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Heiko Braasch

Project Manager

Heiko Braasch
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 11 months

Project Manager

Freelance Project Manager in Finance

  • Optimized accounts receivable (especially posting incoming payments from the e-commerce segment) in SAGE 100
  • Optimized the 'Sales Deduction' process in sales controlling at Kellogg Germany GmbH using Ktie/Excel
  • Optimized accounts receivable by managing external service providers and improving processes at Kellogg Germany GmbH using Ktie/Excel
  • Optimized the finance and controlling division (particularly accounts receivable) at Interflex Datensystem GmbH using INFOR LN
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months
Germany

Head of Accounting

TEDOM Deutschland GmbH

  • Implemented the new ERP system IFS
  • Caught up on financial accounting for two companies for two fiscal years (short fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023)
  • Statistical reporting
  • Liaison with tax authorities and auditors
Jan 2022 - Sep 2023
1 year 9 months
Germany

Head of Financial Accounting

OMIRA GmbH

  • Prepared monthly financial statements according to HGB
  • Group reporting (especially the reconciliation to IFRS for the Hyperion reporting of the French parent company)
  • ONE SAP projects for German group companies
  • Optimized workflow
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 5 months
Germany

Head of Finance/Controlling

Aristotech Industries GmbH

  • Introduced a reliable, timely monthly performance reporting (previously only a monthly management report (BWA) from the tax advisor with a four-week delay)
  • Determined accurate hourly rates for cost calculation (deviations up to 200%)
  • Implemented a cost center accounting sheet (BAB) for the company
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
1 year 7 months

Interim Finance Manager

Aug 2011 - Feb 2019
7 years 7 months
Germany

Controller and Head of Finance; from October 2016 authorized officer and member of the management team

Köver GmbH & Co. KG

  • Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB

  • Annual and liquidity planning

  • Variance analysis and project controlling

  • ROI calculations

  • Initiation and supervision of special projects

  • Point of contact for shareholders, auditors and banks

  • Capacity expansions at the Gera and Libčice (CZ) locations by 25% each through installation of a production plant (investment volume €600k)

  • Transfer of approx. €1.4M in annual sales to the expanded sites; annual cost optimization approx. €150k

  • Monthly project cost controlling to quickly reveal variances

  • Replacement of plant management at the Libčice (CZ) site, reducing the scrap rate from >12% to <4%

  • Addition of the rain barrel to the rainwater harvesting product line (production start 03/2018)

Feb 2010 - Jul 2011
1 year 6 months
Hemer, Germany

Controller

MeadWestVaco Calmar GmbH

  • Operational controlling, especially investment controlling

  • Participation in monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB and reconciliation to US GAAP for group reporting

  • Annual and budget planning

  • Manufacturing cost and ROI calculations

  • Ensuring results reporting to the group headquarters by the fourth working day of the following month

Apr 2009 - Feb 2010
11 months

Reorientation phase

Aug 2007 - Mar 2009
1 year 8 months
Bad Grund, Germany

Controller

Wilhelm Mende GmbH & Co. KG

  • Participation in monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB

  • Annual and budget planning

  • Manufacturing cost and ROI calculations

  • Daily production reporting for management

  • Introduction of a monthly report on inventory coverage for raw materials and semi-finished products

Apr 2007 - Jul 2007
4 months

Reorientation phase

Aug 1998 - Mar 2007
8 years 8 months
Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany

Controller

Betonstein-Union GmbH & Co. KG

  • Contributing to monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under HGB, including consolidation
  • Annual and budget planning
  • Manufacturing cost and ROI calculations
  • Benchmarking of production sites
Oct 1997 - Jul 1998
10 months

Commercial Assistant

Mar 1991 - Jun 1992
1 year 4 months
Hamburg, Germany

IT Assistant

Werkhof GmbH

Jun 1988 - May 1989
1 year
Pinneberg, Germany

Bank Clerk

Kreissparkasse Pinneberg

Oct 1985 - Dec 1986
1 year 3 months
Wedel, Germany

Property and Housing Management Clerk

NVV Vermögensverwaltung GmbH

Jun 1985 - Sep 1985
4 months
Wedel, Germany

Bank Clerk

Stadtsparkasse Wedel (Holstein)

Summary

  • Experienced executive with several years of expertise in finance leadership in the mid-sized industry, including a Czech subsidiary
  • Highly mobile and ready to travel
  • Assertive

Skills

  • Erp System Jkarat
  • Infor/ln
  • Proalpha
  • Datev / Datev Cost Accounting Pro
  • Sap R/3
  • Ms Office
  • Ibm Cognos / Tm1
  • Ktie
  • Sage 100

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 1992 - Sep 1997

University of Economics and Politics

Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Hamburg, Germany

Aug 1982 - Jun 1985

Stadtsparkasse Wedel (Holstein)

Bank Clerk · Wedel, Germany

Aug 1976 - Jun 1982

Karl-Sörensen-Schule

Secondary School Certificate · Pinneberg, Germany

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