We are delighted to announce and welcome Laure Browne as our new Co-Chair for the Financial Accounting & Reporting Network.
Laure Browne is an Expert-Comptable (French CPA) and is an experienced leader of shared services accounting. She has been instrumental in the success of Global Shared Services programs in regional operation Centre's in Chester (UK), Manila (Philippines), Bratislava (Slovakia), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Bangalore (India).
Laure moved to the US in early 2014 to implement the North America Capability Center, supporting BMS US legal entities while strategically partnering with Global Process Owners and Governance teams to bring continuous improvement and efficiency. Laure relocated to the UK in 2020 to guide EMEA Record to report team through a large integration project.
For record-to-report operations, Laure has created efficient and effective reporting, reconciliations, the proper controls and has worked extensively to ensure comprehensive knowledge transfer for outsourced processes. She led an expansion of outsourcing for US and LATAM; and has ongoing quality management and oversight for US and Latin America record-to-report operations.
Laue is dedicated to the development of her team members and colleagues. She has been developing the profile and role of the accountant of the future, focused on critical thinking and analysis.
Laure is currently the Director Record to Report for EMEA for Bristol-Myers Squibb and has been working in the Shared Service Industry for over 20 years. She worked in a chartered accountant practice and audit firm before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1999.
Laure will be Co-Charing the Financial Accounting & Reporting Networking Live session taking place on November 15th at 10am at Emirates Old Trafford with Andrew Doogan and we look forward to seeing you all there!!!
