Michael B.
Interim Manager – Head of Finance and Accounting
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
8 monthsGermany
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Stadtwerke Köln – Beteiligungsgesellschaften
- Annual financial statements 2024
- Optimization measures in accounting/controlling
- Tax calculations for GmbH & Co. KG
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
5 monthsFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Interim Manager – Head of Finance and Accounting
Misumi Europe GmbH
- Open items for year-end closing as of 3/31/2024: individual financial statements under HGB and group IFRS
- Support for introducing the new CRM module Newton
- Taxes – chain transactions and intra-community acquisition/triangulation
- IFRS 16 leases
May 2024 - Aug 2024
4 monthsHamburg, Germany
Interim Manager Transformation of Accounting Processes
Fielmann Group AG
- Centralization of accounting for over 600 subsidiaries; subsystems at branch offices (invoices and orders)
- Implementation of a new accounting process structure: R2R accounting, O2C accounting, P2P accounting
- Optimization of P2P processes (scanning, master data, invoice verification, invoice posting; e-invoicing/EDI)
- Optimization of invoice workflow in VIM/SAP S4/HANA
Sep 2023 - Feb 2024
6 monthsCologne, Germany
Interim Manager Transformation Finance, Reporting, Controlling
Presto Group / Jockel Group
- Integration work for Presto/Jockel Group
- Implementation of reporting structures according to Presto Group requirements
- First-time consolidation
- Preparation of a forecast and the 2024 annual budget
- Reorganization of accounting (timetable, fast close deadlines, bridge from HGB to IFRS)
- Focus topics IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
- Receivables and impairment under IFRS 9 expected losses
Apr 2023 - Aug 2023
5 monthsGermany
Interim Manager Lead Controlling
Humbaur / Kogel GmbH
- Cost controlling
- Determination of margins and contribution margins by product group
- Product costing – especially tipper bodies
- Preparation of cost calculations and profitability analyses (make-or-buy)
- Cost calculation for building a new factory hall and purchasing machinery, considering logistics costs from group suppliers (Hungary and Slovakia)
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
5 monthsTrier, Germany
Interim Manager Finance & Accounting
Alwitra GmbH
- IFRS accounting convention and introduction of IFRS reporting, especially IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 leases
Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
8 monthsSchwerte, Germany
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HYDROSTAR Messtechnik GmbH
- Introduction of product cost calculation
- Development of costing sheets
- Update of bills of materials
- Update and follow-up of production times
- Determination of manufacturing costs
- Determination of machine run times
May 2022 - Oct 2022
6 monthsBochum, Germany
Head of Controlling / FP & A
Kelvion Technology GmbH
- Restructuring
- De-merger activities
- Implementation of SAC/SPA with Hovarth & Partner
- Update of TAGETIK release
Oct 2021 - May 2022
8 monthsBerlin, Germany
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Energy Onyx-Power
- Carve-out project 2019 Engie Energy Berlin
- Rollout of SAP S4/HANA and SAP on Demand for small entities
- Build-up of accounting
- Billing of power plants and maintenance
- PPA
- Preparation of reconciliation statements HGB/IFRS
- Year-end closings 2019–2021 under HGB/IFRS
- Implementation of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
May 2021 - Dec 2021
8 monthsGermany
Interim Manager Finance & Accounting
LEONI AG
- Group accounting – intercompany reconciliation
- Process optimizations and automation of postings
- Introduction of bots
- Optimization of Order2Pay on SAP HANA
- Tax accounting (withholding tax, permanent establishment taxation and deferred taxes; country-by-country reporting)
Oct 2020 - May 2021
8 monthsFrankfurt am Main, Germany
RemoteInterim Manager
Aveva GmbH
- SAP S/4 HANA project management
- Oversight of accounting & closings, remote
- IFRS 15 implementation for revenue recognition in customer projects
- Provisions for restructuring; decommissioning
- Fast close process organization
- Preparation of financial statements
- Group reporting
- Tax balance sheets
- Special tax topics
Apr 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 4 monthsParis, France
Finance Accounting & Controlling ad interim
Safran Cabin Germany GmbH
- Monthly closings under HGB/IFRS
- Annual closing (organization and execution)
- Preparation of purchase price allocation after Safran/Zodiac Aerospace merger
- Post-merger integration activities after acquisition by Safran
- Tax optimization and documentation
- SAP BFC reporting
- SAP Disclosure Management
- SAP S/4 HANA Safran Group project
- Implementation of IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
- Collaboration with banks and consultancies
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
4 monthsBuggingen, Germany
Interim Manager Finance, Accounting & Controlling
Pearl GmbH
- Building KPI reporting
- Cost management and action planning
- Cash management and liquidity planning
- Supply chain management
- Cash flow control (AR/AP/factoring/PayPal)
- Inventory management – process chain analysis
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
4 monthsGermany
Interim Finance Accounting Reporting & Analysis
APCOA Parking Holding GmbH
- Support planning & reporting
- Annual closing
- Implementation of IFRS 16
- Group accounting/consolidation in Tagetik
- Liquidity planning and reporting
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
1 year 3 monthsGermany
Interim Finance & Accounting Manager
Leadec Services & Engineering GmbH & Co
- IFRS 15 project execution and implementation
- Contract valuation under IFRS 15
- Lease contracts IFRS 16
- Asset management and optimization
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
6 monthsLindau, Germany
Interim Finance Manager
Xomox ChemPharma & Energy
- Reporting with Hyperion/monthly reporting
- KPI reporting
- Financial planning Europe
- Year-end closings under HGB/US GAAP
- Impairment tests and optimizations
Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
4 monthsDuisburg, Germany
Interim Manager Group Accounting
Xella International AG
- Introduction of IFRS 15, IFRS 16, and IFRS 9
- Preparation and booking of deconsolidation entries
- Post-merger activities URSA/Madrid
- Calculation of deferred taxes and disclosure notes
- Valuation of financial instruments/derivatives
Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
4 monthsNuremberg, Germany
Interim Manager: Group Accounting
GfK – Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung
- Introduction of new accounting standards IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 9
- Implementation of change management process for IT systems
Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
4 monthsVienna, Austria
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ZKW Group
- Reorganization of accounting in Mexico
- PMI/takeover accounting from external service company
- Preparation of opening balance sheet for IFRS group Mexico
- Training and support in project management
Dec 2014 - Sep 2016
1 year 10 monthsGöppingen, Germany
Interim Manager Head of Accounting/Controlling
Schuler AG
- Reorganization of finance & accounting
- Switch to SAP S/4 HANA
- Revenue recognition for long-term manufacturing under IFRS
- Cost optimization and tax issues
May 2014 - Dec 2014
8 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Interim Manager – Head of Accounting, Finance & Controlling
Federal-Mogul Automotive
- Reorganization of the sales division of the sub-group
- Finance controlling and change management
- Due diligence activities and preparation of purchase price allocation
Mar 2014 - Apr 2014
2 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Interim Manager “Post Merger/Change Management”
Celesio AG
- IFRS & US GAAP accounting
- Annual closing of McKesson Group
- Preparation of opening balance sheet and process optimizations
Mar 2013 - Dec 2013
10 monthsMarburg, Germany
Finance Interim Manager
Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics GmbH
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements
- Tax management and introduction of e-balance sheet
- Introduction of OCR document workflow Order to Pay
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
ElementaryFrench
ElementaryEducation
Oct 1982 - Jun 1989
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Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration, Finance, Financial Statements, Tax, Law, Corporate Management, Banking · Germany
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Industrial Clerk · Germany
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High School Diploma · Germany
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