Strategic finance expert for high-stakes transitions
French-swiss integrations and large industrial operations
I deliver hands-on CFO experience to SMEs and international firms requiring immediate operational cleanup, audit readiness, and strategic financial governance.
30+ Years
Cross-border financial architecture experience
Why now?
Companies operating across French and Swiss borders deal with unique pressures to merge different work cultures, financial accounting needs, and complex legal rules while managing multimillion-dollar projects.
These businesses in industrial sectors need a veteran perspective capable of implementing strategies and ERP systems that work at international scale and in diverse regulatory environments. My services are for these companies that have a need for expert handling or resolving cross-border friction.
- Cross-border firm stalling on French-Swiss integrations.
- Industrial group facing complex cross-border compliance.
- Construction firm losing project financial control.
The problems
These specific issues indicate your company needs an immediate intervention:
Deploy immediate
senior financial control
You cannot afford months of theoretical strategy.
Stabilize your operations and restore margin visibility right now.
From crisis
to financial control
We bypass bloated consulting reports. This is a battle-tested roadmap to assess your vulnerabilities, execute structural fixes, and exit cleanly.
Tactical execution
Six-step framework is built to immediately stabilize operations
Rapid diagnosis with on-site analysis
I start with a focused assessment of your situation, conducted on-site across the key areas that determine performance. This covers your organisation and processes, the reliability of your financial reporting, and how decisions are made within your team. The objective is to identify what is broken, what is misunderstood, and what requires immediate action.
Prioritized action plan
You receive a structured and practical roadmap based on this assessment. Immediate issues that can be resolved quickly are addressed first, while deeper structural problems are clearly defined with a path to resolution. Every action is tied to a concrete business outcome.
Hands on execution with your team
I integrate directly into your operations to lead execution. This includes stabilizing reporting, restoring financial control, and implementing systems that support scale. The focus remains on delivering tangible improvements, not theoretical recommendations
Continuous progress tracking
Progress is monitored through regular reviews to maintain full visibility on results, priorities, and risks. At key stages, we reassess timelines and scope to ensure the engagement remains aligned with your operational reality.
Knowledge transfer and clean handover
Before the end of the assignment, your team is fully equipped to sustain the improvements delivered. Processes are clarified, tools are added and financial visibility is maintained without ongoing external dependency.
Measurable closure
The engagement concludes with a clear evaluation of results. Reporting becomes reliable, cash control is strengthened, and the finance function is positioned to support growth and future operations.
Jacques insights
Battle-tested strategies for stabilizing operations, restoring margins, and resolving cross-border friction.
Take immediate control
of your financial operations
Do not let cultural friction or regulatory blind spots derail your integration.
Deploy proven interim financial leadership.
About me
Jacques Rouhier is a seasoned finance and change management Director with over 30 years of international experience across Europe, the United States, and Africa. He is an expert who enters high-pressure environments to stabilize operations and builds lasting financial systems.
With a career spanning diverse terrains, from the structured corporate environments of London and Zurich to the complex logistical landscapes of Nigeria, Angola and Gabon. He has mastered the art of leading through volatility. His strength lies in his ability to build alliances across organizational divides, whether bridging French-Swiss cultural gaps or aligning finance, HR, and logistics during major ERP implementations.