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Building up a Finance function after carve-out from Alm. Brand; implementing a new ERP system, establishing a new cost budget og budget process together with a new annual report and new process with sister company. Change in strategy has a significant impact on my responsibilities. Remained until ERP system and annual report was implemented.

Monthly management reporting with a focus on (re-)establishing reporting after implementation of a new case handling system. Sharing my knowledge on new data sources and business processes. Supporting a young team.

Supporting the Head of Group Accounting in building a new function; Running projects, ensuring overall progress, facilitating cooperation and knowledge sharing by using my skills in (project) management and problem solving.Project management and problem solving of more complex assignments; Financial Controlling and Finance Operation track for new case handling system, Cashflow analysis in a new business area, and Pre-analysis for new ERP system.Facilitating cooperation and… Show more Supporting the Head of Group Accounting in building a new function; Running projects, ensuring overall progress, facilitating cooperation and knowledge sharing by using my skills in (project) management and problem solving.Project management and problem solving of more complex assignments; Financial Controlling and Finance Operation track for new case handling system, Cashflow analysis in a new business area, and Pre-analysis for new ERP system.Facilitating cooperation and knowledge sharing, collecting requirement specifications, providing overview, insights and transparency for decision making, ensuring progress. Using process and data analysis together with stakeholder interviews. Motivated by providing management support, improving processes and exploring new perspectives. Show less

Optimizing reporting processes using process and data analysis and by taking process ownership.Part of the Program Management Office for the Cost and Efficiency Program to save 500 mDKK. Contributed to overview, sparring, structure and my own data model. Followed by cost controlling to ensure agreed savings. Group controlling, financial planning, forecasting and analysis together with financial reporting for General Management and the Board of Directors.Motivated by… Show more Optimizing reporting processes using process and data analysis and by taking process ownership.Part of the Program Management Office for the Cost and Efficiency Program to save 500 mDKK. Contributed to overview, sparring, structure and my own data model. Followed by cost controlling to ensure agreed savings. Group controlling, financial planning, forecasting and analysis together with financial reporting for General Management and the Board of Directors.Motivated by process optimizations resulting in higher reporting quality and ensuring controllers could focus on the ”numbers”. Enjoyed working with experts from other areas. Show less

Sparring partner for the CEO during a ”turn-around”Coordinating and completing management reports for annual and quarterly reportsCoordinating applications for funding from Finansiel Stabilitet and coordinating the bank’s part of the stock exchange prospectus for capital increase in Alm. Brand.Working closely with the CEO during the financial crisis. Contributes with structure, calmness, overview and transparency. Eventful period with a steep learning curve. Learned to work… Show more Sparring partner for the CEO during a ”turn-around”Coordinating and completing management reports for annual and quarterly reportsCoordinating applications for funding from Finansiel Stabilitet and coordinating the bank’s part of the stock exchange prospectus for capital increase in Alm. Brand.Working closely with the CEO during the financial crisis. Contributes with structure, calmness, overview and transparency. Eventful period with a steep learning curve. Learned to work under pressure. Show less

Team leader for Business Intelligence Support; built up new function and developed new reportingSupporting CFO with ad hoc tasks and analysis while living one year in BelgiumTeam leader for Budget department; management of former and new colleagues Relaunching the Data Warehouse project as a Business Project Manager New areas of responsibility as Finance takes over the responsibility of the Data Warehouse team from IT. Got excellent measurements from employees and excellent… Show more Team leader for Business Intelligence Support; built up new function and developed new reportingSupporting CFO with ad hoc tasks and analysis while living one year in BelgiumTeam leader for Budget department; management of former and new colleagues Relaunching the Data Warehouse project as a Business Project Manager New areas of responsibility as Finance takes over the responsibility of the Data Warehouse team from IT. Got excellent measurements from employees and excellent results. Show less

Totalcost project for Production and Development at LEGO - focusing on Product Modularization

Implementing new system for financial reporting, cost allocations and controlling Group financial planning, budgeting, reporting and cost controllingHighly educational, I lived out my professional ambitions in Management Accounting. Shortly after joining Alm. Brand, the company began closing the Reassurance division – giving highest priority to the new financial system.

Assisting Change Management Manager and prepare education material for e-business project in the Netherlands.