Jonas Bücherl

Freelance Management Consultant & Interim Manager

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2021 - Present
3 years 7 months
Munich, Germany

Freelance Management Consultant & Interim Manager

Jonas Bücherl Consulting (JoBuCon)

Selected project examples (as project lead (V) or project participant (B)):

  • Setting up automated controlling & reporting processes for a German fintech startup (V)**

  • Building a fully integrated data model with MS PowerQuery

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

  • Designing a system-supported process for order-to-payment handling

  • Optimizing processes in accounts payable and receivable

  • Developing the global insurance business unit for a publicly traded Australian company (V)**

  • Reorganizing and harmonizing existing insurance solutions in 7 countries

  • Introducing a standalone controlling and reporting structure for the insurance business

  • Initiating new and negotiating existing contracts with international insurers

  • Aligning legal and tax frameworks with local lawyers and tax advisors

  • Drafting a reorganization concept for the IT department of a German insurance company (V)**

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

  • Deriving different action options followed by qualitative & quantitative evaluation

  • Presenting a concrete recommendation to the board and executives

  • Interim business partner finance for the German branch of an Israeli tech firm (V)**

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

  • Maintaining and enhancing 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)

  • Consolidating reporting and controlling activities for cost-saving measures at a German publishing house (V)**

  • Regular coordination of progress on individual savings measures with responsible parties

  • Consolidating results into reports for the executive board (total volume approx. EUR 50M)

  • Identifying further savings measures in coordination with responsible persons

  • Coordinating technical development of a UK debt collection company (B)**

  • Data-driven analysis of automation potentials for individual transactions

  • Grouping transactions into subprojects and prioritizing based on suitable criteria

  • Supporting the tech team and regularly reporting on implementation progress

  • Calculating various business cases for consolidating the advertising market at European airports (B)**

  • Creating scenarios for cooperation models to centralize ad space marketing

  • Benchmarking against existing cooperation models at non-European airports

  • Calculating profitability and growth forecasts for negotiations with potential partners

  • Reorganizing and optimizing the sales unit at a German payment service provider (B)**

  • Analyzing the existing sales organization including performance evaluation at the individual level

  • Designing a new scheme for targets and incentives

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

  • Setting an implementation roadmap and operationally supporting the first steps

  • Advising a German financial services provider on the implications of the then-introduced PSD2 directive (V)**

  • Analyzing current and planned business areas for PSD2 relevance

  • Consulting industry experts and associations

  • Structuring the implications and deriving actionable recommendations

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years
Lübeck, Germany

Head of Controlling & Corporate Affairs

OCC Assekuradeur GmbH

Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
3 years
Hamburg, Germany

Associate Consultant

Arkwright Consulting AG

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
2 years
Munich, Germany

Intern & Working Student Deal Advisory Financial Services

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year
Unterföhring, Germany

Intern Corporate Strategy / M&A

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years
Nuremberg, Germany

Working Student Reporting & Controlling Power Generation Services

Siemens AG

Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
4 years
Regensburg, Germany

Bank Clerk (IHK certification)

Sparkasse Regensburg

Summary

Committed team player with highest reliability and analytical, structured working style. Passion for strategic challenges combined with a keen eye for details and a good feel for numbers. Ambition, down-to-earth character, humor, and precise, persuasive communication round off the profile.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

M.Sc. · Management · Germany

Oct 2011 - Jun 2014

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

B.A. · International Business Studies · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Practitioner of Modern Leadership

TAM Akademie Berlin

Bank Clerk (IHK certification)

Sparkasse Regensburg