Gérald Bonsang
Consultant · KIS&S, Keep It Simple and Smart · Liège, Verviers and Wallonia
26 years building Belgian accounting and business software. Accountants talk VAT, developers talk code. I speak both.
I turn business needs and legal requirements into product, then make sure the tool gets adopted. The human interface between accountants and the technical and product teams.
Career
- 2023–2026Development ManagerLeading several development teams in Belgium and Asia within an international business software vendor@international group
- 2018–2022Executive committee, product directorHead of products, R&D and Support; transition after the acquisition by an international group@Belgian vendor
- 2014–2017Deputy development directorOrchestrating the product range and the accountant–SME collaboration platform@Belgian vendor
- 2011–2014Product ManagerOn-premise and SaaS products, including the move to the web@Belgian vendor
- 2003–2010Head of training, support and quality@Belgian vendor
- 2000–2002Support and technical sales@Belgian vendor
Selected work
- accountant-sme-platform/
The collaborative platform between accounting firms and SMEs. Project lead from kickoff meeting to more than 40,000 client files in production.
- on-premise-accounting/
A product I joined in 2000 with not a single client, now a Belgian reference in on-premise accounting. Every role covered, up to MS SQL compatibility.
- on-prem-to-saas/
The move from installed software to a SaaS solution, from roadmap to reseller training.
- digital-suite/
Collaboration platform for the accountant and their clients, BI and OCR: the shift to hybrid cloud, from R&D to support.
- cloud-erp/
Complete redesign of the report designer of an international cloud ERP: lean and clean, WYSIWYG, without breaking the rest of the application or its 500,000 users.
- rd-methods/
Scrum and agility with a human, pragmatic approach. Roadmaps, test cases, ticketing, documentation and quality control before every release.
What I bring
- Turn legal requirements into features. Peppol, InterVat…: Belgian obligations turned into clear scopes that developers can build on with confidence.
- Carry the voice of users. An accounting degree and 26 years alongside accounting firms and SMEs. I listen to every request, and I know how to say no when a feature does not serve the product.
- Steer the product and the team. Roadmap, priorities, acceptance and quality, with local or remote teams.
- Get the tool adopted. Training, user support and change management, including after an acquisition.
At a glance
Education
Licence in management and financeFUCaM Mons, 1997–2000
Graduate degree in accountingHELMo Sainte-Marie, 1994–1997
Languages
Frenchnative
Englishprofessional
Dutchbasic
Area
Based in Soiron, covering all of Wallonia
Contact
Let's talk about your project
A first 30-minute call, with no commitment, to see whether and how I can help.
Available from January 2027