Jan-hendrik Thalmann
Head of Accounting
Experience
Oct 2024 - Present
10 monthsHead of Accounting
BOSCH Security Systems GmbH
- Group reporting for 39 international legal entities/Group, year-end closing 2024, corporate accounting, asset deals/share deals, insurance management, risk & governance, statutory reporting, accounting workstream, BPO onboarding, etc.
- IFRS
- Implementation of group reporting software (Lucanet)
- Carve-out project
Apr 2024 - Sep 2024
6 monthsSpecialist Consolidation
Ziegler Holding GmbH
- Consolidation of 31 national/international subsidiaries in 3 groups, year-end closing 2023, group audit 2023, corporate accounting, intercompany reconciliation, etc.
- Local GAAP / HGB / IFRS
- User of consolidation software (Lucanet)
- Support for restructuring processes
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
2 years 1 monthSpecialist Consolidation
Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
- Consolidation of 35 national/international subsidiaries in 3 groups, quarterly and annual closings, internal audit, group audit, pinpoint G/L corporate accounting, intercompany reconciliation, etc.
- Local GAAP / HGB / IFRS
- Administrator of consolidation tool (IDL)
- Process optimization
Jul 2020 - Mar 2022
1 year 9 monthsDirector Finance (ppa.)
Rickmers Reismühle GmbH
- Organizing, leading and improving finance, sales, HR and IT departments
- Point of contact for banks, insurance companies, tax advisors, auditors and clients/vendors
- Prokura (ppa.)
- Implementation of corporate cash management
- Implementation of HR management software
- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Aug 2017 - Jun 2020
2 years 11 monthsFinance Director (ppa.)
Schlüssel Reederei Group of Companies
- Organizing, leading and improving finance, sales, HR and IT departments
- Point of contact for banks, insurance companies, tax advisors, auditors and clients/vendors
- Prokura (ppa.)
- Implementation of corporate cash management
- Implementation of IFRS accounting and consolidation
- SAP BCS
- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Aug 2011 - Jul 2017
6 yearsFinance Director (ppa.)
AMARO/Wenzel Group of Companies
- Organizing, leading and improving finance, sales, HR and IT departments
- Point of contact for banks, insurance companies, tax advisors, auditors and clients/vendors
- Sparring partner to owner/managing director
- Review of foreign subsidiaries (Cyprus, Poland, Singapore)
- Prokura for two management entities
- Change management in Cyprus (replacement of MD)
- Implementation of corporate cash management
- Project management
Nov 2008 - Jun 2011
2 years 8 monthsSenior Controller
RIGEL/ALPHA Group of Companies
- Controlling two reporting groups (42 entities)
- Budgeting, reporting, project management
- Investor relations, treasury (incl. FX/interest hedging)
- Project financing for shipbuilding (~2 bn USD)
- Claims handling
- Due diligences (M&A) with Big 4 consulting firms
- Negotiation of international S&P projects, contract controlling
- S6 restructuring with Big 4 consulting firms
Apr 2005 - Nov 2008
3 years 8 monthsJunior Controller
RIGEL Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG
- Corporate controlling, budgeting, reporting
- Investor relations
- Treasury (incl. FX/interest hedging)
- Point of contact for Canadian and Norwegian subsidiaries
- Financial reporting US GAAP
Apr 2002 - Mar 2005
3 yearsSenior Accountant
RIGEL Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG
- Accountant reporting under German HGB for eight entities
- Deputy finance manager
- Contact for tax advisors, auditors, banks and investors
Summary
- Hands-on Mentality | Communication Pro
- HGB (German GAAP), IFRS, Tax Law, Civil Law
- Financial Reporting | Group Reporting
- Process Optimization (e.g. Internal Review System)
- Accounting | Group Accounting
- ERP Systems: SAP, MS Dynamics, Oracle
- Reporting Systems: IDL, Lucanet, HFM
- Accounting Systems: DATEV, Lexware, MACH, ProFib
- Business Intelligence: MicroBI
- other: MS Office
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Economic High School
Kirchlinteln, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Tax Advisor
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