Rosa (Maria) Welpe

Interim Management for HR Payroll and Financial Accounting (self-employed)

Sankt Georgen, Germany
Experience
Feb 2019 - Present
6 years 6 months

Interim Management for HR Payroll and Financial Accounting (self-employed)

RMW Dienstleistungen Ltd.

  • Projects as Interim Manager: freelance interim management in financial accounting, HR, controlling, accounting and leadership roles, process optimization
  • Clients: Esprit (DE/CH), MSD (CH), Sedus Stoll AG (CH), Brooks AG (CH), Yves Rocher (DE), Lilium (DE) and others
Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
8 months
Aarau, Switzerland

Head of Finance and HR - Member of the Executive Board

Vinzenz Meier AG

  • Switzerland: monthly, quarterly and annual closing including reporting, payroll accounting (SAP HCM), internal controls
  • Employee annual salary declarations
  • Withholding tax accounting, contact for social security
  • Personnel and technical management of 4 employees
  • Posting transactions in accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting (SAP FI&CO) with cost controlling, forecasts, estimates and budgets, VAT returns
  • HR administration
  • HR controlling, statistics
  • Reason for leaving: return to Germany
Jun 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 5 months
Basel, Switzerland

Payroll Specialist and Accountant

Fa. Möbius

  • Payroll accounting (SAP HCM & FI&CO), annual payroll declarations, withholding tax accounting, contact for management, line managers, authorities and social security
  • Monthly, quarterly and annual closing
  • HR administration
  • HR controlling, statistics
  • Posting transactions in accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting with cost controlling, forecasts, estimates and budgets, intercompany reconciliation, Swiss VAT returns
  • Special challenge: structuring tasks to allow sole responsibility
  • Reason for leaving: bankruptcy/insolvency
Apr 2013 - May 2014
1 year 2 months
Bremgarten, Switzerland

Head of Finance and Accounting

Jeld-Wen Schweiz AG

  • Led financial accounting with 2 employees, reporting to headquarters, posting transactions in accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger, fixed asset accounting
  • Cost accounting with cost controlling, forecasts, estimates and budgets, intercompany reconciliation, Swiss VAT returns, monthly, quarterly and annual closing under Swiss law and IFRS, contact for auditors
  • SOX and illness management
May 2011 - Oct 2012
1 year 6 months
Basel, Switzerland

Team Leader Financial Accounting

Sauter AG

  • Led financial accounting with 2 employees, posting transactions in accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting with cost controlling, intercompany reconciliation
  • Swiss and German VAT returns, monthly, quarterly and annual closing under Swiss law and Swiss GAAP FER, contact for auditors
  • Internal controls
Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
7 months
Basel, Switzerland

Accountant / Controller

Ratiopharm Schweiz AG

  • Payroll and leading financial accounting including all subledgers, Swiss & German VAT returns
  • Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements including annual accounts under Swiss law and US GAAP, project accounting, controlling, cash flow planning and project leadership
  • Converted reporting and budgeting from IFRS to US GAAP, used Hyperion
  • Internal controls
May 2008 - Mar 2010
1 year 11 months
Basel, Switzerland

Accounting Clerk

Swisspost Logistik AG

  • Deputy department head, technical supervision of 3 employees
  • Preparation of interim, quarterly and annual financial statements under Swiss law and IFRS, intercompany reconciliation
  • Preparation of VAT returns, reconciliation of balance sheet and clearing accounts within the group
  • Cash flow reporting and cash planning
  • Reconciliation of partner company accounts
  • Covered accounts payable and general ledger during absences
May 2006 - May 2008
2 years 1 month
Basel, Switzerland

Accountant

DHL Schweiz AG

  • Managed intercompany accounting including support for monthly and annual closings
May 1999 - Mar 2006
6 years 11 months
Offenburg, Germany

Accountant

Mediclin GmbH

May 1999 - Mar 2006
6 years 11 months
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Accountant

Steuerbüro Michael Kölln

May 1999 - Mar 2006
6 years 11 months
Umkirch, Germany

Accountant

Steuerbüro Schreiber & Haegele

May 1999 - Mar 2006
6 years 11 months
Mittenwald, Germany

Accountant

Steuerbüro Sebastian

May 1999 - Mar 2006
6 years 11 months
Offenburg, Germany

Accountant

Steuerbüro Ulrich Vogel

Summary
  • HR: Payroll (CH, AT & DE)
  • HR: Time management including system responsibility and certification processes, time tracking e.g. ATOSS; SAP, shift allowances, different time models
  • HR: HR administration from onboarding to offboarding, recruitment and applicant management, master data maintenance and drafting employment contracts
  • HR: Strategic advice to executive board and line managers on HR-related issues (from development and performance reviews to salary, labor law and social security questions)
  • HR: First point of contact for employees on HR-related questions
  • HR: Strategic & technical leadership of HR
  • Finance: Posting transactions for general and subledgers
  • Finance: Contact person for audits and year-end closing work
  • Finance: Fixed asset accounting, cost accounting including cost controlling, forecasts, estimates and budgets
  • Finance: Intercompany and Swiss VAT reconciliation
  • Finance: Controlling with variance analyses, preparation of statistics, monthly, quarterly, annual financial statements, HR controlling, production controlling, budgeting & forecasting, cash flow planning
  • Finance: Experienced in accounting under CH GAAP, HGB, US GAAP, IFRS and Swiss GAAP FER
  • Finance: SOX compliance/Internal control processes
  • Finance: Strategic & technical leadership of accounting and controlling
Languages
German
Native
Italian
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Education
Aug 2024 - Present

Steuerfachule Endriss

Tax Consultant · Taxation

Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
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Diploma, Leadership and HR Management · Leadership and HR Management

Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
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Diploma, Controlling & Corporate Management · Controlling & Corporate Management

...and 3 more
Certifications & licenses

HR Assistant

NBW Zürich

Certificate in Finance and Accounting

Tax Specialist

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