Head of FP&A · 10 years in FP&A · CFA Level 3 Candidate

Alan Vourc'h

I led FP&A at Auditoire (TBWA Group), a €100M, 150-person events business: three analysts I recruited and managed, the budget, the forecast and the monthly reporting, working directly with the Group CFO and the CEO on planning and headcount. Before that I consolidated €7B of costs across 12 business units at Société Générale's investment bank. Based in Montréal, looking for Senior FP&A, FP&A Manager and Finance & Strategy roles at scale-ups in Montréal or Paris.

€100Mrevenue, 150 people, 3 analysts
−40%month-end reporting cycle
+25%payroll forecast accuracy
€7Bcosts across 12 business units
Open work permit in Canada through March 2028 Montréal based, open to Paris
Alan Vourc'h
Selected Work

Finance work you can inspect

Two case studies built the way I ran the work in-house: a hiring and cloud decision for a SaaS scale-up, and a monthly budget-versus-actual pack. The companies are fictional; every figure can be checked in the model, the Excel file or the code.

Track Record

What I did as Head of FP&A

At Auditoire I owned the budget, the forecast and the monthly reporting for a €100M business. The CEO and the Group CFO used the P&L by business unit I built to decide team structure and hiring plans, and the China and Middle East entities later adopted it. When the process needed a tool, I built it: VBA that cut the reporting cycle by 40%, a payroll database that improved forecast accuracy by 25%, and the Power BI reporting management used every month.

Planning & forecasting

Annual budget, reforecasts and scenario models for a €100M business. Payroll forecast accuracy up 25% after rebuilding the payroll base.

Decisions with leadership

P&L by business unit used by the CEO and the Group CFO to set team structure and hiring plans. Project margin tracked from timesheets to show the real cost of each production.

Controls & automation

Month-end reporting cycle cut by 40%, purchase order errors down 80%, SOX control workload down 30%. Excel and VBA, Power BI, SQL and Python for the data work behind it.

Professional Background

Selected experience

The roles most relevant to how I can support a finance team today. Full details are available on LinkedIn and in my résumé.

Jun 2023 – Present Now

Independent FP&A Consultant

Independent | Paris, then Montréal

Planning, reporting and finance operating model work for scale-ups and established companies, usually covering the scope of an FP&A Manager or Head of FP&A.

  • Built P&L, headcount, cost-to-serve, cash and scenario models that management used to make decisions
FP&A ConsultingFinancial ModelingFinance Automation
Nov 2020 – Jun 2023

Head of FP&A

Auditoire (TBWA Group) | Paris, France

Led FP&A for a €100M revenue, 150-person business and recruited and managed three analysts. Reported to the France Finance Director and worked directly with the Group CFO and the CEO on planning, headcount and business decisions.

  • Built the P&L by business unit that the CEO and the Group CFO used to decide team structure and hiring plans; reused by the China and Middle East entities
  • Cut the month-end reporting cycle by 40% with VBA automation, and improved payroll forecast accuracy by 25% with a live payroll database
  • Reduced purchase order errors by 80% and the SOX control workload by 30%
  • Tracked project margin from timesheets to show the real cost of each production and inform staffing
Head of FP&ATeam of 3€100M RevenueGroup CFO and CEO
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020

FP&A Analyst (contract)

Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur | Nice, France

Supported the annual close: retail and restaurant P&L, concession fees, management and shareholder reporting.

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

Career break

Australia & Asia

A year of travel in Australia and Asia, and passed CFA Level 1. Returned to France in January 2020.

Apr 2015 – Jan 2019

FP&A Analyst | Investment Banking Division

Société Générale | Paris, France

Consolidated €7B of annual costs across 12 business units with controllers in the Americas, Asia and Europe, and ran reporting and forecasting for €400M a year of tax operations.

  • Built a multi-variable regression cost forecast with a 1.5% average error, presented to the CFO and COO
  • Redesigned the tax dashboard, lifting adoption from 33% to 80%, and led a cost-control app adopted by 50+ managers
  • Represented Cost Management in selecting and rolling out IBM Planning Analytics
€7B Costs12 Business Units€400M Tax Operations
Sep 2014 – Mar 2015

FP&A Analyst

Newedge | Paris, France

Daily group P&L monitoring reported to the CFO, and integration cost and merger savings tracking during the Société Générale acquisition.

Credentials & practical details

CFA Level 3 Candidate Private Markets Pathway · Feb 2027
Certification Google Advanced Data Analytics Statistics, Python & machine learning
Education Kedge Business School MSc Finance & Audit · BCom
Montréal Open work permit through Mar 2028 French native · English fluent
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Looking for Senior FP&A, FP&A Manager and Finance & Strategy roles in Montréal and Paris

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