Andreas Gengler - Senior Strategy Advisor Workstream Enablement

Q: Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Senior Strategy Advisor Workstream Enablement at DATEV EG .

Q: What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for DATEV EG , SEAC Projekt GmbH , Gofore Oyj , Randstad Digital , and feminist AI .

Q: Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology (IT) , and Banking and Finance . Andreas also has some experience in Automotive , Insurance , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Finance , Business Intelligence , and Project Management . Andreas also has some experience in Strategy and Planning , Information Technology (IT) , and Human Resources (HR) .

Q: Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology (IT) , and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Strategy and Planning , Information Technology (IT) , and Finance .

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Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany

Experience

Apr 2025 - Jun 2025

3 months

Senior Strategy Advisor Workstream Enablement

DATEV EG

Designed a Target Operating Model (including strategic medium-term planning and operational staffing) for the restructuring and capacity management process of product workstreams to boost development efficiency, increase employee retention, and improve profitability
Integrated targeted incentives such as budget targets, contribution margin accounting, and incentive schemes into the operating model

Nov 2024 - Aug 2025

10 months

Senior Strategy Advisor Transformation & Interim CFO/COO

SEAC Projekt GmbH

Successfully unwound a joint venture (>€20 M)
Successfully closed financing of over €25 M
Introduced monthly liquidity planning updates (U+1), multi-year liquidity planning for further growth, and fast close for P&L view (U+2)
Developed the Target Operating Model and optimized the corporate structure to promote growth, efficiency, and operational excellence
Identified cost savings of 20–25% and partly implemented them

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

7 months

Senior Strategy Advisor Post-Merger Integration & Finance Organization

Gofore Oyj

Co-developed the Target Operating Model and optimized the corporate structure to drive growth, efficiency, and operational excellence
Identified cost-saving opportunities and increased billing, resulting in a +3% EBIT margin
Optimized the finance organization and finance processes, and advised on organizational development and leadership & team coaching

Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

1 year

Senior Strategy Advisor Restructuring & Interim CFO

Randstad Digital

Served as Interim CFO, Head of Controlling & Head of Accounting for Germany and Switzerland, responsible for the finance team (15 FTE)
Successfully restructured and reorganized the governance of the German unit (€100 M revenue, 450 FTE) during the rebranding from Ausy Technologies to Randstad Digital
Stabilized the declining business, achieved 20% overhead cost savings, and returned to profitability
Co-developed the Target Operating Model and organizational development to drive growth, efficiency, and operational excellence
Implemented best practices, standardized business processes, and harmonized the IT landscape in the finance area, saving 3 FTE in the finance team

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 2 months

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

feminist AI

Provided consulting, workshops, keynotes, and panel discussions on feminist, ethical AI and diversity
Developed a guide on "Fair AI Prompting – A guide for companies"
Delivered workshops and lectures for Lanxess, Qualityminds, Union Investment, BCG Platinion, data:unplugged, applied AI, and metafinanz

Jul 2022 - Present

3 years 8 months

Speaker

#futureOrganization, #futureLeadership, #futureSkills: Shaping the organization of tomorrow, Digital Leadership Conference, interactive talk, 14.10.24, Nuremberg
Responsible AI for more business value and future viability, Digi-Day 2024, Keynote, 11.10.24, Schwabach
Shaping the organization of tomorrow, Nuremberg Digital Festival, IHK Nuremberg for Middle Franconia, interactive talk, 05.07.24, Nuremberg
Empowering women through a feminist use of AI, NeW conference – Network Reentry Hesse, Keynote, 24.04.24, Frankfurt
Women and AI – discrimination trap or feminist boost, Austrian Parliament, panel discussion, 07.03.24, Vienna
How to lead a company without hierarchies, NIK e.V. Digital Economy Summer Party, talk, 26.06.23, Nuremberg
Developing a TEAL organization @enableYou, Nuremberg Digital Festival 2022, talk, 11.07.22, Nuremberg

Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year 3 months

Senior Project Manager Rollout S/4 HANA

Sono Motors

Development and implementation of standard processes and best-practice solutions for the monthly closing process around S/4 HANA
Selection of a high-performance invoice management and archiving system
Migration from legacy systems to S/4 HANA

Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

1 year 6 months

Senior Strategy Advisor Development of a Target Operating Model and S/4 HANA Implementation

SAP Fioneer

Greenfield design and implementation of a target operating model for a newly founded joint venture with a focus on best practices and operational excellence
Design of the target organization and processes (esp. Order to Cash, billing maximization, staffing, planning) in conjunction with S/4 HANA and an internal control platform
Implementation of monthly staffing to increase consultant utilization and maximize billing through centralized management

May 2021 - Nov 2021

7 months

Interim Manager Business Unit Controlling

International wind turbine manufacturer

Supporting the head of business unit controlling with annual budget planning and monthly reporting
Optimizing existing structures and processes
Implementing a new HC tool
Designing and implementing KPI dashboards for management control

May 2021 - Aug 2021

4 months

Interim Manager FP&A

International medical technology manufacturer

Supporting two divisions in restructuring the rebate process and developing a new forecast model
Building a new sales forecast and reporting, which reduced the update effort by 70% and improved data relevance for decision-making

Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

10 months

Senior Project Manager Post-Acquisition Transition of Finance Processes to a Shared Service Center Abroad

Top 10 pharmaceutical companies worldwide

Project management to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve governance at German sites
Analysis of the current situation, alignment of target processes, stakeholder management, change management, and staff training

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 2 months

Managing Director & Co-Founder

enableYou Consulting GmbH

Jul 2015 - Dec 2020

5 years 6 months

Partner Business Management (approx. COO)

Senacor Technologies AG

Reorganisation of the finance department and establishment of Business Management as the central corporate governance and project controlling unit with a servant-leader mindset, resulting in average annual growth of 13% p.a
Trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, MDs and partners in client projects, member of the top management's monthly steering committee
Contributed to the organizational development of the holding and subsidiaries to achieve operational excellence
Structural development of processes and system-based automation of internal workflows, with almost 100% consultant utilization and billing rate, and an increase in contribution margin despite pricing pressure
Servant leader for operational units across approximately 40 client projects (EUR 150 million in revenue)
Strategic mid-term planning to balance employee supply and demand, as well as short-term deployment planning for all 480 professionals
Prepared the monthly company forecast and reports for top management and investors, and introduced fast close for DBI view and EBIT view
Defined control-relevant KPIs and designed Power BI dashboards for daily live reporting

Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

2 years 9 months

Senior Expert Risk Controlling

Consorsbank

Analysis and assessment of operational risks and development of control mechanisms to reduce risk
Member of the New Activity Committee for risk assessment of new products
Partial automation of the daily risk report and monthly credit reports using VBA, reducing daily update effort from 4-5 hours to 45 minutes

Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

1 year 1 month

Controller

Nürnberger Versicherung

Performed cost allocation for sub-holdings and life/claims divisions using VBA
Created ad-hoc reports and analyses for board members and associations
Prepared the annual cost planning

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (10.5 years), Information Technology (9 years), Banking and Finance (2.5 years), Automotive (1 year), Pharmaceutical (1 year), and Insurance (1 year).

Professional Services

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Automotive

Pharmaceutical

Insurance

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Finance (13.5 years), Business Intelligence (8.5 years), Project Management (7.5 years), Strategy (5 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), and Human Resources (3.5 years).

Finance

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Strategy

Information Technology

Human Resources

Skills

Focus Areas

Restructuring & Development Of A Target Operating Model
Transformation & Change Management
Operational Excellence, Innovation, Agility
Profitability Optimization
Reducing Bureaucracy & Organizational Development
Self-organization, Humanocracy, Teal
Leadership & Team Coaching
Corporate Management, Coo/cfo
It Change, System & Process Optimization
Feminist Ai, Ai Governance, Ai Ethics, Diversity

Industry Experience

Consulting
Software Development
Banking
Insurance
Automotive
Plant Engineering
Pharma
Medical Technology
Energy

Tools/skills

Sap Erp, S4/hana, Lucanet, Dynamics 365, Datev, Tagetik
Ms Excel, Vba, Ms Office, Think-cell, Sql, Powerbi
Hgb, Ifrs, Sox
Jira, Confluence, Trello, Miro, Bpmn & Uml
Certified Scrum Master (Psmi), Certified Product Owner (Pspo)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2006 - Sep 2011

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Diploma in Business Mathematics · Business Mathematics · Erlangen, Germany · 2.1

Sep 1997 - Jul 2006

Adam-Kraft-Gymnasium

High School Diploma · Schwabach, Germany · 1.1

Certifications & licenses

Certified Product Owner (PSPO)

Certified Scrum Master (PSMI)

Profile

Created

September 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Andreas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Strategy Advisor Workstream Enablement, Senior Strategy Advisor Transformation & Interim CFO/COO, Senior Strategy Advisor Post-Merger Integration & Finance Organization.

What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Senior Strategy Advisor Workstream Enablement at DATEV EG.

What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for DATEV EG, SEAC Projekt GmbH, Gofore Oyj, Randstad Digital, and feminist AI.

Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Banking and Finance. Andreas also has some experience in Automotive, Insurance, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Business Intelligence, and Project Management. Andreas also has some experience in Strategy and Planning, Information Technology (IT), and Human Resources (HR).

Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Automotive.

Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Strategy and Planning, Information Technology (IT), and Finance.

What is Andreas's education?

Andreas holds a Doctorate in Business Mathematics from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 2 certificates. These include: Certified Product Owner (PSPO) and Certified Scrum Master (PSMI).

What is the availability of Andreas?

Andreas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andreas?

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