Daniel Z.
Interim CFO, Controller and Financial Accountant in a Freelance Role with a Cyprus Limited Company
Experience
Sep 2023 - Present
2 years 3 monthsPaphos, Cyprus
Interim CFO, Controller and Financial Accountant in a Freelance Role with a Cyprus Limited Company
DZ Consulting & Trading Ltd.
- Process optimization in the Shared Service Center Controlling (3 months) for an international joint-stock company in the food industry (EUR 2 billion in revenue, 5,000 employees) in Berlin.
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 monthsLeutkirch im Allgäu, Germany
Head of Finance & HR
Atera GmbH
- Managed finance (controlling and accounting) and HR with 4 employees
- Coded and posted invoices
- Prepared monthly and annual financial statements, contact person for auditors
- Produced monthly reports to shareholders for the local company and global product group
- Conducted profitability analysis at product and customer level
- Conducted recruitment interviews
- Reason for change: the financial accounting tasks did not match the job description
Jan 2017 - Sep 2021
4 years 9 monthsMemmingen, Germany
Head of Commercial
Leeb GmbH & Co. KG
- Managed finance (controlling and accounting), purchasing, IT and HR with 10 employees
- Systematically revised business processes with a focus on purchasing, sales and production planning
- Initiated and implemented optimization projects (profitability improvement, capacity planning, inventory management, price and range management)
- Produced monthly reports to the shareholder family and advisory board
- Prepared monthly and annual financial statements, contact person for banks and auditors
- Member of the management team
- Company financing with maximum use of funding programs
- Reason for change: management placed too little focus on medium-term development
Jul 2014 - Dec 2016
2 years 6 monthsIsny im Allgäu, Germany
Head of Commercial
Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH
- Managed the finance department (controlling and accounting) with 3 employees
- Member of the management team
- Analyzed and optimized business processes
- Initiated and implemented optimization projects (production output, inventory management, range management)
- Produced monthly management reports including consolidation and presentations for the advisory board, shareholders and banks
- Prepared monthly and annual financial statements, contact person for banks and auditors
- Oversaw 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
- Reason for change: no viable future concept; sold to a competitor in 2018
Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
1 yearIsny im Allgäu, Germany
Global Controller
Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH
- Analyzed and optimized business processes
- Initiated and implemented optimization projects (production output, inventory management, range management)
- Produced monthly management reports including consolidation and presentations for the advisory board, shareholders and banks
- Prepared monthly and annual financial statements, contact person for banks and auditors
- Oversaw 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
Apr 2010 - Apr 2013
3 years 1 monthKarben, Germany
Finance Team Leader
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
- Leading the finance department (independent controlling; financial accounting; group reporting) with 6 employees
- Preparing monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems division for the corporate headquarters in London
- Responsible for monthly and annual financial statements
- Coordinating and presenting the annual planning
- Repositioning the company from a specialist provider to a modular solution provider
- Implementing the commercial aspects of personnel restructuring
- Reason for change: relocating with family to the Allgäu region
Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
8 yearsFounder / Owner
Allerlei Bio
- Built a food mail-order business as a side activity, generating annual revenues of around €80K in 2015.
Oct 2007 - Mar 2010
2 years 6 monthsKarben, Germany
Global Cutting Systems Business Analyst
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
- Preparing monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems division for the corporate headquarters
- Coordinating annual planning (budget and forecast)
- Establishing a reporting system for the global product segment
Jul 2003 - Sep 2007
4 years 3 monthsHanau, Germany
Controller with additional responsibilities in the finance department
European Advanced Superconductors GmbH & Co. KG
Apr 2003 - Jun 2003
3 monthsHanau, Germany
Service Level Agreement Specialist for corporate spin-off
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
3 years 3 monthsSingapore
Financial Liaison (Head of Accounting)
VACUMMSCHMELZE Sdn Bhd.
- Head of Accounting (independent controlling and financial accounting) with seven employees at three locations (Pontian & Pekan, Malaysia & Singapore)
- Motivation for change: moving back to Germany for family reasons
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 yearsHanau, Germany
Controlling and Reporting Clerk
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Summary
- 23 years of professional experience in the commercial sector with a focus on controlling and accounting in medium-sized manufacturing companies and international corporations
- 18 years in management roles, including 13 years with staff responsibility
- 3 years abroad as Head of Accounting in Malaysia
- Promotions within each company demonstrate performance
- Strong hands-on mentality typical of medium-sized companies on site
- Risk-based analysis of business processes
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Aug 1995 - Jan 1998
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Apprenticeship as an Industrial Clerk · Hanau, Germany
Aug 1989 - Jul 1995
Gymnasium und Realschule der Otto-Hahn-Schule
Secondary school certificate · Hanau, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Controller IHK
IHK Frankfurt/Main
Systemic Family Counselor
DGSF
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