Global manufacturer of scientific instruments for a diverse array of customers in life science, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical and molecular
diagnostics research, as well as in materials and chemical analysis in various
industries and government
applications (7 months)
Global Phone industry group company
(234.000 employees)
17 months The Subsidies Bank of Germany
4 months
World’s biggest Telecom Group
6 months
(Insurance Company)
2 months
(Automotive Industry) - 3 months
Global Phone industry group company
(234.000 employees) - 2 months
M&A Consulting (4 employees)
1 month
Leasing Svcs for Savings Banks (1764 employees) 5 months
Production & Sales of Ceramics
(1.000 employees) - 6 months
1 month
Sales of Fax&Print Machines, Cameras
83.400 employees worldwide)
Production of Polishing Machines & Abrasives (400 employees) - 2 months
Investm. Bank (Discontinued Operations – 6 employees) - 22 months
Real Estate Management
1 month
Investment Bank (Project team comprised up to 80 employees) 9 months
5 months
Sales & S/W-Consulting in Documentation Management (50 employees) 17 months
Tax Advisory & CPA (40 employees)
10 months
Reference Clients Constellium GmbH
Head of SOX Compliance German Plants, Head of Risk Management (Commodities & FX Hedging) German Plants Takeda GmbH
Intercompany Closings & Reconciliation IFRS, VAT calculations/Goods Delivery Control, Reporting, Transfer Pricing Adjustments, SOX Controls, Tuition/Knowledge Transfer
Systems applied: SAP, INSA, Hyperion Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim jr. Ci. KGaA
Support in the Integration Process & reconciliation of mapped accounts after take over through Deutsche Bank into new system environment, administration of interfaces, optimizing workflows, Quarter and Annual Closes of the Group companies Hitachi High-Technology GmbH, Krefeld
Support in SOX-Testing, Preparation of the e-Balance Sheet and Annual Reporting Amazon.de GmbH
Reconciliation of Bank accounts with mass postings with Oracle, Excel, Pivot Tables and E-Banking tools, Describing & optimizing workflows Bruker AXS GmbH
Consolidation (SAP-ECCS)
- Comprehensive financial Consultancy/Support of 21 intern. Subsidiaries
- Designing of monthly Consolidation tools
- Quarterly & Annual Closings, Reporting, Budgeting & Variance Analyses
- Support in diverse projects
- Calculation of KPI’s
Project Responsibility: Transferring Monthly Reporting from T-Systems GmbH into a shared Service Company within the group: Local GAAP & IFRS and Hedge Accounting combined with optimizing work flows.
Supporting Systems: SAP, EC-CS, SMART, ARTUS, Finber & IKOS; Maintenance of Accounting Interfaces, Account Analysis Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
Adjusting, Testing including Quality Checks of Fund Accounting System „Summit“ according to IFRS and German GAAP including corresponding Documentation;
Preconception Implementation of IFRS 9 Vodafone D2 GmbH
Support in the M&A process with Arcor AG, Adaption,Strategic Planning, Integration & Optimization of workflows, IT-Controlling, Administration of Budget Controlling through Excel Ampega Gerling Cologne
Reconciliation, Support in Asset Management/Fund Accounting covered by experience in IFRS, SCD, Excel, STABILUS GmbH
Project Responsibility: Consolidation of a mid-term Business Plan incl. Cash Flows of 25 subsidiaries as a base of strategic Planing to secure Capitalization Deutsche Telekom AG
Fixed Assets: Supporting year-end (mass) bookings & preparing reports generated through SAP downloads Dr. Wilisch & Sohn GmbH (M&A Mandate of Stockhausen&vanSoest GmbH&CoKG)
Organization & Set-up of a Data Room including corresponding Documentation of a 500 employees Automotive Co. VR Leasing AG
Implementation SAP LM, FI, IFRS, Annual Close Optimizing Tool, Consolidated Chart of Accounts
Almatis GmbH
Cash Flow Consolidation of 25 subs in SAP, BW & Excel programming RICOH Deutschland GmbH (closing down business plant in Frankfurt)
Closing down Business of Bankers Trust Comp. by preparing its Financial Figures of the last 5 years via Excel Archon Group Germany (Goldman Sachs Group)
Scope of Responsibility:
Auditing & Preparation of Financial figures all 10 group companies
DIT (Deutscher Investment Trust)/Frankfurt – Quality Management
Scope of Responsibility:
Training-on-the-job with the complex Fund-S/W System SimCorp Dimension
Auditing and adjusting of the Chart of Accounts
Designing of simulated Fund Transactions into the new Fund System
Financial Controller for the German subsidiary (50 employees) - a 100 % sub of BancTec Inc., Dallas (2.600 employees), one of the leading enterprises in the manufacturing of H/W for Documentation Management with S/W development and Consulting
Scope of Responsibility:
Monthly and Annual Financial Reports (HGB &US GAAP)
Financial and Governance Controlling
Budgeting, Treasury, Contracting
Accounts Payable and Receivables
Reports (regular and ad-hoc), Forecasts
Implementation of Sarbanes Oxley Standards
Grant Thornton Advidata KG (CPA’s and Tax Advisors) in cooperation with
Asta Medica GmbH – a Pharmacy Group of Companies
Scope of Responsibility:
Analysis and optimization of workflows within the F&A department
Reconciliation of Intercompany accounts & Financial Consolidation
Group Financial Controlling
Preparation of monthly Board reporting
Support in various complex accounting related areas such as specific balance sheet and P&L reports
Support in foreign debt collection
1.10.1998 – 30.06.2001 VMR-Group Schwalbach/ Frankfurt – one of the major Investment Banking Companies during the New Market Era
Head of Finance and Accounting and Senior Controller
Scope of Responsibility:
Establishing the entire Finance & Accounting system including Accounts Receivables and Payables, Controlling & Cost Accounting in the VMR group of companies
Controlling in all segments (Governance, Finance, Joint Ventures, Asset Management & Internal Auditing of Security Trades)
Project Management as leader: Optimizing work procedures
Preparation of Financial Statements according to German, US, Luxembourg & International GAAP
Group Accounting/Intercompany clearing (based on Hyperion)
Reporting towards ‚Federal Reserve Bank/Germany’ and BAKred (Grundsatz I, Grosskreditmeldungen)
Payroll and Travel Accounting
Corporate Insurances
Car park Administration
Budget responsibility: ca. DM 1.000.000,-
1.06.1996 - 30.09.1998 ANDERSEN CONSULTING/ ANDERSEN SERVICES based in Sulzbach/Frankfurt
(Accenture/Kronberg)
Accounting Supervisor
Scope of Responsibility:
Accounts Receivables and Payables according to German & US-GAAP
Calculation of AC’s consultants hourly rates
Management and Supervision of various projects:
Taking over responsibility of Accounting in AC’s German, Swiss and Austrian subsidiaries
Establishing a Lotus Notes based car park information system with external IT specialists
Administration of Nostro accounts to run foreign money transactions including corresponding activities including reconciliations
Secondments into several departments of Dresdner Bank’s Finance Sector
School, Education & Apprenticeships 1.07.1995 - 12.04.1996 Seminar: SAP R/3-Organisator/Finance & Accounting at Siemens-Nixdorf/Frankfurt
16.06.1997 - 19.06.1997 Participation in Executives Coaching at Lufthansa – Consulting
02.01.1984 - 30.06.1985Apprenticeship and miscellaneous temporary assignments at BÜMA, Manpower
(I had to keep myself available and Bank of Montreal Frankfurt:
for Army Services)
Assistant to the Managing Director
Data administration during introduction of MIDAS (Bank Information System)
Administration of Nostro accounts to run foreign payments including corresponding activities including reconciliations
Half-year US trip
13.10.1977 - 12.12.1983Business & Administration Study at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt within 10 semesters finished with a Diplom-Kaufmann degree. Subjects:Banking, Money & Currency Theories, Organization Theories
04.1964 – 06.1977 Philipp-Reis-School Frankfurt and Liebiggymnasium Frankfurt; Abschluß: Abitur
(High School)
Foreign Languages
English: Experienced French: Basic knowledge :
Competencies (inclusive EDP knowledge)
HGB/US-GAAP/IFRS
Controlling (Governance, Finance, Sales,
Investments)
Designing of Cost Account Systems
Reporting
Due Dilligence
Payroll and Travel Accounting
Implementation of Sarbanes Oxley
Rating/Basel III
Group Accounting/Consolidations
Analysis of Financials
Reporting Finance Industry
Credit Risk Controlling
SAP R3 (Moduls FI, CO, AM, SD, MM, ECCS)
SimCorp Dimension, Summit
All Microsoft applications: Outlook, Word, Excel (incl Programming), Access, Powerpoint