Strategic Advisory: Directed private capital allocation, achieving an annualized return of ~14% and a Sharpe Ratio above 1.5, outperforming relevant benchmarks while maintaining controlled volatility; •Risk Governance: Designed and implemented risk frameworks that limited maximum drawdown, ensuring capital preservation during market volatility through disciplined hedging strategies; •Quantitative Finance: Leveraged Python and AI-powered tools to develop proprietary models and optimize asset allocation, enhancing decision-making accuracy.
Finance leader for EMEA region with financial oversight for clusters of entities (turnover €300 million). Board Director and Finance Partner for major EPC projects. International Assignments: •Norway (CFO and Board Director): Led finance for 4 entities, ensuring full alignment between local statutory requirements, Group policies and IFRS reporting standards; •France (JV Representative): Acted as Saipem's Finance and Compliance Representative in an international Joint Venture with TechnipFMC and NIPIGas; •Algeria (Head of AFC): Managed Administration, Finance, Control and IT for 7 legal entities in a complex fiscal environment. Key Achievements and Responsibilities: •Strategic Planning: Directed budgeting and forecasting for multiple entities, improving forecast accuracy by 5% and supporting Board-level decision-making; •Project Control: Monitored financial performance of billion-euro EPC projects and Drilling operations (LNG/LPG Plants, Gas Pipeline, Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore and Offshore Drilling), ensuring adherence to contractual agreements and minimizing budget variances; •Compliance and Audit: Ensured strict adherence to internal control frameworks (L.262/SOXequivalent), achieving zero non-conformities in external audits across multiple jurisdictions; •Treasury and Taxes: Managed cash forecasting and working capital in coordination with Group Treasury. Negotiated with financial institutions to secure credit facilities exceeding €50 million, ensuring operational liquidity across entities. Handled coordination of tax compliance activities and relations with Tax Authorities; •Leadership and IT: Built and developed international finance teams (up to 15 people) and supervised local IT infrastructure, ensuring alignment with finance operational needs and data security.
•Prepared statutory financial statements and managed accounting of 15 SMEs; •Counselling on accounting and tax matters; •Handled tax compliance, filings and relations with Tax Authorities.