Joel Euler
Group CFO
Experience
May 2023 - Nov 2023
7 months Germany
Interim Vice President Group Financial Development & Transition
Viessmann Climate Solutions Group
- Led and was responsible for the carve-out of Viessmann Climate Solutions from the Viessmann Group into the listed US company Carrier Global Corporation
- Responsible for adapting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to US GAAP, including group reporting to Carrier Group
- Developed, restructured, and optimized group reporting, commercial processes & structures, implemented fast close & Power BI, and coached finance teams
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
6 months Germany
Interim Group CFO
GHD GesundHeits GmbH Deutschland
- Responsible for controlling & reporting, accounting, treasury & tax in the GHD Group
- Managed monthly, quarterly, and annual closings, including group reporting to the PE investor (Nordic Capital)
- Developed, reorganized, and optimized group reporting, commercial processes & structures, implemented SAP S/4HANA & Power BI, and coached the finance teams
- Functional responsibility for M&A transactions in the GHD Group (mergers, exit readiness, etc.)
- Main contact for auditors & tax advisors of GHD entities
- Managed a team of around 65 employees
Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
6 months Belgium
Interim Commercial Head / CFO Central Europe (CE)
Crane Co.
- Responsible for all financial matters at sites in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, and for controlling, accounting, tax & legal departments
- Prepared and managed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including US GAAP group reporting to headquarters (USA)
- Financial responsibility for mergers, demergers, and restructurings of various European entities
- Responsible for all tax matters in the CE group
- Main contact for auditors & tax advisors of CE entities
- Developed finance & commercial areas and their teams
- Managed a team of around 30 employees
Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
7 months Germany
Interim Group CFO / Commercial Managing Director
AEROMARITIME Group
- Restructured and optimized the entire commercial area (finance, controlling, accounting, HR, procurement, IT & legal) of the AEROMARITIME Group
- Responsible for group financial statements for an upcoming M&A transaction
- Negotiated with suppliers, creditors, and banks on bridge financing
- Responsible for all tax matters of the group
- Special projects: ERP implementation, conversion from HGB to IFRS, etc.
- Closely collaborated and communicated with PE investors
- Managed a team of around 30 employees
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
5 months Germany
Interim Group CRO/CFO
Brandstock Service AG
- Analyzed and defined the current finance & commercial areas (controlling, accounting, auditing & billing, HR & IT) in the BRANDSTOCK Group
- Created an implementation plan to restructure and optimize finance & commercial areas after post-merger integration into Questel Group
- Special projects: due diligence for an upcoming sale, receivables management & working capital optimization, ERP implementation & go-live monitoring, HGB to IFRS conversion
- Coached and developed finance teams
- Managed a team of around 25 employees
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
3 months Germany
Interim Group CFO
Westfalia-Automotive Group
- Coordinated, executed, and was responsible for the Q2-2020 quarterly closing, including US GAAP group reporting and cash management for the Westfalia-Automotive Group to its US parent company
- Managed a team of around 40 employees
Nov 2018 - Jan 2020
1 year 3 months Germany
Interim Cluster CFO DACH, Southern & Eastern Europe
AGFA Group
- Responsible for all financial matters in DACH, Southern & Eastern Europe, and for finance, controlling, accounting, tax & FSSC
- Financial responsibility for mergers, demergers, change management, and restructurings of various Agfa entities in Europe
- Executed and managed financial and tax due diligence for the sale of the IT Business Division to Dedalus Group in 2019
- Prepared and managed monthly, quarterly, and annual closings, including IFRS group reporting to headquarters in Belgium
- Led development of PTP, OTC & RTR processes in the shared service center in Poland
- Main contact for tax matters in DACH, Southern & Eastern Europe
- Liaison for auditors & tax advisors
- Member of the Agfa Board Team DACH
- Managed a team of around 50 employees
Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
1 year 9 months Germany
Interim CFO DACH
Xylem Germany
- Responsible for all financial matters at four German sites and for accounting, controlling, treasury & tax
- PMI, change management, and reorganization after merging four companies and spinning off one entity
- Implemented and optimized three entities into a new Swiss principal model
- Restructured the finance department of the four German sites
- Responsible for closings and US GAAP group reporting to HQ in the USA
- Led ERP rollout and data management system project
- Managed a team of around 20 employees
May 2016 - Nov 2016
7 months Germany
Interim CFO
IntelliAd Media GmbH
- Prepared and managed the monthly closing and reporting to Deutsche Post DHL Group
- Handled post-merger integration of IntelliAd from Deutsche Post DHL Group to new investor AdTech
- Developed and managed controlling, especially sales controlling
- Managed a team of around 15 employees
May 2015 - May 2016
1 year 1 monthInterim Cluster CFO Central & Northern Europe
Archroma Group
- Overall responsibility for finances of subsidiaries in 12 Northern European countries
- Prepared monthly, quarterly & annual closings, including IFRS group reporting to HQ in Basel, Switzerland
- Led PMI and change management after carve-out from Clariant for Central & Northern Europe
- Built and developed PTP, OTC & RTR processes for shared service centers in Prague, Poland & Chennai (India)
- Implemented the new Swiss principal tax model, setting up production & sales entities
- Led implementation of reporting tool & data management system
- Main contact for auditors & tax advisors of Northern European subsidiaries
- Established and developed accounting, controlling, tax & FSSC for Northern European subsidiaries
- Managed a team of around 45 employees
Feb 2015 - May 2015
4 months Germany
Interim Manager Group Consolidation & Reporting
MediaSaturn Holding
- Consolidated international subsidiaries
- IFRS reporting to parent company Metro AG
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
11 months United States
Interim CFO / Commercial Managing Director USA
Availon Inc.
- Developed and implemented corporate and group strategy, focusing on sustainable profitability & change management of the US group
- Led, reorganized, and developed finance & accounting, controlling, supply chain, legal, IT & HR functions within organizational & process structures
- Responsible for closings, including US GAAP reporting to international HQ
- Built a new reporting & controlling system
- Prepared annual budget and interim forecasts
- Responsible for strategic and operational controlling
- Oversaw planning and monitoring of investments and ROI
- Managed a team of around 45 employees
Nov 2012 - Feb 2014
1 year 4 months Germany
Interim Manager Group Finance, Accounting & Tax
Talis Group
- Prepared and managed international group financial statements of Talis Group (US GAAP/IFRS) for audit
- Led post-merger integration after carve-out from Tyco Group for finance, accounting & tax areas
- Completed monthly closings, consolidation & reporting for holding companies
- Responsible for all tax matters of Talis Group
- Managed participations controlling of investee companies
- Managed a team of 12 employees
Oct 2010 - Apr 2012
1 year 7 months Germany
Interim Cluster CFO DACH
Recticel Teilkonzern DACH
- Led accounting, controlling, legal, HR, IT, central RECTICEL procurement company & administration departments
- Prepared German group financial statements (HGB/BilMoG)
- Responsible for monthly & annual closings in DACH region
- Responsible for all tax matters in DACH region
- Managed cash management & treasury for all DACH entities
- Controlled participations of DACH companies
- Led European in-house financial shared service center in Germany
- Prepared and planned annual budget for DACH region
- Managed transfer pricing between German companies and parent company
- Managed a team of around 40 employees
Aug 2008 - Aug 2010
2 years 1 month Germany
Finance Director / Deputy Commercial Head
Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH
- Led accounting, controlling, HR & administration departments
- Monthly, quarterly & annual US GAAP group reporting to parent company
- Prepared quarterly & annual financial statements and annual budget & quarterly forecasts
- Responsible for liquidity & cash management
- Prepared domestic & international tax returns
- Special tasks: conversion from US GAAP to IFRS, transfer pricing documentation, tax audits 2004–2007
- Managed a team of 14 employees
May 2007 - Dec 2008
8 months Germany
Commercial Head
Giraud Int. Speditions GmbH
- Built and coordinated all commercial functions
- Monthly, semi-annual & annual closings and IFRS group reporting to HQ in Paris
- Contributed to group financial statements preparation
- Managed HR functions
- Responsible for liquidity & cash management
- Planned and prepared annual budget & forecasts
- Prepared monthly & annual tax returns
- Managed a team of 15 employees
May 2004 - Apr 2007
3 years Germany
Controlling Manager / Deputy Head of Accounting
Kristall-Form GmbH & Co. KG
- Led finance & accounting team
- Planned & implemented a new cost accounting & controlling system
- Organized and led annual inventory
- Prepared financial reporting for management
- Handled investment & participations controlling
- Planned & introduced a new ERP system (SAP)
- Managed a team of 8 employees
Jan 1996 - Dec 2004
8 years Germany
Tax Clerk
Various Tax & Audit Firms
- Prepared financial statements and tax returns for mid-sized companies
- Performed financial & payroll accounting for mid-sized companies
Summary
- 16 years of leadership experience and 31 years in commercial roles, especially in finance (accounting, controlling, treasury, tax, legal, etc.), HR, procurement, and IT
- International mandates in automotive, chemical industry, healthcare & pharma, IT services, electronics retail, valve & water technology, mechanical engineering, defense technology, logistics & freight forwarding, renewable energy, e-commerce & media, IP management & services, auditing & tax consulting
- Specialist in M&A transactions (especially PMI), restructuring, change management, and building various corporate areas (carve-outs, spin-offs, due diligence, etc.), financial reporting (fast close), reporting, controlling, shared service centers, ERP, reporting & DMS implementations, and corporate taxation (domestic & international)
- Expert in finance, accounting, controlling, treasury & tax in an international environment
- Managed and successfully completed complex projects as CFO/CRO, commercial head, group finance director, head of group controlling, etc.
- Successfully led teams of up to around 100 employees
- Goal-oriented, systematic, and motivated execution of challenging projects, tasks, and work situations
- Motivated, coordinated, and developed employees & teams
- Hands-on mentality and a very operational approach
Languages
English
Native
German
Native
French
Elementary
Education
Oct 1996 - Jun 2006
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Diploma in Business Administration, Accounting & Controlling and Financial Reporting, Tax & Auditing · Business Administration · Germany
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