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Bad Urach, Bw, De

Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, De

Key Tasks:Internal controls and audit (guidelines and principles) Management and Advisory Board reporting (strategies - monthly & quarterly)Internal and external reporting (contact and relation with audit firms and banks)Treasury, Tax, Accounting, Financial Consolidation and Travel Reimbursement responsibilities for the group (worldwide locations) Group Finance Processes (internal control framework, cash forecast, financial planning and analysis, bank relations, external & internal reporting and GAAP accounting)8 direct reports (22 indirect reports)Current Projects:Group re-financing (syndicated loan), factoring program setup and management, treasury system (banking, cash pooling, netting), cash forecast process (18 weeks & months rolling forecast) and corporate credit card (Amex) Implementation and roll out of a consolidation tool and procedures (SAP/EC-CS)Implementation of SAP FI/CO in USA, Germany and China Transparency project (ICOFR), e.g. setup of a global month end closing calendar or accounting manual guideline and checklist processTransfer pricing model and process setup (OECD)SAP FI/CO & Concur implementation (USA, India, China and Germany)

Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Ch

Key Tasks:Finance projects and systems.Lead on financial affairs (including forecasting, budgeting, external & internal reporting and internal control framework) of central group functions such as Finance, R&D, HR, IT and Marketing.Develop & maintain accounting guidelines and principles.12 direct reports (36 indirect reports)Current Projects:Support SAP S4/Hana assessment.Further development of BI tools (QlikView, SAP, COGNOS, TM1).Stabilize finance operations of the business service center.

Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Ch

Key Tasks:Overlook the external and internal reporting.Develop and maintain the internal control framework.Oversight of accounting in Europe (IFRS & local GAAP).Lead financial planning and analysis processes.5 direct reports (17 indirect reports)Major Accomplishments:Establish BPO on sales subsidiaries.Establish captive business service center for relevant European finance processes.Support due diligence process during sale of SIG.Financial lead on restructuring programs.Establish a holistic and robust accounting and compliance framework w/o audit findings.

Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, Ch

Key Tasks:Co-lead and oversee finance projects and systems (in house consultant).Setup and oversee internal control framework processes.First level support for finance reviews and questions to global and regions.Overlook the holdings business unit (global).Major Accomplishments:Definition and roll out of a new global filler business accounting model.Definition and roll out of the new SIG income statement setup.Implementation and roll out of the new sales deduction conditions process.Documentation and training of finance processes worldwide.Implementation of SOX controls.

Key Tasks:Responsibility of the acquisition of consulting projects.Responsible to oversee all running projects.Interim management services.10 direct reports (10 indirect reports)Major Accomplishments:Establish, setup and roll out of a new solar energy business in Central America.Established a bond product for a local insurance company.Develop and rollout of a after sales service concept and process for an automotive brand in the Central American market.Implemented a customer relationship management tool for a beauty industry call center.Introduction of new products and brands for a telecommunication company.Interim management as general manager of a consumer goods distribution company.

Key Tasks:Responsibility as CEO of the business units in Mexico and Guatemala.Oversee all sales, marketing, business strategy, purchasing, logistics, human resources, information technology and finance affairs.11 direct reports (150 indirect reports)Major Accomplishments:Integrated newly acquired European brands into the company portfolio.Successfully negotiated the introduction of products into the shelves of Wall-Mart.Establish logistic joint venture between companies to lower distribution costs.Successful turnaround resulting in a double digit bottom line.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Key Tasks:Responsibility of the business units financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, internal controls, accounting (US-GAAP) and controlling of the laundry segment reporting to the Finance Associate Director LATAN and to the Market Development Laundry Director LATAN. Central forecaster, consolidation and management reporting of the LATAN result.6 direct reports (6 indirect reports)Major Accomplishments:Co-Lead on the acquisition & merger of a laundry brand from another global player.Centralization of the treasury process in the global business service center (GBS).Established a standard budgeting process across the customer teams for the laundry segment and consolidation for the LATAN Region.Streamlined and cleaned up the S&OP process between finance and logistics.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Key Tasks:Responsibility of the business units financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, internal controls, accounting (US-GAAP), treasury, tax, travel expenses and controlling for all the segments in the Central American region.Central forecaster, consolidation and management reporting of the CACM result.11 direct reports (20 indirect reports)Major Accomplishments:Establish and transfer through a captive global business service center the relevant accounting, treasury, tax and travel expenses processes to San José, Costs Rica.Transfer the units financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, internal controls and controlling to Mexico D.F., Mexico.Lead on restructuring and corporate tax/finance projects - transfer pricing.SAP implementation.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Key Tasks:Responsibility of the business units financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, accounting and controlling for all the segments in CACM.3 direct reportsMajor Accomplishments:Lead on the divestiture of two beauty brands to regional Players.Established a holistic and harmonized pricing concept for the health care segment across LATANPlatinum for Windows ERP implementation.Implemented a standard travel expenses policy and procedure.

Industrial Engineer, Industrial Engineering

High School Diploma