Management Consultant

International company in the personnel services sector (> 7000 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for optimizing, automating, and digitalizing finance and accounting processes

• Analysis of current finance and accounting processes for optimization potential, especially the level of automation and digitalization
• Development of optimized target finance and accounting processes including evaluation of solutions for digitalizing and automating the processes
• Support in selecting digitalization and automation solutions, including:
• Digitalization of the Purchase to Pay process
• Processing unstructured finance and HR documents with AI solutions to automate finance and DMS processes

International company in the food manufacturing sector (> 100 employees) based in Germany: Project manager, Finance, setting up the invoicing system for the company’s various online shops

• Analysis of invoicing requirements in coordination with target ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and the various online shops
• Regular alignment with finance and IT as lead in implementing the invoicing system
• Analysis and resolution of open finance-related issues with the existing invoicing system and the target system

Renewable energy company (wholesale and installation) (100 employees) based in Germany: Team lead Finance in the introduction of Microsoft Business Central ERP system

• Main contact for CFO, COO, finance department, and ERP project team on all finance and accounting questions related to the ERP implementation
• Analysis, concept development, and support in implementing process optimization for finance (general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed asset accounting)
• Concept development for digitalizing finance with focus on accounts payable (P2P process)
• Go-live and hypercare support for finance and all other company areas (procurement, warehousing and logistics, and sales) for all questions related to finance data, structures, and processes

International high-tech company in the urban air mobility sector (800 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for optimizing and digitalizing finance and accounting

• Analysis of the existing organizational and procedural setup, especially the level of digitalization and automation of finance and accounting processes
• Development of optimized finance and accounting processes focusing on improving the existing ERP system (Microsoft Business Central) and selecting additional tools for process digitalization
• Support in introducing the optimized processes and tools

International trading company in the drone and drone defense systems sector (30 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for developing and supporting financing for further company growth and market entry into additional countries worldwide

• Identification of capital requirements based on company strategy
• Development of financing strategy focusing on equity participation and guarantees from funding agencies
• Support in financing, including updating existing business plans and discussions with involved funding agencies and banks

International cybersecurity company (80 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for optimizing finance and accounting / interim head of finance and accounting

• As interim head of finance and accounting, ensured ongoing bookkeeping, supported month-end closing, and closely coordinated with the responsible tax advisor
• Analysis of existing business plans, processes, and structures in accounting and existing controlling structures and tools
• Development and introduction of optimized finance and accounting processes and structures, including tool selection to increase end-to-end digitalization in finance and accounting (including upstream systems like Stripe as billing system and downstream systems like data warehouse)
• Development and introduction of controlling instruments by product and division
• Further development of the business plan

WNS Global Services (finance outsourcing) (> 40,000 employees) based in India: Project manager for DACH region market entry strategy (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Development of the market entry strategy for the DACH region
• Identification of marketing and sales cooperation partners by country in the DACH region and overall
• Setup and go-live of direct marketing activities for the DACH region from the headquarters in India
• Identification of the DACH region’s specific requirements for outsourcing (e.g. target mapping of onshore/nearshore outsourcing)
• Support in initial offers in the DACH region resulting from the implemented direct marketing activities

ThyssenKrupp AG (> 150,000 employees / DAX30) based in Germany: Project manager for service provider selection for finance process outsourcing

• Analysis of incoming provider proposals and optimization of proposal documents to improve commercial terms
• Standardization of finance processes to be outsourced and development of related process documentation
• Support in negotiation processes with individual providers, including planning and conducting on-site negotiations in India

Stadtwerke Oranienburg (> 100 employees) based in Germany: Stream lead for introducing digital process organization and optimizing organizational and procedural setup in finance and accounting

• Design and build of digital process organization in leadership, core, and support processes
• Evaluation and selection of an integrated management system to map process organization and company processes
• As part of the digitalization strategy, evaluation of a process mining solution, including analysis of existing data structures in the ERP system

Service company (> 300 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for goods procurement process management and digitalization of business processes in the retail division

• Analysis and optimization of existing goods management process between wholesale and retail
• Rollout of optimized goods procurement process
• Development of digitalization strategy for the overall process from ordering, listing management, field support, and invoice creation to accounts receivable management for the retail division

Tele Columbus AG (> 1,000 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for finance and accounting, introduction of Oracle ERP as group-wide unified ERP system

• Analysis of requirements and optimization potential for finance and accounting in the introduction of a group-wide ERP system
• Definition of target finance and accounting processes based on identified optimization potential and target ERP system requirements
• Support in creating functional specifications and requirement documents to implement requirements from accounting business areas
• Independent execution of subprojects for digitalizing previously manual processes in the Oracle ERP system, including analysis of current processes, definition of target processes, and support in implementation

Karstadt AG (> 10,000 employees) based in Germany: Subproject manager for building accounting in the spin-off of a business division

• Definition of accounting organizational structure relative to upstream and downstream business areas
• Development of procedural organization including interface definitions (process and ERP interfaces, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations)
• Support in ERP implementation including test definition and execution
• Economic feasibility analysis and support in outsourcing the entire incoming invoice processing

REWE eG (> 100,000 employees) based in Germany: Subproject manager for financial reporting and controlling in an ERP migration

• Analysis of internal and external financial reporting and controlling requirements along the supply chain:
• National and international procurement
• Warehouse management (storage, cross-docking, and direct shipping)
• Sales
• Development of financial content and setup of reporting and controlling in the target ERP system
• Support in implementation in close coordination with IT consultants

Service company (> 2,000 employees) based in Germany: Project manager for benchmarking and optimizing accounting and outsourcing debt collection

• Analysis of existing organizational and procedural setup in accounting
• Development of optimized organizational and procedural setup in accounting to increase efficiency and optimize staffing
• Support in implementing the optimized setup in accounting
• Economic feasibility analysis of outsourcing the debt collection area
• Support in outsourcing the debt collection area (creation of criteria catalog, compiling long and short lists of providers, preparation and support in the decision process for an outsourcing provider)
• Support in negotiations with outsourcing providers up to contract negotiation and critical review of outsourcing contracts

Adidas AG (DAX30) based in Germany: Subproject manager for change management, business process optimization, and test planning in an international ERP project

• Mapping existing business processes in a business area, identifying optimization potential, and designing and implementing new processes
• Planning go-live user tests and support in test preparation

Franchise company (Top 3 in impulse franchise ranking) based in Germany: Head of Finance (interim)

• Leading finance and accounting
• Responsible for month-end closing, monthly reporting, and annual financial statements
• Monthly reporting of key figures to shareholders
• Revenue forecasting and cash and liquidity planning
• Personnel responsibility for 5 employees

Project manager for the following projects:

• Outsourcing bookkeeping to an external service provider
• Developing controlling and reporting processes to plan and manage franchise sales, franchise marketing, end-consumer marketing, and franchise operations
• Design and implementation of controlling and reporting structures for financial KPIs of franchise partners

Various manufacturing and energy companies based in Germany:

• Development of a financing strategy for mid-sized companies (e.g. new site for a glass factory, expansion of a meat processing site), focusing on business plan development, bank presentations, and financing strategy derivation
• Assessment of planned investment eligibility under EU and national funding guidelines
• Planning and support for the commercial setup of companies/sites
• Choice of legal form and support, e.g. for GmbH formation
• Setup of administrative processes (controlling, finance, and accounting)
• Selection of business software

From 1998 to 2001 Senior Consultant at Gemini Consulting. Gemini Consulting legally merged into Capgemini in 2001, from then Senior Consultant at Capgemini.

Finance & IT Transformation

Mobile network operator based in Germany: Subproject manager:

• Identification of IT cost-saving potential:
• Optimization potential in organizational and procedural setup, especially efficiency of existing IT processes
• Focus of the study was on project organization and execution, service delivery, and service support
• Benchmarking of IT with comparable companies
• Development of optimized organizational and procedural setup
• Design and introduction of IT processes

Chemical company based in Germany: Project manager:

• Definition, selection, and implementation of a business process outsourcing partner for selected finance processes. Implementation of controlling processes to manage the outsourcing partner

Telecommunications company based in Germany: Project manager:

• Conducting an assessment of organizational and procedural setup of technical areas:
• Strengths/weaknesses analysis of organizational structure and identification of procedural improvement potential
• Development of a concept to optimize organizational and procedural setup, preparation for implementation
• Implementation of the developed organizational structure:
• Project organization and execution
• Application and infrastructure management
• IT operations and service support
• In addition to organizational setup, corresponding IT processes were implemented

The following service management processes were implemented:

• Service Level Management
• Service planning (especially availability and capacity management)
• Service integration and service creation

Energy company based in Germany: Project manager:

• Optimization of organizational and procedural setup for SAP BW in the Solution Center Business Data Management
• Analysis of optimization potential in organizational and procedural setup in the Solution Center Business Data Management
• Development of concepts, quick wins, and processes to realize optimization potential with focus on support organization and administration
• Support in implementation

Chemical and pharmaceutical supplier based in Switzerland: Project manager:

• Identification of IT department optimization potential regarding:
• Organizational structure, roles and responsibilities, process and project organization
• Application landscape
• Benchmarking IT department with other comparable companies
• Based on findings:
• Developed optimized IT organizational structure, including roles and responsibilities
• Assigned IT department services and offerings to organizational functions

Publishing company based in Germany: Subproject manager:

• Conducting an audit of deployed business IT applications and systems for future viability and adaptability to company strategy
• Development of IT strategy for business applications and systems considering audit findings
• Outlining possible migration strategies to implement recommended IT strategy

Automotive manufacturer based in Germany: Subproject manager:

• Creating the business case for the "e-Business Strategy Development" project and coordinating with subprojects in vehicle development, integrated supply chain management, customer relationship management, and internal processes

Motorcycle manufacturer based in Germany: Subproject manager:

• Developing the business case for the "Cost Structure Optimization in Development, Production, Sales, and Administration" project

Mid-sized consulting, system, and integration firm: Project manager:

• Preparing and conducting the management workshop on future direction of the client in IT and management consulting
• Support in creating the product/project portfolio for the company’s strategic alignment

Chemical and pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland: Subproject manager:

• Optimization of administrative processes (finance, controlling, IT, and general services) at corporate headquarters and European branches
• Evaluation of introducing a shared service center for European branches and headquarters

Aluminum processing company based in Germany: Subproject manager:

• Optimization of finance and accounting processes:
• Analysis of existing processes and design and alignment of optimized processes
• Support in implementing the optimized processes
• Evaluation of cost/benefit potential of introducing a shared services center for European finance and accounting processes

Major European postal market provider: Subproject manager:

• Introduction of optimized fixed asset accounting processes and structures and reorganization of finance and accounting
• Preparation for organizational integration of fixed asset accounting into the finance structure with eight national shared service centers for accounting
• Support in the internal project "Mapping Corporate Reorganization in Finance and Accounting"
• Subproject management of mapping corporate reorganization in the ERP system (SAP R/3)

Information Risk Management

• Audit of individual and consolidated financial statements of medium-sized and large corporations
• Fraud audit in the internet/electronic commerce area
• Audit for improper use of company accounts and unfair contract arrangements
• Use of conventional research methods and internet research