Flavio Zani has over 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, IT, and treasury roles. He currently works as the Treasury and Accounts Receivable Manager for UCB Pharma S.p.A. in Milan, Italy. In this role, he manages treasury operations, oversees accounts receivable, and reports on key financial metrics. Previously, he held IT and accounting positions with Schwarz Pharma and other companies. Zani has led several projects that improved processes and systems, reducing costs and days sales outstanding. He has extensive experience with ERP systems like SAP and expertise in financial reporting, banking, cash management, and accounts receivable.

1. FLAVIO ZANI
Address: Via Fugazza, 49 – 26841 Casalpusterlengo (LO)
Mobile: +39 3479170015
E-mail: flav.zani@gmail.com
WORKING EXPERIENCES
2009-present UCB Pharma S.p.A. – subsidiary of UCB SA, a Belgian Company operating in production
and trading of pharmaceutical products, based in Milano (MI).
Treasury , Account Receivables Manager
Activities:
• Treasury – Performing all the tasks related to domestic and international banks according
to the policy and guidance of the UCB Group. Until 2013 coordinating an office employee
dedicated to carry out transactional tasks.
• Account Receivables – Performing all the tasks related to the account receivables, both in
private and public sector, focusing on the optimization of the working capital, liquidity and
DSO(days of sales outstanding).
Private sector: Evaluation of the financial position of the customers by calculating the key
performance indicators, risk level assessment, credit limit assignment.
Dunning, extra-judicial recover, working in connection with Legal Office for the worst cases
with legal proceedings.
Public Sector: Until June 2016 coordinating an external agency dedicated to the
Reconciliation, solicit and recovering of the overdue.
• Finance – participation in the monthly/yearly closure of the IFRS/LOCAL GAAP focusing
on treasury and account receivables financial accounts. Responsible of the trade receivables
write-off account, with evaluation of the provision and the release for the bad debts.
Reference for internal and external Auditors
• Reporting – banks and petty cash reconciliation, liquidity reporting, cash flow forecasts
Receivables ageing reports, DSO reports, customer balance reports.
1991-2009 Schwarz Pharma S.p.A until 2007 – subsidiary of Schwarz Pharma AG, a German
Company operating in production and trading of pharmaceutical products, based in Milano
(MI), later in 2008 UCB Pharma S.p.A. due to acquisition.
IT Specialist
Activities:
• Networking – LAN/WAN Management
• Server – Novell Netware, Windows server, OOS IBM(on AS 400), SSP IBM on s/36
• Programming/Developing –oriented on business/accounting requirements.
Developed several applications with IBM RPG II, Fortran, Basic, Visual Basic, HTML, ASP,
XML, Ms Access.
• SAP – Excellent knowledge of SD/FI modules. Coordinator for the Italian affiliate of the
team for the development, customization of the Schwarz Pharma SAP in 1998 and UCB
Pharma in 2009
1988-1990 Schwarz Pharma S.p.A
Account receivables accountant
• Posting with clearing of the incoming payments from the customers
• Billing process
• Dunning
1986-1987 Vicom S.r.l. - Italian company - scissors and cutlery manufacturer
Finance/sales accountant

2. ACHIEVEMENTS
As Accounts Receivables Manager
DSO days: 2011 -4%;2013 -6%;2014 -14%;2015 – 8%;
DSO days in the Public sector:2012 -11%;2013 -41%;2014 -26%;2015 -17%.
2013 - DSO data reports in BI system for the affiliates as member of the development
analysis team
Project leader on developing over the public sector the XML invoicing for the affiliate
introduced in April 2015
As Treasury Responsible
In 2010 Intercompany House Cash integration of the affiliate in the Global system.
In the period 2013-2016 complete removing of the payments done locally with legacy system
and moved to the Global Payment Factory procedure. First country in the group to achieve
this objective.
As Finance Accountant
2011 – Project leader on moving the customers invoices and delivery notes to optical
archiving outsourcing system including the consignment of the documents to the customers.
Saving of 12k EUR/year in average for the company.
2015 – Project leader for the same scope as above but related to XML invoices
As IT Specialist
1995 – LAN/WAN development/installation
1996 – Migration of applications/data from IBM S/36 to AS/400
1998 – Migration from legacy system to SAP
2008 – Migration from Novell to Windows server platform
2009 – Migration from SAP to SAP of UCB Pharma
Other relevant achievements
1996/2003/2007/2011/2016 External product distributor replacement.
Responsible for the sales and master data interface to be integrated in SAP.

3. EDUCATION
1977-1982 High School Diploma
Accounting & Business Expertise
1984-1985 School Diploma at Università Cattolica
IT & Programming
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth place: Codogno(LO)
Birth date: January 30th, 1963
Language skills: Fluent English; based level French
Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP, AS400, Ms access
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Decree n° 196/2003