Mirko Euscher
Management Consulting
Experience
Jan 2011 - Present
13 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
Management Consulting
BalancedPerformance
Jan 2003 - Dec 2011
9 years Berlin, Germany
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Consulting
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
2 years Chicago, United States
Senior Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Post-Merger Integration
Jan 1996 - Dec 2000
5 years Hamburg, Germany
Senior Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Audit and Consulting
Development of a process model and integration of 4 locations into an Accounting Shared Service Center
- Industry: Transport and Logistics
- Duration: 25 months
- Development/coordination of a process model for financial processes (AP, AR, FA, GL)
- Transition management for integrating multiple locations into the SSC
- Coordination of up to 8 staff (process experts)
- Collaboration with local CFO, SSC, GPO organization and local process experts
- Fit-gap analysis / knowledge transfer / stabilization
Development of functional blueprints for SAP implementation and building a Shared Service Center at a service company
- Industry: Service company
- Duration: 14 months
- Led a project team of 8 staff
- Optimized financial processes (accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, general ledger and closing, controlling) and created posting guidelines (process efficiency)
- Implemented process controls to improve the internal control system (process security)
- Developed and documented a uniform chart of accounts and posting elements (data model)
- Redesigned cost center structure and internal cost allocation
- Created a role concept and user authorization concept
- Set up a Shared Service Center with service level agreements
Integration of 3 subsidiaries into the finance organization and SAP system
- Industry: Hospitals and care facilities
- Duration: 14 months
- Created a business case
- Project and change management for integrating the accounting functions
- Fit-gap analysis and knowledge transfer
- Migration concept and data migration
Interim CFO for a logistics company
- Industry: Transport and Logistics
- Duration: 4 months
- Managed 8 staff in accounting and controlling
- Liquidity management: handled daily payments and monitored debt service
- Operational accounting: staff deployment and task assignment
- Prepared annual financial statements including review with auditors
- Improved monthly reporting for budget control and banks
- Advanced financial processes, structures, tools and systems
- Main contact for banks, tax offices, external auditors/tax advisors
Optimization of reporting processes at an industrial company
- Industry: Machinery and vehicle manufacturing
- Duration: 4 months
- Documented and analyzed existing monthly reporting
- Designed a reporting package for different stakeholders
- Defined technical requirements for implementation in the IT system (Business Objects)
- Supported and guided the implementation
- Prepared/trained for operational use
Process optimization and expansion of an Accounting Shared Service Center
- Industry: Foundations and non-profit organizations
- Duration: 20 months
- Optimized accounts receivable processes (credit management, electronic invoice optimization)
- Optimized accounts payable processes (master data management, invoice booking and archiving, payments)
- Developed an SLA and advised on negotiations with business units
- Developed a management cockpit with KPIs to control the finance area
SAP integration of 20 subsidiaries (post-merger integration)
- Industry: Hospitals and care facilities, foundations and non-profit organizations
- Duration: 48 months
- Gap analysis of accounting, closing and reporting processes and data structures in SAP FI/CO
- Developed a data structure concept and designed process adjustments as basis for customizing
- Integrated interfaces to billing systems (web interface)
- Coordinated functional and interface testing and staff training
- Created a migration concept for go-live planning and migration coordination; supported migration review
Languages
German
Native
English
Elementary
Education
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Diplom-Ökonom · Bochum, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certificate of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA®)
Lexoffice-Coach
PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner
QuickBooks ProAdvisor
SAP Business ByDesign Administration / Key user
SAP
SAP Business ByDesign Financials
SAP
Personal & Business Coach
Coachingakademie Berlin (ECA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA)
ISACA
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