFO & HR: Restructuring for growth Spain – CFO: Turnaround and best merger operation acknowledged within the Novartis group Mexico – CFO: Novartis merger, local economic crisis, M&A activities
FINANCE FOR SME:Worked in a variety of industrial and technology sectors, from start-ups to mid-size companies.Fund raising for private technology companiesPublic fund raising for Capital Pool Companies Restructuring of finance departments for higher productivity and coaching new CFOsM&A activities for SMEs (USA-Canada).
André Du SaultMBA (LBS)MPA (Harvard)
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