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Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Deputy Head of Group Controlling- Provision and analysis of standardized management information relevant for the financial management of the Group and for decision-making (turnover CHF 1'885MM)- Supporting the optimization of profitability at Group and business unit level- Participation in projects- Professional support for financial management processes and further development of reporting and analysis capabilities in Group Controlling

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Deputy Head of Group Controlling- Leading and developing a team of 18 people- Implementation of financial management and control processes in the units and the Group (turnover CHF 1,885MM)- Coordination of planning processes and collaboration in the monthly closing of the individual business units. Analysis of the Group result and derivation of measures and recommendations for action- Further development of reporting and analyses as well as standardization of controlling processes in the business units- Participation in projects, preparation of analyses and business plans- Submitting data to authorities as part of the annual statistics

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Full Financial leadership for Meals Northern, Central and Western Europe (net revenue of $540MM)- Key Business partner to the local and central leadership teams- Ensured successful implementation of long and short term strategies- Monthly business reviews with country leadership teams- Controlling of the pricing delivery: set targets to countries and supported them in finding the optimal pricing through scenario analysis- Led the budgeting and forecasting process, including the development of brand / country financial plans, alignment with the involved stakeholders and presentation to senior management- Analyzed, controlled and explained monthly results; highlighted opps and risks early on- Financial support for operational and strategic projects- Led, coached and developed the Meals Finance team of 14 people located in 5 countries- Restructured the Finance team and moved 3 positions to a shared service center in India

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Performed as the Business Unit CFO / Head of Finance having full P&L responsibility- Provided financial analysis and decision support to the Managing Director, Sales, Marketing- Prepared financial plans / forecasts, deviation analysis and reporting- Analysed and controlled monthly results, prepared the year-end close- Sales Controlling- Overhead Controlling / Cost Controlling including cost planning, reporting and analysis- Controlled Advertising and Consumer Incentives spend- Managed the credit risk- Ensured compliance and acted as key contact for internal and external audits- Provided financial support for operational and strategic projects- Led, coached and developed a team of 2 senior financial analysts- Led a major restructuring project during decision making phase- Defined and implemented a database for cost/overhead planning and reporting

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Established the product costing team for the newly acquired Biscuits Category- Business lead on all product cost related activities for the integration of the Category under the European Operating Company model- Product Costing- Established an actual closing routine and planning process - Provided Financial planning, analysis and reporting of Cost of goods sold for Biscuits EU to the Category and Supply Chain stakeholders- Lead of the implementation of an EPM system within the product costing team EU- Lead a team of 2 senior financial analysts

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Project for the implementation of a European Operating Company model and the integration of an acquisitionFinance lead Advertising & Consumer Incentives (A&C) (03/2008 – 06/2010):- Design and implementation of a harmonized A&C process across Europe under the EOC model including project set-up and approval, SAP processes and reporting- Detailed design and implementation of a SAP-BI reporting and planning tool- Successful go-live management- Implementation of standardized processes and systems in acquisitionFinance lead Transfer Pricing (06/2008 – 04/2009):- Finalization of the harmonized process design for Transfer Price calculation- Detailed design and implementation of a BI planning tool to calculate Transfer Prices- Successful go-live and harmonized process across Europe

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Financial planning and analysis of R&D expenses - Budgeting, tracking and controlling of cost center budgets for Latin America and Asia Pacific - Consolidation of global / international R&D expenses for actual and plan- Preparation of management reporting - Set up of an activity based allocation of R&D expenses to Regions

Bremen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Financial planning and analysis of logistic cost - Calculation of standard cost rates per SKU

Bremen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Financial planning and analysis; Reporting- Budgeting of cost center budgets- Product cost calculation

Bremen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Financial planning and analysis for the Category food - Monthly actual reporting and variance analysis- Advertising and Consumer Incentives budget control- New product calculations

Bremen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Financial planning and analysis of customer P&Ls - Supported the implementation of a new trade term system- Supported the Pricing Strategy Group

Newbury

Diplom-Kauffrau (Equivalent To A Master'S Degree), Business Administration With Focus On Auditing And Controlling (Wirtschaftsprüfung & Controlling)

Activities and Societies: Scientific research student at the Chair of Taxation and Operational Finance; Member of AIESEC

Erasmus Exchange Student, Business Administration

Mathematics