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Mülheim, Nrw, De

Mülheim An Der Ruhr, Germany

Advised start-up, middle-sized companies and multibillion dollar global players in the financial, leasing, chemical, automotive, trading and logistic industry, some highlights:• 03/22 to 09/23 – 18 months - water management based in Muelheim an der RuhrCommercial and change management ad interim: Management of all commercial departments.In addition, Change management tasks, restructuring.• 08/21 to 12/21 - 5 months - global logistics group / full-service provider based in Osnabrück, GermanyDevelopment of a worldwide Power BI database for claims analysis for the board of directors as well as the development of an online tool for simplified and faster application of credit limits.• 03/21 to 07/21 - 5 months - global logistics group / full-service provider based in Osnabrück, GermanyResponsibility for the timely preparation of consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB with 120 companies in the scope of consolidation; advice and support for the subsidiaries in all accounting issues from a group accounting perspective, optimization and further development of reporting and accounting processes as well as different consolidation processes.• 07/20 to 01/21 - 7 months - international finance and leasing service provider with German headquarters based in Düsseldorf, GermanyEstablishment and improvement of an internal control system in accordance with the requirements of MaRisk and the KWG for as Enterprise Risk Manager. The focus here was on: operational risks, compliance risks, SOD controls, HR, and financial risks.• 05/217 to 10/17 - 6 months - global chemical group for foundries based in Hilden, Germany Advising this speciality chemical company for foundries on all matters relating to administrative process creation and process improvement as well as operational efficiency enhancement .• Always: Various Company valuation’s and several financial due diligences (e.g. hotels).

Mülheim An Der Ruhr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Services provided:Cost Controlling – coordination and leadership of stategic projects to strengthen processes and project steerage from a controlling point of view.Startup Coaching – strategic and operational support in the company set-upAccounting – coordination, management and controlling as well as execution of monthly, quarterly or year end financial statements under German local GAAP, IFRS or US-GAAP. In addition budgeting and forecasting.Project Management – operational support as project manager for long term plant engineering and construction process including detailed project controlling and communicationAnalysis of critical points/ deviation analysis for all commercial aspects of the companyDraft and design new Shared Service CenterDigitalization of company processesEnterprise Risk Management: increase quality, significantly lower risk of internal control systems (IKS)

Düsseldorf Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Provide full cycle accountability for all finance and operations efficiency improvement initiatives. Supervise all operations and administrative duties, and project manager to some of the largest projects globally.Implement project management activities for various large-scale projects for global leaders in the automotive industry.Oversee supplier and producer selection, purchasing processes, and project monitoring according to quality, time and costs, construction site controls, assembly leadership, and acceptance and claim management.Monitor environmental issues and ensure air pollution control is successfully implemented. Completed four projects to date successfully with Daimler - a major German carmanufacturer and global leader.

Düsseldorf Area, Germany

Managed finance and client facing leadership projects. Conceptualised and oversaw the implementation of strategy and development for cost controlling.Formulated and executed outbound sales activities such as cross and upselling, while managing multiple teams: an external level-1 CS team and an internal Last Level CS team.Introduced various KPI’s such as CS cost per order, for improved cost control andestablished clear and concise performance metric to indicate success.Implemented strategy to ensure commercial departments that had been outsourced in the past (accounting, taxation, controlling) were internally built up to revamp capability.Developed and customised an in-house system for accounting and taxation to build upcapabilities of internal team, establish departments, allow for monthly reporting, budgetplanning, and forecast monitoring.

Cologne And Ratingen

Expanded sales and profitability of the region and championed employee engagement. Improved performance metrics while holding accountability for the entire region which encompassed tens of millions of euros in sales and 200 employees.Increased sales by 25% to 36 million euros annually while increasing order intake by 100%for new projects. The profitability of the region increased from 4% to double-digit profit. Coordinated operational responsibility of sales, the plant assembly, and customer serviceof region which included North Rhine-Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Cologne Area, Germany

Cologne Area, Germany

Held responsibility for expanding the business unit and employees as well as ensuring businesscontinuity. Managed the General Manager role while Chief Financial Officer and improved existingprocesses and organisational structure, to increase revenues, profit, and further reduce costs.Spearheaded two roles concurrently in the absence of the CEO, providing dual responsibilities forthe team.Assumed all operational responsibility of the entire fire business in Germany, coupled with additional, regional CFO tasks, encompassing 700 employees, and a 180 million Euroannual turnover. Reorganised the leadership team which resulted in overall business growth of 2% over thesame period, with double-digit profit margins. Established a central commercial team for the execution of projects for further costoptimisation and improvement of processes

Cologne Area, Germany

Enabled quick decision-making processes on all financially-related activities, responsible fordepartmental objectives, staff, and all top-level strategy formation. Managed all activities related to finance and accounting including reporting, strategy planning, and strategic managementimplementation to streamline the company and bring synergy among regions and business units.Budgeted, forecasted, and managed planning and monitoring, sales and cost controlling,monthly reporting according to US GAAP and HGB, accounting, taxes, and audit. Integrated four departments in three countries, incorporating a joint management teamwith 40 employees and standardising processes and reporting structures.

Cologne Area, Germany

Düsseldorf Area, Germany