Julie Decaux

Performance management - Financial Control & Analysis

Sector: Financial Services

ORACLE –EMEA head office - 700 employees - $4B Revenue

Revenue Analyst – Revenue Recognition Department in Dublin:

Analysis: Software and consulting deals above $200K

US GAAP: apply and check compliance with SOP 97-2

Management: strong relationship with accounting to give guidelines

Communication: inform and advice sales during sales negotiations

Sector: High Tech

Texas Instruments –Wireless Terminal Division - 4400 employees - $4.5B Revenue

Financial Controller - Finance & Operations Department in Nice-Europe Head Office:

-R&D System on Chip Worldwide ($280 million -1400 engineers) :

Forecast: annual plan, quarterly and monthly updates
Close: costs distribution, accruals analysis, cost input control, R&D/Engineering SOX compliance
Analysis: cost center review, variance analysis, cost optimization proposal, investment strategy
Communication: inform top management, strong relationship with accounting team and R&D cost center managers in France, Berlin and Denmark

-Contract Financial control & approval :

European suppliers & GSM/GPRS/EDGE WW customers
Validate pricing and financial impacts

-Semi Conductor GSM/GPRS/EDGE World Wide :

Software License Agreements: Revenue recognition, invoicing, cash collection, SOX compliance, strong relationship with accountant managers in each country (Mainly in Asia)
R&D Finance: support business division management in understanding R&D activity in Europe, USA, and India, budget/forecast analysis for each program, cost optimization in an international environment

Sector: Electronics and microelectronics

France Headquarter XEROX Corporation - 2700 employees - $800M Revenue

Financial and Accounting Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis Department:

-S G &A and Bad Debt management( $115 M – 900 people):
Forecast: Annual plan, quarterly and monthly updates by business unit
Close: manage accounting team in the SCC in Dublin, accounting control (French & US GAAP), accruals analysis, reporting, cost distribution by BU and by functions
Budget management: Variance analysis, review with department managers, cost reduction projects
Sarbanes Oxley: actor in initial phase (documentation, test definition…) in 2004 for compliance, internal control and audit support

-Lean Six Sigma Financial representative:
Calculate and validate « economic profit » generated by the projects

Sector: IT equipment

Stokmans BV (Monaco and Nederland) – Exclusive car and event organization
Market analysis and developer :
Company tax scheme optimization
Set up business in Monaco
Develop new market opportunities and company network
Customer relationship

HOTEL NEGRESCO (Nice) - Palace - 250 employees - €15M revenue

Chief Accountant Deputy (Apprenticeship) - Accounting Department:

Activity control, accounting and treasury of Hotel shops
Hotel Customer Accountant Deputy: invoicing and collection
Monthly and yearly close: accruals, reconciliation, taxes, P&L and Balance Sheet preparation

Sector: Hotel and restaurants