Benjamine Chevalier

Experience

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Junior Accountant
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  New Reinsurance Company Ltd. (NewRe)

  Aug 2006 - Jan 2008

  Technical Accountant
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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

  Accountant

  (temporary assignment)

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  Diebold Nixdorf

  Jun 2009 - Jan 2009

  Accountant

  (temporary assignment)

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  Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Trading Accountant

  (temporary assignment)

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2017

  All-round Accountant handling a very diversified portfolio of tasks: Payroll, VAT/Intrastat/EU Sales List, Fixed Assets, Support to AR and AP, Payments to suppliers, Internal Netting process, Cash Forecast, Month-end closing and reporting, PL analysis, Group consolidation Sales/Cost of Sales accounting, revenue recognition and inventory accounting. Working very closely with SOX controller to implement and conduct periodic controls and self-audit. Suppliers invoices processing and payment.

  • Senior Accountant

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Sales Accountant

    Feb 2011 - Jul 2015

  • Accounts Payable Clerk

    Apr 2010 - Jan 2011
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  Mölnlycke

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2022

  Bringing my expertise in the AR and OTC area and my passion for process improvement and automation to support Mölnlycke and its GBS! With this exciting new opportunity I am:(Note: bank connectivity setup and supplier payments are part of the GBS OTC scope, therefore the below responsibilities also apply to those areas.)* Leading the daily work to continuously map, understand and analyze the process flows and operational procedures and identifying areas of improvement in process and tools* Driving simplification, standardization, automation, and self-service across the global process organization* Aligning with the GPDs in the other Finance areas (ATR, PTP) to ensure smooth end-to-end processes* Owning the OTC Improvement Backlog, working in an agile way to prioritize our improvement initiatives* Having a lot of fun playing with new tools like Visio and ServiceNow (for Finance Case Management)* Taking AR Reporting to the next stage with building visual reports in Power BI* Acting as SME in various projects such as SAP S4 Central Finance & SAP GRC, * Supporting the OTC team in the GBS transition work to take on board new activities in the area of cash collection, credit management & rebates management* Working closely with Internal Controls on identifying risks, making sure new processes comply with policies and procedures, and recommending actions to achieve SoD Weniger anzeigen Spent a couple of years leading a team of six wonderful people in charge of AR and Supplier Payments, part of Mölnlycke's Finance Shared Service Center. During this interesting time I was:* Ensuring the daily functioning of the AR & Payment team* Investigating and implementing process improvements* Securing the maintenance of internal process documentations and policies* Collaborating with Internal Controls and External Auditors to reach SoD and to coordinate the annual audits * Monitoring the global customer invoicing system* Reviewing and maintaining the bank authorizations (ING & Nordea) for the entire Finance Service Center.* Reporting of KPIs* Collaborating with Internal Controls on mitigating risks by implementing and performing controls* Working in close cooperation with Treasury on streamlining the group's bank landscape and implementing a few bank setups (H2H solutions)* Acting as SME in the implementation of our In-House Bank solution in SAP S4 Weniger anzeigen * Daily AR activities and handling supplier payments for Germany and Poland* Month-end and year-end closing * Key member in a project designed to streamline the cash application process* Test leader for the implementation of a new bank file format (CAMT)* KPIs analysis* Small scale automation with macros in Visual Basic for Excel and Outlook* Training and coaching of interns* Participate in the yearly external audits* Technical support to the team (notably SAP and Excel) * Backup for the team manager* Support for the Account-to-Report team Weniger anzeigen

  • Global Process Developer Order-To-Cash

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Team Manager Accounts Receivable and Payments EMEA

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Accounts Receivable Specialist EMEA

    Jun 2017 - Jan 2019
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  IKEA

  Apr 2022 - now

  Business Developer

  Currently working with many other passionate people on implementing SAP! An exciting journey ahead.