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Armel DALLI

Armel DALLI

Summary

An accomplished financial manager with an Executive MBA in Strategy and Leadership and over 17 years of experience in the soft commodities industry. Renowned for deep knowledge of the U.S., Asia, and Africa soft commodities markets, I am a strategically focused Head of Treasury with a proven track record of high productivity and efficient task completion. My expertise spans cash flow management, risk assessment, and financial forecasting, and I excel in negotiation, strategic planning, and leadership to drive organizational financial success. With a comprehensive understanding of financial markets and instruments, I optimize liquidity and mitigate fiscal risks. A methodical professional, I am adept at evaluating expenditure challenges and developing actionable solutions. Recognized for implementing process optimizations that have significantly reduced month-end closing times, I am a hardworking and meticulous financial analyst with a strong aptitude for financial analysis

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Treasury

TOUTON SA
BORDEAUX
01.2015 - Current

Banking Relationship :

  • Banking Relationship ( 12 Banks )
  • Cocoa ,Coffee and Vanilla Financing Monitoring
  • Weekly Collateral report to lenders
  • Ensure Respect of bankings covenants

Daily Cash Management :

  • TSA Credit Line Monitoring (1.3 B euro)
  • Cashflow Forecast, Liquidiy Monitoring

Forex Management :

  • Managing the daily FOREX position.
  • 360 T implementation, Forex Reporting

Cocoa Future Follow up &monitoring :

  • Future and Options daily reconciliation
  • Forex and other OTC daily reconciliation
  • Margin and maintenance Margin Monitoring

V@R analysis & Exposure Reporting

  • Daily Collateral Risk reporting,Weekly Collateral management
  • Client & Supplier Risk Monitoring

TMS and ERP Project Management

  • Implementation of Kyriba
  • Connectivity with Swift Network

Team Management (Manage and lead a team of 6 treasurers)

  • Communicates company goals, and deadlines to team
  • Motivates team members and assesses performance. Provides help to management, including hiring and training
  • Define the perimeter of activity of each treasurers
  • Weekly Meeting for internal goal setting

Financial Controller

TOUTON USA LIMITED
Indianapolis /Kansas City
07.2008 - 12.2014

Daily Commodity position management :

  • Review of open contract position, overall risk management.
  • Supervise the Middle office, for all new contracts
  • Supervise the trades activities related to all grain long position in : Chicago , Norfolk ,Seattle and Portland, ,Newark

Management of information submitted to banks, Auditors,headquarter and Cash flow management

  • Responsible for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities,and financial instruments.
  • Weekly Borrowing base and monthly compliance certificate reported to the bank
  • Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives,.
  • Conduct and coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
  • Management of Touton USA Limited's ,Purchase, Sale and hedging activities and the resultant margin call activity .
  • Establishment of timely, reliable and accurate financial information to Touton SA's corporate headquarters.
  • Supervise the senior accountant position with regard to the assembly of financial data.
  • Building the overall business plan and providing support for upcoming projects:
  • Part of the Leading team (Managing Director and Traders) for the project of construction a transloading facility for Yellow Soybeans in Newark.
  • Management of the ERP that generate financial data

Junior Trader

Mekatrade
Geneva
04.2007 - 07.2008

Education

Master of Science - Audit And Financial Control

INSEEC
BORDEAUX
7 2007

Bachelor of Science - Finance And Accounting

National School Of Trade And Management
Morocco
4 2005

MBA - Strategy, Leadership And Finance

Warwick Business School (University of Warwick)
London
09.2021 - 07.2024

Skills

Accounting,Corporate Finance,Derivatives,Financial Modeling
Commodity Markets,Financial Risk,Financial Audits
Commodity Risk Management,Trading Strategies Forex,Futures Trading,Soft Commodities,Microsoft Office,Analytical skill,Pricing and Costing,

IFRS Proficiency,Budgeting,Financial Statements Expertise

Good listening skills

IT skills: Python ,VBA, SQL ,Access Database ,MS office

Affiliations

Association Francaise des tresoriers d'entreprise

Certification

Big Data and IA for business -Executives Certificates (start March 21 )

Timeline

MBA - Strategy, Leadership And Finance

Warwick Business School (University of Warwick)
09.2021 - 07.2024

Head of Treasury

TOUTON SA
01.2015 - Current

Financial Controller

TOUTON USA LIMITED
07.2008 - 12.2014

Junior Trader

Mekatrade
04.2007 - 07.2008

Master of Science - Audit And Financial Control

INSEEC

Bachelor of Science - Finance And Accounting

National School Of Trade And Management
Armel DALLI