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  • Establishment of reporting and controlling structures
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Summary

Finance expert with over 15 years of experience in accounting, controlling, reporting, treasury, and international financial accounting (HGB, IFRS, US-GAAP). At the same time, deep IT expertise in ERP and BI systems (SAP, Serrala, NetSuite, Dynamics, DATEV, LucaNet).

I combine the role of a finance strategist with that of an IT enabler: from the balance sheet to consolidation, from cost accounting to global ERP rollouts. My dual expertise allows me to understand finance processes end-to-end, steer them strategically, and transform them technologically.

Skills

Finance & Accounting

  • Accounting (Hgb, Ifrs, Us-gaap)
  • Year-end, Quarterly, And Monthly Closings
  • Group Accounting & Consolidation (Including Lucanet)
  • Controlling, Cost Accounting, And Profit & Loss Analysis
  • Budgeting, Forecasting, And Business Planning
  • Treasury, Cash Management, And Liquidity Planning
  • Certified Balance Sheet Accountant (Ihk), Certified International Accountant (Cina)
  • Tax And Compliance Management (National & International)
  • Financial Reporting & Management Reporting
  • Profitability Analysis, Kpi Development, And Performance Controlling

Erp & Finance It Systems

  • Sap: Fi/co, R/3, Ecc, S/4hana (Cloud & On-premise), Sap Business One, Sap Bydesign
  • Microsoft Dynamics: D365 Finance & Operations, Business Central, Nav
  • Oracle Netsuite: Erp, Hcm, Crm, Analytics
  • Datev, Lexware, Sage (Financial Systems)
  • Odoo (Erp), Zoho Books (Finance)
  • Lucanet (Consolidation, Reporting)
  • Erp Rollouts, Finance Process Harmonization, And Erp Optimization

Business Intelligence & Reporting

  • Microsoft Power Bi, Tableau, Netsuite Analytics, Google Data Studio
  • Reporting Architectures, Kpi Dashboards, And Data Analytics
  • Management Reporting And Ifrs/gaap-compliant Financial Statements

Middleware & Process Digitization

  • Celigo, Boomi, Mulesoft, Etf Connector
  • Process Optimization & Automation
  • Interface Management (Erp↔ Bi↔ Crm↔ Hr Systems)
  • Digitization Of Finance Processes, E2e Finance Transformation

Project Management & Leadership

  • Finance & It Project Lead (Erp Implementations, Bi Rollouts)
  • Pmo, Prince2, Pmbok, Scrum, Kanban, Hybrid Methods
  • Change Management, Process Harmonization
  • Interim Cfo, Head Of Accounting & Controlling
  • Advising Executive Boards On Investment Decisions

It & Finance Tools

  • Sap Fi/co
  • Sap R/3
  • Sap S/4hana
  • Dynamics 365 Finance
  • Oracle Netsuite
  • Datev
  • Lucanet
  • Microsoft Power Bi
  • Tableau
  • Excel (Expert)
  • Lexware
  • Sage
  • Zoho Books
  • Celigo
  • Boomi
  • Mulesoft

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary

Certifications & licenses

Certified Balance Sheet Accountant (IHK)

Certified Balance Sheet Analyst (IFRS & US-GAAP)

Dr. Endriss

Certified International Accountant (CINA)

Certified Fixed Asset Accountant

Certified Payroll Accountant

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