Simon Sprock

Co-Founder and CEO

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Apr 2018 - Present
7 years 3 months

Co-Founder and CEO

Sabana Studio & Ventures GmbH

  • Provided hands-on CFO services, focusing on restructuring financial departments, developing, automating, and optimizing financial tools and processes.
  • Implemented IFRS standards and financial consolidation.
  • Delivered interim management and advisory services for business expansion and strategy.
  • Collaborated with various clients including DEKOM, HYGH, Choco, SmartPractice, Vagabund, RailWatch, Majestic Records, Impact Plus Ventures, Advocado, Quandoo, and FinCompare.
Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 3 months

Head of Accounting and Controlling

Quandoo GmbH

  • Led the international accounting and controlling team.
  • Managed month-, quarter-, and year-end closing tasks, including group consolidation under HGB and IFRS, and reported to investors.
  • Developed and optimized highly automated controlling tools.
  • Activated self-produced intangible assets.
  • Created and implemented budgeting and forecasting tools.
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017
2 years 6 months

Global Head of Finance & Business Controlling

Vaniday Global Services GmbH

  • Hired and led a qualified central finance team and established a global network of service partners and accounting employees.
  • Built, developed, and executed a global business plan.
  • Identified and evaluated monthly international budgets and their achievements.
  • Managed accounting, supervised financial quarter closings and audits, and conducted group-level consolidation across multiple countries (IAS-based).
  • Developed and implemented global compliance standards.
  • Oversaw the incorporation and liquidation of international operational and holding companies.
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
2 months

Global Head of Finance & Business Intelligence

Brilliant 2056 GmbH

  • Managed financial and business intelligence initiatives for 'Everchefs,' a food-sharing project terminated after market analysis revealed limited economic success.
Dec 2012 - Jan 2015
2 years 2 months

Senior International Investment Controller

Rocket Internet SE

  • Led colleagues within the team professionally.
  • Managed incorporations and legal market requirements across more than 50 countries.
  • Created project holding structures, reducing liabilities and aligning with investors' interests.
  • Prepared due diligence processes for new investors.
  • Integrated global banking software to streamline operations across 500 accounts.
  • Established a database system to enhance the efficiency of investment-controlling.
  • Educated new colleagues 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 months

Personal Business Founder & Managing Director

Iwahn GbR

Jun 2006 - Jun 2006
1 month

Financial Bookkeeper

Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH

Aug 2004 - May 2006
1 year 10 months

Industrial 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

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

School of International Business and Entrepreneurship - Steinbeis University

Master of Science, Focus: Controlling, Strategy and Intercultural Influences · International Management · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2006 - Aug 2010

University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering, Focus: Controlling, Project Management and Construction Operations · Business Administration and Civil Engineering · Berlin, Germany

Aug 2000 - Jun 2004

Wirtschaftsgymnasium

University-entrance diploma (Abitur), Focus: Business Administration with Accounting and Controlling, Mathematics, Informatics, · Friesoythe, Germany