Sebastian Janus
Interim CFO
Experience
Apr 2023 - Nov 2023
8 months Germany
Interim CFO
Unicepta
B2B software company / +500FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Prepared exit + M&A process of shareholder Paragon Partners (Private Equity)
- Led Financial Modelling with M&A consultancy + Financial Factbook creation with KPM
- Implemented LucaNet consolidation software for 9 entities around the world
- Finance Support for Restructuring process within the company + negotiations with workers council
- Negotiation with workers council & lay off of 70x FTE for expense savings
Aug 2021 - Mar 2023
1 year 8 months Germany
Interim CFO
Papershift
B2B HRTech SaaS company / +50FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Prepared & led the M&A process for Series A funding of $4 Mio. (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory) with eCapital
Jan 2020 - May 2021
5 months Germany
Interim CFO
Elopage
B2B Payment SaaS company / + 100FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Prepared & led the M&A process for Series A funding of $38 Mio. (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory) with Target Global
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
6 months Germany
Interim CFO
Advocado
B2C platform for Legal tech / +40FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Preparing & leading the M&A process for Series A funding (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory)
Mar 2020 - Oct 2020
8 months Germany
Interim CFO
Vorwaerts
B2B SaaS AI Marketing for Amazon / +30 FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Preparing & leading the M&A process for Series A funding (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory)
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
6 months Germany
Interim CFO
Dataguard
B2B Legaltech SaaS company - GDPR platform
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB)
- Prepared & led the M&A process for Series A funding ($20 Mio.) with OnePeak Partner (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory)
Apr 2019 - May 2021
2 years 2 months Germany
Interim CFO
Staffbase
B2B SaaS employee app for corporates / +300FTE
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB, US-Gaap, UK-Gaap)
- Prepared & led the M&A process (Financial modelling, Due diligence) and secured the Series C funding ($23 Mio.) with Insight Ventures
- Created and delivered new accounting processes for the consolidation of all entities (Germany, US & UK)
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
4 months Germany
Interim CFO
VMRay
B2B SaaS company - IT-Security
- Operational responsibility of Finance department (HGB, US-Gaap)
- Prepared & led the M&A process for Series B funding ($10 Mio.) with Digital+ (Financial modelling, Due diligence, M&A advisory)
Germany
Founder
Founded an online shop for shoes, which became the market leader in the German ecommerce market and sold it to the biggest sports retailer in the world, Foot Locker
Summary
- Sold 2x his own company
- Founder of an online shop for shoes, which became the market leader in the German ecommerce market and sold it to the biggest sports retailer in the world, Foot Locker
- Elevated finance departments to peak performance
- Managed various finance departments and helped them in aligning finance proceses to the growth & stage of the company
- Extensive experience in CFO role
- For retail companies and tech-companies + study in Finance & Accounting at the University
- Team Leadership
- Lead direct, in market- and cross functional teams achieving strategic initiatives. Key driver for change initiatives
- Creative Thinking
- "A no is not a no, it's a yes waiting to happen"
- Comfortable in fast-changing environments
- Passionate about tackling challenges and solving problems with enthusiasm
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced