Interim CFO, Controller and Accountant in self-employment with Cyprus Limited
Paphos, Cyprus
Experience
Sep 2023 - Present
1 year 11 months
Paphos, Cyprus
Interim CFO, Controller and Accountant in self-employment with Cyprus Limited
DZ Consulting & Trading Ltd.
Process optimization in the Shared Service Center Controlling (3 months) for an international public food industry company (€2 billion revenue, 5,000 employees) in Berlin.
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 months
Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany
Head of Finance & HR
Atera GmbH
Managed Finance (CO independently; accounting) and HR with 4 employees
Coding and posting of invoices
Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, point of contact for auditors
Monthly reports to shareholders for local entity and global product group
Profitability analysis at product and customer level
Conducting recruitment interviews
Reason for change: accounting responsibilities did not match the job description
Jan 2016 - Sep 2021
4 years 9 months
Memmingen, Germany
Commercial Director
Leeb GmbH & Co. KG
Managed Finance (CO independently; accounting), Procurement, IT and HR with 10 employees
Systematic revision of business processes focused on procurement, sales and production planning
Initiation and implementation of optimization projects (profitability improvement, capacity planning, inventory management, pricing and assortment management)
Monthly reports to the shareholder family and advisory board
Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
Member of the executive management team
Company financing with maximum utilization of grants
Reason for change: management placed insufficient focus on mid-term development
Jul 2014 - Dec 2016
2 years 6 months
Isny im Allgäu, Germany
Commercial Director
Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH
Head of Finance Department (CO independently; accounting) with 3 employees
Member of the executive management team
Analysis and optimization of business processes
Initiation and implementation of optimization projects (production output, inventory management, assortment management)
Monthly management reports including consolidation and preparation of advisory board, shareholder and bank presentations
Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
Oversight of 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
Reason for change: no future-oriented concept; sold to a competitor in 2018
Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
1 year
Isny im Allgäu, Germany
Global Controller
Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH
Analysis and optimization of business processes
Initiation and implementation of optimization projects (production output, inventory management, assortment management)
Monthly management reports including consolidation and preparation of advisory board, shareholder and bank presentations
Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
Oversight of 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
Apr 2010 - Apr 2013
3 years 1 month
Karben, Germany
Team Leader Finance
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
Head of Finance Department (CO independently; accounting; group reporting) with 6 employees
Preparation of monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems business unit for the corporate headquarters in London
Responsible for monthly and annual financial closing
Coordination and presentation of annual planning
Realignment from a specialist provider to a modular “building block” provider
Commercial implementation of personnel restructuring
Reason for change: relocation with family to the Allgäu region
Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
8 years
Founder / Owner
Allerlei Bio
Established a food mail-order business as a side venture with annual revenue of approx. €80 K in 2015.
Oct 2007 - Mar 2010
2 years 6 months
Karben, Germany
Business Analyst Cutting Systems Global
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
Preparation of monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems business unit for the corporate headquarters
Coordination of annual planning (budget and forecast)
Development of reporting for the global product segment
Jul 2003 - Sep 2007
4 years 3 months
Hanau, Germany
Controller with Additional Responsibilities in the Finance Department
European Advanced Superconductors GmbH & Co. KG
Apr 2003 - Jun 2003
3 months
Hanau, Germany
Specialist for Service Level Agreements for Spin-off
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Jan 1999 - Mar 2003
3 years 3 months
Singapore
Financial Liaison (Head of Accounting)
VACUMMSCHMELZE Sdn Bhd.
Head of Accounting (CO independently; accounting) with seven employees at three locations (Pontian & Pekan, Malaysia & Singapore)
Reason for change: return to Germany for family reasons
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 years
Hanau, Germany
Clerk in Controlling & Reporting
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Summary
23 years of professional experience in the commercial area with a focus on controlling and accounting in medium-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 respective companies demonstrate performance
Strong hands-on mentality derived from medium-sized corporate environments on site
Risk-based analysis of business processes
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Aug 1995 - Jan 1998
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Apprenticeship as Industrial Clerk · Hanau, Germany
Aug 1989 - Jul 1995
Gymnasium and Secondary School of Otto-Hahn-School
Realschulabschluss · Hanau, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Controller IHK
IHK Frankfurt/Main
Systemic Family Counselor
DGSF
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