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Your partner for finance and accounting, controlling, and audit
I am an experienced finance expert with over 13 years of professional experience in auditing, controlling, corporate finance, and grant management. My career includes roles in Big Four auditing, senior positions in international companies, and freelance consulting in finance and accounting.
My service portfolio includes:
✔ Annual financial statements & consolidated financial statements: Audit and preparation according to IFRS, HGB, US-GAAP
✔ Audit & Internal Controls: SOX compliance, risk management, internal audit processes
✔ Controlling & Financial Management: Budgeting, liquidity planning, reporting
✔ Grant & Grant Management: Application, administration, and compliance of international funding (GIZ, World Bank, African Development Bank)
✔ Corporate Strategy & Optimization: Implementation of efficient financial structures, digitalization, and automation of processes
✔ Project Management: Management of complex financial and transformation projects
My strength lies in combining technical expertise with strategic thinking. I work with start-ups, medium-sized companies, and international organizations to develop efficient financial processes, increase transparency, and minimize risks.
Whether for consulting in the financial sector, support with annual financial statements, or controlling solutions – I stand for tailor-made and practice-oriented solutions. Let's optimize your financial performance.
German
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), München (up to 50km), Köln (up to 50km)
Experience
- Wendpanga GmbHFreelance consultantMay 2023 - Today (3 years and 1 month)Kehl, BW, Germany(Accounting advisory services)• Preparation of grant applications and progress reports• Implementation and further development of internal control systems• Planning and execution of internal audits• Implementation of asset impairment controls• Preparation of financial reports
- Drive SARLManaging DirectorApril 2020 - March 2023 (2 years and 11 months)Dano, NO, Burkina Faso(Production and marketing of rice) Function:• Overall technical and managerial responsibility for the following departments: accounting, human resources, administration, production, warehousing, purchasing and sales (20 employees)• Participation in the development of the company's corporate strategy• Implementation of planning and budgeting processes• Cash-management• Management of cross-divisional projects:• Planning and introduction of mechanization for rice producing cooperatives• Managing, planning and construction phase of warehouse buildings with an overall capacity of 3,000 tons of rice• Procurement of an integrated rice transformation chain• Implementation of a national distributor network• Procurement and distribution of seeds and fertilizers for 5,000 farmers in rice production• Introduction of a quality management system• Design and introduction of a corporate health insurance
- Dreyer FoundationHead of FinanceJune 2018 - March 2023 (4 years and 9 months)Berlin, Germany(Promotion of socio-economic development in Burkina Faso through the implementation of agricultural projects) Function:• Overall technical and managerial responsibility for the following departments: accounting, human resources and administration (5 employees)• Introduction of new and further development of existing internal procedures and controls• Implementation of weekly reporting and a monthly financial planning system• Financial accounting and reporting for grant contracts with various donor organizations (total grant volume managed: EUR 10 million)• Preparation of project applications (GIZ, World Bank, African Development Bank)• Initiation and management of cross-divisional projects:• Managing planning and construction of a sports field in Dano, Burkina Faso• Developing and promoting partnerships (both state and private) to benefit the foundation's projects.• Overseeing maintenance works of a primary school in Dano, Burkina Faso
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Education
- Master of ArtsUNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES KAISERSLAUTERN2021Master of Arts,
- International Management (Business Administration)International Partnership of Business Schools2012International Management (Business Administration)