Professional Career

08/2019-12/2019	Commercial Head (Group) Kögel Trailer GmbH, Burtenbach / Deutschland Number of member responsibility: 34 Direct reporting to the Group Commercial Director Responsible for Controlling, Finance and Accounting, internal sales department Monthly reporting and ad hoc analyses Foundation of affiliated entities Liquidity and Working Capital Management Consolidated and single financial statements (Germ. GAAP
11/2017-06/2019	Commercial Head JSA Germany GmbH, Duesseldorf / Germany Number of member responsibility: 20 Direct reporting line to the CFO Germany Business Partner for operational Management teams across Europe with focus on commercial and financial decision-taking Lead and develop a cross-divisional Shared Service Center Accounting, Reporting, Controlling and HR with 20 FTE (6 direct reports) Responsible for the Division Controlling (32 entities with a turnover of approx. €900 million p.a.) Technical leadership of 10 local Finance Managers in Europe Responsible for the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting in accordance with German GAAP and IFRS Manage net debt with focus on working capital and liquidity Prepare monthly reporting (comparison of actuals with budget), forecasts and ad hoc analyses as well as derivation of improvement measures Coordinate and optimize the cross-divisional budget process Prepare internal and external financing of subsidiaries Liaising with the shareholder, financial institutions and other external service providers (e.g. external auditor, tax advisor)
03/2016-10/2017	Head of Finance (Member of the Executive Management team) TanQuid GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg / Germany Number of member responsibility: 10 Member of the Executive Management team Develop the strategic and organizational direction Responsible for Finance, Compliance, Risk Management, Billing, and Insurances (10 FTE) Responsible for consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and single financial statements in accordance with German GAAP Manage all strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting processes Prepare ad hoc analyses and develop measures and recommendations Cash and liquidity management Coordinate M&A activities Responsible for all systems and tools within the scope of application by the finance function (SAP FI/CO, MS SharePoint, Jobrouter, Docuware, QlikView) Liaising with shareholder representatives, financial institutions and other external service providers (e.g. external auditor, tax advisor) Coordination of the Due Diligence for a refinancing of €275 million
02/2011-01/2016	Manager Deloitte Consulting GmbH, Duesseldorf / Germany Number of member responsibility: 15 Management of national and international projects with focus on process optimization within finance functions Leading of international project teams (up to 15 team members) Development and mentoring of employees Trainer for IFRS accounting within the European Deloitte network
04/2005-09/2010	Assistant Manager KPMG AG, Munich / Germany Number of member responsibility: 0 Performance of audits of single and consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, German GAAP and US GAAP Audit of Internal Control of a German company publicly listed on a stock exchange (DAX) in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley-Ac
06/2007-03/2010	Senior Associate KPMG LLP German Practice, New York City / USA Number of member responsibility: 0 Planning and performance of financial statement audits and reviews of American subsidiaries with German parent companies in accordance with IFRS and German GAAP