Alexander R. - Interim Finance Manager & Consultant

Mainaschaff, Germany

Experience

May 2024 - Present

1 year 7 months

Advising and presenting possible solutions for specific questions in the area of finance and accounting (HGB & US GAAP)
Monitoring, controlling and preparing timely accounting of correct monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (HGB & US GAAP)
Validating the sales tax process
Process optimizations around finance and accounting
Coaching employees and training them in new topics

Dec 2023 - May 2024

6 months

Leading 4 team members both technically and disciplinarily
Responsibility for and management of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB & US GAAP)
Contributing to the preparation of budgets and forecasts
Preparing and monitoring liquidity planning
Point of contact for auditors, tax consultants, banks and authorities
Further development and optimization of internal processes
Coordinating and improving accounts receivable, accounts payable and fixed assets accounting

Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

6 months

Kleinostheim, Germany

Leading 6 team members both technically and disciplinarily
Responsibility for and management of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB & IFRS)
Monitoring daily transactions (fixed assets, AP/AR, general ledger, etc.)
Point of contact for tax audits and for internal and external auditors
Continuous development of accounting and closing processes

Jan 2018 - Jul 2023

5 years 7 months

Leading 4 team members both technically and disciplinarily
Responsibility for and management of monthly and annual financial statements including notes and management report
Point of contact for auditors, customs and tax inspectors for 8 branches
Further development of internal processes and systems
Preparing and reviewing tax returns including VAT and acting as contact for tax authorities for global branches
Developing and adjusting the transfer pricing model with external consultants
Ensuring compliance with all tax requirements for all locations
Ongoing optimization of internal processes as well as accounting and closing processes
Managing and monitoring treasury, credit control and credit ratings
Processing payroll and closely coordinating with the HR department
Preparing statistics, analyses and reports
Leading projects including an ERP project
Making the annual closing more efficient through standardization and process optimization
Implementing and optimizing the month-end closing from day 12 to day 2
Greatly improving and partially automating the provisions process for all branches
Establishing documentation and knowledge management for the finance department
Setting up backup, workflow and standardization processes for all branches
Creating a tax calculation process to increase efficiency in the annual closing
Partially implementing ERP (Microsoft D365) and setting up the reporting system
Successfully completing a tax audit, payroll tax audit and customs audit

Jan 2007 - Dec 2017

11 years

Brensbach, Germany

Acting as deputy and leading 3 team members both technically and disciplinarily
Preparing and coordinating monthly and annual financial statements
Tax filings (ZM reports, VAT returns, various statistical reports)
Supervising trainees and accounting for subsidiaries
Responsible for accounts payable and receivable, dunning and debt collection, payment transactions, liquidity planning, cash management, as well as travel and expense accounting