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Gianluca Piemontese

Gianluca Piemontese

Milan

Summary

Motivated leader with demonstrated success leading financial systems and programs. Knowledgeable about regulatory requirements and successful strategies for maintaining optimal controls. Well-organized, proactive and adaptable . Successfully optimizes frameworks and cultivates cohesive teams to meet and exceed financial goals. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Financial Officer

Zentiva
10.2023 - Current

Reporting to CEO

Main responsibilities:

  • Ensured accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with IFRFS and internal policies.
  • Developed strategic financial plans to support company growth and achieve long-term objectives.
  • Managed risk effectively through comprehensive insurance coverage review and implementation of robust internal controls.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to establish budgetary guidelines and allocate resources efficiently across the organization.
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the finance team, encouraging professional development opportunities for staff members.
  • Improved cash flow, retired debt and built cash reserves to control costs and enhance benefits.
  • Analyzed inventory strategy, reduced expenses and renegotiated contracts with vendors to increase profit margin.
  • Conducted detailed analysis of company financial information to drive internal and external financial reporting, stewardship of company assets and ownership of cash management.
  • Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.

Head of Finance

Eldor Corporation Group ( over 400 M Euro turnover)
08.2018 - 10.2023

Reporting to CEO.

Main responsibilities:

  • Overseeing and leading the accounting department, with specific regards to accounts payable and accounts receivable intercompany invoicing, VAT and local fiscal issues, automation of accounting processes and procedures, agreements with customers and vendors.
  • Overseeing and leading the controlling finance department, experienced in developing and allocating budgets, managing financial accounts and financial planning cash flow of the Group.
  • Assessing and evaluating the Group’s financial performance, providing insights and recommendations regarding both short-term and long-term growth and operational goals.
  • Successfully implemented financial and operational reports to support management decisions and business strategy.
  • Software tools and process improvements to mitigate loss and drive operational growth. (Gruppo Piteco’s Treasury system), bank proxy for both domestic and international payments, manage relations with financial institutions, factoring management, responsible for short- term and long-term financial negotiations.
  • Overseeing and leading Group’s tax activity, Group’s Transfer Pricing compliance, intercompany chargebacks based on EBIT margin analysis of the subsidiaries (CUP TNMM method); Analysis and implementation ruling activities with “Direzione Regionale della Lombardia” for Patent Box, Industria 4.0, focusing in particular on “Credito d'Imposta Ricerca e Sviluppo”, Superammortamento/Iperammortamento; extensive experience in Tax Management.
  • Audit both domestic and international, consolidated domestic tax return, and compliance to specific domestic tax regulations ( “Tassazione in trasparenza di Società estere”).
  • Coordinating Consolidated Financial Statement and related explanatory notes required by International Accounting Principle IFRS (International Group with subsidiaries in Italy, China, Turkey, Brazil, USA, Japan, Korea, and Germany).
  • M&A (both on a domestic and international level),
  • In charge of the relationship with internal and external auditors, statutory auditor (Collegio Sindacale) and senior fiscal partners (Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Ernst &Young, Deloitte),
  • Overseeing Corporate matters and attendance in Board of Directors and Shareholders’ meetings,
  • Coordination of Administrative Department (17 direct reports; and CFOs Foreign Companies).

Head of Finance

Poltrona Frau Group ( Listed Company over 450 M turnover)
03.2012 - 08.2018

Reporting to CFO

Main responsibilities:

  • Coordinating Finance and planning processes for the entire Group, with focus on designers contracts, royalties and price lists agency contract.
  • Divisional Financial Statement, Residential, Contract and Car ( EBT analysis, first margin, second margin and G&A), NIC analysis (WC analysis, DSO, DPO).
  • Support to Board Member with presentations.
  • Coordinating Tax processes for the entire Group, manager of TP Policy at Group Level.
  • Support to DOS for any tax matters, Industry 4.0“super/iper ammortamento”, tax credit for R&D, Patent Box (in charge of the ruling with Italian fiscal authorities) in charge of monthly accrual of corporate taxes, and annual preparation of tax return (with the final supervision of external tax advisors),
  • Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statement US GAAP.
  • Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statement IFRS.
  • Finance entry point in various M&A transactions.
  • Support subsidiaries in all the extraordinary administrative and legal matters.
  • In charge of managing the relationship with internal and external auditors.
  • Coordination of Administrative Department (3 direct reports; 25 indirect reports).

Consolidated Financial Statement Manager

Reno De Medici S.p.A Group ( Listed Company over 400 M euro turnover)
08.2007 - 03.2012

Reporting to CFO

Main responsibilities:

  • Preparation Consolidated Financial Statement IFRS.
  • Group IFRS expert.
  • Finance entry point in various M&A transactions.
  • Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statement Under US GAAP.
  • Support subsidiaries in all the extraordinary administrative and legal matters.
  • In charge of Consolidation Department (3 direct reports).

Consolidated Financial Statement Manager

I Viaggi del Ventaglio S.p.A.
12.2005 - 08.2007

Reporting to CFO

  • Main responsibilities:
  • Preparation Consolidated Financial Statement IFRS.
  • Group IFRS expert.
  • Finance entry point in various M&A transactions.
  • Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statement Under US GAAP.
  • Support subsidiaries in all the extraordinary administrative and legal matters.
  • In charge of the Consolidation Department (2 direct reports).

Senior Auditor

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
10.2001 - 12.2005

Main Clients:

  • Eni Group, Eni Division Gas & Power (Separate Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statement ), IFRS
  • Transition Eni Division Gas & Power,
  • CamFin S.p.a Group (Separate Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statement, IFRS Transition),
  • IPG Group (Reporting Package and Local statutory under US GAAP),
  • Alcan Group (Reporting Package and Local statutory under US GAAP),
  • Zucchetti S.p.a (Local Statutory).

Education

Law and Business Administration, Legal & Economic consultancy

Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi
2000

Bachelor Degree - on computer science-physics

Liceo Scientifico “Angelo Omodeo”
1995

Skills

  • Computer Skills
  • Operative System Windows and Mac OSX;
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access e Visio) e Lotus Notes;
  • Consolidated Program System “Easy Finance” e “Equilibrio” Oracle, Tagetik
  • Accounting System SAP and AS 400, Piteco

Personal Summary

Date of birth : 02.07.1976


Home Address :  Via Antonio Canova, 20145 Milano

Additional Information

12.1999, “II Battaglione Scuola Allievi Carabinieri Ausiliari di Fossano (Cn)”

03,2000, “Comando Provinciale Carabinieri” of Pavia

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Hobbies

Marathon in NYC, Berlin, Milan and Ultra Sky Marathon.

Tennis

Ski

Timeline

Chief Financial Officer

Zentiva
10.2023 - Current

Head of Finance

Eldor Corporation Group ( over 400 M Euro turnover)
08.2018 - 10.2023

Head of Finance

Poltrona Frau Group ( Listed Company over 450 M turnover)
03.2012 - 08.2018

Consolidated Financial Statement Manager

Reno De Medici S.p.A Group ( Listed Company over 400 M euro turnover)
08.2007 - 03.2012

Consolidated Financial Statement Manager

I Viaggi del Ventaglio S.p.A.
12.2005 - 08.2007

Senior Auditor

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
10.2001 - 12.2005

Law and Business Administration, Legal & Economic consultancy

Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi

Bachelor Degree - on computer science-physics

Liceo Scientifico “Angelo Omodeo”
Gianluca Piemontese