Simon Sprock
Co-Founder and CEO
Experience
Co-Founder and CEO
Sabana Studio & Ventures GmbH
Hands-on CFO services, including but not limited to restructuring financial departments, developing, automating, and optimizing financial tools and processes, implementing IFRS, and consolidating financial statements.
Interim management and advising companies on business expansion and strategy.
Clients include DEKOM, HYGH, Choco, SmartPractice, Vagabund, RailWatch, Majestic Records, Impact Plus Ventures, Advocado, Quandoo, and FinCompare
Head of Accounting and Controlling
Quandoo GmbH
Leading the international accounting and controlling team.
Closing monthly, quarterly, and annual books, including group consolidation according to German Commercial Code (HGB) and IFRS, reporting to investors.
Developing and optimizing highly automated controlling tools.
Capitalizing self-produced intangible assets.
Developing budgeting and forecasting tools.
Global Head of Finance & Business Controlling
Vaniday Global Services GmbH
Recruited and provided disciplinary leadership for a skilled central finance team, and built a global network of service partners and accounting staff.
Created and developed a global business plan that could be easily transferred and executed.
Tracked and evaluated monthly international budgets and performance.
Managed accounting, oversaw quarterly financial closings, audits, and group consolidation for all companies in multiple countries (IAS-based).
Developed and implemented global compliance standards.
Handled incorporation and dissolution of international operating and holding companies.
Global Head of Finance & Business Intelligence
Brilliant 2056. GmbH
Senior International Investment Controller
Rocket Internet SE
Led and mentored team members professionally.
Oversaw the harmonization of incorporation processes and legal requirements across more than 50 countries.
Designed project holding structures including management participation, minimizing liabilities and protecting investors' interests.
Prepared due diligence materials for potential investors.
Implemented global banking software to streamline operations across 500 accounts.
Established a new database system to improve investment control efficiency.
Trained new colleagues and assistants on best practices and regulatory compliance.
Unit Controller
Media Consultant Advertising GmbH & Maximum Media GmbH
Global Strategy Controller
T-Systems International GmbH
Assistant of the Managing Director
Steffel Unternehmengruppe Dienstl. GmbH & Co.
Freelance Student Assistant, Career Service Dept.
University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Freelance Student Assistant, Business Software
University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Personal Business Founder & Managing Director
Iwahn GbR
Financial Bookkeeper
Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH
Industrial Clerk Trainee
Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (12 years), Information Technology (5.5 years), Cosmetics (2.5 years), Construction (2 years), Food and Beverage (1 year), and Education (1 year).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Finance (15 years), Strategy (13 years), Accounting (6 years), Operations (6 years), Audit (2.5 years), and Information Technology (2.5 years).
Skills
- Success Through Motivation, Inspiration, And Continuous Development Of Colleagues And Processes
- Experienced In Leading International Teams (Centralized And Decentralized)
- Solution-oriented Approach To Tasks And Challenges Both Within A Team And Individually
- Ability To Easily Shift Perspectives Thanks To My Growth
- Embracing Flat Hierarchies And Collaboration
- Process And Quality Optimization Through Automation
- Ifrs, German Commercial Code (Hgb), Consolidation Of International Entities
- Highly Technically Inclined: Developing Online Shops And More, Quickly Grasping Software
- Expert In Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power Query, Powerpoint, Etc.)
- Practical Experience With Datev, Tse:nit, And Lexware
Languages
Education
School of International Business and Entrepreneurship - Steinbeis University
Master of Science, International Management (Project-Competence-Study) · International Management (Project-Competence-Study) · Berlin, Germany
University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering, Business Administration and Civil Engineering · Business Administration and Civil Engineering · Berlin, Germany
Business High School
University Entrance Diploma (Abitur) · Friesoythe, Germany
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