Interim positions as a Finance project consultant supporting the CFO
Optimise processes in the accounting department
Support the compilation of the annual financial statement German GAAP and IFRS especially the IFRS Notes, evaluation and interpretation of accounting issues
Restructuring cost centers
Implement monthly reporting, consolidating data, ad hoc reporting, deviation analysis
Preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS/Australian GAAP and preparation of tax returns
Apr 2012 - May 2014
2 years 2 months
Sydney, Australia
Financial Controller/Accountant
German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Preparation and controlling of the annual budget: target-actual reconciliation, cash flow management
Coordination and preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (IFRS and HGB), quarterly reporting to the DIHK in Germany
Provision of relevant evaluations and statistics for executives and the Supervisory Board – key figure analysis, ad hoc analyses
Coordination of internal and external audits
Implementation, further development and employee training of a new accounting system XERO
Adaptation and optimization of existing reporting processes
Jul 2007 - Oct 2011
4 years 4 months
Berlin, Germany
Audit Senior/Tax Consultancy
PKF Fasselt Schlage
Audit:
Participation in statutory audits of annual and consolidated financial statements, listed companies, implementation of the risk-oriented audit approach
Solving accounting and valuation problems, coordinating cross-company assessment of individual audit fields
Preparation of financial statements of most legal forms according to HGB, IFRS, UK-GAAP
Induction and guidance of new employees, management of audit teams
Tax Consulting:
Legal tax declaration of partnerships and corporations, extensive tax returns of natural persons
Accompaniment of the tax authorities in the case of external tax audits
Tax structuring of company sales
Processing of questions relating to international tax law
Summary
German-Australian Financial Controller, CPA (Australia) accountant with more than five years experiences in the Australian financial environment as a Financial Controller and a solid background in the German tax and audit environment
Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and capable to meet deadlines
In-depth knowledge of procedures within the financial departments. Hands-on manager with strong skills in assessing and managing key and complex procedures
Effective communicator with great inter personnel skills with clients and team members
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2003 - Jun 2007
University of Augsburg
Business administration · Germany
Oct 2003 - Jun 2004
University Rennes I
France
Certifications & licenses
CPA
CPA Australia
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