Experience
Nov 2023 - Present
2 years 2 monthsHeidelberg, Germany
Hybrid
- Conceptualization and implementation of the SAP CO-OM and CO-PA modules at the Karlsruhe site
- Conceptualization and implementation of CO-MA
- Support in the design and introduction of a profit center accounting (EC-PCA)
- Support for the SAP S/4HANA Bluefield implementation for two company codes
- Recording and documenting processes
- Preparation of training materials
- Training of employees
Apr 2023 - Oct 2023
7 months
- Conceptualization and implementation of cost accounting within SAP CO-OM and CO-PA
- Extension of the costing schema
- Reorganization of internal order types
- Introduction of statistical key figures
May 2022 - Present
3 years 8 months
- Project management of an SAP S/4HANA Greenfield implementation for the FI and CO modules
- Introduction of a standard chart of accounts (SKR4)
- Setup of profit center accounting (EC-PCA) and market segment accounting (CO-MA)
- Project coordination and execution, including steering committee meetings with the board
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
3 months
- Business consulting and operational implementation
- Restructuring of cost accounting and product costing within SAP CO and CO-PA
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
7 months
- Managing a software change from SAP FI/CO to DATEV accounting
- Advising management on financial issues, further development of structures and processes
- Digitalization of travel expense accounting
- Taking over tasks and projects of the outgoing head of finance and handing them over to the successor
Nov 2019 - May 2021
1 year 7 months
- Carried out relocation of the Saxon production plant to Bavaria
- Implemented a software-based key figure system to control production
- Introduced shopfloor meetings in manufacturing
- Assessed the locations of the Chinese and American sales branches
- Implemented measures to increase profitability
Aug 2019 - Oct 2019
3 months
- Designed and implemented liquidity planning
- Optimized the monthly reporting system
- Laid the foundation for transparent project controlling
Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
9 months
- Established sustainable controlling structures
- Implemented an early warning system including a market and competition monitor
- Designed and implemented a production dashboard for the German production plant
- Introduced e-procurement with an interface to the ERP system for purchasing C-parts to optimize processes and costs
- Conducted operational planning and forecasting
- Optimized monthly reporting by increasing information density and relevance
Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
3 months
- Prepared a forecast for the current fiscal year
- Carried out operational planning of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and liquidity for the following year
- Led the year-end inventory including coordination with the auditor
- Determined current assets and assessed inventory results
- Optimized processes and developed measures to improve the inventory workflow
- Designed a system-integrated controlling approach
- Performed month-end and year-end closing activities
- Produced monthly reports and bank reporting
- Advanced personnel controlling by determining headcounts and FTEs
Apr 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 7 months
- Created and enhanced financial process concepts within SAP CO
- Migrated new entities into an existing cost accounting area, performed functional and integration tests in SAP
- Developed SAP training materials and conducted training sessions for the business unit
- Established a globally operating Center of Excellence
- Implemented and validated a module for reporting swap transactions according to IFRS 15
- Supported the setup and organization of a financial shared service center
- Subproject lead on group-wide projects and served as cross-functional coordinator
- Reorganized reporting units within the system
- Advanced and implemented global standards for the accounting-related internal control system
- Designed and implemented a KPI system
- Conducted monthly variance analysis between CO-PA and EC-PCA including result adjustments
Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
3 monthsWeiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany
- Harmonization of material and value flows in the ERP system
- Optimization of product costing
- Conducting a comprehensive master data cleanup
- Developing measures to improve master data quality
- Implementing processes for creating and maintaining item master data, including creating a guideline
- Creating and implementing an authorization concept
Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
8 months
- Managing and further developing corporate controlling
- Designing and implementing a goal-oriented KPI system for the C-level
- Designing and implementing profit center accounting in Navision
- Preparing and commenting on the monthly reports for management and the investor
- Defining and documenting accounting processes to prepare for ISO 9001 certification
May 2016 - Jun 2016
2 months
- Executing a restructuring project (merging a subsidiary into the parent company in SAP)
- Conducting a customer structure analysis as the basis for a new pricing model for selective distribution
- Training accounting staff on market segment accounting (SAP CO-PA) and using the data warehouse (Cognos)
- Creating product profitability reports for trade goods and making recommendations based on the results
- Evaluating purchasing cooperatives based on their profitability (cost-benefit analysis)
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
6 months
- Functional and disciplinary responsibility for the accounting, controlling, and HR departments
- Optimizing the ERP system for business workflows
- Creating a qualification matrix and using it for staff planning
- Redesigning the inventory process for over 5,000 items, reducing counting times by one third
- Implementing a digital picking process with integrated quality checks, resulting in a lower complaint rate
- Overseeing risk management
Nov 2014 - Oct 2015
1 year
- Functional and disciplinary responsibility for the accounting, controlling, and HR departments
- Coordinating with auditors and tax advisors for the year-end closing
- Coordinating value flows within the company
- Structuring commercial processes
- Calculating selling prices
- Conducting personnel planning for the current fiscal year
- Conducting a personnel structure analysis
- Designing and implementing cost controlling using SAP
- Implementing planning software for liquidity planning
- Establishing HR management with the associated processes
- Managing the renaming from nicko tours to nicko cruises
Jan 2006 - Oct 2014
8 years 10 months
- Functional and disciplinary responsibility for the controlling department
- Supporting management in business-related matters
- Regularly presenting company data to managers and staff
- Implementing a monthly reporting system
- Conducting multi-year planning including liquidity planning
- Implementing SAP CO-PA
- Implementing personnel controlling
- Introducing a BI solution (Cognos Datawarehouse)
- Designing and implementing a KPI system
- Conducting a cost-saving program to boost earnings (achieved savings of €0.5M)
- Designing and integrating a new compensation system for field sales
- Setting up a comprehensive sales controlling system
- Designing and implementing SAP-based product costing
- Assisting in developing transfer pricing guidelines
- Designing and implementing KPIs for service
- Introducing a company-wide warranty and goodwill policy (saved €0.2M)
Oct 2002 - Dec 2005
3 years 3 months
- Reporting to the board of directors
- Project management in customer order processing
- Collaborating on contract negotiation and drafting
- Optimizing SAP processes
- Coordinating special projects like the CORE cost-saving program
Feb 1998 - Sep 2002
4 years 8 months
- Determining cost object overhead costs
- Controlling and monitoring investment budgets
- Responsible for fleet management
- Implementing inventory controlling
- Preparing monthly reports
- Handling asset accounting and travel expense accounting