About
Kris Geukens
Interim finance manager · Financial controller · Finance transformation
Hands-on finance manager with 35 years of experience, working as an independent interim manager through Gramax Consulting since 2011 for US multinationals and Belgian SMEs. I lead finance teams, locally and remotely, through closings, reorganisations, shared-service transitions and ERP implementations.
Leading by example
I am not afraid to roll up my sleeves. When deadlines are tight or the team is under pressure, I step in hands-on, from reconciliations and closing entries to reporting, so the work gets done and the team feels supported.
I leave behind cleaner processes, solid controls and a team that can carry on. Strong in BE / US / Dutch GAAP reporting, SOX and internal controls, and in building Excel and BI tools that speed up financial analysis.
“You brought calm and stability and left a team back in control.”RECENT ASSIGNMENTS
Finance Manager a.i. · Kemisol – BEWI GroupInsulation & packaging · 3 entities
Finance & Project Manager a.i. · Foresco GroupPallets & packaging · group reporting and consolidation
Assistant CFO a.i. · Groep Bolckmans InvestReal estate · 15 entities · due diligence with PE
Finance Director a.i. · Catalent Cell & Gene TherapyBiotech · member of the site leadership team · JD Edwards
FedEx Express · Belgium & GermanySSC/BPO transition · team of 15 FTE · TNT integration
Recommendations
All recommendations on LinkedIn →His contribution has been decisive to the success of the project: extended expertise in various aspects of finance, a helicopter view combined with a sense of detail, and a team player, willing to support teammates.He is a strong manager with a fact-based approach and has a strong business focus. Kris joined me in a very challenging environment and delivered as per requirements.Kris has proven to have a lot of experience and expertise from which we could benefit in improving our entities' cash flow position, administrative organization and processes. He is a good and clear communicator and knows how to get things done.On top of his detail-oriented financial skills, Kris is also able to adapt and to understand quickly the major strategic challenges in an organization.He immediately managed to gain the trust and cooperation of his team and other departments thanks to his personality and broad experience.Next to being a very dedicated and knowledgeable manager of the Accounting department, Kris has always shown excellent interpersonal skills in our team.INDUSTRIES
Pharma & biotech · medical devices · logistics & distribution · FMCG & food · cosmetics · banking & factoring · chemicals & paints · packaging · metals recycling & trading · real estate · retail · staffing · industrial technologySYSTEMS
Expert: Excel · JD Edwards 9.2 / OneWorldExperienced: Oracle · Odoo · Bright Analytics · Hyperion / HFM · MS Dynamics 365 Business Central · Power BI · IBM Cognos
Working knowledge: SAP FICO · Exact · Axapta · Business Objects
LANGUAGES & EDUCATION
Dutch (native) · English (fluent) · French and German (advanced)Bachelor in Accounting
Internationally mobile: experience in 9 countries