Julien Ponson

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ABOUT JULIEN PONSON

I offer fractional finance and controlling consulting services to companies of all sizes and locations in the food, health, and cosmetics sectors. I provide tailored advisory and interim management services designed to fit your needs—whether full-time or part-time, short-term or ongoing, on-site or remotely. Areas of Expertise: • Finance Business Partner to executive leadership, enhancing financial visibility and strategic decision-making • Structuring, transformation, and management of Controlling departments • Performance management and optimization: Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Business Planning, ROI analysis • Commercial, Industrial (including product costing), FP & A, and Corporate Controlling • Decision-support systems: design, implementation, and improvement of dashboards, EPM, and BI solutions; expert-level skills in Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot), Power BI, SQL • Pricing strategies: Price corridor setting, cost-trend analysis, margin management, and structured price update initiatives • M&A: Operational due diligence and post-acquisition integration Snapshot of My Experience: • 20 years partnering with executives in the food, health, and cosmetics industries • Global Head in Controlling (Commercial, Industrial, FP & A, Corporate) and Pricing • Extensive experience with multinational corporations, mid-sized companies, SMEs, and startups • Proven track record in high-growth environments (revenue increased 10× within 10 years) • Established and managed finance teams of up to 20 professionals • Conducted over 20 due diligence processes and integrated more than 12 acquisitions • Dual academic background: Finance and Technical (Food Engineering)#Finance #Controlling #Pricing #FoodAndBeverage #Cosmetics #Healthcare #Pharmaceuticals #CFO