Interim Management and Software development & implementation (turnkey)

- developed a fully integrated P&L, B/S and CFS projection tool for the coming 3 years, allowing multiple scenarios- restructured the complete financial reporting process and systems involved, implemented single-stream-reporting and restated history- implemented Power Bi dashboards on top of Anaplan to give a broader employee base self-service access to relevant financial data

Senior International Finance Executive exploring CFO opportunities that would benefit from strong track record, deep business knowledge across a wide range of industries (CPG, Luxury, B2B and Retail), extensive experience leading large, diverse and globally dispersed Finance organizations, broad functional skills (business planning, restructuring, strategy development, revenue and cost management, M&A, SEC reporting, Financial accounting, reporting and consolidation) and strong IT background… Show more Senior International Finance Executive exploring CFO opportunities that would benefit from strong track record, deep business knowledge across a wide range of industries (CPG, Luxury, B2B and Retail), extensive experience leading large, diverse and globally dispersed Finance organizations, broad functional skills (business planning, restructuring, strategy development, revenue and cost management, M&A, SEC reporting, Financial accounting, reporting and consolidation) and strong IT background (ERP, consolidation and BI systems, data architecture) Show less

· Integrated reporting and financial management for three German BUs· Manage all stakeholders in the transfer (lift-and-shift) of a SSC from Germany to Rumania (Genpact)· Support project management on the SAP implementation

· Aim was to support Coty on Cash planning (direct and indirect) and generation· Narrowed the forecasting error margin from +/- $100m down to +/- $20m per month· Managed an initiative with E&Y to reduce overdue Receivables in particular. Within 5 months we were able to reduce the overdues by more than $100m· Implementation of factoring in the US· Built a set of A/P and A/R dashboards in Power BI that are daily updated to facilitate tracking of progress and data based… Show more · Aim was to support Coty on Cash planning (direct and indirect) and generation· Narrowed the forecasting error margin from +/- $100m down to +/- $20m per month· Managed an initiative with E&Y to reduce overdue Receivables in particular. Within 5 months we were able to reduce the overdues by more than $100m· Implementation of factoring in the US· Built a set of A/P and A/R dashboards in Power BI that are daily updated to facilitate tracking of progress and data based forecasts· During the project Net Debt reduced by more than $250m and Free Cash Flow moved from -$215m to +$213m. Show less

· Merge the Coty and P&G business units, expected $3.0bn Net Revenues and $370m Operating Income, negative Working Capital, 6 plants, 3 global distribution centers· Building the Luxury Finance Leadership team with 8 direct reports from 7 countries and 4 continents. Establishing weekly group and individual sessions to ensure common understanding of goals and working relationships· Leading the Luxury Finance function with roughly 150 members· Development of an integrated reporting for… Show more · Merge the Coty and P&G business units, expected $3.0bn Net Revenues and $370m Operating Income, negative Working Capital, 6 plants, 3 global distribution centers· Building the Luxury Finance Leadership team with 8 direct reports from 7 countries and 4 continents. Establishing weekly group and individual sessions to ensure common understanding of goals and working relationships· Leading the Luxury Finance function with roughly 150 members· Development of an integrated reporting for the combined business to have one version of the truth· Implementing the complete planning cycle from weekly Sales to phased annual budget and 5 years strategic plans for Coty Luxury· Represent Finance in the negotiations with Burberry Beauty to become the new licensee· All financial targets were overdelivered in year one Show less

· Develop the strategic Earnings Model for Coty Inc, ca. $8bn Net Revenues and $950m Operating Income

· Director of Coty Inc, listed on the NYSE, $4.3bn Net Revenues and $620m Operating Income· I was the Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer of Coty Inc and signed all financial SEC filings including the first draft of the S-4 regarding the merger with P&G Beauty· Managed all planning cycles of Coty Inc from setting targets to preparation of BOD presentations· Aligning Management reporting to post-restructuring organizational setup including standardization· Building a… Show more · Director of Coty Inc, listed on the NYSE, $4.3bn Net Revenues and $620m Operating Income· I was the Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer of Coty Inc and signed all financial SEC filings including the first draft of the S-4 regarding the merger with P&G Beauty· Managed all planning cycles of Coty Inc from setting targets to preparation of BOD presentations· Aligning Management reporting to post-restructuring organizational setup including standardization· Building a reporting tool and stream to capture the one-time costs and savings of a company-wide restructuring· Making sure the strategy „building a better business before building a bigger business“ is reflected in the financial results, increasing Operating Profit by 6% despite adverse Revenues trend and expanding the corresponding profit margin by 140 bps· Integration of three acquisitions and key representative of Finance during the due diligence of the P&G Beauty business· Working closely with external support such as consultants, auditors and lawyers· Design und roll-out of a cloud based Business Intelligence Tool, working on all common platforms, turning data into information using interactive dashboards Show less

· Following a couple of divisional assignments CFO of the Prestige Division, leading the planning, reporting and results delivery process of all business areas (countries, Supply Chain, central functions)· Integration of one acquisition· Active support in developing the strategy of the division from the base business to identifying category and geographic opportunities and white spaces· Leading and supporting a project to develop a tool that automates the Gross Margin analysis from… Show more · Following a couple of divisional assignments CFO of the Prestige Division, leading the planning, reporting and results delivery process of all business areas (countries, Supply Chain, central functions)· Integration of one acquisition· Active support in developing the strategy of the division from the base business to identifying category and geographic opportunities and white spaces· Leading and supporting a project to develop a tool that automates the Gross Margin analysis from all different dimensions/angles, enabling standardized analysis and significant time saving throughout the complete organization· Grew Profit twice as fast as Revenues Show less

· Integration of Unilever Cosmetics International into Coty systems, adjusting accounting and consolidation following a change in the tax and legal structure· Consolidation of two finance locations into Geneva and implementation of SAP in Switzerland

· Leading business facing finance, financial accounting and customer service for DACH· Managed the carve-out of Elizabeth Arden in Germany and especially in Austria, where the legal representation had to be implemented from scratch · Consolidation of two offices in Germany, including organizing the refurbishment of one site, the physical move and the knowledge transfer of the finance team· Design of the financial accounting and consolidation of a commissionaire/principal tax model… Show more · Leading business facing finance, financial accounting and customer service for DACH· Managed the carve-out of Elizabeth Arden in Germany and especially in Austria, where the legal representation had to be implemented from scratch · Consolidation of two offices in Germany, including organizing the refurbishment of one site, the physical move and the knowledge transfer of the finance team· Design of the financial accounting and consolidation of a commissionaire/principal tax model in Europe including the IT implementation Show less

· Started 1992 as Unilever trainees and held the position as Head of Controlling of Deutsche See before my departure, responsible for 30 distribution centers, 2 plants, €300m Net Revenues