Ella Goldberg - Development Project Manager AI Program (Coordination and Management of multiple AI, IT and organizational projects)

Munich, Germany

Experience

May 2021 - Present

4 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Development Project Manager AI Program (Coordination and Management of multiple AI, IT and organizational projects)

Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Coordination and management of multiple AI, IT and organizational projects.
Implementation of AI, IT and organizational projects.
Project communication with clients, stakeholders and the steering committee.
Preparing project documents (WBS, project manual, etc.).
Project planning (milestones, schedule, cost and resource planning).
Close collaboration with common tools like MS Project, Confluence, Trello, Jira, Monday.com.
Project controlling and reporting.
Preparing monthly reports, forecasts and variance analyses.
Budget planning.
Monitoring project goals and milestones using key metrics.
Acceptance of project deliverables.
Risk management (risk assessment and calculation).
Analyzing financial data on SharePoint.
Formal project closure (archiving documents, lessons learned, open items list, closing event).

Apr 2019 - Present

6 years 4 months

Project Management Coaching (Classic & Agile)

Conducting practical online one-day seminars in classic and agile project management on a freelance basis.

Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

1 year 1 month

Head of Finance Team for AVC Project (IT project Allianz Virtual Client)

Allianz Technology SE

Leading the finance team (5 staff) within the IT project Allianz Virtual Client.
Functional and disciplinary management of 5 employees.
Project communication with clients, stakeholders and the steering committee.
Preparing project documents (WBS, project manual, etc.).
Project planning (milestones, schedule, cost and resource planning).
Project controlling and reporting.
Reporting in SAP R/3.
Monthly, quarterly and annual closing according to HGB and US GAAP.
Budget planning, budget, cost and variance analysis.
Forecasting and ad-hoc analyses.
Actual vs planned comparison and profitability review.
Project analysis based on the PLM project list and project reporting in the AO tool.
Three-year mid-term planning MOP 2019 (Forecast 09_2019, Budget 2020, Planning 2021/2022).
Evaluation of time tracking for researchers & developers as project costs.
Calculation of IFRS rates for specific projects (IFRS 38 and IFRS 15).
Cash management for domestic and international operations.
Responsibility for bank accounts in France and Germany.
Handling payment transactions.
Monthly payroll runs for employees.
Quarterly VAT returns to the Munich tax office.
Z4 reports to the German Bundesbank and summary reports to the Federal Central Tax Office.
Issuing invoices at national and international levels.
Data evaluation and analysis of operations costs, cash flow, balance sheet, working capital, capex, profit & loss, tax.
Monthly financial data preparation in German and English (BAB, fixed asset schedule, tax asset schedule, budget, profit & loss).
Balance sheet analysis and calculation of financial ratios.
Determining monthly KPIs.
Cash flow analysis.
Monthly billing for clients (pricing & calculations).
Enhancing controlling tools and processes.
Support during tax audits.
Preparing documents for year-end closing for auditors and tax advisors.
Point of contact for auditors, tax advisors, banks, tax authorities and colleagues worldwide.

Jun 2016 - Feb 2018

1 year 9 months

Munich, Germany

Finance Manager / Controlling

Togal Werk AG

Responsible for controlling.
Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB and US GAAP.
Budget planning, management and variance analysis.
Creating forecasts and ad-hoc analyses.
Cash management for domestic and international operations.
Handling payment transactions.
Data evaluation and analysis of financial metrics (operations costs, cash flow, balance sheet, working capital, capex, profit & loss, tax).
Monthly financial data preparation and reporting (including SAP R/3).
Improving controlling tools and processes.
Point of contact for auditors, tax advisors and banks.
Project reporting and analysis.

Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Finance Manager EMEA (Coordination and Management of the IT project “New ERP System Concur” Rollout)

FalconStor Software GmbH

Coordinating and managing the IT project for rolling out the new ERP system Concur in the EMEA region.
Creating business cases for EMEA and consolidation for APAC and North America.
Project management tasks: planning, communication, controlling, risk management and closure.
Close collaboration with tools like MS Project, Confluence, Jira.
Responsible for finance management and controlling in EMEA.
Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB and US GAAP.
Budget planning, management and variance analysis for EMEA.
Creating forecasts and ad-hoc analyses.
Cash management and payments for EMEA.

Oct 2012 - Mar 2014

1 year 6 months

Munich, Germany

Controller

LOXXESS Pharma GmbH

Performing controlling tasks.
Assisting with monthly, quarterly and annual closings.
Budget planning and control.
Creating cost and variance analyses.
Preparing reports and ad-hoc analyses.
Actual vs planned comparisons and profitability reviews.
Supporting the improvement of controlling tools.

Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

6 months

Munich, Germany

Controller

CDM München GmbH

Performing controlling tasks.
Assisting with monthly, quarterly and annual closings.
Budget planning and control.
Creating cost and variance analyses.
Preparing reports and ad-hoc analyses.
Actual vs planned comparisons.

Jan 2009 - May 2011

1 year 5 months

Munich, Germany

Fixed Assets Accountant

Allianz Deutschland AG

Handling ongoing fixed assets accounting.
Booking transactions in the area of fixed assets.
Processing all entries and queries in fixed assets accounting.
Data analysis for other Allianz divisions (e.g., incorrect asset classes, assets in costs).
Advising and supporting Allianz companies on fixed assets accounting.
Rebooking incorrectly assigned assets in SAP R/3.
Quality assurance and cleanup of manual accounts.
Ongoing monitoring and optimization of the fixed assets accounting process.
Preparing and reviewing travel expense reports for staff at home and abroad.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

1 year

Munich, Germany

Audit and Tax Consultant

KPWT Wirtschaftstreuhand AG

Preparing reports for annual financial statements on the asset, earnings and financial position.
Creating and disclosing annual and consolidated financial statements according to HGB and IFRS.
Conducting annual and group audit engagements.