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Charissa

Director at Deloitte Belgium | Transformation and Performance Improvement | Strategic Planning & Imp

About Me

With over 18 years of experience in transformations, restructuring, and performance improvement, my expertise spans Independent Business Reviews, financial and cash flow forecast models, and strategic turnaround planning. Currently serving as Director at Deloitte, I lead multiple business development initiatives across the EMEA region while managing liquidity and working capital engagements across diverse industries such as manufacturing, energy, and financial services. At Deloitte, I collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to execute complex restructuring and performance improvement projects, including a EUR 400m financial and operational restructuring involving major stakeholders. My focus is on delivering practical strategies that empower organizations to navigate challenges and achieve sustainable results. Additionally, I contribute to talent development through recruitment, appraisal, and performance reporting efforts, aligning with our collective mission of driving impactful business transformations

Notable Employer

  • Senior Manager at EY

Experience

Current StatusActive
Director | M&A| Financial Services | Turnaround, Restructuring and Performance Improvement specialistDeloitte Belgium
2023 - Present

Director Description • Lead complex Independent Business Reviews (IBRs), cash flow forecasting and liquidity management engagements for international and regional clients across manufacturing, energy, transport and financial sectors. • Orchestrated and executed multi-entity, multi-currency cash flow and financial forecast models supporting boards, shareholders and lenders. • Facilitate high-level deal execution by collaborating across internal multidisciplinary teams (Deloitte Lawyers, Finance, Treasury). • Acted as the primary liaison for diverse external stakeholders, negotiating and aligning with Private Equity firms, lenders, shareholders, steering committees, and executive boards to successfully get deals done. • Steered executive teams on liquidity positioning, debt and financing arrangements, performance and operational improvements. • Spearheaded and execute multiple business development initiatives firmwide and within the EMEA region • Leader within the recruitment, talent appraisal and performance reporting teams. Prior to being promoted I was a Senior Manager within the M&A Financial services | Turnaround, Restructuring and Performance Improvement sub services. Key Milestones include: • Managed over 15 complex engagements for European groups, owning the financial reviews, cash-management and reporting workstreams. • Designed and executed a 12-month strategic and turnaround plan for a multinational group navigating both intercompany challenges and financing complexity. • Successfully managed a EUR 400m financial and operational restructuring collaborating with various stakeholders, including four major European Banks and managing a multi-disciplinary Deloitte team (Finance, Legal, HR and Treasury) • Worked with various clients to enhance their consolidated group performance views versus budget for management and shareholders, and dealing with complex company structures including intercompany transactions, joint venture arrangements. • Drove continuous improvement of forecasting and business accounting processes inside the client ERP systems and internal environment.

Senior ManagerNotableEY
2007 - 2023

• Guided SMEs and MNCs across the energy, utilities, financial services and manufacturing sectors, through the full transactional and restructuring lifecycle, leading a 25+ member team. • Completed 25+ Independent business reviews underpinning 15+ restructuring, debt-restructuring and working-capital programmes. • Designed the strategic plan and execution roadmap for one of the first Indigenous bank in Guyana. • Managed the receivership and sale of ten companies / assets valued at over US$25M (2015 – 2023). • Executed 30+ comprehensive due diligence engagements across diverse sectors, evaluating strategic fit, financial health, and commercial viability for buy-side and sell-side clients. • Dedicated 2 years to the Valuations and Business Modeling sub-service, performing asset valuations, impairment reviews, and financial modeling to support commercial investments and M&A transactions. • Developed and instituted financial and operational policies and procedures for financial and manufacturing groups including strengthening close, control and reporting disciplines.

Education

Degree of Management Finance and Economics University of the West Indies
2004 - 2007
Masters of Accounting and FinanceAssociation of Chartered Certified Accounts
2008 - Present

Certification

Total Certifications3

Advanced Corporate Insolvency Certificate

University of the West Indies

2020 - 2020

Trustee Licence

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Trinidad and Tobago

2021

Certified Member and Fellow

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT)

2015