Carsten Feichtinger
Consultant / Trainer
Experience
Sep 2015 - Present
9 years 11 months Waldbronn, Germany
Consultant / Trainer
SuccessTrend
- Independently leading, steering and executing various consulting projects to optimize existing processes and introduce new tools.
- Ensuring milestone achievement, project delivery on time, in quality and within budget.
- Leading regular meetings with key stakeholders at all levels.
- Regularly aligning and analyzing project status.
- Planning and conducting seminars in controlling and successfully leading intercultural teams.
- Achieving savings of up to €5 million p.a. by optimizing existing processes.
- Successfully implementing and establishing innovative BI tools in an international corporation, including project management and training.
- Designing and implementing Power BI.
Nov 2012 - Aug 2014
1 year 10 months Ettlingen, Germany
Head of Decentralized Controlling in Europe
PHARM-ALLERGAN GmbH
- Functional and disciplinary management of decentralized cost controlling in Europe with 7 direct reports and responsibility for a volume of $270 million.
- Direct reporting to the Vice President Finance EMEA and serving as a member of the European Finance Lead Team and the extended German management circle.
- Recruiting and further training staff, including implementing sustainable development measures in finance.
- Full responsibility for all controlling activities, especially budgeting, forecasting and closings.
- Successfully building two new teams in Europe.
- Excellent positioning of the new organization within the new European business model.
Nov 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year Ettlingen, Germany
Interim Head of Sales Controlling Europe
PHARM-ALLERGAN GmbH
- Operational management of sales controlling with 7 direct reports.
- Selecting and developing staff.
- Key account management for the Austrian distributor.
- Preparing decision bases for price negotiations and assessing risks regarding patent protection.
- Implementing pricing strategy and sales reporting at territory and customer level.
- Responsible for accurate bonus calculation for over 700 field sales staff across 15 countries.
- Approving bonus payments in the double-digit million range.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013
5 years Ettlingen, Germany
Controller Ophthalmology Southern Europe & Germany
PHARM-ALLERGAN GmbH
- Full controlling of P&L in five countries with revenues over $330 million.
- Planning and conducting SAP trainings across Europe.
- Steering the Europe-wide implementation of innovative processes.
- Analyzing, ranking and optimizing control and management instruments.
- Conducting profitability analyses.
- Trusted advisor to management on all commercial/structural questions and concerns.
- Preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Successfully coordinating all financial aspects of the European iPad project.
- Awarded the Excellence Award in various projects.
Ettlingen, Germany
Business Analyst Pharma & Botox® Germany/Austria
PHARM-ALLERGAN GmbH
Ettlingen, Germany
Controller Central European Markets
PHARM-ALLERGAN GmbH
Business Consultant
SCHLEGEL UND PARTNER GmbH
Summary
Experienced controlling specialist who focuses on relevant potentials and adapts an entrepreneurial mindset in expansion strategies. Skilled leader with high intrinsic motivation to develop opportunities for international markets. Ambitious division head with high autonomy in leading multifunctional and intercultural teams. Empathetic and goal-oriented stakeholder manager with strong leadership qualities. Passionate project manager with solid international expertise in Finance & Controlling.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Karlsruhe University (KIT)
Diploma in Industrial Engineering and Management · Corporate Planning · Karlsruhe, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Controllers Congress
International Controller Association (ICV)
IFRS for Controllers
Controller Academy, Gauting near Munich
Controlling Marketing & Sales
Management Circle, Frankfurt
Controller Diploma, Levels 1-5
Controller Academy, Gauting / Munich
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