Interim Management Finance & Controlling

Interim management and business support for companies: commercial management, controlling and reporting, business planning and analysis, internal and external accounting (HGB), working capital optimization and financing.

References interim projects (excerpt):

Project management / controlling of large-scale projects division (construction) for over 4 years (manufacturing company in rope, lifting and construction technology, > 1,000 employees)

• supporting the carve-out of a business unit with a focus on processes, tax and legal issues
• ongoing reporting, strategic planning and forecasting for the sub-group in Excel and Lucanet
• optimizing reporting and establishing relevant KPIs
• equity controlling including HGB II reconciliation in Lucanet and onboarding and training of a junior controller
• setting up liquidity planning for an international sub-group
• ad-hoc analyses such as hourly rate calculations, profitability calculations, support during the annual financial statements

Controlling for foreign subsidiaries and support of group controlling for 9 months (technology group incl. energy, medical technology, > 500 employees)

• annual planning and forecasts for the foreign subsidiaries
• creating liquidity planning, regular updating of the forecast
• reconciling local accounting to HGB
• intercompany transfer prices: determination and documentation
• ongoing controlling and reporting of the subsidiaries incl. partial consolidation

Project management in winding down a division and relocating the head office for 12 months (trading and service group in recycling, > 1,000 employees)

• winding down a discontinued business unit: sale of subsidiaries, real estate, land
• coordinating the relocation abroad including legal, tax and operational issues

Acting for the director of finance and controlling at a production site for 6 months (technology group, medical technology, > 1,000 employees)

• coordinating monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (HGB/IFRS), liaising with auditors
• regular and ad-hoc reporting, monitoring KPIs, forecasting exposure and cash balances
• preparing variance analyses and profitability calculations, deriving recommendations for management
• interface to central finance, accounting and logistics departments and advising managers on cost accounting and financial matters
• leading a team of 3 employees

Commercial supervision in pre-insolvency and continuation of the company during insolvency for over 1.5 years (mechanical engineering company, photovoltaics, approx. 80 employees)

• commercial management in pre-insolvency and evaluation of options: closure, continuation and sale
• inventory and valuation of assets, tight liquidity management
• assuming management, controlling and liquidity management during business continuation
• business support to the insolvency administrator in preparing the sale of the company

Interim management: taking over the functions of commercial manager and controller for 12 months (special machine engineering company, approx. 130 employees)

• optimizing and continuing management reporting incl. P&L and cash forecast to managing directors and shareholders
• negotiations with banks and improving terms as well as increasing guarantee lines
• error analysis and correction of the ERP system for inventory valuation as well as process optimization

Restructuring, financing, planning & strategy.

• leading complex restructuring projects focusing on finance, planning and strategy and ensuring adequate financing
• developing industry expertise in renewable energies
• training the M&A team in integrated financial planning
• business relations with savings banks and private banks.

consolidated financial statements, group controlling, tax law.

Project controlling, controlling seminars for managers.

Environmental assessments, landscape plans.