ALIONA LECORDIER
FINANCE LEAD
Kirchheim bei München
Summary
Head of Finance and Administration leading a 5-member team across budgeting, forecasting, cashflow, payroll, and HR operations. Oversees financial closing, tax declarations, financial statements, and compliance with E-invoice requirements while supporting country leadership with financial analysis. Drives digitalization and automation across finance and HR to improve control and efficiency.
Overview
2
2
Languages
3
3
Certifications
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAD OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
07.2023
- Lead of finance team – 5 members
- Management and implementation of Budget, Forecast and financial policy
- Financial closing operations ensuring deadlines respect and accuracy
- Preparation and reporting of financial statements
- Supervise Cashflow, liquidity management and bank accounts
- Monthly tax declarations to German tax authorities
- Supporting Country leadership in decision-making with financial analysis
- Credit management coverage in cooperation with HQ
- Implementation of “E-Rechnung” legal requirements for Customers & Suppliers invoices
- Responsible for local HR systems and processes, Payroll management and payroll audits in collaboration with Tax and Payroll office
- Monitor and maintain employment contracts, tariff increases, performance reviews, headcount reporting
- Digitalization and automation of finance/HR routines
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
FAURECIA CLEAN MOBILITY
10.2013 - 06.2023
- Drive various financial processes within International Commercial Vehicles Division: Closing, Forecast, full year Budget, Strategic Plan (5 years)
- Collaborate closely with accounting shared services Portugal for actual financial data recognition
- Secure customer & supplier contractual offers consistency
- Maintain and monitor project business plans during acquisition and development phases
- Create and review program structure (WBS)
- Lead regular audits and balance sheet reviews
- Provide program financial communication towards core team, management and plants involved
- Ensure the consistency of „Cost Structure“ and train other functions on its understanding
- Collect from 21 production plants direct/indirect labor costs, material and process expenses, tools investment
- Update hourly rates (employees & machines)
- Prepare a consolidated view of total costs and transfers them to the administration
- Present the result during team & management meetings
- Analyze prices for different Commercial Business Units
- Make the analysis of variances between calendar years, production plants or technologies and propose corrective actions (separate flexible calculation tool for cost estimation)
- Coordinate the Oracle Hyperion Migration in time according to given deadlines
- Upload, collect and evaluate data (actual/budget) to/from available IT systems
Education
Master - Management Control
PARIS DAUPHINE University
Paris10-2013
Skills
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance analysis
Management reporting
Business intelligence
Cash flow & Working capital management
Financial reporting
Balance sheet reconciliation
Tax compliance
SAP Financials
Oracle Hyperion
German tax filings
Certification
Leadership and organizations, European Institut
Timeline
HEAD OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
07.2023
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
FAURECIA CLEAN MOBILITY
10.2013 - 06.2023
Master - Management Control
PARIS DAUPHINE University
TRAININGS
- Change Management (Merger context)
- E-Invoicing Update 2024/2025
- Top Tax Strategies for Company Cars, Tax Professionals
- Update on Employment Law
- Payroll Update 2026
- Process Management in Human Resources Management
- Rethinking Employee Performance Reviews
- Employment of minijob workers and students
- Bureaucracy Relief Act (Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz) – all key changes for HR Practice
- AI in Human Resources: Rights and Obligations
- Payroll Tax Audit 2026 (Wage Tax External Audit 2026)