Dirk Bergner - Freelance Controller and Coach

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Scheyern, Germany

Experience

Jun 2020 - Present

5 years 8 months

Freelance Controller and Coach

Interim Head of Controlling at a mid-sized mechanical engineering group: set up corporate controlling, prepared for a planned IPO, and redefined monthly reporting
Project at a mid-sized company in the steel and mechanical engineering sector: developed cost and performance accounting; set up a structured operating cost statement to determine hourly and overhead cost rates for pre- and post-calculation; built profit center accounting to show P&L by business area
Interim CFO at a startup in optics/photonics: prepared financial and liquidity plans for funding rounds and grant projects; served as main contact for investors during due diligence; set up monthly reporting for internal and external stakeholders; prepared annual financial statements with external tax advisors (inventory valuation, provisions, etc.); liaised with project sponsors on funded development projects; optimized and digitized financial processes
Interim Head of Finance at a robotics startup: introduced business processes and supported funding rounds
Project at a mid-sized mechanical engineering company: implemented a cost and performance accounting system

Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

1 year 8 months

Garching, Germany

Director of Business Process Management, Authorized Signatory

SÜSS MicroTec SE

Set up a new department to optimize business processes aimed at increasing efficiency and output
Reduced internal lead times for machine orders in order processing, engineering, materials management, and production
Contributed to drafting a corporate policy guideline, including personnel management
Built cross-functional reporting for internal organizational projects
Carried out further optimization projects in administrative areas such as streamlining approval processes and simplifying travel expense reporting

Aug 2002 - Feb 2018

15 years 7 months

Garching, Germany

Director Controlling, Authorized Signatory

SÜSS MicroTec SE

Responsible for group controlling and, since March 2009, the operational controlling of German subsidiaries
Introduced structured annual planning and interim forecasts
Built monthly group reporting based on a consistent data foundation (OLAP database)
Led the implementation of the SAP CO module in 2008 and continuously improved it according to SAP standards
Established comprehensive cost object accounting
Controlled R&D projects based on quantitative and qualitative criteria
Set up group-wide risk management
Assisted in preparing consolidated quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS (until 2005 under US GAAP)
Worked on M&A projects and post-merger integration

Jan 2001 - Jul 2002

1 year 7 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant for Business Intelligence Applications

MIS GmbH

Implemented software solutions and provided business consulting in reporting & planning, group consolidation, and individual controlling projects based on MIS OLAP technology

May 1999 - Dec 2000

1 year 8 months

Munich, Germany

Financial Controller

Deutsche BA Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH

Nov 1995 - Apr 1999

3 years 6 months

Werdohl, Germany

Investment Controller

Vossloh Elektro GmbH

Summary

I help companies build and improve scalable controlling structures. I bring full transparency over numbers, tailor-made KPIs, and automated processes.