- Lead finance including corporate finance, Controlling and Accounting, legal services and compensation & benefits- Manage taxation and in particular transfer pricing accross the group- Support and drive internationalization incl. M&A- Involement in strategy definition and execution- Sponsor and drive organizational culture change - Promote and lead internal leadership development- Introduce digitalization and AI within support functions- Support and lead teams for international infrastructure projects- Liaise with investors, public ministry and the board

Hupac is the leading combined transport operator through Switzerland and one of the market leaders in Europe. The company works to ensure that an increasing volume of goods can be transported by rail and not by road, thus making an important contribution to modal shift and environment protection.Hupac Group generates roughly 700 million usd in turnover across different verticals and consists of various companies within Europe, Russia and China.

Responsible for Finance and Shared Services for business activities in the Middle East, Africa and South Eastern Asia, based in Dubai and consisting of two legal entities, supervising a team in Dubai and Singapore.Manage year-end and monthly closing in compliance with IFRS, define and implement control standards, liaising with auditors, financial planning & budgeting, cash flow planning, forecasting, variance analysis, coordination of quarterly board-reviews, project reporting and project progression monitoring, implementation of KPI reporting, definition of commercial targets, setup of bidding tools & investment appraisals, pricing, performance monitoring, introducing administrative procedures, web based tools and ERP. Financial support to new project bids and calculation of NPV, ROI and cash-flow planning, secure proper financing of projects and lease offers to clients and negotiations with banks and potential lessors.Define strategic plans for growth, identifying business opportunities to diversify revenues, geographic expansion, enhance service portfolio and define pricing policy, implementation of scenario-analysis, mitigation of risks, setup of objectives & execution plans, presentations to the board.Developing the business by entering new geographical markets in Africa and Middle East, commercializing additional services such as maintenance and content distribution, determination of pricing to maximize profits, introduction of service level agreements, improvement of distribution channels and business model. Responsible for personnel recruitment, introduction of MBO and variable compensation schemes, responsible for legal, i.e., drafting of commercial contracts, terms & conditions, settling disputes, ensuring compliance with local commercial law, business setup in new geographic locations and liaison with local legal and accounting firms

1.3 billion (chf) Swiss logistics and catering company with global operations about 2,000 employeesManaging a team of 12 direct reports, 18 abroad in Africa, Europe and Asia, 500 million EUR turnover within the divisionResponsible for Finance with focus on core areas Controlling, Accounting, Audit and Bidding within a complex business environment providing catering services, food-supply, logistics and warehouse construction in 10 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, 1,600 employees, supervising team of 18 direct, centralized reports and 12 indirect, decentralized reports in accounting and controlling. Reporting to divisional CEO.Manage monthly/year-end closing and reporting, liaising with external auditors, performing financial planning, setting-up/improving administrative procedures and implementation of ERP. Provide process leadership for financial reporting and account closing. Introduce cash flow forecasts, budgets, investment appraisals, scenario analysis, feasibility studies for new business venutures and commercial bids. Recruit finance staff and contribute to HR issues during company-wide reorganisation efforts.

Set up newly created Group-Controller function, introducing planning procedures consisting of budgeting, forecasting and reporting for both businesses Real-Estate construction/lease and Retail-sales.Introduction of ERP system (Dynamics/Axapta), Investment-Planning to support Group expansion Strategy and ensuring funding of respective growth projects

Project based assignment for Initial Public Offering & Investor RoadshowsReview of actual/existing Network CAPEX and OPEX ForecastsRe-Modelling of Capex Forecasts & ensure <2% variation compared to Forecast prior to IPOEnsure proper application of IFRS, and correction of incorrect accounting treatments.Assisted with financial consolidation of Cablecom Group and Financial Restatements, focus on fixed assets and cash flow statement.

Central planning with process leadership for planning procedures involving >40 Business Unit Controllers for a business generating >4 billion USD turnover, managing planing procedures such as budgeting, forecasting, long-term business planning, Data validation, consolidation and presentation to CFO.Other responsibilities included Project-Controlling consisting of budgeting and reporting monthly variances of an assigned project-portfolio in excess of 200 million USD opex/capex, Setup of Project-Controlling Cockpit, collaboration with Project-Manager in drafting the Project Business-Case prior to approval by project committee, capital budgeting and project-portfolio management support. Overall business support to operations, setup and conducting investment appraisals and NPV calculations, sales- and profit-center controlling.Single point of contact for intercompany contracts planning in excess of 2 billion Non-Cogs and lead in cost reduction initiative of 4% yearly over three years, spoc for intercompany revenues and cogs planning and reconciliation in excess of 4 billion USD

Private banking right hand to a client advisory team and support to client administration and preparation of investment proposals and preparation of wealth reports.Retails Banking - Cash serviceServed across departments including cash service, information desk, and strong room.Retail Banking - Client AdvisoryAcquired new clients and consulted customers on basic bank products, administration of customer portfolio, client correspondance and follow-up on negative balances, recommend cash reallocations to higher yielding investments, cross-selling of standard bank products credit-cards, saving accounts, bonds or investment funds, administration of bonds and coupons payout, advisory for direct investments and options as required