Finance Director & Project Manager
upon request
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :28 years, 9 أشهر
Management of all finance aspects;
improve company´s organization
prepare company for future growths
Driving improvement of processes & procedures in organization; develooment of staff; special projects for CEO
Manage and drive corporate excellence Project leading to more efficinecy and effectivity in the entire group
Prepare the organization for future growth
Review processes, systems, staffing and implement changes
Support C-level and operational leaders
Train and support future jobholder
Manage and drive restructuring program in Germany & Poland
Manage process improvement
Train and support future jobholder
Manage daily business
Manage & drive special projects for shareholders & MD
Process improvement
Support Head of Controlling to step up
manage restructuring of German operating units
improve processes & procedures
stabilize and modify finance organization
company valuations & due diligences
manage multiple M&A activities
manage daily finance operation
transition support of future job holder
Operational lead
Restructuring
SAP migration
improve efficiency
drive and manage change
people development
Special projects for Group VP Finance
Coach and support future permanent job holder
Manage & drive PMI, Improve efficiency, Implement fast close, coach CFO and transition of know how.
Responsible for all kind of Finance, Controlling, Treasury, Admin, HR (NB: As the organization had an operation in Al Ain (UAE) whichcaused regular site viisits)
Development of M&A tools
- Due Diligence
- CRM
Merge of 2 organizations, Due diligence (Finance, HR), Mid & long term planning, Funding of growth
Review and further improve processes & procedures
Implement Shared Service Center,
Year end and month end closing, regular daily business and special projects
Special project for board of directors
Assure year end closing process
Recruitment of permanent job holder
Restructure Finance Organization,
Efficiency improvement,
Improve and implement world wide budget process,
fast close implementation.
Daily business (monthly reporting, cash forecast, credit & collection, etc).
Organize sufficient funding to support future growth
Set-up of mid-term business and cash plan
Set-up investor relation brochure
Negotiate credit facilities with investors
1.Finance & Controlling:
Spin off of 2 business units and implementation into legal entities
Organize and execute set up of "New Co´s ".
Coach local finance managers
Evaluate and implement early warning system and fast close
Review and re-design procedures
Set-up and implement cost control
2. Operations & Logistics
Restructure Logistics and Operations department
Analyze and restructure BPO
Leading to increase of efficiency, WC improvement
Centralization of 4 Scandinavian companies (S, DK, FI, N) into one Nordic Region, by setting up a Shared Service Center. (finance, controlling, treasury, order entry, IT, procurement, logistic)
Supporting corporate SOx team in testing and reporting.
Special projects (Internal Audit with SVP Finance EMEA)
Merge the 3 companies into one organization, identify and carve out the non-core business units (MBO)
Determine the core team
Organize the legal steps, together with corporate and local legal specialists
Develop a business plan for "New Co"
Acting CFO during the entire period, including year-end close, business plan implementation, active support of the MBO´s, impairment testing.
Implementation of group principles in the new organization
Adapt existing reporting and accounting to Group accounting
Coaching of the local Norwegian management in corporation with Group headquarter (i.e.group-reporting and planning)
Recruiting of permanent finance manager
Coaching of FM in group specifics (MEC, FC, business reviews, business planning)
Responsible for regional F& A management and restructuring:
•Managed re-organization of German structure
•Led implementation of unique German accounting, reporting system
•Successfully managed several MBO and down seizing activities
•Successfully managed the negotiations of several social plans with works council
•Implemented and managed periodically reporting to Group Finance
•Implementation of IFRS
Responsible for regional financial management activities:
•Led quarterly audits together with European CFO and U.S. HQ
•Successfully managed several M & A activities and due diligence (domestic and international) i.e. IM Games
•Implemented and successfully completed strategic projects within the Central Region (i.e. Implementation of Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, resizing and reorganization of the group’s structure which led to significant profit improvement)
•Coordinated and managed annual closings and year end audits
•Set up and led implementation of strategic planning process in the group
Responsible for developing current and comprehensive consolidated group reporting, forecasting and budgeting (U.S. GAAP, Local GAAP) for Central & Eastern Europe:
•Implemented unique group wide customer and product profitability analysis which led to effective margin improvement
•Managed acquisition of Polish and Hungarian subsidiaries and share sales of holding company (due diligence with U.S. finance teams).
•Managed back office at the annual shareholders meeting
•Responsible for auditing annual records of parent company, set up of European finance organization (M & A, due diligence) and synchronization of EDP within the group:
•Successfully led and coordinated acquisition of Swiss subsidiary (Turnover 200 M €)
•Set up and led Internal Audit department
•Managed capital increase of holding company
•Organized several spin-off s of non core companies
Responsible for setting up European organization and annual audited records:
•Successfully developed and implemented company policies
•Led and successfully organized start-up of 7 European companies with a European central warehouse in Maastricht, Holland
Responsible for monthly reporting and revenue forecasting:
• Successfully introduced new reporting tools