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Michael Holzäpfel

Senior Manager Finance + Controlling

€950/day
Landkreis München, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Michael


Stabilize – Analyze – Structure – Optimize - Restructure - Liquidate


Communicative, internationally experienced businessman or finance and controlling expert with C-level management experience.
Proven success in leading andRESTRUCTURING OR OPTIMIZING AND TURNING AROUND(international) business units and companies.

I bridge the gap between books and business!
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • French

    Conversational

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Landkreis München (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Köln (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Mittelständische Unternehmensgruppe,
    Interim Chief Financial Officer / Chief Risk Officer
    September 2023 - Today (2 years and 8 months)
    and €70.0 million in revenue. Private Equity Shareholders:
    • Continuous execution of business analyses and coordination and management of strategic projects for process and project control.
    • Restructuring of the industrial "footprint". Reduction of locations. Relocation of production up to the closure/liquidation of subsidiaries.
    • Sound and timely creation of a reporting system KPIs, Predictive Analysis
    • Setup of ESG Reporting & Disclosures
    • Continuous coordination, management, and control of budgeting and forecasting of company goals and projects.
    • Responsibility for the further development of the ERP system and harmonization of the group-wide IT landscape.
    • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with HGB and IFRS.
    • Handling of all treasury-related matters within the corporate group.
    • Responsibility for liquidity management, receivables management, process management, and subsidiary controlling.
    • "Sparring partner" for the other managing directors on all business-related issues and contact person for banks, tax advisors, and auditors.
    • Establishment of a model for sustainable employee recruitment and long-term retention.
  • Abionik Group,
    Interim Chief Risk Officer / Project Manager "Finance Excellence"
    March 2023 - September 2023 (6 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Revenue (Companies of the WILO Group):
    • PMI of four companies.
    • Project management (coordination of resources and timelines)
    • Process optimization in the commercial sector
    • Digitalization of commercial processes
    • Integration of DATEV with the respective ERP system
  • NKD,
    Interim Head of Controlling / Management Reporting
    September 2023 - January 2024 (4 months)
    Branches and > €800 million in revenue. Private Equity Shareholder. The following were the focus of my mandate:
    • Management of 8 direct and 30 indirect employees
    • Corporate planning, management accounting, analyses
    • Reporting to the PE shareholder
    • Consulting and execution of monthly group consolidation
    • Optimization of commercial process flows
    • Responsible for the rollout of Microsoft Dynamics 365 in the FI/CO area
    • Optimization and adaptation of new accounting standards (IFRS)
    • Collaboration and communication with auditors and tax advisors

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Education

  • Business Administration Graduate
    University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Economics, Reutlingen
    1993
  • Foreign Trade Merchant
    Mövenpick Handel, Stuttgart
    1989

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