Finance Manager

Finance Manager or consultant

03/2008 to 07/2010 BAKER HUGHES Plc (US Oilfield services company operating in 90 countries)

Since 1/11/09 Shared Service Finance Manager for Angola. (Luanda based) reporting to EFO Angola. Responsible for reorganising and leading the shared services center for the three BH legal entities in Angola (GL accounting, AP, Cash, Tax, etc).

1/03/08 to 10/09 West Africa Statutory Accounting Manager (London based) reporting to the Head of Group Statutory Accounting.

01/2004 to 12/2007 SYGMA FINANCE Ltd. From 03/2004 and for 18 months provided business intelligence, forensic accounting services, assets tracing and litigation support to the national airline of Cameroon in a US$100m dispute against a US based aircraft leasing company before both New York Arbitration and District Courts.

03/2004 - 08/2006 ADDAX & ORYX Group Ltd London (Geneva based Oil & Gas multinational of 8 billions $ t/o made up of Upstream, Trading and Downstream.

Group Internal Audit Manager based at the London corporate office, reporting to both the CEO and the Audit Committee.

04/2002 – 12/2003 SYGMA FINANCE Ltd (founded by Francis Nana with the goals of providing first class finance advisory services to companies operating in or with West Africa).

09/2000 – 03/2002 DIAGEO Plc London (owner of Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, J&B, Baileys), operating in Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon) through brewing and distribution of the Guinness brand.

Finance Manager with the London based Africa Head Office, reporting to the London based Commercial Director for Africa.

03/1998 – 08/2000 KVAERNER Plc London (Anglo-Norwegian Conglomerate, then world leader in Engineering, Construction, Oil & Gas, Metals, Shipbuilding and Pulp & Paper)

Internal Auditor within the Group Audit function, reporting to the Head of Internal Audit.

09/1990 – 02/1998 PRICE WATERHOUSE Paris (World leading firm in auditing and accounting)

Junior to Audit Manager, reporting to partners.

1995 – 1999 DEC (French Chartered Accountant - Highest accounting degree in France, equivalent to PhD – Thesis on the subject of acquisition due diligence of medium sized companies in France)

1993 – 1995
DESCF (equivalent of UK’s accounting qualification ACA & ACCA & CIMA)

1990 – 1993 DECF

1984 - 1990 Master's degree in economics-sciences.
Topic in macroeconomics - Paris Sorbonne University

Chartered Accountant