Dieter Krist - Accounting Manager

Freilassing, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

4 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG

Responsible for and hands-on in financial accounting including monthly closings for AURELIUS Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG and various holding companies of the AURELIUS Group, including support in consolidation.
Systems: DATEV.

Apr 2024 - Dec 2025

9 months

Interim Manager

Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements and preparation of annual financial statements for companies in various industries, tax advice, preparation of tax reports and accounting tasks.
Systems: DATEV and CaseWare.

Jan 2024 - Nov 2024

11 months

Cologne, Germany

Interim Tax Manager Germany

DM Finco GmbH (Danaher Corporation)

Handling tax inquiries in income tax, payroll tax and accounting, independently working on and supporting tax projects and special topics, preparing annual financial statements under HGB and reviewing financial statements, coordinating corporate tax return preparation by external advisors and tax accounting under US GAAP.
Systems: Danaher Connect SharePoint (team site, trial balance collection for all legal entities, tax planning, digital upskilling & training, FATCA reporting, tax accounting), Olympus (corporate finance and treasury, tax, general), Blueprint, CSC Corptax.

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

3 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

Hermes Arzneimittel Holding GmbH

Hands-on and advisory role in accounting and monthly closings, reviewing and approving invoices.
Systems: Infor M3 (13.3 PRD), REWO 2.0 IE.

Mar 2023 - Dec 2023

10 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

Hermes Arzneimittel Holding GmbH

Hands-on and advisory role in accounting and monthly closings, reviewing and approving invoices.
Systems: Infor M3 (13.3 PRD), REWO 2.0 IE.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year

Munich, Germany

Interim Tax Manager Germany

Hach Lange GmbH (Danaher Corporation)

Handling tax inquiries in income tax, payroll tax and accounting, independently working on and supporting tax projects and special topics, preparing annual financial statements under HGB and reviewing financial statements, coordinating corporate tax return preparation by external advisors and tax accounting under US GAAP.
Systems: Danaher Connect SharePoint (team site, trial balance collection for all legal entities, tax planning, digital upskilling & training, FATCA reporting, tax accounting), Olympus (corporate finance and treasury, tax, general), Blueprint, CSC Corptax.

Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

1 month

Munich, Germany

Interim Tax Manager Germany

Hach Lange GmbH (Danaher Corporation)

Handling tax inquiries in income tax, payroll tax and accounting, independently working on and supporting tax projects and special topics, preparing annual financial statements under HGB and reviewing financial statements, coordinating corporate tax return preparation by external advisors and tax accounting under US GAAP.
Systems: Danaher Connect SharePoint (team site, trial balance collection for all legal entities, tax planning, digital upskilling & training, FATCA reporting, tax accounting), Olympus (corporate finance and treasury, tax, general), Blueprint, CSC Corptax.

Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

2 months

Friedrichshafen, Germany

Accounting Manager – Project and Consulting Services in Accounting

Followfood GmbH

Process optimization in accounting.
Advice on monthly, quarterly and annual closings under HGB.
Interface management and implementation of accounting best practices.
Systems: FollowFood SharePoint, Infor M3, SAP FI.

Jul 2022 - Sep 2022

3 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

Hermes Arzneimittel Holding GmbH

Hands-on and advisory role in accounting and monthly closings, reviewing and approving invoices.
Systems: Infor M3 (13.3 PRD), REWO 2.0 IE.

May 2022 - Oct 2022

6 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager – Head of Accounts Payable

Andritz Separation GmbH

Responsible for and hands-on in accounts payable including monthly closings, bank postings in general ledger including payment receipts overview, technical and operational contact for the accounting team, and tax advice on business transactions.
Systems: SAP GUI for Windows 7.70, AFI Invoice (release 5.2.1.1208).

Feb 2022 - May 2022

4 months

Interim Manager

Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements and preparation of annual financial statements.
Systems: DATEV and CaseWare.

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

1 month

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager – Head of Accounts Receivable

YFood Labs GmbH

Responsible for and hands-on in accounts receivable including monthly closings.
Systems: Xentral and ORACLE NetSuite.

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

5 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager – Head of Accounts Receivable

YFood Labs GmbH

Responsible for and hands-on in accounts receivable including monthly closings.
Systems: Xentral and ORACLE NetSuite.

Aug 2021 - Aug 2021

1 month

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG

Responsible for and hands-on in financial accounting including monthly closings for AURELIUS Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG and various holding companies of the AURELIUS Group.
Systems: DATEV.

Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

4 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager (Team Lead)

CACEIS Fonds Service GmbH

Responsible for financial accounting including monthly closings and scheduling for major clients and auditors.
Systems: Oracle, AMI 4.1, ALIS Core.

Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

4 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

AURELIUS Beteiligungsberatungs AG

Responsible for and hands-on in financial accounting including monthly closings for AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and various holding companies of the AURELIUS Group.
Systems: DATEV and Cognos Controller.

Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

1 month

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

AURELIUS Beteiligungsberatungs AG

Responsible for and hands-on in financial accounting including monthly closings for AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and various holding companies of the AURELIUS Group.
Systems: DATEV and Cognos Controller.

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

6 months

Munich, Germany

Project and Consulting Services in Fund Annual Reporting

Golding Capital Partners GmbH

Support in ongoing audit by auditors.
System: Investran (Investran Accounting, Investran Report Wizard, Investran Sungard).

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

6 months

Munich, Germany

Project and Consulting Services in Accounting/Annual Reporting

Curanum AG formerly Korian Deutschland AG (Parent Company Korian S.A. Paris)

System: SAP FI (ERP 6.0).

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year

Munich, Germany

Project and Consulting Services in Accounting/Annual Reporting

Curanum AG formerly Korian Deutschland AG (Parent Company Korian S.A. Paris)

System: SAP FI (ERP 6.0).

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

1 year

Munich, Germany

Project and Consulting Services in Accounting/Annual Reporting

Curanum AG formerly Korian Deutschland AG (Parent Company Korian S.A. Paris)

System: SAP FI (ERP 6.0).

Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

2 months

Munich, Germany

Project and Consulting Services in Accounting/Annual Reporting

Curanum AG formerly Korian Deutschland AG (Parent Company Korian S.A. Paris)

System: SAP FI (ERP 6.0).

May 2017 - Oct 2017

6 months

Munich, Germany

Accounting Manager

AURELIUS Beteiligungsberatungs AG

Responsible for and hands-on in financial accounting for AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and various holding companies of the AURELIUS Group, plus day-to-day business including closings for a family office.
Systems: DATEV and Cognos Controller.

Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

10 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Accountant

Fairchild Semiconductor GmbH / On Semiconductor

Sole accountant including closings for the German branch.
Systems: PeopleSoft and Oracle including Hyperion (Enterprise Performance Management System Workspace, Fusion Edition).

Nov 2015 - May 2016

7 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of annual financial statements of fund and project companies at various audit levels (opinions, reviews) and plausibility checks of various calculations for individual project companies.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

May 2015 - Oct 2015

6 months

Munich, Germany

Financial Accountant

Verlag C.H. Beck oHG

Independently prepared complex annual financial statements for partnerships and corporations under HGB.
System: SAP FI (ECC 6.0).

Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

9 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of annual financial statements of fund and project companies at various audit levels and plausibility checks of various calculations for individual project companies.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

May 2014 - Oct 2014

6 months

Munich, Germany

Financial Accountant

Verlag C.H. Beck oHG

Independently prepared complex annual financial statements for partnerships and corporations under HGB.
System: SAP FI (ECC 6.0).

Oct 2013 - May 2014

8 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of annual financial statements of fund and project companies at various audit levels and plausibility checks of various calculations for individual project companies.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

May 2013 - Oct 2013

6 months

Munich, Germany

Financial Accountant

Verlag C.H. Beck oHG

Independently prepared complex annual financial statements for partnerships and corporations under HGB.
System: SAP FI (ECC 6.0).

Jan 2013 - May 2013

5 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements in real estate with reporting to the group and preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

6 months

Head of Family Office/Accounting

Silvius Dornier Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Led family office and accounting including all related tasks, managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, day-to-day operations, fixed assets, payments, budgeting and forecasting for approx. 25 companies, prepared monthly closings and reported to management, travel and credit card expense reports, posting and reconciliation of monthly payroll, monthly VAT returns and foreign payment reports.
System: DATEV.

Oct 2011 - Jul 2012

10 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements in real estate with reporting to the group and preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Audit of HGB/IFRS reporting packages (Early Warning Memorandum) for H1 2012 in real estate and reporting to the group.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

Sep 2011 - Sep 2011

1 month

Accountant

Schierl Harry und Christine, Tax and Audit Firm

Annual financial statement work (non-calendar year).
System: DATEV.

Nov 2010 - Sep 2011

11 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements in real estate with reporting to the group and preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

3 months

Oberhaching, Germany

Head of Accounting and HR, Controlling

OCLC GmbH

System: DATEV.

Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

4 months

Munich, Germany

Analyst

Glaab & Rieg Tax and Law Firm

Preparation, analysis and evaluation of Swiss custody accounts.

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

9 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements in real estate with reporting to the group and preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

Jul 2009 - Sep 2009

3 months

Hamburg, Germany

Consultant for Fund Management

HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH

Support and advisory in fund management.

Jun 2009 - Jun 2009

1 month

Auditor

aureal GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Audit of fund companies and performance balance sheets.
System: DATEV.

Jan 2009 - May 2009

5 months

Munich, Germany

Auditor

Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Audit of HGB/IFRS financial statements in real estate with reporting to the group and preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Systems: SAP FI (ECC 6.0), Oracle, DATEV, SAGE KHK and internal audit tool.

Jan 2004 - Present

20 years 7 months

Controlling Specialist

Freelancer (working for various companies)

Liquidity planning.
Performance controlling.
Reporting – budgeting.
Forecast preparation.
Forecast statements (performance budget, pro forma balance sheet and cash plan).
Variance analysis.
Support in monthly and quarterly closings.
Prepare reports and analyses for department heads.
Develop controlling systems.
Investment, revenue and cost planning.
Information and advice for assigned business units.
Support in preparing business reports.
Cross-departmental organizing of reporting and expansion to comprehensive management information system (regular delivery of financial control information in structured, summarized form to executives).

Jan 2004 - Present

20 years 7 months

Investment Management Specialist

Freelancer (working for various companies)

Prepare monthly and annual financial statements under HGB and IFRS for group reporting, including monthly financial planning.
Rolling forecasts, strategic and mid-term planning, and participation in project approval process.
Critical oversight of projects in execution, occasionally on site.
Independently plan and run executive projects in portfolio companies domestically and abroad.
Support integration of new foreign portfolio companies and continuous improvement of financial processes.
Assist subsidiaries with individual financial statements.

May 2003 - Present

22 years 3 months

Auditor/Consultant

aureal GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Audit of open and closed-end fund companies.
Conduct initial audits and set up reporting.
Audit of performance balance sheets.
Support in tax audits.

Sep 2000 - Present

24 years 11 months

Munich, Germany

Team Leader

Ernst & Young AG, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Team lead for one of the largest Munich mandates.
Audits in real estate according to regulatory forms for housing companies.
Led an audit team of up to 20, including on-the-job training in audit techniques and accounting fundamentals, from theory to practice, and introduction to reporting.
Audits of hotels and of open and closed-end fund companies.
Audits of various mid-sized companies (all sectors) including inventory observations.
Coordination of commercial and tax issues.
Audit of annual financial statements under HGB and IFRS.
Audit of IFRS packages reported to the group.
Audit of liquidation balance sheets and group companies.
Preparation and review of liquidity statements.
Responsible for reporting, preparation and quality control.
Support in media fund creation and tax audits.

Sep 1998 - Aug 2000

2 years

Coordinator of Accounting / Financial Statement Preparer

Audit Firm (name withheld) for a Major German Bank

Engaged by an audit firm to coordinate accounting and prepare annual financial statements for a major German bank, finalizing them with the audit institute.

Jan 1996 - Present

29 years 7 months

Accountant (Financial and Payroll)

Freelancer (working for various tax and audit firms)

Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounting for self-employed, small and mid-sized businesses in various industries, associations, fund companies and property managers, especially real estate firms under housing company reporting rules of various complexity.
General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, group accounting, payments, cash management, monthly forecasting.
Independent support and advice for mid-sized companies.
Reporting and budgeting for and with banks.
Customized accounting analyses in coordination with clients and banks.
Business analysis.
Manage payroll of various complexity including monthly/quarterly payroll tax filings.
Variance analysis.
Coordination of commercial and tax issues.
Support in tax audits.

Jan 1996 - Present

29 years 7 months

Specialist in Financial Statement Preparation

Freelancer (working for various tax and audit firms)

Preliminary year-end closing tasks.
Prepare annual financial statements for mid-sized companies in various industries, associations and fund companies, especially real estate firms under housing company reporting rules of various complexity.
Prepare monthly and quarterly closings including relevant accruals.
Prepare annual financial statements for non-calendar years.
Prepare liquidation balance sheets.
Prepare financial statements under HGB and US GAAP.
Prepare group financial statements.
Independent support and advice for mid-sized companies.
Report preparation.
Responsible for reporting, preparation and quality control.
Develop and integrate internal and external reporting.
Negotiate loans with banks based on existing financial statements.
Reporting and budgeting for and with banks.
Key contact for auditors, tax advisors and banks.
Support subsidiaries with individual financial statements.
Coordination of commercial and tax issues.
Variance analysis.
Support in tax audits.

Jan 1996 - Present

29 years 7 months

Tax Specialist

Freelancer (working for various tax and audit firms)

Prepare tax returns for individuals including rental income and capital gains.
Prepare tax returns for self-employed and businesses including income-expense statements.
Prepare tax returns for mid-sized companies in various industries, associations and fund companies, especially real estate firms of various complexity.
Independent support and advice for mid-sized companies.
Prepare monthly/quarterly VAT returns.
Coordinate tax issues.
Prepare, analyze and evaluate Swiss custody accounts.
Assist with FIFO stock transactions for shares and fund portfolios.

Jul 1991 - Dec 1995

4 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Auditor / Accountant

Wirtschaftsprüfungskanzlei Dreyer & Partner (formerly Steuerkanzlei Jörg-Christian Dreyer)

Trained in the reporting system and budget planning using Excel and Lotus, originally designed for US companies.
Although I managed clients monthly, my main role was year-end closing and external audits, and I was introduced to reporting.
From 1992 to 1994, I focused on a major account in the newly opened Berlin tax office, responsible for the parent and subsidiaries’ financial statements and smooth audits by Treuhand. Also responsible for preparing and reviewing subsidiaries’ liquidation balance sheets.

Jan 1990 - Jun 1991

1 year 6 months

Consultant / Accountant

Wirtschafts- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft der Treuhand AG für Handel und Industrie

Independently support and advise mid-sized companies and prepare their annual financial statements and tax returns.

Mar 1987 - Dec 1989

2 years 10 months

Tax Clerk

Steuerkanzlei Manfred Kellermann

Manage ongoing payroll accounting and client bookkeeping of various complexity using DATEV up to year-end closing including tax returns.

Summary

Self-employed since 1996 with my own consulting firm, optionally working from home office or on site at the client.

Experience from various interim assignments in auditing, annual financial statements, tax returns, financial and payroll accounting (general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets), VAT returns, monthly and quarterly closings, cash management, payments, monthly forecasting, controlling, investment management, fund processing, long experience in operations.

Available flexibly in time and place, also as cover for illness, maternity leave, etc.

Very good knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook.

Familiar with DATEV, Lexware, SAGE KHK (similar to SAP), SAP FI (ECC 6.0), PeopleSoft and Oracle including Hyperion (Enterprise Performance Management System Workspace, Fusion Edition), IBM Cognos Controller (v10.3) and Investran (Investran Accounting, Investran Report Wizard, Investran Sungard), AMI 4.1, ALIS Core, Xentral and ORACLE NetSuite, CaseWare, SAP GUI for Windows 7.70, AFI Invoice (release 5.2.1.1208), Infor M3 (13.3 PRD), REWO 2.0 IE, Danaher Connect SharePoint, Olympus, Blueprint, CSC Corptax.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Steuerkanzlei Manfred Kellermann

Tax Clerk

Certifications & licenses

Certified Accountant Exam (IHK)

IHK

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