Paul Bernhardt

Experience

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  Jeans Road Deutschland GmbH

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  Administration and Accounting Assistant
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  Jeans Road Deutschland GmbH

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Salesman/Customer Advisor

  Salesman in a textile shop specialized in branded jeanswear in Germany : advisory and customer relationship (summer 2014 and 2015).

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  EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Trilingual Information Officer

  The EuroAirport, located in the heart of three economically strong regions (Alsace, North West Switzerland and Baden-Württemberg), has more than 6,000 employees and is the only bi-national airport in the world. In 2017, EuroAirport welcomed 7.89 million passengers.• Passenger orientation, information center, switchboard operator• Permanent use of French, German and English.

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  HAENGGI ET ASSOCIES

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Financial Analysis Trainee

  Haenggi & Associés is a wealth management and bank financing consulting firm based in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin.• Financial analysis of investment funds in order to improve customer advisory.• Permanent use of Excel, Quantalys and Morningstar analytics.

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  In Extenso

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Accounting Trainee

  In Extenso is one of the leading accounting experts in France and counts for 5,000 employees.As assistant to the lead accountant, I was given to execute various tasks :• Accounting entry : invoices (AR/AP), bank statements, expenses reports.• Preparation of fiscal declarations (VAT, State of the fees)

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  Mercedes-Benz France

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2020

  Mercedes-Benz Trucks Molsheim is the largest truck transformation plant in the world and is the head office of the Mercedes-Benz Custom Tailored Trucks division, which fulfills the special wishes of customers around the world.As a team member of the Controlling department, I have been :• Participating in monthly and annual closings (including analysis of results)• Analysing variances between forecasts and results (financial and operational)• Contributing to the budget process• Software used : SAP Show less

  • Financial Controller (work-study program)

    Aug 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Finance & Controlling Trainee

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
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  EY

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2023

  Conducting statutory, contractual or consolidation audits of entities in the Wealth & Asset Management area in Luxembourg which is the largest investment fund centre in Europe and the world leader in global fund distribution.• Determination of the audit strategy by identifying significant risks• Analysis of internal control and implementation of procedures to test controls at Management Companies level• Review and validation of financial statements in local and international standards• Communication with clients and external service providers (fund administration, custody, transfer agent...)• Exposure to the Luxembourgish and European regulatory environment through the audit of UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (Private Equity and Hedge Funds).• Use of data analytics tools to process and analyse mass data to support the audit opinion. Show less Involved in statutory and consolidated accounts audit assignments in accordance with IFRS and French GAAP, for a varied clientele of listed and unlisted companies established in France or abroad (Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, USA, Canada).• Analytical review of balance sheet and P&L items using a risk-based approach• Audit of accounting cycles (customers, suppliers, fixed assets, equity, cash, payroll, taxes, etc.)• Audit of consolidated accounts : review of the capitalisation of subsidiaries' R&D costs, elimination of reciprocal transactions and equity investments, equity and income distribution according to subsidiaries' consolidation methods.Review of processes and internal control analysis through interviews with the operational and financial executives and by means of tests of controls.Review of the legal documents supporting the closing of accounts (casting of financial statements, notes and management report) and preparation of the auditor report.Participation in physical inventory counts (checking compliance with the inventory procedure, counting on the basis of a statistical sample and reconciling differences).Industries and sectors: automotive, audiovisual, retail, energy, food processing, electronics, mechanical, paper industry, etc. Show less

  • Senior Financial Auditor - Wealth & Asset Management

    Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Financial Auditor - Wealth & Asset Management

    Sept 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Financial Auditor - Industrial & Commercial Companies

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021
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  Ginkgo Advisor

  Feb 2023 - now

  • Controlling & Reporting Manager

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Financial Reporting Manager

    Feb 2023 - Aug 2024