Dear Sirs, Mesdames,

I am a highly experienced and effective service minded “International Corporate Finance Professional” in Financial Controlling and Treasury Management plus knowledge of International Financial Markets Risks and surplus cash Investment Advice. My study background is “Business Economies and Finance” complemented with a “Certified Treasurer Qualification”. I have reported to and advised strategical Senior Management up to Board level.

In addition, I offer financial advice services in the framework of financial risk management advice related to FX & Interest Derivatives Exposures plus ALM. Experienced to implement Hedging Programs, Hedge Accounting/Hedge Effectiveness testing. I am skilled in Credit Risk Management (KYC/CDD), Fund & Debt Raising, to refinance (Uncommitted) loan facilities, Treasury Control, decrease of Working Capital needs, Valuation of Derivatives, Enterprise Valuations, IFRS disclosures and International Cash Management including 3/12 months rolling cash flow forecasts for strategic corporate finance goals and ILAAP.

Furthermore, I have knowledge of financial reporting, planning, budgeting (MTP), issue consolidated figures, developing “What-If” models and strategical analyses plus related IT requirement needs (ERP implementations) for reporting purposes. At the same time, I am experienced to collect and report financial information according IFRS-(IFRS 7, 9, 13, 17/FASB157/Sarbanes Oxley) to auditors, senior management, bankers and PE/VC. Able to commit people to action and conveys complex information in easily understood formats to all stakeholders. I like to monitor, recognize trends including analyze them. Next to this, and I am challenged to bring organizations including its staff to a higher financial professional level due to fast moving financial landscape like Digitalization, Instant Payment development processes and authority requirements.

Finally, I do have commercial, advising, organizational, entrepreneurial, project management, presentation skills, able to communicate between different echelons and business units (Linking Pin). I am integer, transparent, trustful, ambitious, enthusiastic, creative, easy going person but positive critical as well. I have a proactive “Hands-On-Mentality”, able to “Get-Things-Done-in-Time” and know how to negotiate. I have managed a small professional team. My leadership style is “Management-by-Motivation and Objectives”. A true team player, I am sure I can advise professionally in Corporate Finance and Financial Management. Dealt in the past with deadlines and able to absorb stress on occasion. I am convinced to become a worth full asset to all clients, stakeholders and business functions of your company.

I am looking forward to discuss my application.

Yours Sincerely,
Ralph van As
+31(0)6 514 00 918

I am a highly experienced and effective service minded “International Corporate Finance Professional” in Financial Controlling and Treasury Management plus knowledge of International Financial Markets Risks and surplus cash Investment Advice. My study background is “Business Economies and Finance” complemented with a “Certified Treasurer Qualification”. I have reported to and advised strategical Senior Management up to Board level.

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International Corporate Finance Professional and Treasurer at Van As Treasury from January 2011 till now. Van As Treasury is an innovative, no nonsense "Treasury Advisory and Interim Management Company". Their business is to Consult, offer Services in Corporate Finance and develop Treasury Management to a higher professional level including related ICT. It offers Treasury Interim Solutions as well.

1. Summarization of assignments and career developments since 2015 at Van As Treasury:
• IFRS9 and CECL Analyst- Web Education of Moody’s credit rating firm July 2019.”How has IFRS 9 impacted European and emerging market banks”. How have European and EM banks adapted to changes brought on by IFRS 9? What was the impact on their asset quality and capitalization? Has IFRS 9 improved the risk profiles of these banks? (*)
• Financial Market Analyst- Web Education of CRME Group in May-June 2019 in relation to US and EU “GDP Key Economic Growth indicators as Market Movers”. (*)
• Treasury Management System Analyst- Web seminar in April 2019 in relation to SAS software implementation
"IFRS 17: How to prepare for the impact and embrace new opportunities". (*)
• Financial Controller- assignment at a listed Bank/Insurer. January – March 2019. Preparations for implementation of customized reporting needs. Dead line will be 1 January 2022 but IFRS 17 framework is still not concrete as of today as follow up of assignment. Analyzed functional Treasury Management/ ERP needs related to IFRS implementation in cooperation with IT department, financial departments and vendors related to new compliance needs as requested by financial authorities..
• Treasury Analyst- at a listed Chemical company during January 2018 – February 2018. Research for an interim assignment related to the difference between 3-Mo/10-Yr/US Treasury Notes and 2-Yr/30-Yr/US Treasury Bills durations/Terms and yields including FED Funds in interest behavior developments, Gross Profit Margin and impacts according IFRS 9 standards.
• FX Analyst- at a Retail Eye Fashion company during April and May 2017. Worked with SunGard's AvantGard Treasury Quantum and Payments Solutions in accordance with the highest professional standards of Quantum Avantgard and Kyriba modules related to FX and Interest management plus Reuters/Bloomberg connections. I was back up for international cash management and multicurrency /cash pooling with 24 banks.
• Recent and un going - Blog on professional financial networks, on continuing base, blogs about Financial Markets, FX and Interest Rate developments (on continuing base). (*)
• IT webinar- with Kyriba Inc. January 2017 for upcoming IFRS and FASB (157) changes and impact in relation to derivatives reporting changes and cash reporting- in cooperation with Kyriba Inc. (*)
• Cash Flow Advisor- in cooperation with a MKB accountant June 2016. For the accountant his mid-small capitalized business client, I have prepared Cash Flow statements (actuals 2014-2015) and forecast (2016-2019) based on actuals and its ‘Mid-Term-Plan’ for refinance purposes (uncommitted revolving loan) (K- Accountants).
• Financial Controller- during September 2015 – January for a Bank/Insurer. Wrote a customized policy, conditions, disclosures and made preparations for a financial institution client who wants to imply for IFRS 9 /13-former IAS39. Plus identifying the operational and strategic impact of regulatory changes, and implement new regulatory AFM requirements for MIFID with deadline 3 January 2018 with.
• Bank Costs Analyst- in cooperation with an Accountant from June 2015 – July 2015. Gave advice to Finance Director in relation to a “Bank Wallet Sizing” together with accountant its client, a mid-sized local company.
• FX and Cash Advisor- February 2015. Advised client, in cooperating with External auditors and cooperated accountant , a FX hedging strategy and program. This client wants to start exporting to the US and client needed OTC forwards and wanted to know financial (GPM) impacts during Spot Currency movements (What-IF-Models).

(*) Remarks: between my assignments/ Freelance projects I paid attention to private travelling, my family, did web blogging on financial related media and attend webinars discussions.

2. Corporate Treasurer (EMEA HQ). I was employed at ASICS Europe B.V. from February 2008 till January 2015 as Corporate Treasurer. I have managed Asics Europe Group his Front, Mid and Back Office Treasury Management activities and was treasury team leader. ASICS Corporation is a Japanese sportswear and retail company worldwide presented with a quotation on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Here below you can find my most important experiences.
• Experienced in FX dealing related to treasury Front office operations. I have set up strategic FX hedging programs including ‘What-If-Dynamic Models” regards to currency pairs (EURUSD, EURGBP, EURYEN etc.) with following derivatives FX Spot, Forwards, SWAPS and Currency options. I monitor closely financial markets in the context of FX and interest developments. EMIR reporting with Asics its best Japanese banks regarding derivatives trading.

• High knowledge of front office interest management hedging programs by using Caps, Floors, FRA, Eurobonds and Asset and Liability Management (ALM). Experience in “Money Markets” front office activities in relation to surplus cash and involvement in investment (M&A) and disinvesting processes till deal close. I was as EMEA HQ Corporate Treasurer, together with EMEA CFO, Finance Director and Global Strategic Manager, member of FX & ALM Team. Implemented a EMEA Treasury Center from scratch to a professionalized treasury center

• I was involved in listed bond Initial Public Offering (cash needs) what equivalents 300 million EURO with syndicated Japanese banks. Next to this I have monitored (Net) Working Capital developments including reporting and advised senior management how to reduce and minimize in relation to business operations.

• Responsible for back office dividend preparations including policy, annual proposals and related transactions. I have executed dividend transactions in time and negotiated, initiated (and renewed) Revolving Loans (debt financing) with different banks.

• On a quarterly base I reported all back office Treasury Management aspects with an Actual result chapter, positions and created “Looking forward” chapter. I made and reported valuation of ‘off-balance” hedging contracts according to IFRS, FASB (e.g. IAS32, IAS39, IFRS7, IFRS9, FASB133, FASB157.

• In cooperation with internal and external auditors we created IFRS13 reporting counterparty risk models for credit control purposes. I did review checks on Asset & Liability Management, KYC/CDD related to new and existing clients based on available (public) information by using credit risk tools to meet compliance and SOX regularity policies.

• I have effected and implemented, with finance team, hedge accounting, effectiveness testing and related deferred tax implications model and EMIR/SEPA.
• Brought experience to report to auditors and listed company requirements. Besides this I wrote back office “EMEA HQ Treasury Policy, Manual and Business Processes.
• I was responsible day-to-day front and back office cash management and A/P authorizations through EB and other payment tools. Next to this I did maintain international front office bank relations as well. I prepared rolling cash flow forecasts based on “Mid-Term-Plan” and effected Involvement and project member (PMO) to set up Asics South Africa Ltd. Q1 and Q2 of 2014.
• Team member to make Asics Europe Group SEPA proof in 2013.
• Comparison of different kind of ERP/TMS functionality needs between: JRI Stream , Kyrua, Trinity, Wall Street Systems, Quantum/Avantgard from Sungard.
• Wrote treasury management functionally needs for implementing TMS and IT requirements
• To implement as PMO-er a Treasury Management and integrated Payment System for Asics Europe B.V. from and in cooperation with Japanese Research Industry Ltd.
• To evaluate complex cash pooling structure of a new acquired company in the Nordic regions by Asics.
• A wallet sizing project to reduce bank charges for former employer in 2010. Creation of a European treasury manual and policy for Asics in 2010.
• Cash daily reporting tool set up and ad hoc cash positions for senior management.

3. Senior Treasury Consultant at Deloitte Advisory Services B.V. My role was to advise corporations and financial service industry in treasury management including treasury technology. I have worked for Deloitte from 2007 until 2008. Deloitte is a consultancy firm worldwide presented.
• Advising a real estate company client of Deloitte to refinance the group from a treasury point of view in 2007.
• Managing a due diligence project on the mortgage portfolio of a major Dutch bank with Deloitte in 2007.
• Team member and part of an Impact analysis project on IFRS 7 (accounting for financial instruments, former IAS32) in 2007.
• Writing treasury management articles for several financial magazines when I worked for Deloitte in 2007.
• Writing business processes for a SAP Treasury implementation for client of Deloitte 2007
• Performing and managing a bank selection project for a client of Deloitte. The goal was to cut bank charges.
• Wrote article about IFRS 7 impact on financial statements in Controllers Journal, number 16,
30 August 2007.

4. Cash Manager in Treasury Operations. I have worked for Achmea Holding N.V. and was the link between treasury operations, operating business, accounting and financial management from 2002 until 2007. Achmea Holding N.V. is a subsidiary of EUREKO N.V. a large Dutch insurance company European wide presented.
• This was an operational role and I was linking in through all business functions of Dutch Insurer. Worked on different locations.
• Project member to set up cash flow reporting tool for Eureko Holding and Achmea Group Treasury.
• To optimize project of cash pooling structure and to manage bank accounts more efficiently.
5. Senior Accountant Treasury and GL. I have worked for Sun Microsystems International B.V. from 1999 until 2002. I was responsible at Sun for treasury accounting, general ledger and commissionaire accounting. Sun Microsystems Inc. was a large American NASDAQ IT company and now part of Oracle Inc.
• Team member of a TMS project at Sun Microsystems BV, the implementation of SunGard Quantum treasury management system at the EMEA headquarters. Quantum was used at Sun as sub ledger system of Oracle Financials 11i between 2000 and 2002.
• Team member and Key user of Oracle 11i implementation project.

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Professional Courses and System Knowledge
• December 2005-Globe$ XRT Treasury Management Training at XRT, Antwerp,
Belgium.
• December 2004- International Cash Management Training at Risk Matrix in cooperation with ABN Amro N.V. , Driebergen, The Netherlands.
• January 2002- Foreign Exchange Accounting training at Sun Microsystems Inc., Corporate Treasury Department, California, Palo Alto, USA (Part II Greenbelt EMEA Function).
• May 2001- Foreign Exchange Accounting training at Sun Microsystems Inc. ,Corporate Treasury Department, California, Palo Alto, USA (Part I Greenbelt EMEA Function).
• February 2001- Assertiveness and Influencing Training at Sun Microsystems University, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
• December 2000- Treasury Management Software training at Sun Microsystems Inc. , Corporate Treasury Department, California, Palo Alto, USA.-September 2000- Foreign Exchange Training of basics at Citigroup Inc. , Paris, France.

General ICT systems knowledge: MS Office, Exact, SPSS, SDW, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, SunGard/FIS Quantum Avantgard, GLOBE$ Treasury Management Systems, JRI Treasury Stream, SWIFT, Wall Street Suite for enterprises. Reuters, Bloomberg, Dun & Bradstreet, Moody’s, S&P, Kyriba TMS.

Languages: Dutch (native speaker), English (professional), French (elementary), German (elementary)

Personal interests: Family, Financial Markets, Arts (Impressionism in particular), History, Reading, Golf, Des Cuisines, Mountain Biking, Jogging, Fitness, Walking, Nature, Sea Fishing, to Sail, Go for a ride with car, to Travel (a Bucket list), Good restaurants, to Decorate with my own hands, Reading, Open for a good talk, and find mysteries of life…..and many more……but not all at the same time.