Günther Lehner - Senior Manager

Möllenbeck, Germany

Experience

Dec 2020 - Present

5 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Manager

WTS Digital GmbH

Built and led the center of excellence for MS Office-based tools
Conceived, designed and developed custom Excel VBA solutions
Product Owner responsibilities
Designed, managed and executed data migrations

Jul 2019 - Present

6 years 7 months

Möllenbeck, Germany

Managing Partner

Laila Mahfouz & Günther Lehner KULTURGUTLEBEN GbR

Company management
Program planning
Marketing
Accounting

Oct 2010 - Present

15 years 4 months

Möllenbeck, Germany

Freelancer

431verstaerker, Günther Lehner

Systemic thinker: idea creation, idea refinement, modern court jester, versatile creative mind
Conceiving, designing and developing custom Excel VBA solutions, optionally using a self-built application framework
VBA.Flow(): training & sparring for Excel VBA developers for professional, object-oriented development with the best possible avoidance of technical debt
What the Flow?!: life-system support in areas of (self)leadership, (self)management, (collective) proactive self-evolution, resilience and life happiness

Jan 2008 - Sep 2010

2 years 9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Manager Accounting Advisory Services, Authorized Signatory

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (Hamburg branch)

Participated in and led advisory projects related to Quality Close and Accounting Support services
Developed software tools as part of the projects (MS Access, MS Excel – including VBA)
Built and led a core competency team for developing and maintaining these tools
Regularly attended internal meetings, especially the Quality Close Roundtable and management meetings

May 2006 - Dec 2007

1 year 8 months

Bergheim, Austria

Head of Administration and Finance, Authorized Representative, Member of Management Board

Nilfisk-Advance GmbH

Disciplinary and professional leadership of 11 employees
Overall responsibility for external and internal accounting, including monthly reporting under IFRS
Coordination of budgeting and forecasting processes
Point of contact for authorities, auditors and lawyers
Stock management
Accounts receivable management
Regular participation in meetings with the Group Executive Board, presenting financials
Leading the in-house customer service and sales support
Involvement in product pricing
Participation in the management board

Jun 2005 - Apr 2006

11 months

Salzburg, Austria

Head of Financial Accounting, Authorized Signatory

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Austria GmbH

Leading the day-to-day accounting
Supervising two employees
Capitalizing leased assets and managing fixed assets of around 13,000 items under HGB and US GAAP
Capitalizing and posting hire-purchase contracts
Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under HGB
Gathering data for the US GAAP reconciliation
Handling all payment transactions, including operational management of refinancing lines
Calculating all taxes and duties, preparing and settling the tax returns
Daily determination and internal reporting of refinancing needs, including various financial analyses

Apr 2004 - Feb 2005

11 months

Vienna, Austria

Group Controller

MAN Roland CEE Gruppe

Authority to direct all controlling and accounting staff at the subsidiaries
Overall responsibility for external and internal accounting of the sub-group, including monthly management reporting (including consolidation), quarterly reporting, and annual financial statements under local GAAP and IFRS
Coordinating annual financial audits
Primary contact for finance, accounting and controlling within the group
Managing all commercial matters that could not be handled locally by the subsidiaries
Regularly taking on special tasks of various kinds on behalf of the board

Aug 2001 - Mar 2004

2 years 8 months

Vienna, Austria

Senior Audit Assistant

Deloitte & Touche Wirtschaftstreuhand GmbH

Annual audit (single-entity and consolidated financial statements) under HGB, IFRS and US GAAP
Leading smaller audit projects
Financial Due Diligence Reviews
Business valuation reports
Preparation of consolidated financial statements
Coordinating the audit of consolidated financial statements

Skills

Generalist And Polymath Background:

Intellectually Gifted At The Highest Level, Diagnostically Confirmed On April 12, 2022 By Giftedness Diagnostician Dr. Karin Joder
So-called "Scanner Personality" With A Strong Thirst For Knowledge And Diverse Interests, Plus The Motto "Starting Anywhere And Improving From There Since 1973"

It Skills (Excerpt):