Curriculum VitaeAlessandro Del Gobbo

Address: 17 The Sheraton, St, Marks Hill Surbiton KT6 4PY, Surrey

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e-mail: alexdg63@alice.it

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Skype: ale-lavoro

PREFERRED JOB Financial Analysis, Procurement Management, Budget & Planning, Business Partner, Costing, Business Analyst, Commercial Accountant, Supply ChainOpen to new opportunities.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2015 – Apr. 2016 Business AnalystCochlear Europe Ltd., Addlestone, Surrey (Hearing Implants)

Support the Sales and Support functions financial process, including budget and planning, performance measurement and profitability analysis, pricing and decision support with the objective of delivering results and performance in line with expectations,

Manage the preparation of monthly departmental financial management reporting. Requirements to deadline including variance analysis and commentary.

Support the General Managers, Sales Managers and function heads on their sales and cost queries. Ensure financial process adhered to Participate in the budget and forecasting process as a part of the overall European regional process cycle

and align these with the three year business plan. Support managers in the formulation of their business and financial plans and fully understand key

business issues and drivers including headcount, capital expenditure, pricing and market share growth. Challenge budget and maintain valid financial plans with analysis of risk and options to deliver against

target. Support the production demand planning process Work with finance team in business process design and systems improvements. Provide financial education to business partners Contribution to any ad-hoc project requiring financial approval and input to measure actual results

versus target.

Jun. 2015 – Aug. 2015 Commercial AccountantPetroplan Ltd., Guildford, Surrey (Oil & Gas Jobs & Recruitment)

Performing the monthly Margin analysis review for Teams/Regions. Building close relationships with Team Leaders/Regional Directors, providing strong commercial support

in the decision making process and contributing to the development of robust business strategies for area of responsibility.

Discussing the monthly results with Team/regional head, analyzing variances, identifying trend and reviewing the impact on the achievement of Financial and non-financial KPI's.

Reviewing the Cost Centre reports, posting accruals and documenting major variances to budget.

Support the cost centre managers in understanding and controlling their expenditure and managing in to the budgeted levels.

Validating the financial master data associated with new clients and contractors that are being set up in our data warehouse

Jul. 2014 - Apr. 2015Global Business Financial Analyst, Procurement ManagementUnilever Group, Head Office, London City (Multinational FMCG Company)

Global actual reporting for the total category Management of the marketing forecast/budget cross brand and help facilitate trade-offs to meet the

strategic priorities of the brands/category Align stakeholder commitment to financial investments and ensure they are commensurate with future

growth potential Strategic Resource Allocation, Accounting and Control Tracking progress vs. various Brand targets (Financial and Non-financial) and update the Brand

Scorecards Participate in cross Category work streams to drive best practice in key challenge areas such as return of

marketing investment, gross margin, sustainability, etc. Partner with Supply Chain finance to ensure proper understanding of product cost and key drivers of

manufacturing costs Understanding of current brand performance and providing post launch evaluation of projects that are

already on the market Business partnering to Brand Marketing team

From 1986 – Until 2014 (28 Years) in Colgate Palmolive Group Multinational FMCG

2013 – 2014Business Financial Analyst - Budget and Planning, Financial DepartmentColgate Palmolive S.p.A., Rome, Italy, part of Colgate Palmolive Group (Multinational FMCG Company) Preparation, control and maintenance of the Company's Budget Brand accounting for Marketing department for the Home Care category Financial support for all Sales channels: Mass Market , Pharmacy and Dental Professional Preparation of the Forecast vs. Actual monthly report Monthly processing and analysis of Gross to Net, Margin, Operating Profit and NVO'S by category Preparation on monthly basis of Self-billing invoices Travel Expenses control (Cash & Cards Amex)

2009 – 2012Business Financial Analyst - Budget and Planning, Financial DepartmentGaba Vebas s.r.l. (Colgate Group) - MIlan/Rome, Italy (Oral Care Specific Multinational FMCG Company) Budget analysis and definition of short and medium term quantitative forecasting Intrastate and Black List models - preparation and control Travel Expenses control Assets control Cost analysis and support for Marketing and Sales departments Financial support for all sales channels: Mass Market , Pharmacy and Dental Professional

2007 – 2008SAP Functional Analyst / Finance - Italian Gaba-Colgate Integration Project Gaba Vebas GmbH Basel – Lörrach -Basel, Switzerland (Colgate Group)Gaba Vebas s.r.l. Milan - SSO SAP, Dublin -Dublin, Ireland (Colgate Group) Working in a team with SAP consultants to :

o Define output specifications and business requirementso Design, test, implement solutions for business processes in SAPo Represent financial area during the Business Workshops

Develop and provide documentation of the issues, functional gaps & new development requests. Organize and keep updated the documentation on:

o Business process mapso Desktop Procedureso Training materials

2005 - 2006Accountant - General AccountingColgate Palmolive S.p.A. - Anzio (Rome), Italy Preparation and control of the Inter-company Balance sheet Performing Monthly Accounting Closing procedure Processing and analysis of various accounting reports Travel Expenses control (Cash & Cards Amex) Corporate Assets Management and Analysis Making a course for Sales agents "Travel and Expense Management SAP"

2002 - 2004Financial Analyst - Budget and Planning, Financial DepartmentColgate Palmolive S.p.A. – Rome, Italy Preparation, control and maintenance of the Company's Budget Brand accounting for Marketing department for the Home Care category Preparation of the Forecast vs Actual monthly report Monthly processing and analysis of Gross to Net, Margin, Operating Profit and NVO'S by category Monthly Accounting Closing using SAP FI & PA modules

1999 - 2001Supply Chain Cost Accountant, Financial DepartmentColgate Palmolive S.p.A. - Anzio (Rome), Italy Production Costs Analysis and Management Maintenance of product records in SAP Material Master module Products Costs Calculation in SAP system Gain & Loss / Scrap Analysis Production and Excess Capacity Analysis Finished Goods Inventory

1995 - 1998Sales Category Management Assistant, Sales DepartmentColgate Palmolive S.p.A. – Rome, Italy Monthly sales reporting and analysis Space Management control for finished products Data insert into SAP system (sales module)

1986 - 1994Manufacturing Plant Operator, Production DepartmentColgate Palmolive S.p.A. - Anzio (Rome), Italy Conductor and tower operator for detergent powder production Control & supervision of the system Supervision & management of the staff Chemical analysis of the Semi & Finished products

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1979 Equivalent ACA - Administration & Stenography, Fernando Santi Institute, Anzio (RM), Italy Accounting & Mathematics Document administration and Office Technical Stenography & Typewriting English

LANGUAGES English - fluent, business levelItalian - mother tongueSpanish - beginner

Communication skills Excellent communication skills gained through my worldwide experience

Job-related skills Financial Analysis Financial Business Partner Business Analysis for Budget and Planning Brand Accounting General Accounting Supply Chain Cost Accounting and Controlling Inventory Management

Computer skills MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point – professional use Transact SQL - Basic Queries Knowledge (SELECT) Lotus Notes SAP/R3 BW Business warehouse lFinance Tool TCCR Cost Controller reporting Ariba / ITool Invoice Management Salesforce – Agency Fees Tool ITRIS Dimensions Hyperon/Oracle Essbase OBIEE HFM

SAP/R3 Daily use of the modules and transactions FI, CO, MM, SD, CO-PA, BW, BI, T&E

Driving licence UK Driving licence Sailing and motor boating license without navigation limits

Projects Took part in integration projects in the role of Functional SAP Expert for Finance area

References References are available on request