Daniel Zander
Interim CFO, Controller and Accountant in self-employment with Cyprus Limited
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 yearsFounder / 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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