Peter Merz
Lecturer
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months Berlin, Germany
Lecturer
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht
Jan 2021 - Present
3 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
Lecturer
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft
Jul 2018 - Present
7 years 1 month Waldsolms, Germany
Managing Partner without Operational Role
pt plus GmbH & Co. KG
- full-service marketing agency for global technology corporations
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
3 years Frankfurt, Germany
Lecturer
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Jan 2009 - Present
15 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
Managing Partner
vanedo GmbH
- consulting and interim management
- lecturer and trainer
Jan 2009 - Dec 2022
13 years Rüsselsheim, Germany
Lecturer
Hochschule Rhein-Main
Jun 2007 - Dec 2009
2 years 7 months Eschborn, Germany
Head of Finance/Controlling (Asset Management & Planning)
Techem Energy Contracting GmbH
- business and technical project controlling
- planning/budgeting
- sales controlling and key account management
- monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (including audit and group reporting)
- cash and receivables management
- procurement and management of commercial processes (in-house and outsourced)
- IT systems
- outsourcing receivables management/collections
- reporting to financial investor
- changes in annual financial statements for the short financial year
May 2006 - May 2007
1 year 1 month Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany
Senior Manager
Evimcon GmbH
- advising mid-sized corporations on group consolidation and integrated group management
- sales and client acquisition
- project leadership, management, and controlling
- requirements evaluation and software selection
- project support during software implementation
- process optimization in group financial statement preparation (fast close)
- software selection workshops
- interim management in accounting and controlling
- creation of proposal templates and demo applications for consolidation
Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
4 years Ludwigshafen, Germany
Lecturer
Graduate School Rhein-Neckar
Nov 2002 - Apr 2006
3 years 6 months Bad Homburg, Germany
Head of Finance/Controlling
Context Management Consulting Unternehmensberatungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
- controlling of the corporate group
- business project controlling and management
- sales controlling and key account management
- workforce planning
- mergers & acquisitions
- cash and receivables management
- procurement and management of external service providers (SLA provider management)
- annual financial statements
- introduction of project contribution margin accounting
- update of bonus system for professionals
- set up reporting for international cooperation partners of Eurogroup Consulting Alliance
Jul 2002 - Oct 2002
4 months Berlin, Germany
Managing Partner
Coledampf´s Culturcentrum KG
- revision of shareholders’ agreement
- development of the branch concept
Jan 2002 - Jun 2002
6 months Berlin, Germany
Head of Accounting/Finance
Deutsche Ärzteversicherung AG
- led accounting department
- monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- annual reports
- collections
- institutional investment including real estate management
- controlling
- reporting to supervisory bodies
- annual statements and reports for seven professional pension schemes (investment assets over €10 billion)
- preparations for founding a management company for the pension schemes
Jan 1998 - Dec 2002
4 years Berlin, Germany
Head of Controlling
Landesbank Berlin
- overall bank management
- planning/budgeting
- cost/revenue accounting, profit center accounting
- product costing
- advising business divisions
Apr 1995 - Dec 1998
2 years 9 months Berlin, Germany
Project Manager Credit Office, Implementation of Technical Requirements for 5th Amendment to the German Banking Act (KWG)
Landesbank Berlin
- design and implementation of processes and structures for credit reporting (§§ 13 ff. KWG)
- development of applications for credit reporting (MS Access, SQL queries)
Jan 1993 - Dec 2020
27 years Frankfurt, Germany
Lecturer
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Bankakademie)
Jan 1993 - Mar 1995
1 year 3 months Berlin, Germany
Auditor Credit Review
Landesbank Berlin
- procedure audits and credit engagement audits (preparation, execution, reporting)
Sep 1992 - Dec 1993
1 year 4 months Berlin, Germany
Deputy Chair of the Board and Managing Director (during studies)
Studentische Darlehnskasse e.V.
- executive management
- accounting
- annual financial statements and reports
- preparation and leadership of board meetings
- recruiting and onboarding new staff
Jan 1991 - Aug 1992
1 year 8 months Berlin, Germany
Clerk (during studies)
Studentische Darlehnskasse e.V.
- advising students
- processing loan transactions
- dunning and collections
Mar 1990 - Apr 1990
2 months Stuttgart, Germany
Intern
Arthur Andersen & Co. GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs-/ Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
Aug 1989 - Sep 1989
2 months Cape Town, South Africa
Intern
First National Bank
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B.Braun Pharma- und Medizinbedarf
- design of IFRS group cash flow determination
Frankfurt, Germany
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Deutsche Bank
- strategic planning
- alignment of global division and local legal entity plans
- process relaunch of non-performing loans (NPL) reporting after offshoring to an internal service center
Head of Unit Regulatory Reporting
Deutsche Börse AG
- banking regulatory reporting (KWG, SolvV, LiqV, FinRep/CoRep, CRD/CRR)
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Genossenschaftliche Finanzgruppe
- migration to core banking system agree21
- bank management, reporting, payments
- deposit business, taxes (especially withholding tax, FATCA, CRS)
- rollout of business area accounting (sync of IFRS accounting and management figures, especially in capital markets)
Interim Head of Group Consolidation and Group Management
KUKA Robotik
- responsible for preparing group financial statements
- update of consolidation manual
Interim Head of Finance
NIBC Bank und IKANO Bank
- responsible for annual financial statements including consolidation and audit
- banking regulatory reporting (KWG, SolvV, LiqV, FinRep/CoRep, CRD/CRR)
- tax filings and declarations
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PHOENIX Pharmahandel
- implementation of an application for group consolidation and integrated group management
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Rothenberger Werkzeuge
- support in software selection for consolidation and integrated group controlling
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Sparkassen Finanzgruppe
- migration of overall bank management (new bank management)
- functional tests, implementation and system configuration
- update of IT structures and processes (DORA)
- interim head of finance
- responsible for preparing financial statements including consolidation and audit
- prep of reporting non-financial data like ESG/CSRD sustainability
- process design for provisions accounting (IFRS fast close)
Summary
result-oriented and goal-focused in task completion
demanding performance in personnel management but always supportive of employees
assertive during problem situations and willing to confront conflicts if needed, balanced and inclusive in finding and implementing solutions
strong communicator and experienced presenter externally
design and implementation of financial accounting and controlling systems as management information systems
project and program controlling
strategic and operational controlling
accounting, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
group consolidation and group controlling
financial reporting (including non-financial data like ESG/CSRD sustainability)
costing and modeling of business cases including scenario and sensitivity analyses
risk controlling and asset valuation
investment management and M&A
management of commercial processes and SLA provider management
bank regulatory requirements and reporting, bank steering
IT migrations (concept, testing, implementation)
development of standard software solutions (e.g., Excel, Access) for pre- and post-processing of data from core banking and ERP systems
team leadership (team building, personnel development, management by objectives)
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Apr 1989 - Sep 1993
Freie Universität Berlin
Pre-diploma · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany
Apr 1989 - Sep 1993
Technische Universität Berlin
Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany
Oct 1972 - Jun 1985
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High School Diploma · Gummersbach, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Pilot License
Chamber of Commerce Bank Clerk Certificate
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