Freelance Management Consultant & Interim Manager

Selected project examples (as project lead (L) or project contributor (C)):

• Development of automated controlling & reporting processes for a German fintech startup (L)

• Development of a fully integrated data model with MS PowerQuery

• Creation of various reports & dashboards for the management team in Excel and Power BI

• Design of a system-supported process for handling orders (order-to-payment)

• Optimization of processes in accounts payable and accounts receivable accounting

• Development of the global insurance business unit for a publicly traded Australian company (L)

• Reorganization and harmonization of existing insurance solutions in 7 countries

• Introduction of an independent controlling and reporting structure for the insurance business unit

• Initiation of new and negotiation of existing contractual relationships with international insurers

• Coordination of legal and tax frameworks with local lawyers and tax advisors

• Development of a concept for reorganizing the IT department of a German insurance company (L)

• Conducting an inventory assessment through interviews & workshops (3 executives / 40 FTE)

• Derivation of various courses of action with subsequent evaluation (qualitative & quantitative)

• Presentation of a concrete recommendation to the board and leadership team

• Interim Business Partner Finance for the German branch of an Israeli tech company (L)

• Regular preparation and presentation of relevant KPIs for the global finance & management team

• Maintenance and further development of existing controlling and reporting tools (approx. EUR 15m revenue / 100 FTE)

• Two-month parental leave cover for the local CFO including leading the finance team (4 FTE)

• Consolidation of reporting and controlling activities for cost-saving measures at a German publishing house (L)

• Regular coordination on the progress of individual cost-saving measures with responsible parties

• Consolidation of results into a report for corporate management (total volume approx. EUR 50m)

• Identification of additional cost-saving measures in coordination with responsible persons

• Coordination of technical development for a British debt collection company (C)

• Data-driven analysis of automation potentials for individual business processes

• Grouping of business processes into subprojects and prioritization based on appropriate criteria

• Support of the tech team and regular reporting on implementation progress

• Calculation of various business cases for consolidating the advertising market at European airports (C)

• Creation of scenarios for possible cooperation models for centralized marketing of advertising space

• Benchmarking against existing cooperation models at non-European airports

• Calculation of profitability and growth forecasts for negotiations with potential partners

• Reorganization and optimization of the sales unit at a German payment services provider (C)

• Analysis of the existing sales organization including performance evaluation at individual level

• Design of a new scheme for target agreements and incentives

• Definition of a sales concept based on newly created customer segments and sales regions

• Specification of an implementation roadmap and operational support for the initial steps

• Consulting for a German financial services provider on the implications of the then-introduced PSD2 directive (L)

• Analysis of existing and planned business areas regarding their relevance for PSD2

• Consultation with industry experts and associations

• Structured preparation of implications and derivation of recommendations