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CFO/ Head of Finance/ M&A/ Integration

CFO/ Head of Finance/ M&A/ Integration

Work Experience

Short Profile
Experienced CFO of international companies with proven implementation expertise and methodological competence
Successfully ran Member of Board, Managing Director, CFO and HR-Leader roles
Ability to quickly and comprehensively understand the business situation and business processes and to immediately become productive
Industry focus: IT-Software, IT-Services, Online Media, e-Commerce, Staffing
Development, management and transformation of organization, business processes, shared services, finance/ accounting and controlling in dynamic and fast-growing companies (Build/ Run/ Transform)
KPI-supported performance management, profitability and w/c management
Selection and implementation of ERP systems and BI reporting tools
Due Diligence/Merger & Acquisition (M&A)/ Post-Merger Integration (PMI) Experience from numerous completed transactions
Turnaround, Restructuring, Change-Management
Exit preparation and implementation
Strategy development and implementation
Founder of Startup TalentiMotion GmbH, entrepreneurial leader with team spirit and high commitment

Career History

01/2019 - 09/2019 Interim Mandate
Interim CFO, medium-sized recruiting / personnel service provider, turnover 70 Mio., >2.500 employees, Span of control 35 staff
 Successful reorganization consulting, restructuring with refinancing, consulting and support of shareholders in the sale of the group in 06.2019

01/2018 - 10/2018 Interim Mandate
Director FP&A/Controlling, renowned Fortune 500 personnel service provider, sales >1 billion, >25,000 employees, management responsibility for 25 staff
 Reorganisation of the FP&A team following the "Finance Transformation", search, pre-selection and induction of the new FP&A Director

02/2017 - 12/2017 Interim Mandate
Program management post-merger integration, well-known Fortune 500 personnel service provider, turnover >1 billion, >25,000 employees
 Successful implementation of the change program "Finance Transformation" with 16 sub-projects as a result of the takeover of a competitor with sales of around EUR 300 million

Since 06/2017 TalentiMotion GmbH
Founder and Managing Partner
Management Consulting, Strategic Consulting, Interim Management, Development and sales of an "AI-based" HR/ Recruiting web application

01/2014 - 12/2016 Allgeier SE Group
Executive Board Member from 05. 2014-12.2016, Consultant until 04.2014
Strategic realignment and consolidation of several individual companies to form the Allgeier Experts Division, preparation of the division for exit
Development and coordination of control and management processes in the Group with reporting, forecasting and multi-year planning
Restructuring of an IT services subsidiary with sales of EUR 25 million, Development and implementation of the M&A strategy with several successfully completed acquisitions/disposals in 2015 and 2016

08/2012 – 12/2013 Ciber Inc.
CFO/ Senior Vice President Finance Europe
 Transformation, organization and management of the EMEA finance department (turnover $ 470 million, 11 countries) with accounting, controlling, financial planning, treasury and audit
 Responsibility for the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements of the individual companies according to local and US-GAAP accounting standards and earnings consolidation
 Conception and successful delivery of project "Finance Transformation" including
Establishment and Go-Live of the Shared Services Center in Poznan, Poland

12/2008 – 07/2012 Monster Worldwide Deutschland GmbH
Managing Director & CFO/ Vice President Finance Central Europe
 Commercial management in D,A,CH, sales volume € 100 million, 400 employees
 Successful restructuring and change management during the financial crisis 2009: Return to >40% growth in 2010 and 2011
 Management and organization of the areas Finance, Customer Services, Legal, IT, HR, Fleet, Order Processing and Sales Ops in D,A,CH (>100 employees)
 Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to local and US GAAP Accounting, SOX
 Successful relocation of accounting to the Shared Service Center in Prague

10/2005 – 11/2008 Lawson Software Inc. (acquired by Infor) Director Global FP&A, St. Paul, USA based as of 07.2007
CFO/ Finance Director Central Europe, Hilden until 06.2007
Interim Project-Manager 10/2005 – 02.2006
 Head of Global Group Controlling in St. Paul, USA with 7 employees in USA, Europe and Asia. Establishment of Shared Services in Manila, Philippines
 Coordination and management of group-wide forecasts, budgets, strategic Planning, Forecast and M&A Activities
 Preparation of internal and external US-GAAP group reporting
 Until 06.2007 Head of Finance, Legal Affairs and Administration in D,A,CH & EE with 15 employees
 Delivered the post-merger integration of Intentia and Lawson in the Finance Central Europe region, including conversion from IFRS to US-GAAP and introduction of SOX

06/2005 – 09/2005 Interim Mandate
Interim CFO, Morse GmbH (acquired by Inforsacom)
 Interim management of finance, human resources, IT and administration with 20 employees

03/2001 – 04/2005 PeopleSoft GmbH (acquired by Oracle) CFO/ Finance Director Central Europe
 Structure, organisation and management of the areas of finance, legal affairs and Administration, Fleet (turnover € 60 million, management of 15 employees)
 Managing Director in Switzerland, later member of the board of directors
 Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with HGB and US GAAP for internal and external reporting, budgeting and forecasting
 Implementation of shared accounting services in Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Successful post-merger integration of J.D. Edwards Inc. in DACH region

12/1999 – 02/2001 Aspect Communications GmbH
CFO/ Finance Manager Central Europe

04/1996 – 11/1999 Diageo/ United Distillers & Vintners Duty Free (Europe) GmbH
Finance Planning Manager as of 05.1997 Sales Forecasting Manager until 04.1997
 Appointed to Guinness/ Diageo „Young Manager Development Program“

10/1995 – 03/1996 Xerox GmbH
Business Unit Controller

06/1993 – 09/1995 Abbott Deutschland GmbH
Financial Analyst/ Controlling

Education

Leuphana University, Business Administration Degree: Diplom-Kaufmann (FH)/ Business diploma
Focus on Controlling, Finance and Accounting, Business English

University Hamburg/ TU-Hamburg/ FH-Hamburg
Basic studies in industrial engineering and management

Skills

Ability to quickly and comprehensively understand the business situation and business processes and to immediately become productive
Development, management and transformation of organization, business processes, shared services, finance/ accounting and controlling in dynamic and fast-growing companies (Build/ Run/ Transform)
KPI-supported performance management, profitability and w/c management
Selection and implementation of ERP systems and BI reporting tools
Due Diligence/Merger & Acquisition (M&A)/ Post-Merger Integration (PMI) Experience from numerous completed transactions
Turnaround, Restructuring, Change-Management
Exit preparation and implementation
Strategy development and implementation

Languages

German (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
French (basic)
Spanish (basic)
Swedish (basic)
Dutch (basic)

Other

IT KNOWLEDGE
MS-Office: Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
ERP: SAP Fi / CO, ORACLE, PeopleSoft, Lawson, Navision
Tools: Microsoft Power BI, TM1, Jedox, QlikView, Hyperion, SQL
Front-End: Salesforce, MS Dynamics, AgileCRM, Landwehr


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