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Description

Senior Finance Executive with over 25 years of international experience in Controlling, Finance Business Partnering, and Finance Transformation – primarily in Pharma, Life Science, MedTech, and manufacturing industries.

Most recently Finance Director at Carbogen Amcis AG (CDMO, Pharma) and Head of Process Optimization & Special Projects at Sauter Germany. Prior to that, 13 years at Actelion Pharmaceuticals / Johnson & Johnson in Supply Chain & Technical Operations Finance – from establishing standard costing structures to supporting integration into a global corporation.

I undertake interim mandates as CFO, Finance Director, or Head of Controlling – typically in situations such as bridging vacancies, ERP transformation (SAP S/4HANA), restructuring the finance organization, or building FP&A and Manufacturing Finance structures.

What you can expect from me: Hands-on mentality, quick onboarding, reliable figures from week one – and a finance function perceived as a business partner, not as administration. I am fluent in German and English and am based in the Basel / Southern Baden region, with a willingness to work in the DACH region.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Basel (up to 50km)

CARBOGEN AMCIS AG
Finance Director – Drug Substance
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
January 2024 - June 2026 (2 years and 5 months)
Liestal, Switzerland
International financial responsibility for the Drug Substance organization with production sites in Switzerland, Great Britain, and China.
■ Finance Business Partnering for international production sites (CH, UK, CN)
■ Budget, forecast, and medium-term planning; Performance Management & Executive Reporting
■ Manufacturing & Supply Chain Finance including standard costing and variance analysis
■ Inventory Controlling, Working Capital, and Revenue Recognition (POC)
■ Project controlling, audit support, and finance governance in the regulated pharmaceutical environment
■ Co-shaping the SAP S/4HANA transformation
POC Revenue Recognition Project Controlling Supply Chain Finance Manufacturing Controlling ERP Integration
SAUTER DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
Head of Process Optimization & Special Projects
CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2021 - January 2024 (2 years and 4 months)
79 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Responsibility for company-wide finance digitalization, ERP strategy, and modernization of management reporting.
■ Establishment of a modern contribution margin accounting as a strategic controlling instrument
■ Development and implementation of a company-wide ERP strategy including system selection
■ Implementation of BI solutions (Power BI, Jedox) for executive reporting
■ Business cases for strategic investments; finance digitalization & reporting automation
Finance Reporting Budgeting Planning Solution Time Reporting ERP
STRAUMANN AG
Senior Director Finance Special Projects
MEDICAL
May 2020 - July 2020 (2 months)
Basel, Switzerland
Responsible for Finance/IT projects. Due to Covid, all projects were postponed and this position was eliminated.
IT Project Management Finance Reporting Budget Management Financial Consolidation SAP S/4 HANA