Serkant Türemis
Interim Manager Finance
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
6 months Willich, Germany
Interim Manager Finance
CBS GmbH
- Managed the finance department (team of 4) and deputized for the Finance Manager during a 6-week absence.
- Reported directly to the CFO, management board, and insolvency administrator.
- Acted as the primary contact for the insolvency administrator and auditors during the insolvency proceedings.
- Supervised the ERP system upgrade (SAGE 100), including testing, deviation analysis, and implementation of adjustments.
- Provided advisory support for budget planning, liquidity forecasts, and financial analyses.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and liaised with tax advisors and auditors.
- Supported the implementation of management directives and contributed to special projects in finance and controlling.
Sep 2024 - Present
10 months Hamburg, Germany
Founder & Managing Director
Friday Night Entertainment UG
- Founded and strategically developed the company in the live entertainment sector, expanding into new business areas, procuring international content, and building strategic partnerships.
- Planned and executed events, managed artist bookings, and oversaw all production processes.
- Acquired and negotiated sponsorship and artist contracts, fostering long-term collaborations and business relationships.
- Managed budget planning and financial controlling, while developing and implementing market entry strategies.
Mar 2024 - Sep 2024
7 months Germany
Project Management & Consulting
Eisbär Entertainment GmbH
- Developing management strategies for the successful execution of tours, including operational implementation, coordination of all involved parties, and presenting existing concepts with detailed planning of operational execution.
- Preparing financial reports, analyzing project costs, and optimizing budgets and business plans to derive efficient, cost-saving solutions and evaluate project profitability.
- Supporting the development of analytical tools to improve controlling functions, optimizing reporting and planning processes, and ensuring smooth collaboration between specialist departments.
Jul 2023 - Present
2 years London, United Kingdom
Co-Founder Germany
RockCorps Ltd.
- Leading RockCorps' expansion into Germany, building strategic partnerships, enhancing brand visibility, and showcasing corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Advocating for RockCorps; securing event sponsorships, connecting with diverse audiences to drive community change through innovative platforms, and fostering personal interactions with companies for mutual benefit and impact.
- Focused on building brand awareness in a competitive market and overcoming challenges in establishing a new brand.
May 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months Stuttgart, Germany
Chief Marketing Officer
Orchester der Kulturen gGmbH
- Sponsor acquisition and general networking, creating relationships with industry professionals and influencers, promoting music through social media and online platforms, developing content for marketing purposes.
- Arranging live performances, networking with other music industry professionals, negotiating contracts with labels, venues, and other parties.
Nov 2022 - May 2024
1 year 7 months Cologne, Germany
Project Management, Controlling & Consulting
Explorado Group
- Developing business cases and budgets for projects. Assessing the feasibility and profitability of projects.
- Negotiate deals with suppliers and landlords. Obtain permits and licenses from authorities and venues.
- Keep track of project costs. Creating financial reports and providing cost-effective solutions to improve efficiency. Analyze and identify financial risks to make recommendations.
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months Hamburg, Germany
Financial Controlling & Consulting
Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH
- Consultation within the framework of the quarterly reviews and preparation of the business plan.
- Consolidation of the current and planned costs from the individual departments into a cost plan for the next 1–4 years.
- Professional consultation and collaboration with cost center managers, including process optimization and support for ad-hoc inquiries during due diligence activities.
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months Hamburg, Germany
Creating, Producing & Consulting
Mignon GmbH & Co. KG
- Executive Producer and Co-Artistic Director of the “Winterspektakel” show, overseeing concept development, creative direction, and production planning.
May 2022 - Present
3 years 2 months Berlin, Germany
Financial Controlling & Consulting
Innn.it e.V. (former Change.org e.V.)
- Preparation of monthly reports (budget/actual comparison and control of accounting).
- Preparation of the annual report, annual budget planning and ad-hoc analyzes.
- General advice on process optimization regarding finance and controlling.
Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
7 months Cologne, Germany
Financial Controlling
Groove Attack GmbH
- Supported SAGE 100 implementation by aligning software with business needs and commercial departments, ensuring communication with business units and documenting processes. Responsibilities included functional testing, deviation analysis, and adjustments.
- Prepared monthly reports with analysis and commentary, identifying deviations and developing solutions.
- Planned budgets and forecasts, conducted ad-hoc analyses on business development, and performed cost and profitability calculations.
- Assisted in developing analytical tools for controlling, optimizing reporting and planning processes with department interfaces, and supporting special projects.
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
1 month Wetzlar, Germany
Financial Controlling & Consulting
die.interaktiven GmbH & Co. KG
- Reprocessing legacy positions of the financial statements.
- Automation of finance processes and day-to-day business.
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
1 month Hamburg, Germany
Creating, Producing & Consulting
Mignon GmbH & Co. KG
- Preparation of a feasibility analysis for a new family Christmas show in Hamburg for the 2021/2022 season in terms of production costs, expected attendance, ticket prices and profitability, considering the aftermath of the pandemic.
Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
9 months Berlin, Germany
Financial Controlling
Ticketmaster Germany GmbH
- Advice on optimizing financial reporting guidelines and processes for the management and the holding company.
- Provide operational support to the CFO in the preparation of the annual budget and forecast.
- Reconciliation and workup of a large client's advance payment process.
Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
9 months Nauen, Germany
Operations Management
Oji Europe GmbH
- Bringing together contacts from my network with a view to establishing new, beneficial business relationships.
- Research for certification and approval of new machines and electrical devices in the field of hygiene technology.
- Preparation and implementation of a trade fair appearance, including cost planning and evaluation of the event.
Jul 2019 - May 2020
11 months Hamburg, Germany
Artist Director and Executive Producer
Mignon GmbH & Co. KG
- Development of project ideas. Review of their feasibility (artistically and economically). Participation in artistic creation.
- Selection, conception, and responsibility of realization and monitoring of new projects. Selection of authors, directors, artists, and productions staff for the individual projects.
- Responsibility for the implementation and success of individual projects. Negotiations with business and cooperation partners.
- Co-Founder of the “Winterspektakel” event concept.
Oct 2017 - Jun 2019
1 year 9 months Munich, Germany
Commercial Director (Kaufmännischer Leiter) | Authorized Signatory (Prokura) – lead of 24 staff members
APASSIONATA World GmbH
- Responsible for all commercial and financial affairs for the tour business in Berlin (CAVALLUNA) and the en-suite theater and theme park in Munich (EQUILA).
- The requirements of the new Chinese investor for the professionalization, standardization, and consolidation of the entire financial sector of the company had to be realized.
- Due to a major legal dispute over licenses and naming rights with the former owner, a rebuilding, and restructuring of the entire finance department including accounting and controlling became necessary.
- In addition, a new accounting software was introduced. In my position as commercial director, I was mainly responsible for the organization and solution of these tasks.
- Connecting a subsidiary in Munich into the company's processes and their full linkage into the parent company's systems and setting up a contract management were significant milestones and achievements as well.
- Functional and disciplinary lead of 4 departments (Accounting, Controlling, IT and Office management).
Nov 2016 - Sep 2017
11 months Hamburg, Germany
Sr. Manager Finance and Business Affairs | Authorized Signatory (Prokura) – lead of 3 financial staff members
HOI Productions Germany GmbH (Holiday on Ice)
- Local responsibilities for human resources-, legal- and IT management beside all commercial matters of the company.
- Business control and business management duties for the German legs of the “Holiday on Ice” productions, ongoing analysis of costs and revenues, budget planning and approval, forecasting, cash flow planning, tour planning, contract management, data warehousing, pricing, and yield management.
- Furthermore, I was substantially involved in the two-year carve-out process on all financial and business subjects, after Stage Entertainment sold its subsidiary, Holiday on Ice, to CTS Eventim. Additionally, I was responsible as the project manager for the migration of accounting and commercial records from DCW to MS Dynamics, including coordinating the data migration, which involved data cleansing, validation, and mapping.
Nov 2005 - Oct 2016
11 years Hamburg, Germany
Financial Controller | Authorized Signatory (Prokura) – lead of 2 financial staff members
Stage Entertainment Touring Productions Germany GmbH
- Responsible for the German tour productions (“Holiday on Ice”, “Best of Musical“, “Ice Age Live!“, “Voca People“, “Peter Pan on Ice“ and “Hans Klok - Faster than Magic“), in all commercial matters as well as the supervision and consulting for other international tour projects (“Holiday on Ice“ in France and “Bugs Bunny on Ice“ in Turkey).
- Adviser to the management in all financial and economic affairs. Reporting support for international divisions as well as for productions in Amsterdam and other European cities.
- Restructuring and rebuilding of the entire reporting and cost accounting, as well as the adaption to the parent companies' reporting requirements.
- Periodic financial statements, reporting to the headquarters in Amsterdam according to IFRS regulations.
- Business case analyses and project controlling for new tour concepts.
- Sales reporting, budgeting, forecasting, ad-hoc analyzes, contract management, cash flow planning, royalty statements, withholding tax processing.
Nov 2001 - Oct 2005
4 years Hamburg, Germany
Financial Controller
Stage Entertainment GmbH
- Responsible for all commercial matters for the en-suite musical productions “Mamma Mia!” – Operettenhaus, “Dirty Dancing” – Neue Flora and “Disney’s Der König der Löwen“ – Theater im Hafen.
- Project controlling for the renovation of the famous “Operettenhaus” musical theatre in Hamburg.
- Controlling of several production launches, project controlling, budgeting and cost reporting.
- Fee and license processing with international licensors, as well as the development of a budget control system.
Jul 2000 - Jul 2001
1 year 1 month Hamburg, Germany
Financial Controller
Cable & Wireless GmbH
- Project management for the introduction of SAP R/3 (FICO) software.
- Reporting to the European headquarters in Paris according to UK-GAAP.
- Management of legal cases and deputy head of administration meetings.
- Cash flow and budget planning, analyzes of costs and revenues.
Aug 1997 - Jun 2000
2 years 11 months Hamburg, Germany
Financial Accountant
Stella Musical Management GmbH / Miss Saigon Musical Produktions GmbH
- Determining overall company results, preparation of periodic financial statements, accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting.
Feb 1995 - Jul 1997
2 years 6 months Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
Financial Accountant
Kolb & Schüle AG
- Accounts receivable accounting, execution of direct debiting, preparation of sales and new order statistics.
Jan 1992 - Jul 1992
7 months Stuttgart, Germany
Administrator
Daimler-Benz AG
- Coordination of the company mail and information processing systems.
Aug 1991 - Dec 1992
5 months Stuttgart, Germany
Administrator
ATT-Touristik GmbH
- Ticketing and distribution.
Summary
I help companies create meaningful reports and build qualified budgets to enable confident planning, cost reduction, and profit growth. I began my career in 1992 after completing a dual education in economics. After five years as an accountant, I transitioned into a controller role in the financial sector. Growing up in the live entertainment industry, my dedication and ambition led me to become an authorized signatory and commercial director, overseeing several departments. My strong commercial understanding and pragmatic approach have been instrumental in my career progression and success in various roles. The severe economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 led me to explore new opportunities. Drawing on my extensive experience, I established my own business as an interim manager and consultant. I am a quick learner who thrives on new challenges and enjoys working on exciting projects to support and advise clients. My strengths include strong interpersonal and communication skills, a hands-on approach, and a high level of agility.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Turkish
Intermediate
Education
Aug 1992 - Jan 1995
Carl Faber & M. Becker GmbH & Co. KG (Kolb & Schüle AG)
Apprenticeship Industrial Clerk · Industrial Clerk · Weilheim an der Teck, Germany
Oct 1990 - Jun 1991
Jakob-Friedrich-Schöllkopf-Schule
Advanced economy college, certificate as a state certified economics assistant · Economy · Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
Oct 1989 - Jun 1990
Jakob-Friedrich-Schöllkopf-Schule
Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Authorized Signatory (Prokura)
Stage Entertainment Touring Productions Germany GmbH
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