Dennis Domanski-Finance Generalist | Interim Manager
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Interim Senior Manager Accounting
Reliance Trust Luxembourg S.A.
- Operational leadership (Fast Close): Structuring and managing the entire close process for complex German and international client portfolios (Real Estate, Private Equity, HNWI).
- Audit readiness & governance: Ensuring compliance in the timely preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns under IFRS, HGB, and LuxGAAP.Efficient
- Audit support: Successful interface management and coordination with auditors (Big Four), which demonstrably shortened the audit duration.
- Special situations & complexity: Professional leadership of cross-functional teams in clearing and working through historically grown accounting backlogs.
Senior Consultant Private Equity
Ogier Global (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
- Risk reduction in asset accounting: Audit-proof quality assurance of complex year-end financial statements for regulated and unregulated private equity structures.
- Audit acceleration: Strategic optimization of audit processes (Audit Support) to significantly shorten audit duration and avoid management letter points.
- Interface efficiency: Targeted management of the interaction between PE fund managers, legal advisers, and Big Four audit teams while meeting strict fund deadlines.
- Process standardization: Introduction of standardized review procedures to sustainably improve data quality in ongoing fund reporting.
Interim Director Finance & Board Member
Zedra Luxembourg S.A.
- Overall financial responsibility: Strategic and operational management of the entire finance function of the Luxembourg entity to secure capital and liquidity structures.
- Regulatory governance: Holding registered board mandates (Director/Board Member) in a regulated environment under direct compliance liability toward supervisory authorities.
- Crisis management & client retention: De-escalation and stabilization of critical, high-volume client mandates at the interface with asset managers, auditors, and tax advisers.
- Performance-driven leadership: Disciplinary leadership and coaching of a team of around 10 accountants to raise professional excellence and improve reporting deadlines.
Interim Manager Accounting
Gen II Luxembourg Services S.à r.l.
- Operational crisis stabilization: Immediate takeover and restructuring of the ongoing accounting process for complex German real estate and fund portfolios.
- Fund reporting & financial statement preparation: Timely and audit-proof preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, taking into account specific real estate KPIs (NAV, Net Yield).
- Interface harmonization: Efficient management of the flow of information between the operational asset management units on site in Germany and the fund structure in Luxembourg.
- Data clean-up & compliance: Successful clearing of historical accounting backlogs to ensure regulatory reporting deadlines toward investors and auditors.
Interim Finance Director & Group Accounting Manager (Real Estate)
Revetas Management / Mountpark Logistics
- Process realignment: Strategic realignment and optimization of process management at the critical interfaces of group reporting, accounting, and controlling.
- Group consolidation (logistics/RE): Audit-proof preparation and management of complex group consolidations under IFRS and LuxGAAP in the international real estate and logistics sector.
- Fund governance: Successful holding of directorship mandates in regulated and unregulated fund environments to ensure legal and tax compliance.
- Reporting structure: Design and implementation of efficient reporting structures to speed up monthly and quarterly shareholder reporting.
Freelance
Freelance
- Governance & Interim Advisory: Providing high-end interim management and directorship services to support complex accounting and corporate governance in Germany and Luxembourg.
- PMO & Post-Merger Data Engineering: Structuring and cleaning critical financial data systems (legacy data migrations) as part of acquisitions, carve-outs, and system changes for international SMEs.
- Strategic Financial Modelling: Designing and implementing tailored, audit-proof controlling and financial modelling tools for precise management of business and budget planning.
- Agile Crisis Management: Taking on ad hoc on-demand mandates to stabilize finance departments immediately during unexpected workload peaks and vacancies.
Accounting Manager
Round Hill Capital Holding S.à r.l.
- Responsible for ongoing bookkeeping and IFRS/LuxGAAP consolidation of residential real estate funds (focus: Germany, Netherlands).
- Taking on board mandates (directorships) in holding and SPV entities.
- Close collaboration with legal and tax advisers on transactions and onboardings; technical and disciplinary leadership of teams (3–5 employees).
Head of Operations & Finance Director
Euro Real Estate & Euroleum
- Overall commercial responsibility: Central commercial leadership and management of all finance-related topics for complex holding structures and up to 18 affiliated SPVs (Real Estate & Private Equity).
- Support for M&A transactions: Close reporting to the supervisory board as well as management of cash flow and liquidity in strategic acquisitions and transactions.
- Board mandates (managing director): Operational leadership as board member in all special purpose entities, including the strategic management of external service providers (audit, tax).
- Stakeholder management: Central contact person for legal and tax advisers in complex onboardings and international asset structuring.
Senior Accountant / Director
Vistra (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.
- Board responsibility: Taking on board mandates (directorships) for domiciled international companies in a regulated environment.
- Capital management: Precise management and processing of capital calls, distributions, and complex cross-border dividend flows.
- Preparation of audit: Coordination and preparation of annual financial statements under LuxGAAP and IFRS as the main interface with external auditors.
- Client relationship management: Technical advice and support for international asset managers and private equity clients on administrative and accounting matters.
Audit Manager (Prüfungsleiter)
Ernst & Young S.A.
- Leading international group audits (Lux-GAAP, IFRS, US-GAAP, HGB) for trading companies and investment funds.
- Interface with tax and corporate finance specialists in a transaction context; budget responsibility for more than 30 mandates and leadership of audit teams with up to 10 auditors.
Experienced Senior Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers S.à r.l.
- Group audits and consolidations for PE funds; assignment in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Task Force & Forensics.
- Assignment abroad in NYC (01/2011 – 04/2011): Audit of US-SEC-regulated alternative investment funds (hedge funds) under US GAAP on site in Manhattan.
Auditor / Audit Assistant
AC Christes & Partner GmbH
- Transaction-related advisory (M&A): Carrying out financial due diligence procedures (vendor & buyer DD) to provide direct support during company acquisitions.
- Annual financial statement audits (HGB): Independent execution and management of statutory and voluntary annual audits for medium-sized trading and service companies.
- Company valuation: Support with financial analyses, business plan reviews, and the identification of balance sheet risks ahead of transactions.
Finance Project Manager
GreenStream Network GmbH
- Project controlling: Introduction and monitoring of project and investment controlling systems for international environmental and energy projects.
- Financing compliance: Precise calculation and monitoring of financial covenants to secure bank and investor financing.
- Budgeting: Preparation and comparison of target-actual analyses as well as ongoing liquidity management at project level.
Management Trainee
British American Tobacco
- Group onboarding: Operational support as part of the demanding management trainee program, with a focus on international HR structures and corporate governance.
- Support work for restructurings: Analytical support for the HR leadership team during organizational realignment and data reconciliation in the context of group changes.
- Interface coordination: Organization and preparation of cross-functional project meetings between Finance, HR, and the operational business units.
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Professional Services, Transportation, Retail, and Energy.
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Experienced in Finance, Audit, Accounting, Project Management, Operations, and Information Technology.
Summary
Pragmatic, results-oriented Senior Manager/Finance Director with over 15 years of experience in the international finance world (including PwC New York & EY). Deep expert knowledge in complex accounting (IFRS, US-GAAP, LuxGAAP, HGB) and consolidation, combined with strong governance expertise as a regulatory-registered board director. Specialized in fully digital and remote-based control of finance processes, post-merger integrations (M&A), and the rapid stabilization of critical finance departments. Focus on Real Estate and Private Equity.
Skills
Accounting & Consolidation (Core Accounting)
- Preparation And Review Of Complex Group And Fund Financial Statements Under Ifrs, Us-Gaap, Hgb, And Luxgaap
- Design And Optimization Of Close Processes (Fast Close)
M&A, Integration & Optimization
- Commercial Support For Acquisitions
- Financial Due Diligence (Vendor & Buyer Dd)
- Post-Merger Integrations
- Digitalization Of Finance Processes (Bi Tools/Erp)
Corporate Governance & Finance Processes (Governance & Operations)
- Taking On Regulatory-Registered Mandates As A Board Member
- Building Internal Control Systems (Ics)
- Cash Flow And Liquidity Management
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Education
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjurist (FH) · Business Law · Lüneburg, Germany
Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH
Industrial Clerk · Industrial Clerk · Hamburg, Germany
Gymnasium Mölln
General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) · Business · Mölln, Germany
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