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Interim Manager Finance
International Group
Interim Manager Finance
Feinkost Käfer Group
Interim Manager Finance
Christian Dior (LVMH Group)
Interim Manager Finance
Veridos by Giesecke + Devrient
I was Interim Manager Finance at Veridos Group – Identity Solutions by Giesecke + Devrient and Bundesdruckerei. I took on professional and disciplinary responsibility for financial controlling and ensured the smooth running of controlling processes in the Veridos Group (Veridos Group revenue approx. USD 0.3 bn, total G+D group approx. USD 2.6 bn).
- Reporting to the Global VP Finance & Controlling
- Management status: member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 3 employees
- Controlling responsibility for the entire Veridos Group (IFRS)
- Execution and coordination of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Complete revenue recognition process including PoC under IFRS 15 (revenue recognition) – accruals – RST
- Cost center planning – rolling forecast – 2022 budget in the new reporting tool (Tagetik)
- Rolling liquidity review / cash flow in the developed cash management tool / process
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Interim Manager Finance
Caverion Group
I was Interim Manager Finance at Caverion Group (technical building equipment and facility management). I took on professional and disciplinary responsibility for the general ledger team and ensured the smooth flow of all processes in the German companies (revenue in Germany approx. USD 0.7 bn, worldwide approx. USD 2.6 bn).
- Reporting to the Head of Finance & Accounting
- Management status: member of the finance management team
- Personnel responsibility for 6 employees
- Accounting responsibility for Germany (HGB and IFRS)
- Execution and coordination of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Organization, control and further development of finance and accounting processes
- Execution and coordination of tax, fixed asset accounting and liquidity planning
- Leadership, management and handling of the HGB audit
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Interim Manager Finance
Linde PLC (The Linde Group)
I worked as an Interim Manager Finance at Linde PLC (Gases and Process Plants). There, I assumed technical responsibility in the area of Group Reporting & Consolidation (worldwide revenue approx. 28 billion USD).
- Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting and Consolidation
- Management status: Interim Manager in Group Reporting & Consolidation
- Shared accounting responsibility for Group Reporting and Consolidation
- Execution and coordination of the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual Group Reporting & Consolidation financial statements (US GAAP and IFRS)
- Execution and coordination of intercompany reconciliations, asset held for sale and lease adjustment entries
- Execution and coordination of commentary on various balance sheet items at cluster and group level
- Execution and documentation of SOX processes (FX rates and assets held for sale)
- Participation in merger and push down activities (Praxair – Linde)
Interim Manager Finance
Feinkost Käfer-Gruppe
I worked as an Interim Manager Finance (Head of Finance and Accounting) at the Feinkost Käfer Group. There, I took on both technical and disciplinary responsibility for the Finance and Accounting team and ensured the smooth running of all processes across the 16 entities (Käfer Group revenue approx. 150 million USD).
- Reporting to the Executive Board of Käfer AG
- Management status: Member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 16 employees
- Accounting responsibility for Germany (HGB)
- Execution and coordination of the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Organization, control and further development of finance and accounting processes
- Management, direction and handling of the HGB audit including the consolidated financial statements
- Execution and coordination of cash reporting with key indicators for corporate management
- Cash coordination for the markets and point of contact/coordinator for cashless payment systems
- Execution and coordination of special projects for Käfer Wiesn-Schänke (Oktoberfest)
- Extensive documentation of accounting processes
- Onboarding of the newly appointed manager
Interim Manager Finance
Baxter
I worked as an Interim Manager Finance in the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices division at Baxter International. There, I took on technical responsibility in finance and accounting and ensured the smooth running of all on-site accounting processes (revenue in Germany approx. 0.8 billion USD, worldwide approx. 18 billion USD).
- Reporting to the Manager Accounting
- Management status: Member of the finance management team
- Accounting responsibility for Germany and Austria (HGB, US GAAP and UGB)
- Execution and coordination of the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements within the given time frame (HGB, US GAAP and UGB)
- Execution and coordination of intercompany recharges via web tool
- Analysis of key indicators for the financial statements and related calculation/booking of provisions
- Transfer of GL activities from Baxter Oncology (US GAAP/HGB) to the Shared Service Center
- Execution and coordination of local SOX processes (Critical Spreadsheet Testings)
- Handling and preparation of HGB/UGB financial statements including publication in the Federal Gazette and point of contact for auditors under HGB (Germany) and UGB (Austria)
- Extensive documentation of accounting processes
Interim Manager Finance
Binderer Weinkonzern
Following the excellent collaboration in 2015, I was very pleased to work again with Binderer St. Ursula Weinkellerei (Les Grands Chais de France Group). There, I once again took on both technical and disciplinary responsibility for the Finance and Accounting team and ensured the smooth running of all processes for the parent company and its 7 subsidiaries.
- Reporting to the commercial management
- Management status: Member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 4 employees
- Accounting responsibility for Germany (HGB)
- Organization, control and further development of finance and accounting processes
- Execution and coordination of the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Management, direction and handling of the 2016 HGB audit for the main operating company of the Binderer Group
- Preparation of the 2016 consolidated financial statements (Germany/Hungary)
- Onboarding of the newly appointed manager
Interim Manager Finance
Gilead Sciences
I worked as an Interim Manager Finance (Head of Finance and Accounting) in the Pharmaceuticals division at Gilead Sciences. There, I took on both technical and disciplinary responsibility in finance and accounting and ensured the smooth running of all on-site accounting processes (revenue in Germany approx. 1 billion USD, worldwide approx. 30 billion USD).
- Reporting to the CFO Germany
- Management status: Member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 1 employee
- Accounting responsibility for Germany (HGB and US GAAP)
- Execution and coordination of the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements within the given time frame
- Analysis of key indicators for the financial statements and related calculation/booking of provisions
- Analysis and review of revenue and calculation of accruals
- Organization, control and further development of finance and accounting processes, ensuring compliance with internal policies (Financial Policy)
- Control of finance-relevant customer service functions and approval of credit limits
- Complete and extensive documentation of all accounting processes
- Onboarding of the newly appointed manager
Interim Manager Finance
Binderer Weinkonzern
I worked as Interim Manager Finance (Head of Finance and Accounting) at Binderer St. Ursula Winery (Les Grands Chais de France Group). I had both technical and disciplinary responsibility for the finance and accounting team and ensured the smooth running of all processes of the parent company and its 7 subsidiaries (total revenue of all Binderer companies approx. USD 110 million).
- Reporting to the commercial management
- Management status: Member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 4 employees
- Accounting responsibility for Germany (HGB)
- Organizing, controlling and improving finance and accounting processes
- Conducting and coordinating the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Leading, steering and handling the 2014 HGB audit for the operational parent company of the Binderer Group including restructuring the inventory process
- Preparing the 2014 consolidated financial statements (Germany/Hungary)
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Interim Manager Finance
Nokia Solution and Networks
I worked as Interim Manager Finance (Project Manager HGB Audit) at Nokia Solutions and Networks group (formerly Nokia Siemens Networks). I was responsible for the smooth execution of all HGB audit processes in 2013 (revenue of all Nokia companies in Germany approx. USD 650 million). I ensured the timely closing for all eleven entities as well as the timely issuance of the audit opinion for the five entities by PWC. The HGB audit opinion by PWC for the main Nokia company was issued in June 2014. This ensured that the audited 2013 HGB financial statements could be presented on time at the supervisory board meeting in July 2014. Additionally, the documentation of the four spin-offs was completed within the tight deadline.
- Reporting to the CFO Germany
- Management status: Project Manager HGB Audit
- Technical responsibility for the HGB audit team of up to twelve working groups
- Responsibility and participation in the entire HGB audit process including the four spin-offs
- Project planning of the 2013 HGB audit for the five German Nokia entities
- Coordinating PWC audit activities and resolving audit queries
- Leading, steering and handling the 2013 HGB audit for the operational parent company of the Nokia group and four other Nokia entities
- Preparing and reviewing the annual financial statements, the management report under the new DRS20 guidelines, the notes and the VFE position
- Providing technical guidance and coordination for the working groups
- Coordinating, preparing, processing and documenting the four spin-offs for the 2013 HGB audit with a transfer volume of approx. USD 110 million
- Developing and monitoring the documentation for audits and financial statements
Interim Manager Finance
AON Hewitt
Following the excellent collaboration during the merger from 2010 to 2012, I was very pleased to work with Aon Hewitt again. I took technical responsibility for the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team in Munich and ensured the smooth running of all FP&A processes on site.
- Reporting to the Head of FP&A Germany
- Management status: Member of the finance management team
- Technical personnel responsibility for 2 employees
- FP&A controlling responsibility for Germany (US GAAP)
- Co-responsibility for quarterly forecasts (Forecast 2 and 3) in revenue and cost areas
- Co-responsibility for the 2014 budget process for salary and cost planning for approx. 350 employees, including shared service cost centers
- Building a master file for salary and cost planning as a future comparison portal
- Improving working capital through process optimization
- Overall responsibility for internal audit in the OTC area (Order to Cash), including fixing or closing all irregularities by changing processes (e.g., closing, invoicing and time entry), documenting processes and involving responsible department heads
- Coordinating and handling the tax audit by the Munich tax office
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Interim Manager Finance
Puren Pharma (formerly Actavis / Allergan)
I worked as Interim Manager Finance (Senior Controller) in the generic pharmaceutical products area at Actavis and was responsible for building and transparently presenting sales revenues, including planning and regular business reviews in Germany (revenue in Germany approx. USD 180 million, worldwide approx. USD 8 billion).
- Reporting to the Head of Finance & Accounting
- Management status: Member of the finance management team
- Controlling responsibility (FP&A) for Germany (IFRS/US GAAP)
- Establishing and owning daily sales reports including provisions
- Building and owning the budget process for 2013
- Restructuring the master database at SKU level (Stock Keeping Unit)
- Reconciling/adjusting order, invoice, transfer and manufacturing prices across SAP/MDM/inventory databases
- Planning and implementing projects in the DACH region for better data transparency in SAP/MDM/INFOR (ERP system/databases)
Interim Manager Finance
AON Hewitt
I worked as Interim Manager Finance (Head of Finance DA) in the consulting area for occupational pensions (international US group) and was responsible for controlling and accounting for Germany and Austria (revenue in the two countries approx. USD 45 million, worldwide approx. USD 7 billion). First as a permanent employee and then as Interim Manager, I led the finance merger for Germany and Austria and supported as a member of senior management in various work areas.
- Reporting to the CFO Central Europe
- Management status: Member of senior management
- Personnel responsibility for 4 employees and 2 external accountants/controllers
- Controlling and accounting responsibility for Germany and Austria (HGB / US GAAP)
- Monthly closing under local GAAP/US GAAP (global accounting system)
- Comparative analyses (FCST - PLAN - PY), commenting and presentation
- Leading and coordinating the quarterly rolling forecast (top-down/bottom-up)
- Evaluating key indicators for monthly revenue determination (Work in Progress) and the related calculation of provisions
- Building and managing international cash pooling, including contract coordination/managing cash management/finance partners for the international treasury department
- Financial responsibility for auditors and tax advisors as well as internal matters (balance sheet audit, HGB/US GAAP closing, financial audit, compliance with SOX guidelines/revenue recognition)
- Responsible for the tax audit by the Munich tax office
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
- Coordinating and being responsible for the restructuring of the finance department
- Coordinating and being responsible for transferring accounting to the Shared Service Center
- Advisor and partner for international project managers overseeing the merger
- Calculating/commenting/posting synergies in the various departments
Senior Manager FP&A
Convatec
I served as Finance Manager in the pharmaceutical/medical devices sector (international US group) and was responsible for controlling/accounting for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (revenue in the 3 DACH countries approx. 90 million USD - global revenue approx. 2 billion USD). Under my leadership, the new planning tool - Corporate Planner - was introduced in 2009 and successfully used for the 2010 planning process.
- Reported to the VP DACH/Finance Director
- Management status: Member of the management team
- Personnel responsibility for 4 employees
- FP&A responsibility for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (HGB/US GAAP)
- Monthly close under Local GAAP/US GAAP (global accounting system)
- Monthly results analysis, preparation and commentary on actual vs. plan comparisons
- Preparation of rolling intra-year planning as well as budgets and strategic long-term plans (top-down/bottom-up)
- Leadership and coordination in the PLAN process (annually from Sep. to Dec.) and presentation
- Analysis of revenue figures for the VP DACH/FD (daily, monthly, quarterly reports)
- Analysis of key indicators (top customers - brand sales - business unit sales)
- Consolidation of the country entities under US GAAP
- Supported the foundation team in implementing the new SAP ERP system
- Development of compliance guidelines
- Onboarding of the newly hired manager
Finance Manager
ARCA Real Estate/Investment Group
I was part of the finance department (controlling and accounting) at ARCA Real Estate, which oversees various projects in Eastern Europe (approx. 50 million USD development volume). I led and had overall responsibility for building the international accounting and controlling structure for the investments in Germany and Eastern Europe, including staff development.
- Reported to the General Manager Europe
- Management status: Member of the executive management
- Personnel responsibility for 2 employees (including staff development)
- FP&A and accounting responsibility for Germany and Romania (HGB/local GAAP/IFRS)
- Cash flow processes and liquidity calculations (actual - forecast - plan)
- Monthly closings under local GAAP/IFRS
- Consolidation of entities (countries) into total Europe (corporate controlling structure)
- Comparative analyses (forecast - plan - prior year) and presentations to the board of directors
- Monthly "President's Letters" including presentation to the board of directors
- Monthly rolling forecasts (top-down/bottom-up)
- Planning process for the entities (annually from Sep. to Dec.) and presentation
- Managing/optimizing local taxes and taxes under IFRS
Controller/Analyst Europe
Axcelis Technologies
At Axcelis Technologies, I was responsible at the European headquarters for the European entities (subsidiaries). Axcelis Technologies is a high-tech company based in the USA, known in the semiconductor industry and listed on NASDAQ (revenue in Europe approx. 60 million USD / global approx. 700 million USD annual revenue).
- Reported to the VP Europe/Finance Director
- Management status: Member of the finance management team
- Personnel responsibility for 2 employees and 5 external accountants/advisors
- FP&A and accounting responsibility for Germany, Italy, France, UK, Netherlands, and Israel (HGB/local GAAP/US GAAP)
- Monthly close under Local GAAP/US GAAP (global accounting system)
- Consolidation of the subsidiaries in the countries (accounting and controlling)
- Comparative analyses (forecast - plan - prior year) and presentation to managers
- Monthly "President's Letter" including presentation to the board of directors
- European leadership and coordination for the monthly rolling forecast of the subsidiaries (top-down/bottom-up)
- Financial responsibility for internal and external matters (audit, annual audits under US GAAP, etc.)
- Member of the team for strategic planning and cost savings
- Coordination for calculating foreign assignments (relocation costs, property tax, etc.)
- European leadership and coordination for the sales staff commission plan
- European leadership and coordination in the PLAN process (annually from Sep. to Dec.) and presentation of the plan to the board of directors
- European leadership and coordination of local taxes and US GAAP taxes
- Internal audit for US GAAP/Local GAAP of the country entities
- Building and managing key processes including documentation (SOX)
Financial Analyst
Jafra Cosmetics
At Jafra Cosmetics, I was in the finance department (controlling and accounting). Jafra Cosmetics is a well-known cosmetics manufacturer/wholesaler based in the USA (revenue in Europe approx. 20 million USD - global revenue approx. 500 million USD). I was responsible for managing the subsidiaries in five European countries (SMSC), including indirect personnel responsibility for three external accountants/advisors. After restructuring the European locations into a SMSC (Shared Management Service Center), I developed controlling tools for the investments in Europe together with the European controller.
- Reported to the President Europe/Finance Controller Europe/Controller USA
- Management status: Member of the finance management team
- Responsible for 3 external accountants/advisors
- FP&A responsibility for Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria (HGB/local GAAP/US GAAP)
- Monthly closings under local GAAP/US GAAP (financial statements and reporting)
- Consolidation of the entities in the different countries (accounting and controlling)
- Comparative analyses (forecast - plan - prior year) and presentation to managers
- Monthly "President's Letters" including presentation to the President Europe
- European leadership and coordination for the monthly rolling forecast
- Financial responsibility for internal and external matters (audit, annual audits under local GAAP/US GAAP, etc.)
- Analysis of Key Operating Indicators (KOI)
- Analysis of revenue figures for the President Europe/CFO USA
- Price calculation and management of standard prices/wholesale and retail prices in the system
- Responsibility for inventory in Europe (4 million USD) and stocktaking (analyses/stock values, disposal of outdated products, etc.)
- Coordination and project management in the PLAN process (annually from Sep. to Nov.) and presentation of the plan to the board of directors Europe/USA (top-down/bottom-up)
- Coordination of local taxes and US GAAP taxes in the entities
- Internal audit for US GAAP/local GAAP
- Building and leading new projects (improving reporting and controlling tools, etc.)
Summary
Degree in business administration and additional qualification as International Accountant (CINA for IFRS and US GAAP) More than 24 years of professional experience (HGB/ IFRS/ US GAAP) in building, coordinating and leading controlling, accounting and investment structures for international publicly traded groups and medium-sized companies in Germany/Europe Controlling, accounting and consolidation experience in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Romania More than 19 years of personnel responsibility (1 to 16 direct employees) Industry experience in company 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 and project management, telecommunications and insurance brokerage Spin-off experience (Bristol Myers - Convatec) Merger/integration experience (Aon Corporation with Hewitt Associates) SAP user/consultant training (FI/CO module) - Level 1 certificate Experience in developing internal control systems and key processes i
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Education
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Basic studies · Computer Science · Munich, Germany
Munich Academy for Business
State-certified Business Economist, Finance/Marketing · Business Administration · Munich, Germany
Certifications & licenses
SAP Consultant (FI/CO) - Level 1 Certificate
WBS AG
Certificate in International Accounting - US GAAP / IFRS
Academy of International Accounting, Stuttgart
International Accountant (CINA for IFRS and US GAAP)
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