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Philipp Einsele

Finance Manager

Philipp Einsele
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2026 - Present
1 month
Berlin, Germany

Finance Manager

Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH

  • Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB)
  • Forecasting, budgeting and liquidity planning
  • Supervision of the use of funds
  • Cooperation with funding agencies, auditors, and tax advisors
Oct 2025 - Present
4 months
Berlin, Germany

Financial Services, CFO Advisory & Process Automation

Independent Consultant

  • Advising SMEs and start-ups on financial strategy and processes
  • Providing fractional / interim CFO services
  • Driving process automation and AI adoption in finance and accounting
Dec 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Chief Financial Officer

Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH

  • Leadership of Finance and HR team, member of management board
  • Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB)
  • Improvement, automation and digitalization of finance processes
  • Responsible for equity and debt financing, investment evaluation
  • Forecasting, budgeting and liquidity planning
  • Implementing in-house data intelligence via Power BI
  • Business partner to management team & PE shareholders, first point of contact for external partners, i.e. banks, lessors, auditors, etc.
Feb 2022 - Nov 2023
1 year 10 months
Wustermark, Germany

Head of Plant Controlling

MAHLE Group

  • Member of the management team
  • Monthly and annual financial statements, analysis and reporting
  • Preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and strategy planning
  • Financial analyses of relocation business cases & component sourcing
  • Filing financial claims towards OEMs amid COVID-19 price inflations
  • Controlling lead of carve-out project
  • Divestiture project (sell-side M&A)
Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
7 months
Motilla del Palancar, Spain

Plant Controlling

MAHLE Group

  • Post-merger integration project
  • Structuring and improvement of monthly closing process
  • Set-up of cost center accounting and product profitability reporting
  • Preparation of SAP S/4HANA implementation
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 5 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Transformation & IT Project Manager

MAHLE

  • Project manager for the reorganization of the controlling organization, definition of target size and role profiles, coordination of transition
  • Coordinator for the SAP S/4HANA implementations
Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
2 years 6 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Business Analyst

MAHLE Group

  • Set-up of reporting and planning processes for new business unit
  • Proxy to business unit controlling head, reporting to board
Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
1 year 5 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Trainee Program

MAHLE Group

  • Various stations spanning the controlling function within MAHLE

Skills

  • It Workspace: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
  • Rpa & Automation: Power Automate, Google Apps Script
  • Erp/accounting: Sap/r3, Expertis, Odoo, Datev
  • Business Intelligence: Power Bi, Sap Analytics Cloud
  • Etl (Extract, Transform, Load): Power Query
  • E-commerce: Shopify
  • Invoice & Banking: Candis, Starmoney
  • Project Mgmt. & Collaboration: Miro, Jira, Slack
  • Programming Languages: Java, C, Sql, Vba

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2013 - Oct 2015

Goethe University

M. Sc. Management, Finance and Accounting · Management (Finance and Accounting) · Frankfurt, Germany

Oct 2009 - Aug 2013

University of Applied Sciences Esslingen

B. Eng. International Engineering Management · International Engineering Management · Esslingen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Six Sigma Green Belt

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Where is Philipp based?

Philipp is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Philipp speak?

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Philipp have?

Philipp has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Philipp be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Finance Manager, Financial Services, CFO Advisory & Process Automation, Chief Financial Officer.

What is Philipp's latest experience?

Philipp's most recent position is Finance Manager at Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH.

What companies has Philipp worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Philipp has worked for Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH, Independent Consultant, Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH, MAHLE Group, and MAHLE.

Which industries is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage. Philipp also has some experience in Professional Services.

Which business areas is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Business Intelligence. Philipp also has some experience in Strategy and Planning, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management.

Which industries has Philipp worked in recently?

Philipp has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Food and Beverage, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas has Philipp worked in recently?

Philipp has recently worked in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Philipp's education?

Philipp holds a Master in Management (Finance and Accounting) from Goethe University and a Bachelor in International Engineering Management from University of Applied Sciences Esslingen.

Does Philipp have any certificates?

Philipp has 1 certificate: Six Sigma Green Belt.

What is the availability of Philipp?

Philipp will be available from March 2026.

What is the rate of Philipp?

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