In this role as Operations Manager at startup Alalaho / Open and Deepen GmbH, this included Project Management, Agile coaching, DtD operations, Finance, HR and Legal.As a German company operating mainly in the Netherlands, working with 20+ remote freelancers spread throughout Europe, the company has reporting lines to diverse stakeholders.Keywords: Project management, monthly and year-end tax reporting with external accountants in NL and DE, Management reporting, Regulatory… Show more In this role as Operations Manager at startup Alalaho / Open and Deepen GmbH, this included Project Management, Agile coaching, DtD operations, Finance, HR and Legal.As a German company operating mainly in the Netherlands, working with 20+ remote freelancers spread throughout Europe, the company has reporting lines to diverse stakeholders.Keywords: Project management, monthly and year-end tax reporting with external accountants in NL and DE, Management reporting, Regulatory compliance monitoring such as GDPR, labour laws, company registrations, Tax, Invoicing, and communication with German and French payroll offices. Show less

All Agile, Finance, HR and Legal aspects of EdTech startup bina.Introduction of Miro & Clickup as communication and PM tools. Monthly and year end tax reporting with external accountant. Created the P&L dashboard. Regulatory compliance monitoring such as GDPR, labor laws, company registration, communication with Gov offices. Onboarding of new staff and invoicing of customers.

Offering massage and bodywork sessions, coaching and training on topics around massage, breath-work, meditation and body awareness.

The DSV Digital Factory is the digital agency where innovation projects and new digital services for the DSV customers come to life. From delivering workshops on design thinking principles, market research and analysis, design sprint, proof of concept and MVP prototyping. (The DSV Digital Factory was absorbed back into DSV in September 2019)

An ongoing interest in working with traditional and ecological building materials and methods led to joining the team on this multi-year restoration of the privately owned "Gutshaus Woddow", an 18th century manor and monumental estate.Long term goals of this project include the restoration of the main buildings and surrounding gardens of this monumental estate using original materials and craftsmanship, as well as rejuvenation of the surrounding area through acquisition and renovation of a… Show more An ongoing interest in working with traditional and ecological building materials and methods led to joining the team on this multi-year restoration of the privately owned "Gutshaus Woddow", an 18th century manor and monumental estate.Long term goals of this project include the restoration of the main buildings and surrounding gardens of this monumental estate using original materials and craftsmanship, as well as rejuvenation of the surrounding area through acquisition and renovation of a rural real estate portfolio.https://www.gutshaeuser.de/de/guts_herrenhaeuser/gutshaeuser_w/gutshaus_woddow. Show less

Deliverables in this project role for a start-up in the Berlin club scene included: creating a procedural and systems framework for the accounting, reporting, budgeting processes, as well as acting liaison for the tax accountant and sounding board for the COO.Achievables included: forensic accounting to enable tax reporting for 2016, creating a relevant controlling and reporting environment for both internal and regulatory stakeholders.

Finance Lead for the first year organisation of this festival based on the 10 principles of Burning Man.In the role of Finance Lead, I lead the budgeting process for a 30 people team of co-creators and successfully guided the budgeting and creation of the financial roadmap for 6 teams.The finance infrastructure and created processes for purchasing, refunds, PnL forecasting, balance sheet and financial communication offered ease of communication around financial matters and contributed… Show more Finance Lead for the first year organisation of this festival based on the 10 principles of Burning Man.In the role of Finance Lead, I lead the budgeting process for a 30 people team of co-creators and successfully guided the budgeting and creation of the financial roadmap for 6 teams.The finance infrastructure and created processes for purchasing, refunds, PnL forecasting, balance sheet and financial communication offered ease of communication around financial matters and contributed to a financially successful first year. Show less

A passion for great coffee lead to founding this 3rd wave Coffee bar in the Neukölner Schiller Kiez.

Interim Team lead in the Securities Financing (CF) Product Control team reporting to the CFO. In this role as team lead and lead consultant in a forensic accounting project, I worked with the CF team to develop KPI's and daily progress reporting to senior management, as well as deliver a fully automated and standardised daily P&L reporting.

Business Analyst in the Technical Advisory team. Keywords: Projects, VBA, new business requirements, UAT coordination, Regulatory and audit projects.

As senior product controller in the fixed income team, this role included a wide range of products and required an in-depth understanding of the business requirements. During this period, much focus was on streamlining processes, automation, introducing and verifying pricing and modelling controls, assuring audit and regulatory compliance, as well as acting as a sounding board for the front office. This period was characterized by a restructuring of the product control framework, Continuous… Show more As senior product controller in the fixed income team, this role included a wide range of products and required an in-depth understanding of the business requirements. During this period, much focus was on streamlining processes, automation, introducing and verifying pricing and modelling controls, assuring audit and regulatory compliance, as well as acting as a sounding board for the front office. This period was characterized by a restructuring of the product control framework, Continuous Improvement, enhancing controls and services, and guiding the junior staff from entry-level to qualified independently acting controllers and analysts whilst providing top-quality financial services to the stakeholders. Show less

In this role as consulting business analyst in a multi-year integration project of a Chilean retail bank and a non-Chilean wholesale bank I was able to offer management and project staff a road map to systems alignment which met both local Chilean and IFRS reporting criteria. The deliverables included: A functioning multi-system front office to back office transaction details reconciliation, a fully reconciled sub-ledger to general ledger NPV feed, Multi-systems mapping schemes, procedural… Show more In this role as consulting business analyst in a multi-year integration project of a Chilean retail bank and a non-Chilean wholesale bank I was able to offer management and project staff a road map to systems alignment which met both local Chilean and IFRS reporting criteria. The deliverables included: A functioning multi-system front office to back office transaction details reconciliation, a fully reconciled sub-ledger to general ledger NPV feed, Multi-systems mapping schemes, procedural restructuring, staff training and included a number of months of off-site aftercare and follow-up. Keywords: VBA, systems analysis, management consulting, team building, procedures restructuring. Show less

In this role I provided guidance, training and coaching for a number of junior staff, as well as perform the more complex daily transactions, including team leading and conflict management. I designed and led a training and coaching program in order to develop the junior staff into high performing product controllers, capable of representing the product control function internally to stakeholders such as; traders, senior management, risk controllers, financial controllers, auditors and… Show more In this role I provided guidance, training and coaching for a number of junior staff, as well as perform the more complex daily transactions, including team leading and conflict management. I designed and led a training and coaching program in order to develop the junior staff into high performing product controllers, capable of representing the product control function internally to stakeholders such as; traders, senior management, risk controllers, financial controllers, auditors and quantitative modeling and validation departments. The result was an enthusiastic and stable team, capable of dealing with the requirements of a complex and often changing product environment with enhanced controls and a better understanding of the business. Show less

Assistant manager in the HK branch. First contact for all product control middle office issues. Project member of a number of initiatives to enhance performance and controls. Successfully initiated and implemented a project to automate a trade feed solution between trading systems.

Product Control and Middle Office function. Key words: New business analysis, regulatory, management, risk, profit & loss/ audit/ collateral/ accounting & management reporting.Quantifying downstream/upstream procedural and technical changes and improving integrated Excel/Outlook/Word/Access applications.UAT testing, procedure documentation and setting up and guiding new trading portfolio initiation, Training of new staff in new systems and procedures.5 months in London in a project… Show more Product Control and Middle Office function. Key words: New business analysis, regulatory, management, risk, profit & loss/ audit/ collateral/ accounting & management reporting.Quantifying downstream/upstream procedural and technical changes and improving integrated Excel/Outlook/Word/Access applications.UAT testing, procedure documentation and setting up and guiding new trading portfolio initiation, Training of new staff in new systems and procedures.5 months in London in a project roll, setting up conversion to a new in-house valuation/risk system.Providing training sessions and support in Dublin/London for local staff.Daily PnL and risk reporting for trading desks in Hong Kong and Singapore. Show less

In this role, I designed and implemented a number of procedural and spreadsheet control and data analysis enhancements. The last two months were spent in the NYC office as a project member to introduce an in-house built trading platform.

Assisting 3 STIR traders with trade entry, controls and act as first point of contact for the downstream departments. Designed and implemented an automated real-time trade notification system using MS Excel.