Markus Huber
Interim Manager Finance
Experience
Feb 2025 - Present
1 yearMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
International corporate group
May 2024 - Dec 2024
8 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Feinkost Käfer Group
Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
1 year 4 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Christian Dior (LVMH Group)
Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 4 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Veridos by Giesecke + Devrient
- Functional and disciplinary responsibility for the financial controlling of the Veridos Group (IFRS)
- Ensuring smooth operation of the controlling processes in the Veridos Group (revenue approx. USD 0.3 billion)
- Reporting to the Global VP Finance & Controlling
- Member of the management team with responsibility for 3 employees
- Preparation and coordination of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Coordination of the revenue recognition process including PoC under IFRS 15
- Cost center planning, rolling forecast and 2022 budget in the new reporting tool (Tagetik)
- Rolling liquidity analysis and cash flow management with a proprietary tool
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
6 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Caverion Group
- Functional and disciplinary responsibility for the general ledger team of the German entities (HGB and IFRS)
- Reporting to the Head of Finance & Accounting
- Member of the finance management team with responsibility for 6 employees
- Organization, control and further development of processes in finance and accounting
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Coordination of tax, fixed asset accounting and liquidity planning
- Leadership and coordination of the HGB audit
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
7 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Linde PLC (The Linde Group)
- Lead responsibility for Group Reporting & Consolidation (US GAAP and IFRS)
- Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting & Consolidation
- Interim Manager in Group Reporting & Consolidation with shared accounting responsibility
- Preparation and coordination of monthly, quarterly and annual Group Reporting & Consolidation closings
- Intercompany reconciliations, assets held for sale, and lease adjustment entries
- Commenting on balance sheet items at cluster and group level
- Execution and documentation of SOX processes
- Contribution to merger and push-down activities (Praxair – Linde)
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
7 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Feinkost Käfer-Gruppe
- Managed finance and accounting for 16 companies (HGB)
- Reported to the Executive Board of Käfer AG
- Member of the management team with responsibility for 16 staff
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Organized and improved finance and accounting processes
- Led the HGB financial audit including the consolidated financial statements
- Cash reporting with key indicators for corporate management
- Coordinated market cash operations and cashless payment systems
- Carried out special projects for the Käfer Wiesn-Schänke (Oktoberfest)
- Extensive documentation of workflows
- Onboarded new managers
Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
10 monthsUnterschleißheim, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Baxter International
- Lead responsibility for finance and accounting (HGB, US GAAP, UGB)
- Reported to the Accounting Manager
- Member of the finance management team
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Coordinated intercompany chargebacks via web tool
- Analyzed key indicators and calculated/posted provisions
- Transferred GL activities of Baxter Oncology to the shared service center
- Executed local SOX processes (critical spreadsheet testing)
- Prepared and published HGB/UGB financial statements in the Federal Gazette
- Liaison for external audits in Germany and Austria
- Extensive documentation of workflows
Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
8 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Binderer Weinkonzern
- Managed finance and accounting for the parent company and 7 subsidiaries (HGB)
- Reported to the commercial management
- Member of the management team with responsibility for 4 staff
- Organized and improved finance and accounting processes
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Led the 2016 HGB financial audit for the operating parent company
- Prepared the 2016 consolidated financial statements (Germany/Hungary)
- Onboarded new managers
Feb 2016 - Nov 2016
10 monthsPlanegg, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Gilead Sciences
- Managed finance and accounting in Germany (HGB and US GAAP)
- Reported to the CFO Germany
- Member of the management team with responsibility for 1 staff member
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Analyzed key indicators and booked provisions
- Reviewed and calculated revenue and accruals
- Organized and controlled financial processes in line with the financial policy
- Oversaw customer service functions and approved credit limits
- Extensive documentation of all workflows
- Onboarded new managers
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
8 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Binderer Weinkonzern
- Managed finance and accounting for the parent company and 7 subsidiaries (HGB)
- Reported to the commercial management board
- Member of the management team with personnel responsibility for 4 employees
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Led the 2014 HGB audit and restructured the inventory process
- Prepared the 2014 consolidated financial statements (Germany/Hungary)
- Onboarded new managers
Mar 2014 - Nov 2014
9 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Nokia Solution and Networks
- Led the HGB audit project for all German Nokia entities (revenue approx. USD 650M)
- Reported to the CFO Germany
- Technical lead of an HGB audit team with up to twelve workgroups
- Planned and coordinated the 2013 HGB audit for five companies
- Coordinated PwC audit activities and resolved audit queries
- Documented four company spin-offs (transfer volume approx. USD 110M)
- Completed and certified the audit on time for the July 2014 supervisory board meeting
May 2013 - Jan 2014
9 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
AON Hewitt
- Responsible for the FP&A team Germany (US GAAP)
- Reported to the Head of FP&A Germany
- Member of the finance management team with responsibility for 2 employees
- Co-responsible for revenue and cost forecasts
- Co-responsible for the 2014 budgeting process for approx. 350 employees
- Developed a master file for salary and cost planning
- Optimized processes to improve working capital
- Overall responsibility for internal audit in the order-to-cash area
- Coordinated and managed the tax audit in Munich
- Onboarded new managers
Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
1 yearMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
Puren Pharma (formerly Actavis/Allergan)
- Senior controller in generic pharmaceuticals (IFRS/US GAAP)
- Reported to the Head of Finance & Accounting
- Established and managed daily revenue reports including provisions
- Developed the 2013 budget process
- Restructured the master database at the SKU level
- Reconciled and adjusted prices in SAP/MDM/inventory
- Projects to improve data transparency in SAP/MDM/Infor
Aug 2010 - Feb 2012
1 year 7 monthsMunich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
AON Hewitt Merger
- Head of Finance DA for consulting and occupational pensions (HGB/US GAAP)
- Reported to the CFO Central Europe
- Member of the executive board with personnel responsibility for 4 employees and 2 external accountants
- Controlling and accounting responsibility for Germany/Austria
- Monthly close under Local GAAP/US GAAP
- Managed forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis
- Set up and managed international cash pooling
- Responsible for audits and SOX compliance
- Coordinated finance department restructuring and shared service center transfer
- Advised international project managers on the merger
Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
1 year 1 monthMunich, Germany
Senior Manager FP&A
Convatec
- Finance Manager DACH (HGB/US GAAP)
- Reporting to VP DACH/Finance Director
- Member of the management team with responsibility for 4 employees
- Implementation and use of the Corporate Planner planning tool
- Monthly closing and performance analysis
- Rolling planning, budgets, and strategic long-term plans
- Leading the forecast and planning processes
- Consolidation under US GAAP
- Supporting SAP implementation
- Developing compliance policies
Sep 2007 - Feb 2009
1 year 6 monthsMunich, Germany
Finance Manager
ARCA Real Estate/Investment Group
- Controlling and accounting for projects in Germany and Romania (HGB/Local GAAP/IFRS)
- Reporting to the General Manager Europe
- Member of the executive team with responsibility for 2 employees
- Establishing international accounting and controlling structures
- Cash flow processes and liquidity calculations
- Monthly closings and consolidation for all of Europe
- Comparison analyses and presentations to the Board of Directors
- Rolling forecasts and planning procedures
- Optimizing local tax and IFRS
Aug 2003 - Aug 2007
4 years 1 monthMunich, Germany
Controller/Analyst Europe
Axcelis Technologies
- Responsible for FP&A and accounting for Germany, Italy, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Israel (Local GAAP/US GAAP)
- Reporting to VP Europe/Finance Director
- Member of the finance management team with 2 employees and 5 external accountants
- Monthly closings and consolidation of subsidiaries
- Forecasting and planning processes across Europe
- Variance analyses and presentations to the Board of Directors
- Coordinating internal and external audits (US GAAP/Local GAAP)
- Coordination of tax and commission plans
Jan 2001 - Jul 2003
2 years 7 monthsMunich, Germany
Financial Analyst
Jafra Cosmetics
- Controlling and accounting for holdings in five European countries (HGB/Local GAAP/US GAAP)
- Reporting to President Europe and Finance Controller Europe/Controller USA
- Responsible for 3 external accountants
- Developing controlling tools for the Shared Management Service Center
- Monthly closings and consolidation
- Forecasting and planning processes
- Price and inventory management
- Internal and external audit responsibility
Jan 1988 - Jul 1997
9 years 7 monthsMunich, Germany
General Manager/Finance Manager
Huber GmbH
Feb 1987 - Dec 1987
11 monthsGermany
Accountant, Financial Management
Gebr. Berthold GmbH
Summary
- More than 24 years of professional experience (HGB/ IFRS/ US GAAP) building, coordinating and leading controlling, accounting and equity structures for international publicly listed corporations and mid-sized companies in Germany/Europe
- Experience in controlling, accounting and consolidation in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Romania
- Over 19 years of staff responsibility (1 to 16 direct reports)
- Industry experience in occupational pension schemes, consulting, facility management, semiconductors, identity solutions, industrial gases and process plants, investment, real estate, cosmetics, food, mechanical engineering, network technology, pharmaceuticals, building services engineering and project management, telecommunications and insurance brokers
- Spin-off experience (Bristol Myers - Convatec)
- Merger and integration experience (Aon Corporation with Hewitt Associates)
- Experience in developing internal control systems and key processes including documentation and SOPs (shared service center, SOX and internal ISO auditor)
Skills
- Good Knowledge Of Standard Pc Software
- Experienced Excel User
- Ms Office
- Lotus Notes
- Sap (Fi/co/bcs)
- Oracle
- J. D Edwards
- Microsoft Dynamics-navision
- Tagetik
- Glovia
- S-base
- Infor Movex M3
- Impromptu
- Hyperion
- Cognos
- Corporate Planner
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
ElementaryItalian
ElementaryEducation
Oct 1999 - Dec 2000
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science · Munich, Germany
Sep 1997 - Jul 1999
Munich Business Academy
State-certified business economist, specializing in Finance/Marketing · Business Administration · Munich, Germany
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General University of Applied Sciences Entrance Qualification
Certifications & licenses
SAP Consultant Training (FI/CO) - Level 1
WBS AG, SAP Education Partner
Certificate in International Accounting - CINA for US GAAP/IFRS
Academy of International Accounting
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