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- Oversees all aspects of accounting and finance, including bookkeeping, tax compliance, treasury management, financial reporting, risk assessment, strategic planning, and cross-departmental collaboration. - Provides key insights for optimizing costs and driving performance improvement.

Finance and controlling, negotiation and general support

Senior Finance Manager / Chief Financial Officer providing financial business services in controlling/analytics and accounting, related to areas such as: - Sales and Profitability- ERP system implementation- Support in change management projects- Improvement of internal financial/accounting procedures and routines- Restructuring and/or outsourcing of financial processes Examples of Clients: Malmö Live, Allegretto Revision, weConnect K.K and ScanJap Inc

As a Research and Education driven entity, the Department of Laboratory Medicine has a turnover of 350 million SEK (plus another 100 million SEK in government grants) with over 300 employees. 70% of incomes derive from external research grants.Responsibilities: - Head of staff: Finance, HR, IT and Office Department managing a team of 13 staff members- Managing internal reporting and budgeting/forecasting procedures - Business partnering with the Management Team (improved financial related decision-making procedures) - Supported the Research group improving return on investments on research grants - Managed overall HR, Administrative and IT management issuesActivities and results:- Improved the budget and forecasting processes - Improved business decision reporting system and KPI measurements - Successful implementation of the ERP-system Raindance - Improved and streamlined the Accounting and Financial services within the Department - Implemented a policy regarding finances within research groups - Developed and improved the internal recruitment process - Upgraded the departmental IT platform for data sharing - Helped research groups to obtain higher return on investments on grants- Contributed to strategic decision making and risk performance management. Minimized negative results in research group performances.

Identify new business opportunities and testing internal IT/ERP-system and processes

Malmö Live has four divisions (Concert Activities, Arrangements, Cultural Policy Supply and Meeting Place) with around 120 employees. The total net sales are about 200 million SEK where 85% comes from public funding.Responsibilities: - Head of staff: Finance / HR / IT / Office department managing a team of 7 staff members- Chairman of the Safety Committee (responsible for issues related to Occupational Health) - Business Controlling and Finance issues- Internal and external reporting and budgeting/forecasting- Business partnering with the Management Team. Improved finance related decision-making procedures and routines. - Managed overall HR and IT management issuesActivities and results:- Improvement of budgeting and forecasting processes- Improvement of business decision reporting processes and KPI measurements- Evaluated and implemented a new budgeting/follow-up system (ExOpen)- Implemented the invoicing scanning-system Visma IM- Negotiated agreements to obtain higher commissions on sales in restaurants and other venues resulting in a 5% increase in profitability- Involved in developing a differentiated pricing structure for the Concert Hall, which resulted in 10% increase in sales revenue- Restructuring of the Administrative Department through labor cost reductions in order to get the economy in balance - Finance leader for the EU-project Intereg IV A (Musikalisk Oplevelsedesign)Involved in the new Concert Hall–Malmö Live project

Weight Watchers is the world's leading provider of weight management services with headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, and around 50 employees. In the Nordics consumers spent over 300 million SEK (2009) on Weight Watchers branded products and services. Responsibilities: - Head of staff (Nordic): Finance, HR and IT departments with 13 staff members - Business partnering development for a more efficient corporate strategic decision making and risk/performance management - Business Controlling and reporting KPIs- Internal and external reporting- Overall HR and IT management issuesActivities and results:- Improved the Nordic markets accounting and budgeting routines with more efficient use of resources. - Managed a project that automated the company's class reports, which enabled the company to handle all class reports more efficiently, with higher quality and fewer resources.- Project lead for a modernized user-friendly webshop (where you could buy all Weight Watchers products) which increased sales by 30%.- Together with our external warehouse, we implemented a better supply change management project that improved our stock-level, scrapping-costs, and capital. - Improved the financial net result every year during my employment

Autoropa AB is a General Agent for Ferrari, Maserati, and Bentley in Sweden and Norway with responsibility for sales, marketing, and aftermarket. Autoropa is also authorized service provider of Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar. The head office is based in Malmö and has about 35 employees and net sales of 420 million SEK (2009)Responsibilities: - Head of staff: Finance / HR / IT departments with 4 staff members - Business partnering with the management team- Business Controlling and Finance issues- Internal and external reporting, budgeting and forecasting procedures - Cash management and hedging - General HR issues Activities and results:- Implemented targets and KPIs in all department- Integrated all units in the group into the HQ ERP system (Kobra) - Improved procedures and processes in the ERP system (e.g. invoice register) - Managed profitability projects in spare parts sales and implemented relevant price changes in the aftermarket which increased profitability with 10%- Improved optimization of capital tied up in stock - Involved in financing and investment issues regarding a new facility

Cadbury Sweden AB (part of Cadbury Schweppes Plc–was the world's largest confectionery company–now part of Mondelez International Inc.) Cadbury Sweden managed Sales and Marketing of brands such as V6, Stimorol and Bassett’s. Cadbury Sweden had about 50 employees and net sales of 400 million SEK (2008)Responsibilities: - Head of staff: Finance and HR departments - 3 people- Budgeting, forecasting, and internal/external reporting- Cash management and hedging- Business controlling and finance issues- Overall HR issuesActivities and results:- Project leader for a business controlling project: Strategic Position Assessment - which helped our organization take a strategic decision on focus areas (customers and products). These efforts resulted in 10% increased net sales and 20% increased profitability. - Part of a supply change management project that improved our stock-level, scrapping-costs, and capital. - Project leader for the SAP-implementation (ERP/Business-system) which improved the quality of the accounting procedures and reporting/follow-up. - Project leader for merging and downsizing departments reducing labor costs (incl. negotiations with the Swedish Labor Union). - Project leader for outsourcing of Salary administration and A/P and A/R which reduced labor costs. - Developed new business analytics tools for customer follow-up and products and market investments. - Developed new company strategies and business opportunities in order to meet set KPIs and budgets.

Precise Biometrics develops and supplies world-leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions for authentication using fingerprints. The solutions replace keys, PINs, and passwords in three areas: IT security, physical access, and embedded solutions. Responsibilities: - Head of staff: Finance, HR, and IT departments - 5 staff members- External- & internal reporting, monthly closing, and annual reports- Cash flow budgeting and cash management - Budgeting and forecasting, follow up and controlling- Administer the company's call-optionActivities and results:- Preparation for introduction at the Stockholm Stock Exchange (Nasdaq)- Improved accounting/reporting routines and procedures to meet IPO requirements. - Project leader for the Navision/Microsoft Dynamics NAV implementation which improved the accounting quality and reporting/ follows up- Implemented the budget process within the group

Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineered solutions. Alfa Laval's products (Heat exchangers, Desalination plants, Automation, Centrifuges, Pumps, Valves) help customers to heat, cool, separate, and transport products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, food, starch, and pharmaceuticals. The Alfa group net sales 2001 was 15,900 million SEK with 10.000 employees.Responsibilities: - Budget/forecast, internal reporting and annual closing for Alfa Laval Corporate incl. HQ and sales representative office in Latin America and the Middle East. - Part of the group consolidation, intercompany profit, and intercompany transactions. - Owner of the Swedish travel claim program and cash record system for all Swedish entities.Activities and results:- Improved and streamlined the accounting and service for the representative office in Latin America and the Middle East. - Part of implementing Movex (ERP/Business-system) at Alfa Laval Corporate which improved the accounting quality and reporting and follows up with the representative office and the cost-center at HQ.- Developed and implemented a cash record system for all Swedish entities that automatized everything regarding cash record and travel claims, which reduced company labor costs.