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Interim Manager Controlling & Finance

Work Experience

2008 - 2009 Interim Assignments:
10/2008 - to date Finance Manager - Personalleasing Concern EUR 8 million Turnover
Insourcing Bookkeeping D,UK,USA
Implementation Controlling systems
Coordination year end financial statements: D,UK,USA
09/2009 - to date Finance Manager - Internet Advertising
Concern
Startup D,UK
Insourcing Bookkeeping, Year end financial statements D,UK
Tax returns UK
08/2009 to date Chemicals
French subsidiary of a concern
Advising on French GAAP
Coordination year end Financial statements French GAAP and IFRS

Globe Business College Munich, 2006 -
Munich Germany
Globe Business College Munich is a private college offering business education in the English language at Bachelors and Masters levels.

Co-owner and Director 2006 –
(2 direct staff reports)
Specific responsibilities include:
• Finance, accounting and taxation affairs of the college
• Lecturing in accounting and finance related areas
• Student acquisition

goetzpartners CORPORATE FINANCE GmbH, affiliate of CEA LLP 2001 – 2008
European HQ, Munich Germany and Tampa, Florida, USA
goetzpartners is a globally represented investment banking and consulting organisation focusing on the areas of Telecommunications, Entertainment, Media and I.T.

Director Finance, Europe Munich, Germany 2001 – 2008
(6 direct staff reports and 10 indirect)
Providing finance and controlling support to Head of Global Investment Banking and General Managers of sister companies in Germany, France, UK, Spain, Czech Republic and Poland
• Streamlining and standardising processes, reporting systems and group structures
• Harmonisation of US GAAP and local European GAAP requirements
• Coordinating finance-oriented integration aspects of an acquired UK-based investment bank
• Ensuring integrity of legal and finance structures
• Risk and tax management

Standex Engraving Group International, division of Standex International Corporation 1999 – 2001
Krefeld, Germany and Salem, New Hampshire, USA
Standex Engraving Group provides an integrated surface texturising service and embossing roll manufacture to the automotive and other manufacturing industries

Divisional Controller/Acting CEO, Germany Krefeld,Germany 1999 – 2001
(4 direct staff reports and 7 indirect)
Providing finance and controlling support to President Europe and General Managers of divisional companies in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Portugal, Norway and Australia.
Standex Engraving Group International, division of Standex International Corporation 1999 – 2001
• Streamlining existing processes, reporting systems and divisional structures
• Harmonisation of US GAAP and local European GAAP requirements
• Selection and implementation of IT ERP systems at divisional locations
• Design and implementation of strategic planning and reporting systems
• Acting CEO of German operations for 12 months

Kanoldt Arzneimittel GmbH, division of BASF AG (formerly The Boots Company PLC) 1985 – 1998 Munich, Germany and Ludwigshafen, Germany
Kanoldt Arzneimittel GmbH develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals primarily for the German market.

Manager Strategic Planning Munich, Germany 1997 – 1998
• Strategy development and business plan preparation
• Development of integrated MIS system
• Conception and evaluation of restructuring measures, potential company/ product acquisitions, licensing and other cooperative measures

Controller Munich, Germany 1985 – 1996
• Design and implementation of controlling systems
• Investment evaluation
• Strategic plan, budget, forecasting, variance analysis
• Local implementation of Value Based (Strategic Planning) system
• Design and implementation of marketing and distribution controlling
• Due diligence investigations
• Disposal of affiliate
• Responsible for the coordination of all external and internal audit engagements, fee and scope negotiation, and the preparation of annual financial statements (German and UK GAAP)
• Administration of holding company, together with taxation concepts

KPMG Peat Marwick (Chartered Accountants) 1984 – 1985
Munich, Germany
Supervising Senior
• Planned and managed simultaneous audits of financial statements (US, German and UK GAAP) for domestic and international companies in industries that include manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and electronics

Kidsons, Impey (Chartered Accountants) 1980 – 1983
Birmingham, UK
Trainee Accountant and Supervising Senior
• Planned and managed simultaneous audits of financial statements (UK GAAP) for domestic and international companies in industries that include manufacturing, distribution, services

Education

ACA, Chartered Accountant in England and Wales, 1983

BA, Honours Modern Languages and Economic Studies (French, German and Economics), University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1980

Skills

(International)Controlling, Accounting (US-GAAP, IFRS, HGB); Design and implementation of controlling systems. Controlling and finance aspects of start-ups.

Languages

English, native
German, fluent
French, fluent

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