Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

•Experienced Finance Expert: Over 25 years of international leadership experience in the private equity, energy, healthcare, and FMCG sectors (P&G, GE, INNIO).

•Results-Oriented Leader: Proven track record in strategic transformation and post-merger integration, increasing cash flow (+20%) and EBIT (+15%).

•Entrepreneurial Bonus: As a co-founder of a start-up, I combine deep corporate expertise with an agile, hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial foresight for complex business situations.

•Global Management: Proficient in leading global, multi-ethnic teams (up to 40+ employees) and implementing complex financial systems to optimize forecast accuracy and cost efficiency.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km)

INNIO GmbH (Part of Advent International, PE Investor)
Commercial CFO
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
November 2018 - March 2020 (1 year and 4 months)
Innsbruck, Austria
•Responsibility for orders, revenue (+2 billion USD), cash flow, and EBIT.
•Successful Post-Merger Integration: Continued growth trajectory with EBIT +15%, Free Cash Flow +20%, and market share increase of +50%.
•Initiated digitalization of sales and finance by implementing Salesforce.com, reducing forecast cycle time by -30% while increasing data accuracy by +20%.
•Defined global financial strategy, leading mid-term planning to support corporate objectives.
•Conducted M&A due diligence as well as monthly and annual closings (HGB, US-GAAP), successfully transitioning from quarterly to monthly closings.
•Led a global, multi-ethnic F&A team of over 40 employees.
Salesforce Post-Merger Integration Mergers & Acquisitions Strategic Planning Accounting
General Electric, Distibuted Power Business Unit
Commercial CFO
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
December 2015 - October 2018 (2 years and 10 months)
Frankfurt, HE, Germany
•Responsible for incoming orders and revenue (+2 billion USD), achieving revenue growth of +10%.
•Established and led the new trade finance department (OEKB project financing), increasing incoming orders by +15%.
•Optimized global expansion strategy: Responsible for finance, logistics, and IT for new market entry in Nigeria and Peru.
Project Management Corporate Governance Controlling & Key Performance Indicators Project Financing International Expansion
General Electric, European Headquarter
Finance Director
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
June 2012 - November 2015 (3 years and 5 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Successful System Transformation: Implemented Oracle Hyperion for a 16 billion USD P&L structure, improving forecast accuracy by 40% and reducing reporting time by -30%.
- Built and developed the European FP&A team (+10 employees).
- Optimized German S&GA budget, reducing costs by 2 million USD.
Project Management FP&A Cost Optimization Strategic Planning Hyperion