Daniel Z.

Interim CFO, Controller and Financial Accountant

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Paphos, Cyprus

Experience

Sep 2023 - Present
2 years 4 months

Interim CFO, Controller and Financial Accountant

Self-employed with Cyprus Limited

  • Project: international food industry corporation in Berlin: process optimization in the shared service center controlling (3 months)
  • Sabbatical with travel and living in Europe
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 months
Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany

Head of Finance & HR

Atera GmbH

  • Managing finance (full responsibility for controlling; accounting) and HR with 4 employees
  • Coding and posting invoices
  • Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, main contact for auditors
  • Monthly reports to shareholders for the local company and the global product group
  • Profitability analysis at product and customer level
  • Conducting job interviews
Jan 2017 - Sep 2021
4 years 9 months
Memmingen, Germany

Commercial Director

Leeb GmbH & Co. KG

  • Managing finance (full responsibility for controlling; accounting), purchasing, IT, and HR with 10 employees
  • Systematic revision of business processes focusing on purchasing, sales, and production planning
  • Initiation and implementation of optimization projects (increasing profitability, capacity planning, inventory management, price and assortment management)
  • Monthly reports to the shareholder family and advisory board
  • Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, main contact for banks and auditors
  • Member of the management team
  • Company financing with maximum use of subsidies
Jul 2013 - Dec 2016
3 years 6 months
Isny im Allgäu, Germany

Global Controller (July 2013 – June 2014); Commercial Director (July 2014 – December 2016)

Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH

  • Managing the finance department (full responsibility for controlling; accounting) with 3 employees
  • Analysis and optimization of business processes
  • Initiation and implementation of optimization projects (production output, inventory management, assortment management)
  • Monthly management reports including consolidation and preparing presentations for the advisory board, shareholders, and banks
  • Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, main contact for banks and auditors
  • Managing 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
Oct 2007 - Apr 2013
5 years 7 months
Karben, Germany

Global Business Analyst Cutting Systems (October 2007 – March 2010); Finance Team Leader (April 2010 – April 2013)

ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH

  • Preparing monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems business unit for the headquarters in London
  • Coordinating annual planning (budget and forecast)
  • Building reporting system for the global product segment
  • Leading the finance department (full responsibility for controlling; accounting; group reporting) with 6 employees
  • Preparing monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems business unit
  • Responsible for monthly and annual financial statements
  • Coordinating and presenting annual plans
  • Realigning from a specialist provider to a modular provider
  • Implementing the financial aspects of the personnel restructuring
Jul 2003 - Sep 2007
4 years 3 months
Hanau, Germany

Controller with additional finance duties

European Advanced Superconductors GmbH & Co. KG

Apr 2003 - Jun 2003
3 months
Hanau, Germany

Specialist for Service Level Agreements

VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG

Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
3 years 3 months
Malaysia

Financial Liaison (Head of Accounting)

VACUUMSCHMELZE Sdn Bhd.

  • Managed accounting (independent controlling; financial accounting) with seven employees at three locations (Pontian & Pekan, Malaysia & Singapore)
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 years
Hanau, Germany

Clerk in Controlling and Reporting

VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG

Summary

Born on December 23, 1978, married, 2 children (8 & 12 years) 23 years of professional experience in the commercial field with focus on controlling and accounting in mid-sized manufacturing companies and international corporations 18 years in leadership roles, of which 13 years with staff responsibility 3 years abroad as head of accounting in Malaysia Promotions within the companies prove performance Strong hands-on mentality from a mid-sized business environment at the locations Risk based analysis of business processes

Skills

  • Ms-office: Very Good (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook), Good (Access)
  • Good Knowledge Of Erp Systems (Sap R/3 And S/4 Hana Modules: Fi, Co, Sd And Logistics, Jd Edwards, Proalpha) And Data Warehouse Systems (Qlikview, Cognos)
  • Set Up A Food Shipping Business As A Side Activity ([Link] 2008-2015) With Annual Sales Of Approx. €80k In 2015

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Aug 1995 - Jan 1998

Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co KG

Apprenticeship as Industrial Clerk · Industrial Clerk · Hanau, Germany

Aug 1989 - Jul 1995

Otto-Hahn-Schule

Secondary school certificate · Hanau, Germany

Certifications & licenses

IHK Controller Certificate

Frankfurt/Main Chamber of Industry and Commerce

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