Murielle Layous

Improved Profitability by advising on the right strategy for pricing, promotions, and highlighting the high and low performing brands.
Bridged Cash Flow deficit by improving Receivables Turnover Ratio.
Managed Inventory Process successfully and reduced inventory investments by 10%.
Prepared budgets and forecast, whilst supporting the business in providing timely and insightful commercials for the Business Unit to achieve their budgeted revenue and EBITDA.
Worked on capital management (Inventory, AR, AP, Cash).
Monitored and reported accruals for month-end to make sure all the group policies are followed while recording revenue and expenses.
Monitored and supported all main expenses types (Opex, Payroll, CAPEX etc).
Prepared monthly financial statements: BS, P&L, SOCI and Cash Flow.
Prepared QBR and presented quarterly financial results to group and local management.
Implemented internal financial controls to ensure compliance with local and internals laws, policies and regulations.
Supervised the VAT calculation and submission on time. Year end and Interim audit as per group deadline.

Increased e-commerce sales by 15% through social media.
Created SEO strategy that helped gain market share.
Managed 5 different projects with a budget over $200, 000.
Provided guidance on Cost of Goods Sold validation as part of month-end close.
Performed internal audits of the company at direction of Corporate Reporting and Accounting Manager.
Analyzed capital budgeting requests and assisted with annual budget process.
Investigated cycle counting variances and resolved issues.
Performed variance analysis such as Purchase Price to Cost variance, cost revaluation, Invoice to PO price variances and work order variances.
Supported Controller's efforts for implementing and maintaining internal controls.
Communicated with Production to ensure Bills of Materials (BOM) are accurate and up to date to reflect the latest manufacturing practices.

Identified recurring errors in balance sheets and prevented a $35, 000 loss.
Introduced the concept of trend research and obtained knowledge of competitive advantage.
Evaluated work processes, organizational systems, policies, and procedures to establish cost accounting data.
Reported Ratios mainly Liquidity, Profitability, Activity and Solvency ratios.
Worked on connecting the dots between different areas by matching (AR vs Sales, AP vs Purchases).
Conducted CAPEX analysis, Capital Budgeting and Capital Projection(NPV, IRR and payback period).
Coordinated with the warehouse staff for all the reporting requirements with regards to finance and accounts.
Prepared annual Profit plan (Operating & Financial budgets) with detailed Variance Analysis(price sale and variable cost, volume effect, productivity effect) and investigated any material items that appear to be questionable.
Handled Corporate, Payroll, and Sales Tax.

Set up budget to actual reports as specifically requested by department heads resulting in increase use of reports and quicker decision-maker attention to variances.
Reconciled $500, 000 regional budget on investment projects.
Revamped the accounting system introducing specialized programs to meet payroll and AR/AP metrics.
Analyzed client portfolios using MS Access identifying the lower-performing accounts and was able to improve these accounts increasing average client revenue by 20%.
Finalized Accounts Including BS, P&L, SOCI and Cash Flow Statement.
Prepared Cash Budgeting, Asset allocation and ROI/ROA Maximization.
Conducted Cost /Profit analysis (CVP), Sales analysis (revenues variance and stability).
Conducted Inventory Aging Fast, slow and dead moving analysis and executed Promotional Plans.
Designed a system and implemented Internal Control Procedures.
Assisted in preparing annual Budget by providing forecasted Sales and Cost data.

Reconciled bank accounts by gathering and balancing information.
Corrected errors by posting and adjusting journal entries.
Maintained general ledger accounts by reconciling accounts receivable detail and control accounts.
Analyzed and reconciled retainage and accounts payable ledgers.
Prepared fixed asset depreciation and accruals.
Maintained accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with local financial legal requirements.