Frank (Martin) Schneiderlöchner - Principal Consultant
Experience
Principal Consultant
Unit4 Prevero GmbH
Business and technical consulting on the use of Unit4 products (ERP, FP&A and HCM) and their optimal use by the client
Project management in the energy, healthcare, service and public sectors
Mentoring colleagues in process and project management (FP&A bootcamp for consultants)
Sales support and organizing/conducting client workshops
Helping to prepare bids for public tenders
Workshops on requirements analysis & design and delivering training
Implementing cloud-based financial planning and analysis software (FP&A) with smart forecasting algorithms (predictive analytics/neural networks)
Implementing people planning & analytics software (PPA)
Quick familiarization with customers’ business processes and requirements
Modeling custom planning models with MOLAP tools
Technologies used: Unit4 products, Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Power BI, SAP (including migration to S/4 HANA)
Director of Business Intelligence and Controlling
pfm medical ag
Realigned the traditional controlling area (group and function controlling) into a modern BI-supported business partner model
Developed and implemented a business intelligence and controlling strategy and a framework for business performance management
Created data- and analysis-driven concepts to optimize business processes and supported their implementation
Managed strategic and operational planning and reporting processes by preparing key figures with BI solutions
Served as a bridge between strategic and operational planning
Rolled out an FI and HR dashboard with the new BI tool Prevero
Forecasting using predictive analytics methods in R
Improved the service quality of the controlling department
Technologies used: Prevero, MS SQL Server BI Stack, SAP NW BW, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
Head of Business Intelligence Services & Projects
Grünenthal Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Defining BI strategy and BI governance
Evaluating and deciding on BI data and BI ETL architecture topics
Operating and enhancing corporate BI systems
Application management to support planning and reporting processes
Data integration from SAP and non-SAP systems
Requirements, project portfolio management and service level agreements
Led the backend setup (as a central data warehouse) of a new performance management system and a new planning system for R&D
Implemented ITIL-like processes in the BI structure services and introduced a standardized project approach in BI development projects
Implemented the service cost ownership concept in BI
Technologies used: SAP NW BW/BO, SAP FI/CO, MS SQL Server BI Stack, Cognos TM1, SharePoint, QlikView
Team Lead Internal Control
Toll-Collect GmbH
Audited central and decentralized IT systems/processes and reviewed operations against management and client requirements
Managed and re-engineered a data warehouse to monitor data flows
Identified and reported key performance parameters
Prepared and reviewed the monthly management report for executive management and consortium partners
Advised executive management on quality and risk matters
Created work and procedural instructions for quality assurance
Maintained the technical operating permit of the monitoring system through expert review
Received a federal bonus payment for high detection rates of toll evaders
Reduced data warehouse operating costs by €1.5 million
Technologies used: Oracle DB, SAP Business Objects, TOAD for Oracle, ACL audit tool, SPSS
Team Lead International Information Management / Projects & Services
CC-Bank (today Santander Consumer Bank)
Multi-project and change management
Coordination of international reporting and key performance indicator management
Evaluated a core banking system for international use
Implemented and rolled out MS Office products in branches for office automation; integrated an optical archiving system
Carried out process organization measures as the bank organization representative in the anti-money laundering committee
Built an integrated master database as part of the CC-Bank and AKB-Bank merger process
Technologies used: SAS, Oracle
Head of Controlling Information Management
BARMER Ersatzkasse
- Finance/Controlling department with line management of five people and project responsibility
Staff Unit for IT Coordination & Organization
Globale Krankenversicherung (DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung)
- Coordination of the IT organization, reporting directly to executive management (CIO)
Database and Network Administrator
SAVAG Versicherungen (heute Generali Versicherungen)
- Administration of IBM databases and networks in the IT service department
Research Assistant
DFKI – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
- Collaboration on the WIP project “The Automatic Synthesis of Multimodal Presentations”
- Knowledge representation: building semantic networks
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Energy, Government and Administration, and Transportation.
Business Area Experience
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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, Audit, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
Based on my experience leading various consulting projects and in leadership roles in Controlling, Internal Control, Organization and IT, I can set the course for successful digitization within your functional areas.
My work focuses on optimizing decision-making processes and improving internal business processes.
For example, this is achieved by introducing and expanding Business / Artificial Intelligence (BI/AI) processes & tools, implementing ERP systems, building cloud-based/on-prem data architectures, and data analysis using SAP and Microsoft tools.
I am comfortable working in both traditional and agile project environments, especially in the role of a project manager.
Skills
Management Experience / Education
- Conceptual Skills And Strategic Thinking
- Stakeholder Management And Customer Focus
- Appreciative Leadership And Motivation
- Willingness To Take Risks And Make Quick Decisions
Method/architecture Knowledge
- Bi Strategy And Bi Governance
- Project Management Methods (Pmbok/pmi, Safe 6.0, Scrum)
- Business Analysis (Babok)
- Data Analytics Processes (Crisp)
- Itil, Cobit, Iso 9001
Business Knowledge
- Planning/reporting And Controlling
- Audit
- Process Performance Management / Performance Measurement
- Financial Accounting (P&l And Balance Sheet, Consolidation)
Technical Knowledge
- Data Warehouse Methods (Db/dwh Design & Modeling)
- Artificial Intelligence
- (B) Sql (C) Python
Languages
Education
Saarland University
Diploma in Computer Science, focus on Knowledge-based Systems and AI; minor in Economics · Computer Science · Saarbrücken, Germany
State High School Saarlouis
High School Diploma · Saarlouis, Germany
Certifications & licenses
CISA-Certified Information Systems Auditor
ITIL
Prince2
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Experience
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