Alexander Block-Interim Finance Leader I Industrial Performance & Transformation
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Finance Business Partner | Deputy Site Management
Speira GmbH
Total responsibility for managing the commercial functions of a production site with over 600 employees and more than €500 million in annual revenue. Active role in shaping the strategic and operational development of the site in close cooperation with site management. P&L co-responsibility including budget, forecast, and investment control. Leadership of controlling, reporting, CapEx, and accounting departments as well as ensuring transparent and performance-oriented management structures. Since 05/2024, additionally serving as deputy site management with shared responsibility for overall performance, organizational development, and site strategy.
- Successful settlement of a complex insurance claim in the multi-million euro range
- Active contribution to an interdisciplinary core team in closing a multi-year contract with over €150 million in revenue
- Successful negotiation of a restructuring program as part of a three-member company negotiation team
- Sustainable optimization of cost structures and investment prioritization to stabilize results
Head of Controlling, Reporting & Investments
Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
Functional and disciplinary leadership of a three-person team in controlling, reporting, and investments. Full responsibility for the plant's financial control processes, including planning, monitoring, and prioritization of an annual investment budget of around €10 million. Further development of robust management and cost accounting structures, as well as implementation of efficient, decision-oriented reporting standards to actively support operational and strategic plant control.
- Significant efficiency improvements in controlling and reporting processes through digitization and automation
- Improved transparency in cost and results structures
Industrial Engineer (Investment Controlling)
Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
Management and coordination of an annual CapEx budget of around €10 million, including conducting thorough profitability analyses, business case evaluations, and structured prioritization of technical modernization projects. Close cross-functional coordination with site management, production, and engineering to ensure economically viable, strategically aligned investment decisions.
- Driving role in central plant automation projects for sustainable efficiency improvements
- Structural improvement of investment evaluation and budget planning
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Experienced in Manufacturing and Metals and Mining.
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Experienced in Finance, Accounting, Strategy, and Project Management.
Summary
Entrepreneurially minded leader with extensive experience in the financial and operational management of an industrial production site (>600 employees, >€500 million revenue p.a.). Proven P&L co-responsibility, active role in shaping strategic projects, and negotiation skills in major contracts and restructuring programs. Close sparring partner to site management and, since 2024, deputy site management with shared responsibility for site performance, investment decisions, and sustainable results. Hands-on mentality, resilient, authentic, and solution-oriented – even in dynamic and challenging environments.
Skills
- Finance Business Partnering For Business Units
- Performance & Kpi Management
- P&l Co-responsibility & Results Management
- Cost And Profit Optimization
- Financial Management & Financial Governance
- Project & Transformation Controlling
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning
- Negotiation & Stakeholder Management
- Business Case Calculation & Investment Evaluation
- Team Leadership & Development
- Ms Office
- Sap Fi/co
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Education
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Master of Science · Management & Engineering · Lüneburg, Germany · 1.4
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Bachelor of Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Lüneburg, Germany · 1.3
IHK Hamburg / E.ON Hanse AG
Vocational Training · Industrial Clerk · Hamburg, Germany · Very good
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