Jonas Bücherl
Freelance Consultant & Interim Manager
Experience
Nov 2021 - Present
3 years 4 months Munich, Germany
Freelance Consultant & Interim Manager
Jonas Bücherl Consulting (JoBuCon)
Selected projects:
Development of automated controlling and reporting processes for a German FinTech startup
- Development of a fully integrated data model using MS PowerQuery
- Creation of various reports and dashboards for the management team in Excel and PowerBI
- Design of a system-supported process from order to payment
- Optimization of processes in accounts payable and receivable accounting
Development of the global insurance business unit for a publicly listed Australian company
- Reorganization and harmonization of existing insurance solutions across seven countries
- Introduction of an independent controlling and reporting structure for the insurance business
- Initiation and negotiation of new and existing contractual relationships with international insurers
- Alignment on legal and tax regulations with local lawyers and tax advisors
Interim Business Partner Finance for the German subsidiary of an Israeli tech company
- Regular presentation of relevant KPIs for the global finance and management team
- Maintenance and development of existing controlling and reporting tools (approx. €15M revenue / 100 FTE)
- 2-month parental leave coverage for the local CFO, including leadership of the finance team (4 FTE)
Development of a reorganization concept for the IT department of a German insurance company
- Conducting a status-quo assessment through interviews and workshops (3 executives / 40 FTE)
- Derivation of various options followed by a qualitative & quantitative evaluation
- Presentation of a recommendation for action to the executive board and leadership team
Consolidated reporting and controlling of cost-saving measures at a German publishing company
- Regular alignment on the progress of individual cost-saving measures with responsible stakeholders
- Consolidation of results into reports for the group executive management (total volume approx. €50M)
- Identification of additional cost-saving measures in consultation with relevant stakeholders
Feb 2021 - Oct 2021
9 months Hamburg, Germany
Head of Controlling & Corporate Affairs
OCC Assekuradeur GmbH
- Member of the top-management team with responsibility for financial planning, controlling & reporting and investor relations
- Owner of the annual financial planning process including regular controlling and forecasting activities
- Managing all correspondence with the major shareholders, e.g. preparation and hosting of supervisory board meetings, creation of company reports for internal and external stakeholders
Feb 2020 - Jan 2021
1 year Hamburg, Germany
Manager Corporate Development
OCC Assekuradeur GmbH
- Member of the top-management team with responsibility for strategic projects
- Supporting the CEO on all kinds of strategic and organizational challenges, such as migration of subsidiaries, formulating strategy papers, calculating business cases
- Conceptualizing and implementing previously non-existent controlling and reporting methods
- Owner of the meeting-schedule on top-management and leadership team (e.g. weeklies, monthlies, etc.)
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year Hamburg, Germany
Associate II
Arkwright Consulting
- Enhancing the digital customer service portal of a multinational debt collection agency
- Modelling and evaluating the business case of joint activities in a major field of DOOH marketing
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
1 year 4 months Hamburg, Germany
Associate I
Arkwright Consulting
- Supporting different German financial institutions in achieving compliance with new PSD-2 regulation
- Reorganising a mid-cap payment service provider's sales department and sales strategy
- Structuring and evaluating various business cases in the light of a strategic transformation
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
5 months Munich, Germany
Working Student Deal Advisory, Financial Services
KPMG
Valuation of financial service institutions (e.g. in M&A transactions; Goodwill impairment tests)
Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
4 months Unterföhring, Germany
Intern Corporate Strategy / M&A
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Preparation, assessment and execution of M&A deals and adjacent strategic moves
Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
5 monthsIntern Deal Advisory, Financial Services
KPMG
Valuation of financial service institutions (e.g. in M&A transactions; Goodwill impairment tests)
May 2014 - May 2015
1 year 1 monthWorking Student Controlling & Reporting
Siemens
Business controlling service division Oil & Gas North-West Europe
Jan 2008 - Jul 2008
7 monthsCustomer Service Consultant
Sparkasse Regensburg
Personal supervision of approx. 700 private customers in investment, financing, insurance, and banking decisions
Aug 2005 - Jan 2008
2 years 6 monthsApprenticeship Bank Clerk (Bankkaufmann IHK)
Sparkasse Regensburg
Vocational education in private consumer banking and adjacent banking services
Summary
Team player at heart with exceptional degree of reliability paired with analytical and structured way of working. Profound academic education (B.A. / M.Sc.) in business administration with international orientation. Generalist with both national and international experience, particularly in Financial Services and Media Industry. Passion for strategic challenges accompanied by a distinctive eye for detail and an aptitude for “number crunching”. Ambition, humility, humor plus concise and persuasive communication skills complete the picture.
Top skills: Intercultural Teamwork, Datenanalyse, Microsoft Office
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Education
Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
TAM Akademie
Practitioner of Modern Leadership, Leadership · Berlin, Germany
Jun 2015 - Oct 2015
Aarhus University
Master of Science (M.Sc.) · Business Administration · Aarhus, Denmark
Oct 2014 - Jun 2017