Beschreibung

Profil – Interim Financial Manager / CFO

Erfahrener CFO und Executive Finance Manager mit tiefgreifender Expertise in Financial Management, Controlling, FP&A, Cashflow‑Optimierung und finanzieller Steuerung internationaler Organisationen. Langjährige Verantwortung für die finanzielle Führung von bis zu 30 EMEA‑Ländern mit über 2,8 Mrd. € Umsatz und 240 Mio. € Kostenbudget. Spezialisiert auf Transformationen, Performance‑Steigerung und die Stabilisierung komplexer Finanzstrukturen in globalen Industrie‑ und FMCG‑Unternehmen.

Finanzschwerpunkte

Strategische Steuerung aller Finance‑ und Controlling‑Prozesse, inklusive Forecasting, Budgeting, Reporting und Profitabilitätsanalysen

Aufbau und Weiterentwicklung leistungsfähiger Finanzorganisationen sowie Einführung moderner FP&A‑Strukturen

Optimierung von Cash Conversion Cycle, Working Capital und Liquiditätssteuerung

Implementierung effizienter ERP‑, Reporting‑ und Planungssysteme zur Standardisierung und Transparenzsteigerung

Business Partnering für CEO, SVP und Geschäftsbereiche zur finanziellen Zielerreichung und Entscheidungsunterstützung

Erfolgsbilanz

Restrukturierung europäischer Finanzorganisationen mit 1,2 Mio. € Kosteneinsparung und Qualitätssteigerung

Forecast‑Genauigkeit auf über 90 % erhöht durch neue Planungslogik (wöchentliche Sell‑in/Sell‑out‑Zyklen)

Einführung eines europäischen Pricing‑Schemas zur Margen‑ und PBT‑Optimierung

Verbesserung des Cashflows durch systematische Reduktion überfälliger Forderungen und Verknüpfung mit Sales‑Forecasts

Aufbau eines Finance‑Business‑Partner‑Modells zur Stärkung der Steuerungsqualität

Entwicklung neuer KPI‑Dashboards, Management‑Reporting‑Strukturen und Standardisierung der P&L

Leitung von Carve‑outs, Liquidationen und erfolgreichen Unternehmensverkäufen

Persönliche Stärken

Analytisch, unternehmerisch, lösungsorientiert, mit ausgeprägter Hands‑on‑Mentalität und einem entwicklungsorientierten Führungsstil

Branchenexpertise

Sprachen

Deutsch
Muttersprachlich oder zweisprachig
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher

Arbeitsortpräferenzen

Vor Ort möglich

Düsseldorf (bis zu 50 km), Potsdam (bis zu 50 km)

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Lead, develop, coach and manage the international Controlling team of 6, support CEO and CFO in all controlling topics, secure monthly closing process, manage and guide company forecast and budget process. Act as business partner to senior management and support PE acquisition
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Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions GmbH
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HIGHTECH
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Brüssel, Belgien
Reporting to Senior Vice President & Managing Director Europe and Global Group CFO, team of 45 employees in 9 countries, 4 direct reports Responsible to manage & oversee the Core Finance, Treasury, Internal & External Audit, Financial Planning & Analysis & Commercial tasks including planning, reporting, optimization of processes, structures & IT-Tools for 9 entities in Europe with a total sales volume of +200 Mio Euro.

• Leading European financial operations, including Business Controlling, Accounting, Tax, General Ledger, Treasury and Financial Reporting in compliance with US GAAP, local standards and internal requirements.
• Developing company's financial strategy, forecasting future financial performance, analysing financial data to support data driven decision making.
• Implementing & overseeing the Group Management reporting's, financial statements, Statutory & Tax reporting's in compliance with regulatory requirements & accounting standards
• Driving strategic decision-making and target setting by leading financial planning to deliver budgets, forecasts & risk & opportunities.
• Lead Audits
• Identifying & managing financial risks, including market risks, credit risks, operational risks, to secure the company's financial health.
• Managing cash flow, investments & liquidity for European companies in close cooperation with US & Japan head quarter.
• Identifying & evaluating growth & cost optimization initiatives.
• Leading the Shared Service Center for Accounting & Treasury, the finance & business controlling team, setting performance goals, fostering a culture of accountability & continuous improvement.
•Implementing forecasting process includung new set of tools & reports in xls & IT tools.
•Improving Cash Flow by increasing collection, set up factoring program, & reducing month-end overdue by 50%.
•Initiating & implementing a massive restructuring program within the finance organisation to improve efficiency & reducing cost by 1,2 Mio EUR per year
Chief Financial Officer Restructuring Strategic planning Team Leadership Finance Business Partner
Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
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ENERGIE
Januar 2022 - Februar 2023 (1 Jahr und 1 Monat)
Blieskastel, SL, Germany
Reporting to Group Controlling Vice President, team of 35 employees in 18 countries, 7 direct reports Responsible for managing all commercial tasks including finance, planning & reporting, optimization of processes, structures & tools for all Sales & Marketing Entities in Europe with a total sales volume of >2.3 billion Euro and cost/budget volume of >240 million Euro

• Functional & disciplinary management of business controlling & business partner teams located in various countries & increasing Business Partner mindset within the organization
• Responsible for financial sales & marketing budgeting, 3 years target setting process for turnover, resources, cost, expenses & investments (ROI) considering the overall group profitable growth targets
• Securing proper planning, forecasting, monthly, quarterly & year-end financial closing processes
• Monitoring division`s performance vs. budget & previous year, highlighting areas of improvements, initiating corrective actions
• Fully responsible for P&L & B/S, OPEX, AR & AP, cash- & risk management of the local companies
• Ensuring the right pricing & customer bonus strategy in all markets with the pricing team & local general managers.
• Monitoring all commercial cost, to ensure suitable cost & profitability ratios, improving sales productivity
• Implementing & drive the Business Partner concept, set up a European Functional Controlling Hub to support centralizing & harmonizing of financial controlling & reporting activities
• Responsible for consolidation & consistent transparency of financial results, P&L & balance sheet, across the dedicated business channels
• Manage enterprise risk & opportunities, developing strategic initiatives to maintain the financial & non-financial steering Model
• Close collaboration & interaction with financial Shared Service Center
• Ensuring compliance with statutory & international regulations
• Member of the supervisory board of various European Hager Group subsidiaries
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