Daniel Zander
Interim CFO, Controller and Accountant as Freelancer with Cyprus Limited
Experience
Sep 2023 - Present
1 year 11 monthsPaphos, Cyprus
Interim CFO, Controller and Accountant as Freelancer with Cyprus Limited
DZ Consulting & Trading Ltd.
- Process optimization in the Shared Service Center Controlling (3 months) for an international food industry joint-stock company (EUR 2 bn turnover, 5,000 employees) in Berlin.
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 monthsLeutkirch im Allgäu, Germany
Head of Finance & HR
Atera GmbH
- Led finance (cost controlling independently; accounting) and HR with 4 staff
- Coding and booking invoices
- Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, contact for auditors
- Monthly reports to shareholders for local company and global product group
- Profitability analysis at product and customer level
- Conducting hiring interviews
- Reason for change: accounting tasks did not match job description
Jan 2017 - Sep 2021
4 years 9 monthsMemmingen, Germany
Commercial Manager
Leeb GmbH & Co. KG
- Led finance (cost controlling independently; accounting), purchasing, IT and HR with 10 staff
- Systematic overhaul of business processes focusing on purchasing, sales and production planning
- Initiated and implemented optimization projects (profitability increase, capacity planning, inventory management, pricing and assortment management)
- Monthly reports to shareholders and advisory board
- Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
- Member of management
- Company financing with maximum use of grants
- Reason for change: management placed too little focus on mid-term development
Jul 2014 - Dec 2016
2 years 6 monthsIsny im Allgäu, Germany
Commercial Manager
Landes Lederwarenfabrik GmbH
- Led finance department (cost controlling independently; accounting) with 3 staff
- Member of management
- Analyzed and optimized business processes
- Initiated and implemented optimization projects (production output, inventory management, assortment management)
- Monthly management reports including consolidation and preparing presentations for advisory board, shareholders and banks
- Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
- Supervising 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
- Reason for change: no sustainable concept; sold to 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, assortment management)
- Monthly management reports including consolidation and preparing presentations for advisory board, shareholders and banks
- Preparing monthly and annual financial statements, contact for banks and auditors
- Supervising 3 subsidiaries (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong)
Apr 2010 - Apr 2013
3 years 1 monthKarben, Germany
Finance Team Leader
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
- Led finance department (cost controlling independently; accounting; group reporting) with 6 staff
- Prepared monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems business unit for HQ in London
- Responsible for monthly and annual financial statements
- Coordinated and presented annual planning
- Realigned from specialist provider to “modular” provider
- Commercial implementation of personnel restructuring
- Reason for change: move to the Allgäu region with family
Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
8 yearsFounder / Owner
Allerlei Bio
- Built a part-time food mail order business with annual turnover of approx. EUR 80 K in 2015.
Oct 2007 - Mar 2010
2 years 6 monthsKarben, Germany
Business Analyst Cutting Systems Global
ESAB Cutting Systems GmbH
- Prepared monthly management reports for the global Cutting Systems unit for HQ
- Coordinated annual planning (budget and forecast)
- Established reporting system for global product segment
Jul 2003 - Sep 2007
4 years 3 monthsHanau, Germany
Controller with additional tasks in the finance department
European Advanced Superconductors GmbH & Co. KG
Apr 2003 - Jun 2003
3 monthsHanau, Germany
Specialist for Service Level Agreements for 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 (cost controlling independently; accounting) with seven staff at three locations (Pontian & Pekan, Malaysia & Singapore)
- Reason for change: return to Germany for family reasons
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 yearsHanau, Germany
Specialist in Controlling & Reporting
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Summary
- 23 years of experience in commercial roles focusing on controlling and accounting in mid-sized manufacturing companies and international corporations
- 18 years in leadership roles, 13 years with staff responsibility
- 3-year stay abroad as Head of Accounting in Malaysia
- Promotions within each company prove performance
- Strong hands-on mentality from mid-sized companies on site
- Risk-based analysis of business processes
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
Advanced Education
Aug 1995 - Jan 1998
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co KG
Industrial Clerk training · Hanau, Germany
Aug 1989 - Jul 1995
Gymnasium and Realschule of Otto-Hahn-Schule
Intermediate school certificate · Hanau, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Controller IHK
IHK Frankfurt/Main
Systemic Family Therapist
DGSF
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