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Hamburg Area, Germany

Zug, CH

• Oversee management of €600M+ in annual revenues and €800M+ in assets across complex statutory structure (70+ legal entities, with minority shareholders), with responsibility for Finance, Procurement, Processes and IT..
• Partnered with CEO to negotiate German component of three-country asset/share exchange (incl. SAPA, TSA and settlement) and two other acquisitions (UK, NL), increasing German operations by €400M+ revenues and 1,200+.
• Managed post-merger integration/migration of 30 transaction systems, ensuring operational continuity within two months of signing and full integration in 12 months.
• Executed complex (31 legal entities) mid-year financial integration (incl. PPA) without audit differences (IFRS, statutory and tax).
• Led team of 100+ in finance, procurement, IT and process/systems through change in business model, consolidating eight locations and part of 13 functions to one shared service center and reducing headcount by 30%+.
• Drove legal entity and financing structure improvements (mergers, joint-ventures, cash pool, refinancing) to optimize tax position, generating €5M savings annually

Zug, CH

• Assisted/advised nine Operating Companies in financial compliance and driving process and operational improvements. Analyzed financial and operational results on monthly basis for Operating Companies as well as.
• Supported regional CEO, Group Executive/Area Management decision-making with financial analysis/modeling and recommendations.
• Facilitated transparent discussions of management cycle events (business plan, long term financial plan and budget) among Operating Companies and Group Executive management, ensuring effective capital allocation and.
• Assessed/evaluated 10+ potential in/(di)vestments and follow-up for nine.
• Contributed to Holcim Group Services initiatives, including identification of opportunities for global cost optimization, global transformation of management cycle and energy strategy.

Zug, CH

• Oversaw management of cross-functional “end-to-end” financial planning process (four annual forecasts, five-year financial plan and US$1B+ budget) and team of three analysts. Provided valuation, feasibility studies and.
• Redesigned/implemented new financial planning process for closer alignment with business needs while reducing execution time by 50% (10,000 hours).
• Developed direct cash flow forecast model which allowed for optimization/extension of payment terms by five days generating sustained benefit of US$700K per year.

Zug, CH

• Coordinated day-to-day aspects of cross-functional financial plan development, including financial statements. Prepared financial result and planning presentations for monthly Executive Committee and quarterly Board of.
• Developed new financial planning tools, linked to 15 systems reporting mechanisms, improving data quality/reliability by 80%+ and reducing reporting time from three days to five minutes.
• Developed three financial management publications (still in use) while reducing generation time from ~24 hours to one hour.
• Served as “Procure to Pay” process lead (with team of five) in four-month design phase and initial build of Shared Service Center consolidating two companies.

Zug, CH

• Provided financial variance analysis, preparing ~75% of 100+ page monthly business report for management.
• Supported SAP implementation with design/development of financial reports from SAP R/3 and BW.
• Leveraged new SAP system to develop “profitability by product source” model, providing previously unavailable insight into asset returns.
• Coordinated company’s first Accounting Standard certification, overseeing team of three contractors.

Senior Management Program

Leadership Seminar

Ba, Economics