Simon Kherroubi, Head of Finance

Simon Kherroubi

Head of Finance

Amgen

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Finance and accounting
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Head of Finance at Amgen
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2013 to March 2014

Supervision of Finance functions over an area of 15 countries.

Business planning and decision making process including forecast, budget, financial analysis.

Supervision of accounting functions and ensure efficient processes/procedures including tax, payroll, legal requirements, and audits over the area.

Reporting and decision support to various stakeholders.

Head of Group Internal Audit at Arc International
  • France
  • November 2012 to November 2013

Arc International is the world leader in tableware, the group is present over the five continents through its production sites, its distribution subsidiaries or its representative offices.

Organization of internal control deployment through the group.

Setting internal control priorities and annual audit strategy.

Animation and coordination of risk management.

Supervision/carrying out internal audit engagements.

Management of occupational fraud cases.

Also in charge of restructuring/transaction projects for the group.

Executive Director - Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young
  • France
  • October 2010 to October 2012

Supervised sell-side and buy-side financial due diligences in various industry sectors: Automotive, Telecommunication, Energy services and Facilities management.

Supervised corporate restructuring engagements: Analysis and review of operating and cash flow forecasts, assistance to operational and financial restructuring, assistance to bank negotiations.

In charge of business development for Inbound/outbound services with Asia.

Team management.

Senior Manager / Head of the ASEAN French Business Center at Ernst & Young
  • Singapore
  • July 2006 to October 2010

Created and managed the FBC of Ernst & Young in Singapore: business developments, team management, coordination and supervision of audits performed with French and European accounts over South East Asia.

Achieved significant business developments related to French/European groups over South East Asia.

Supervised the Audit of European group’s subsidiaries over a diversified range of industries: Oil & Gas, Engineering, Construction, Retail (CGGVeritas, Geoservices, Converteam, Cegelec, Air Liquide, Soitec, Rexel, Alstom, Technip, WSG/Lagardere Sports) and local companies (listed on SGX). Asia-pacific coordination for certain clients.

Piloted buy-side due diligences for French clients in Taipei, Malaysia, and Singapore (Carrefour, CMA-CGM, Lagardere Sport, Rexel).

Piloted buy-side due diligences for local client (Asia Pacific Breweries/Temasek) in New Caledonia.

From Junior to Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young
  • France
  • December 1997 to July 2006

Started my work experience in audit and transferred to Transaction Advisory Services (Transaction Support and Corporate Restructuring) after 4 years. Continued to perform audit of listed MNC companies along with the Transaction Advisory Service activities.

Transaction Support

Corporate Restructuring

Audit

Fraud

Internal Audit

IPO

Education

Diploma, Finance and accounting
  • at DSCG (CPA equivalent)
  • January 2011

National Diploma equivalent to CPA passed as free candidate.

Master's degree, Financial Engineering
  • at ESC Marseille Provence
  • September 1997

Master in FInancial Engineering

Master's degree, Finance
  • at ESLSCA
  • September 1996

French business school ESLSCA/ISC, Paris, Major in finance

Languages

French
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English
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