Management Consultant

International staffing company (> 7,000 employees) based in Germany: Project lead for optimizing, automating and digitizing finance and accounting processes

• Analyzed current processes for optimization potential, focusing on automation and digitization
• Developed target finance processes including evaluating digitization and automation solutions
• Supported vendor selection for digitization and automation, including:
• Digitizing the Purchase to Pay process
• Processing unstructured finance and HR documents with AI solutions to automate finance and DMS processes

International food manufacturer (> 100 employees) based in Germany: Project lead Finance, building invoicing system for the company’s online shops

• Analyzed invoicing requirements aligned with target ERP (e.g. SAP) and online shops
• Regularly coordinated with finance and IT as the lead for implementing the invoicing system
• Clarified open finance issues related to the existing and target invoicing systems

Renewable energy company (wholesale and installation) (100 employees) based in Germany: Team Lead Finance for ERP rollout of Microsoft Business Central

• Main contact for CFO, COO, finance team and ERP project team on all finance questions related to ERP
• Analyzed, designed and supported process optimization in general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and asset accounting
• Designed finance digitization focused on accounts payable (P2P process)
• Supported go-live and hypercare for finance and other areas (purchasing, warehousing & logistics, sales) on finance data, structures and processes

International high-tech company in urban air mobility (800 employees) based in Germany: Project lead for optimizing and digitizing finance and accounting

• Analyzed current organization, focusing on digitization and automation level of finance processes
• Developed optimized finance processes, focusing on improving Microsoft Business Central and selecting additional digitization tools
• Supported rollout of optimized processes and tools

International trading company in drones and counter-drone systems (30 employees) based in Germany: Project lead for development and support of financing for growth and global market entry

• Identified capital needs based on strategy
• Developed financing strategy, focusing on equity and guarantees from funding agencies
• Supported financing, including refining business plans and discussions with agencies and banks

International cybersecurity company (80 employees) based in Germany: Project lead Finance optimization / Interim Head of Finance and Accounting

• As interim head, ensured ongoing bookkeeping, supported month-end closing, coordinated closely with tax advisor
• Analyzed existing business plans, processes and accounting and controlling structures
• Developed and implemented optimized finance and accounting processes, including selecting tools to increase end-to-end digitization (e.g. upstream systems like Stripe and downstream systems like data warehouse)
• Developed and implemented product and division-level controlling tools
• Updated the business plan

WNS Global Services (Finance Outsourcing) (> 40,000 employees) based in India: Project lead market entry strategy for DACH region

• Developed market entry strategy for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Identified marketing and sales partners per country and region-wide
• Built and launched direct marketing activities for DACH from India HQ
• Identified DACH-specific outsourcing requirements (onshore/nearshore split)
• Supported initial DACH proposals arising from direct marketing activities

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

• Analyzed provider offers and improved proposal documents for better commercial terms
• Standardized finance processes for outsourcing and developed process documentation
• Supported negotiation processes with providers, including on-site talks in India

Oranienburg municipal utilities (> 100 employees) based in Germany: Stream lead for digital process organization and optimizing finance organization

• Designed and built digital process organization across leadership, core and support processes
• Evaluated and selected an integrated management system to map processes
• As part of digital strategy, evaluated process mining solution and analyzed existing ERP data structures

Service company (> 300 employees) based in Germany: Project lead process management for goods procurement and digitizing retail processes

• Analyzed and optimized goods management processes between wholesale and retail
• Rolled out optimized goods procurement process
• Developed digitization strategy for ordering, listing management, field support and invoicing through accounts receivable for retail division

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

• Analyzed requirements and optimization potential for finance and accounting in ERP rollout
• Defined target finance processes based on optimization potential and ERP requirements
• Supported creation of functional specs and requirements for accounting teams
• Independently led subprojects to digitize manual processes in Oracle ERP: analyzed current processes, defined target processes and supported rollout

Karstadt AG (> 10,000 employees) based in Germany: Subproject lead for building accounting after carve-out

• Defined accounting organization separate from upstream and downstream areas
• Designed process flow including process and ERP interfaces (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations)
• Supported ERP implementation, including test definitions and execution
• Reviewed cost-benefit and supported outsourcing of invoice processing

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

• Analyzed internal and external reporting and controlling requirements along supply chain: domestic and international purchasing, warehouse operations (on-site, cross-docking, drop shipping), sales
• Developed reporting and controlling design in target ERP
• Supported rollout in close coordination with IT consultants

Service company (> 2,000 employees) based in Germany: Project lead benchmarking and optimization of accounting and debt collection outsourcing

• Analyzed current accounting organization
• Designed optimized accounting organization for efficiency and staffing
• Supported rollout of the new accounting structure
• Assessed cost-benefit of outsourcing debt collection
• Supported outsourcing process (criteria catalog, long & shortlist, decision support)
• Supported negotiations with outsourcing providers up to contract review

Adidas AG (DAX 30) based in Germany: Subproject lead change management, business process optimization and test planning in international ERP project

• Mapped current business processes in a division, identified optimization potential and designed and implemented new processes
• Planned go-live user testing and supported test creation

Top 3 franchise company based in Germany: Acting Head of Finance

• Led finance and accounting
• Prepared month-end closing, monthly reporting and annual financial statements
• Reported key metrics monthly to shareholders
• Revenue forecasting and cash/liquidity planning
• Managed 5 staff

Project lead for:

• Outsourcing accounting to an external provider
• Building controlling and reporting processes for franchise sales, franchise marketing, end-customer marketing and franchise operations
• Designing and implementing controlling and reporting structures for franchisee KPIs

Multiple manufacturing and energy companies based in Germany:

• Developed financing strategy for mid-sized firms (e.g. new glass plant site, meat processing expansion), focusing on business plan, bank presentations and financing strategy
• Checked eligibility for funding under EU and national programs
• Planned and supported commercial setup of companies/sites
• Advised on legal form and supported GmbH formation
• Built administrative processes (controlling, finance and accounting)
• Selected financial software systems

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

Finance & IT transformation

Mobile operator based in Germany: Subproject lead:

• Identified IT cost savings potential:
• Organizational and process efficiency optimization, focusing on project management, service delivery and service support
• Benchmarked IT against peers
• Developed optimized organization and processes
• Designed and introduced new IT processes

Chemical company based in Germany: Project lead:

• Defined, selected and implemented a BPO partner for finance processes, implemented controlling processes to manage the outsourcing partner

Telecom company based in Germany: Project lead:

• Assessed organization of technical areas:
• SWOT analysis and improvement potential in process organization
• Developed optimization concept and prepared rollout
• Rolled out new organization and implemented related IT processes
• Implemented service management processes: SLAs, capacity and availability planning, service integration and creation

Energy company based in Germany: Project lead:

• Optimized SAP BW organization in Solution Center Business Data Management
• Analyzed optimization potential, developed quick wins, processes and support/admin concepts, and supported rollout

Swiss chemical and pharma supplier: Project lead:

• Identified IT department optimization potential: organization, roles, processes, application landscape
• Benchmarked IT against peers
• Developed optimized IT organization with roles and responsibilities and aligned services to the new structure

Publishing company based in Germany: Subproject lead:

• Audited commercial IT applications and systems for future adaptability
• Developed IT strategy for commercial apps based on audit
• Proposed migration strategies to implement IT strategy

German automaker: Subproject lead:

• Developed business case for "e-Business strategy" project, aligned with vehicle development, supply chain, CRM and internal processes subprojects

German motorcycle manufacturer: Subproject lead:

• Developed business case for "cost structure optimization in development, production, sales and administration" project

Mid-sized consulting, systems and integration firm: Project lead:

• Prepared and led leadership workshop on future positioning in IT and management consulting
• Supported product/project portfolio development for strategic positioning

Swiss chemical and pharma company: Subproject lead:

• Optimized administrative processes (finance, controlling, IT and general services) at HQ and European branches
• Evaluated a shared service center for Europe and HQ

German aluminum processor: Subproject lead:

• Optimized finance and accounting processes: analyzed current, designed and aligned optimized processes, supported rollout
• Evaluated cost/benefit of a shared service center for European finance and accounting

Major European postal market provider: Subproject lead:

• Introduced optimized asset accounting processes and reorganized finance and accounting
• Prepared decision on integrating asset accounting into eight national accounting shared service centers
• Supported internal project to reflect organizational change in finance and accounting
• Subproject lead for reflecting the change in the ERP system (SAP R/3)

Information Risk Management

• Audited individual and group financial statements of mid-sized and large corporations
• Conducted fraud audits in internet/electronic commerce
• Checked for misuse of company accounts and improper contract terms
• Used conventional research methods and internet research