CFO & Managing Director

• Responsible for financial accounting for 15 companies within the group under HGB (German Commercial Code)
• Selecting the auditors
• Main contact for tax advisors, auditors and the tax office
• Led the first full consolidation in the group and worked with the auditors
• Managed and supported the planning process across all companies
• Strategically guided and developed the group with direct reporting and exchange with the CEO
• Recruited and built a new finance team and onboarded new employees
• Led the team, designed and ran employee workshops and trainings
• Established controlling and reporting structures
• Finalized the consolidated financial statements including writing the management report
• Ensured full monthly closing for all companies and reduced the closing process by 10 days
• Handled payment transactions and cash management for the holding
• Prepared intercompany settlements as the service company within the group
• Revised authorization concepts
• Implemented the DATEV Kanzlei accounting system
• Introduced the HR tool Personio and the expense tool Moss for budget control and preliminary accounting
• Introduced LucaNet for consolidation, reporting and planning
• Initiated and implemented an automation solution for revenue postings (in-house application)
• Continuously revised existing contracts and handled contract negotiations
• Prepared and supported a full M&A process, including selecting consulting firms for FDD & CDD and co-managing the creation of the financial factbook
• Direct collaboration with external advisors, investment bank, lawyers and house banks during the due diligence
• Managed external service providers (data protection officers, consultants, lawyers)
• Reviewed payroll processes and handled HR-related matters
• Designed and ran finance meetings within the holding with all managing directors
• Managed the group's rental properties and procurement
• Set up IT functionalities/admin tasks and served as interface to external IT service providers

• Implemented the zeb.control controlling system and other control mechanisms
• Provided expertise and coordination in collaboration with external test management
• Monitored development progress, conducted system testing and verified the transfer of accounting-relevant data
• Addressed interface issues with involved providers
• Created reports and used the data warehouse for reporting and testing during the portfolio migration
• Prepared and followed up on finance and treasury committee meetings
• Supported overall corporate planning regarding budget and profitability
• Supported NPP processes from a controlling perspective and managed costs actively
• Established sales controlling for sales management
• Handled headquarters requests and ad-hoc analyses
• Created and enhanced management reporting and coordinated the management report
• Communicated and coordinated with the South Korean headquarters
• Performed profitability analyses

Toronto (03/2018–06/2018):

• Analyzed outsourcing processes and existing contracts
• Developed optimization approaches and achieved cost savings and efficiency gains
• Conducted residual value risk analyses in leasing and supported the local FP&A team and the Canadian CFO

Seoul (04/2017):

• Supported the CFO during the Global Finance Forum for all Hyundai Capital companies

• Planned, managed and monitored company performance and long-term market position security
• Calculated market values for securities and underlying transactions in line with HGB/IFRS accounting
• Prepared the basis point value report and profit center accounting for treasury, money market and capital market
• Managed cost accounting, supported corporate planning and introduced a balanced scorecard
• Performed planning calculations and result analyses
• Maintained a profit-oriented information system
• Participated in projects and enhanced data processing systems and processes
• Supported product launch processes, special tasks and ad-hoc analyses