Simon Sprock
CFO services & strategic finance expert | Boosts business growth & financial excellence| Strategy consultant
Experience
Apr 2018 - Present
6 years 11 months Berlin, Germany
Co-Founder and CEO
Sabana Studio & Ventures GmbH
- Handson CFO Services, including development, automation, and optimization of Financial Tools as well as processes, implementation of IFRS, and Financial Consolidation.
- Advising Management in Business Expansion and Strategy.
- Clients such as HYGH, Choco, SmartPractice, Vagabund, RailWatch, Majestic Records, Impact Plus Ventures, Advocado, Quandoo or FinCompare
Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 3 months Berlin, Germany
Head of Accounting and Controlling
Quandoo GmbH
- Leading the international Team of Accounting and Controlling
- Month-, Quarter, and Year Closing, including group consolidation as of HGB and IFRS, Reporting to the Investor
- Development and Optimization of highly automated Controlling-Tools
- Activation of self-produced intangible Assets
- Development of Budgeting and Forecasting Tools / Budgeting and Forecasting
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017
2 years 6 months Berlin, Germany
Global Head of Finance & Business Controlling
Vaniday Global Services GmbH
- Hired and disciplinary led a qualified central Finance Team, build a global Network of Service Partners and employees in Accounting
- Build and develop a global business plan that is easily transferrable and executed
- Identify and evaluate monthly international budgets and their achievement
- Accounting, overseeing financial quarter closing, financial audits, and group consolidation for the whole group of companies in multiple countries (IAS-based)
- Development and Implementation of global standards in compliance
- Incorporation and liquidation of international operational and holding companies
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
2 months Berlin, Germany
Global Head of Finance & Business Intelligence
Brilliant 2056. GmbH
"Everchefs", Food Sharing. Adjusted after deeper market analyses have shown a dubious economic success. Part of the Rocket Internet SE concern
Dec 2012 - Jan 2015
2 years 2 months Berlin, Germany
Senior International Investment Controller
Rocket Internet SE
- Led colleagues within the team professionally
- Supervised the coalescing of incorporations and legal market requirements across more than 50 countries
- Created project holding structures that included management participation, minimizing of liabilities and investors interests
- Prepared due diligence processes that are present to new investors
- Integrated global banking software to streamline operations across 500 accounts
- Established a new database system to boost the efficiency of investment-controlling
- Educated new colleagues and assistants on best practices and regulatory compliance
Sep 2012 - Nov 2012
3 months Berlin, Germany
Unit Controller
Media Consultant Advertising GmbH & Maximum Media GmbH
Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
2 years 1 month Darmstadt, Germany
Global Strategy Controller
T-Systems International GmbH
Sep 2009 - Feb 2010
6 months Berlin, Germany
Assistant of the Managing Director
Steffel Unternehmengruppe Dienstl. GmbH &Co.
Apr 2009 - Sep 2009
6 months Berlin, Germany
Freelance Student Assistant, Career Service Dept.
University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Oct 2008 - Mar 2009
6 months Berlin, Germany
Freelance Student Assistant, Business Software
University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Jul 2007 - Sep 2011
4 years 3 monthsPersonal Business Founder & Managing Director
Iwahn GbR
Jun 2006 - Jun 2006
1 monthFinancial Bookkeeper
Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH
Aug 2004 - May 2006
1 year 10 monthsIndustrial Clerk Trainee
Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH
Summary
- Success through motivation, inspiration as well as the continuous development of colleagues and processes
- Experienced in leading international teams (central and decentral)
- Solution-oriented handling of tasks and challenges within the team and alone
- Through my development easily capable of changing perspectives
- Living flat hierarchies and cooperation
- Process and quality optimization by automation
- IFRS, HGB, consolidation of international entities
- Very technical affine. Developing online shops & other, easily understanding software
- Expert in the work with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power Query, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Practically experienced working with DATEV, Tse:nit, and Lexware
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Education
Sep 2010 - Aug 2012
School of International Business and Entrepreneurship - Steinbeis University
Master of Science · International Management (Project-Competence-Study) · Berlin, Germany
Oct 2006 - Aug 2010
University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering · Business Administration and Civil Engineering · Berlin, Germany
Aug 2000 - Jun 2004