Business Unit R&D Controlling Consultant

• Analyze current processes in R&D controlling to identify improvements and manage their execution.
• Align global R&D controlling and accounting procedures.

• Lead the project to separate SDC from manufacturing costs, including adjustments to target setting and planning processes.

Project lead to establish a new cost category:

• Separate supplier development costs (SDC) from manufacturing costs to establish them as their own cost category.
• Introduce target setting, planning, and reporting methods for the new SDC category.
• Track project milestones and consolidate stakeholder issues.
• Prepare top management presentations on project status.
• Work with the IT department to implement process changes.

• Manage various finance projects such as setting up a global shared service structure.
• Support the carve-out of two business units.
• Analyze a financial steering logic.
• Establish an integrated planning approach.

Consultant for new steering logic:

• Propose a steering logic that better suits the organizational structure.
• Conduct workshops to gather business needs.
• Identify gaps in responsibilities.
• Discuss pros and cons of different steering models.

Consultant for organizational structure in controlling:

• Review the global organizational setup of the controlling function.
• Identify improvement potential in the controlling structure.
• Propose a new setup to support clear roles, responsibilities, and the degree of centralization.