Carsten Feichtinger

Consultant / Trainer

Waldbronn, Germany

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