Thomas Hellinger

Interim Head of Accounting

Thomas Hellinger
Wartenberg, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Head of Accounting

Gropyus Technologies GmbH

  • Leading and developing a team of 8 employees
  • Responsible for preparing and analyzing monthly and annual financial statements under HGB and IFRS
  • Creating tailored ad-hoc reports and presentations for management to support informed decision-making
  • Proactive intercompany reconciliations to ensure seamless business operations and minimize risks
  • Providing detailed documentation and analysis to support liquidity management and financial planning
  • Strategic cash management to optimize the use of financial resources and ensure company liquidity
  • Leading business management special projects for the continuous improvement and efficiency of internal processes, focusing on workflow optimization
  • Coordinating annual financial statements for audit, including meeting strict deadlines set by the CFO and handling closing procedures for all ten subsidiaries
  • Strategically managing collaboration with auditors for three entities and ensuring timely preparation of monthly and quarterly closings (Fast Close)
May 2023 - Jul 2024
1 year 3 months
Holzkirchen, Germany

Interim Manager

CCL Label GmbH

  • Continuous bookkeeping and comprehensive financial management to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data
  • Responsible for preparing and analyzing monthly and annual financial statements under HGB and IFRS to ensure compliance with legal regulations
  • Preparing VAT returns and producing detailed statistical reports to support company planning
  • Proactive intercompany reconciliations to ensure smooth business operations and minimize risks
  • Responsible for credit management and dunning processes to maintain liquidity and effectively collect receivables
  • Contributing to cash management by developing and implementing strategies for efficient financial resource management
  • Collaborating with the group audit team and preparing documentation for external auditors
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
5 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Manager

Gropyus Technologies GmbH

  • Actively leading the optimization of SAP S/4HANA systems to improve the efficiency and performance of the accounting team
  • Overall responsibility for bookkeeping and balance sheet control across ten subsidiaries, including coordinating all closing procedures
  • Leading and strategically managing collaboration with auditors for three entities to ensure the quality and transparency of annual financial statements
  • Responsible for precise adherence to all deadlines for monthly and quarterly closings, as well as implementing process improvements in intercompany reconciliation and receivables and payables management
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
2 months
Nuremberg, Germany

Interim Manager in Consolidation

Leoni AG

  • Taking on consolidation tasks for the IFRS annual financial statements
  • Preparing IFRS notes, including compiling various schedules and where needed coordinating directly with the entities
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 2 months
Gilching, Germany

Interim Manager - Consultant

Pro Beam GmbH & Co. KG

  • Leading and actively supporting the monthly and quarterly closing processes
  • Responsible for posting accounts payable and ensuring accuracy and timeliness
  • Playing a key role in SAP project implementations and the rollout of best practices
  • Providing strategic advice and working closely with the accounting team to continuously improve financial accounting
  • Monitoring and controlling accounting processes with a focus on final reporting
  • Initiating and successfully implementing process optimizations in the dunning process to boost efficiency
  • Developing and implementing an optimized workflow for seamless coordination between procurement and finance
Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
4 months
Munich, Germany

Interim Manager - Consultant

NFON AG

  • Support the month-end and quarter-end closings
  • Participate in the implementation of SAP B1
  • Support the accounting team with financial accounting
  • Translate appendices and perform plausibility checks
  • Review accounting records for each closing
  • IFRS 16 leases
  • IAS 2 inventories
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 4 months
Gilching, Germany

Interim Manager - Consultant

Baufirma in Gilching

  • Controlling and reporting
  • Support accounting to improve workflow and documentation for business partners and subcontractors
  • Train and onboard staff on Unternehmen Online (DATEV)
  • Create liquidity plans to improve cash flow
  • Ad-hoc reporting for the managing director
Apr 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 9 months
Munich, Germany

Media Consultant

München Live TV Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG

  • Achieve maximum sustainable revenue with the highest customer satisfaction and optimal returns in line with marketing planning
  • Provide personal, telephone, and written support to an assigned client base according to the managing director's guidelines
  • Acquire new customers
  • Assist in all planning related to marketing concepts (offer formats, pricing, sales promotion, etc.)
Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
10 months
Munich, Germany

Financial Accountant

United Brands Fashion Lab GmbH

  • Assist in preparing annual financial statements
  • Prepare monthly VAT returns and annual filings
  • Create statistics and special analyses
  • Maintain system data (e.g., companies, accounts) in the Comarch accounting system
  • Independently review incoming invoices for calculation and tax accuracy
  • Record incoming invoices in the electronic invoice ledger
  • Compile inventory, provisions, and controlling lists
  • Assist in developing new controlling concepts
  • Support the development of meaningful reports on business performance
  • Perform regular variance analyses and reporting
  • Conduct special business analyses
  • Contract management
May 2018 - May 2019
1 year 1 month
Aschheim, Germany

Senior Accountant

Allianz Handwerker Services GmbH

  • Implement SAP R/3
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements under HGB and IFRS using SAP/BCS
  • Handle flat-rate payroll tax topics under §37b for the Allianz Partners Germany group
  • Manage provisions and accruals (FI-GL)
  • Perform asset accounting (FI-AA)
  • Provide reporting for management and group accounting
  • Collaborate with controlling and reconcile accurate figures
  • Assist with financial audits
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
3 months
Munich, Germany

Interim Manager

Hph Halmburger & Kampf Partnerschaft Steuerberater Rechtsanwalt Wirtschaftsprüfer mbB

  • Accounting, annual financial statements and income tax returns (DATEV)
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
1 year 1 month
Winhöring, Germany

Head of Accounting and Controlling

Strasser Bauunternehmung GmbH

  • Staff management in the accounting department (6 employees)
  • Responsible for business transactions in accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger and banks
  • Monitoring payment runs and independent posting (Bau für Windows)
  • Active receivables management
  • Cost center analysis together with controlling
  • Recommendations based on cost center analysis
  • Preparation of the annual financial statements
  • Reconciling and inputting payroll data
  • Assisting in company planning
  • Closing and analysis of monthly and annual financial statements by the 15th of the following month
  • Other special projects in accounting
  • Short-term liquidity management and planning
  • Contact person for banks, tax advisors and auditors
  • Handling proceedings with the insolvency administrator October 2017 – January 2018
  • Personnel responsibility for about 25 employees
Nov 2011 - Dec 2016
5 years 2 months
Bockhorn, Germany

Sole Accountant

Grasser Bau GmbH

  • Accounting for the company and its subsidiaries (DATEV)
  • Accounts receivable and payable management
  • Construction payroll using DATEV Payroll
  • Handling payment transactions
  • Preparatory work for monthly and annual financial statements
  • Correspondence with suppliers and authorities, and preparing statistics and reports
Feb 2010 - Oct 2011
1 year 9 months
Pullach, Germany

Project Accountant

Hannover Leasing GmbH & Co. KG

  • Handling accounts receivable and payable
  • Accounting for the project companies (AGRESSO)
  • Preparing tax returns (ADDISON)
  • Preparing annual financial statements and serving as link between tax advisor and auditor
  • Assisting and providing documents during tax audits by the tax office
Jul 2005 - Dec 2008
3 years 6 months
Erding, Germany

Tax Clerk

Kanzlei Jaensch Sixt Kreglinger Huber

  • Tax returns and income surplus calculations
  • Financial and payroll accounting with DATEV
  • Reviewing tax assessments and handling tax issues
  • Co-administrator and IT support
Sep 2002 - Jun 2005
2 years 10 months
Erding, Germany

Apprenticeship as a tax clerk

Kanzlei Jaensch Sixt Kreglinger Huber

Summary

  • Professional financial management:

  • I apply best practices to ensure financial stability and lay the groundwork for future growth.

  • Accounting expert:

  • By preparing accurate financial statements, I help my clients make informed decisions and meet regulatory requirements.

  • Tax and reporting specialist:

  • With my expertise in tax and reporting, you can be confident that your tax obligations are met and you have financial transparency according to IFRS and HGB.

  • Smooth business operations:

  • My ability to perform intercompany reconciliations ensures that your operations run seamlessly and efficiently.

  • Liquidity and credit management:

  • I not only secure your company's liquidity but also ensure that outstanding payments are tracked and collected.

  • Efficient cash management:

  • Optimizing cash management helps free up resources for investments and strategic initiatives.

  • Process optimization expert:

  • I identify bottlenecks in operational processes and implement targeted improvements to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

  • SAP S/4HANA optimization:

  • By optimizing SAP S/4HANA systems, I help your team make better-informed decisions and speed up workflows.

  • Leadership:

  • In my role as a leader, I coordinate all accounting aspects and lead teams to ensure that business goals are met.

  • Precision and deadlines:

  • Meeting all deadlines and maintaining the highest level of accuracy is crucial to me to ensure that your financial reports are always precise and on time.

Skills

  • Sap Fi/ Aa/ R3
  • Sap 4/hana
  • Datev
  • Comarch
  • Portolan
  • Infor
  • Navision - Construction For Windows
  • Lexware, Addison
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Teams/zoom Etc.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2002 - Jun 2005

Kanzlei Jaensch Sixt Kreglinger Huber

Training as a tax clerk · Erding, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Balance Sheet Accountant (IHK)

Munich Chamber of Industry and Commerce

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