{"id":3989,"date":"2026-03-03T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h4-partners.com\/les-articles-en\/news-en\/simon-guiet-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:38:53","slug":"simon-guiet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/h4-partners.com\/en\/portrait-en\/simon-guiet-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Guiet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Questions asked by In\u00e8s Raphel, junior consultant at H4 Partners<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello Simon! Can you tell us about the key steps in your career path?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Diploma in Management Control and Organisational Audit<\/h5>

During my studies at the Sorbonne, I developed strong skills in management control and performance, financial and managerial accounting, as well as risk management and organizational auditing.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Management Accounting Internship<\/h5>

I had the opportunity to gain experience in management accounting at several companies, including General Motors\u2019 French division and the Pernod Ricard Group\u2019s head office.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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FP& Analyst<\/h5>

Then I spent a year working within the Pernod Ricard Group for the Global Travel Retail division in London.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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H4 Partners<\/h5>

It was early 2019 when I joined H4 Partners as a consultant.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Why did you join H4 Partners?<\/h2>

My choice to join a consulting firm, and more specifically H4 Partners, was well thought out. Find out why we made this choice by clicking on the boxes …<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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First, having worked with one of the partners in a previous experience gave me a lot of confidence. This is a real plus when you join a new company.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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Then, H4 Partners being a young company, with a \"start-up\" spirit and real growth prospects, it seemed to me a unique opportunity. Indeed, being able to participate in the development of a human-sized structure, which moreover corresponds entirely to my professional expectations that are among others the spirit of entrepreneurship, the diversity of the missions, or the permanent development.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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All this with the common goal of improving the performance of our clients’ various finance functions. These are all reasons that led me to join H4 Partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What are the values of H4 Partners that represent you the most?<\/h2>

The first value of H4 Partners that comes to my mind is trust, towards the partners, the employees but also towards the customers. This is for me a fundamental value in our daily work. Of course, other values such as excellence and pragmatism are complementary and very important in our work. It is a profession rich in values. Indeed, our work must be exemplary and the sharing of knowledge is extremely present, in particular thanks to the experience of the partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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