Finance Manager

GIJS J BRAT, M.S. 1616 Santa Ynez Way, Sacramento, CA 95816 [email protected], 916 600 8160 / Skype: gijsbrat Financial Manager A Manager in Finance, with 8 years of experience in developing and managing Acco unting Departments in diverse companies and industries in Northern Europe. Major skills set include People Management, 'building bridges' at all organizational levels and excellent communicative skills in several languages. A result driven (former) professional athlete, who has the ability to stay balanced and focused under pressure and maintains discipline and focus at all times. Work experience 2009 Mens Club Fashion, Schiphol, The Netherlands - Fashion Company Controller. * Solely responsible for the business Administration of a smaller fashion compan y with 15 employees, achieving 10 million Euros in sales per year. * Controlled all Accounting processes, with a focus on financial oversight. Iden tified problems in the financial operations, and provided analyses on financial performances. * Clarified processes internally - for both the headquarters company, as well as for their overall financial performance. 2008 ROCvA High School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Head of the Accounting Department. * Managed the central Accounting Department, consolidating the output of the 9 s chools - Managed the Central Accounting Department with three employees. * Build a team of the Department, reported to the Board and School Directors. * Performed Project Management, and coordinated both month-end and closing activ ities. * Analyzed and reported on the financial performance of the organization. Improv ed the work flow by streamlining work processes, and defining departmental respo nsibilities and roles. 2008 DWRetaildesign, Woerden, The Netherlands - Shop interior design Company Controller. * Replaced both the Team leader as well as the Controller. * Managed the Accounting employees, and the production Controller. Hired and tr ained the new Team leader. * Monitored and forecasted the cash flow, reporting to the Owner-Director. Remai ned the key link with external parties in all finance related matters 2006 - 2007 DHL Exel Supply Chain Warehouse, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands Site Controller. * Delivered the profit and loss reporting to on-site and business unit managemen t, specifying general ledger. Directed the employee who made up for the arrears in GL specifications. * Improved the processes between Accounting Department, Shared Service Center an d the Sales Department, through improved communication, and reconciled stakehold ers' interests. * Improved Accounting schedule in the month-end closing, for faster/more accurat e results. 2006 Capgemini Consulting, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Assistant Controller. * Provided timely and accurate month-end closing, delivery of reports which incl uded the profit and loss analysis, as well as the results per employee for bonus calculation. * Contributed to productivity by actively de-stressing employees in a competitiv e environment. 2005 - 2006 Various Financial assignments, The Netherlands,

2BLegal (Law Firm), Van Beuningen & Partners (Recruitment), Centrum BOA (Re-inte gration services), Spring Global (Postal firm). * Reorganized, implemented and/or automated Business Administrations, trained em ployees in using the software, and improved the reporting to management. 2005 - 2009 GBR Project Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Controller / Consultant. Provide Interim Finance services as an Independent Consultant to companies needi ng temporary help in either projects or interim management. Working as a Control ler, Finance Manager, Financial Advisor and Financial Coach, helping clients ach ieve their objectives. 2001 - 2005 Various Jobs in Financial Services; Banking - Assistant Account Mana ger, Venture Capital - Junior Investment Manager, and Financial Projects - Finan cial Consultant Education 2010 Life Coaching Training, CTI - The Coaches Training Institute 2007 - 2008 Specialist in Mediation at the Post Master Level, Alternative Disput e Resolution University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2001 Master of Science degree in Business Economics, University of Amsterdam, Th e Netherlands "The Art of Strategy - Strategy development in promising start-ups ' Thesis. 1996 Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics, University of Amsterdam. Sport 1998 - 2008 Participated in (inter)national Thai boxing competition at a profess ional level. Trainer of recreational and competitive practitioners. Languages Fluent in English and Dutch, conversational in German and French.