Irmgard Drey - Selfemployed - Interims Management in M&A Environments

• Consulting and implementation in the areas of human resources, finance and IT for medium-sized companies in the telecommunications, plant engineering, real estate, metal processing, pharmaceutical and energy supply sectors
• Establishment and re-design of human resources departments - specifically in carve-out or merger environments
• Management coaching and Interim HR Management HR IT: SAP HCM Implementation of various requirements Compensation management Works agreements Outsourcing Payroll Budget planning/HR controlling
• Centralised support and advisory to management in regards of HR strategy, and implementation of end-of-year reporting processes
• Company pension scheme development, reporting tool development and HR / Payroll report generation
• Implementation of the Occupational Pensions Strengthening Act and corporate framework design
• Development of interdependent and coordinated training programs for departments and department managers
• Junior manager - coaching
• Compensation/Benefits Recruiting, Interviews, Search
• Introduction of time management with SAP HCM PT process optimization General Data Protection Regulation Document management, etc
• Tax audit digitization project, e.g., personnel files, expense compensation for employees in the construction industry
• Cost reduction projects to increase operational efficiency
• Led negotiations with works council and economic committee
• Redesign of compensation concepts personnel management - Fit for Future.

Responsibilities

• Reorganizing HR and payroll support structures
• Implementing integrated time management
• Coordinating with the parent company
• Recruiting specialists
• Budget planning and succession planning

Results / KPIs

• Stabilized payroll within 3 months
• Company agreements
• Introduced transparent time management for >20 employees
• Works council approval of all new models without escalation

Responsibilities

• Optimizing reporting (DEÜV, A1, social security, international)
• Harmonizing master data and wage types
• Quality assurance after system updates Results / KPIs
• Reduced error rate in reporting to <0.3%
• Cut manual corrections by >50%
• Stable payroll processes after releases from the first run onwards

• Spearheaded the expansion of service lines encompassing vehicle and real estate trading, international vehicle rentals, hospitality, and business consulting, aligning operational objectives across strategy, personnel, systems, and coaching functions
• Built payroll-system for the rapid expansion of private hire transport operations in 2 new expanison markets
• Led 40 employees in various sectors of the secondary automotive transport market
• Increased revenues year on year expanding self-drive rentals to 3 new countries within the EU and 50+ Vehicles on the road
• Secured key partnerships with international mobility providers and financial institutions, enabling expansion of service offerings and solidifying TripleCar GmbH's position within the European mobility and real estate sectors.

Tasks

• HR-led separation of multiple entities including SAP HCM separation
• Implementation of new working time and shift models
• Social plan, transitional company, workforce reduction Results / KPIs
• Successful carve-out with no payroll interruption
• Legally compliant handling of >100 employee transfers and severance cases
• Introduction of new shift models for >1,000 employees
• Led a team of 14 in the HR Shared Service Center

Tasks

• Stabilized payroll after leadership change
• Coached new HR and payroll leaders
• Handled SAP customizing, testing, and reporting

Results / KPIs

• Successfully handed over to new leadership after 6 months
• Established sustainable backup and knowledge structures
• Increased team satisfaction (internal feedback) by over 30%

• B2B - advertising agency and general advertising services
• PR-Branding in the pharmaceutical industry especially for congresses and fairs
• Directed financial planning and resource allocation initiatives to sustain business growth in the competitive pharmaceutical sector, aligning fiscal strategies with long-term organizational objectives.

• Assumed management responsibility for payroll accounting for ca. 3,500 individual accounting cases with 4 employees under management
• Implemented and introduced an international accounting software SAP R/3 with data transfer from legacy systems
• Took over the billing and payroll-accounting for Saturn Electro- Handelsgesellschaft mbH with approx. 1000 billing cases
• Established payroll systems in the expansion countries and led the introduction of the SAP HR modules OM, PA, PY and PT
• Expansion of national personnel administration and accounting into an internationally operating Competence Center (CC) HRIS with the following structure: National service center "Accounting" with the main tasks of file management, time management, personnel data maintenance, data maintenance for organizational management, preparation of monthly accounting Service, process and product management Accounting and special support "Top management both nationally and internationally"
• HR-Controlling Business Partner - Country Support
• Developed international HR payroll policy with communication concept for policy competence
• Business process management
• Business development: developed and implemented professional excellence in the HR Services & Processes department; led the development of internal communication and work platform for HR-PY managers
• International project management with quality and risk management
• Led the Post-Merger-Integration of HR Processes and Systems
• Led specialist team for Due Diligence of HR Systems for mergers and acquisitions
• Organised and coordinated workshops for human resources strategy development
• Reengineering of business process for efficient human resource management
• Intra-company change management consultation
• Great Place to Work – managed and coordinated the development of an information and communication concept
• In cooperation developed and introduced the HR-IT roadmap
• Establishment and expansion of an international HR controlling agency
• Developed and implement strategic and operational HR reports
• Introduction of SAP BW with international rollout
• Consolidated international payroll and personnel administration processes, ensuring seamless alignment with regulatory frameworks across multiple expansion markets.

• Communicative bridge between employees and payroll-management
• Active member of internal cost committee for the reduction of general administrative costs
• Statistics and ad-hoc reporting for general labor cost oversight
• Support fund management for in-house retirement fund
• Prepared and managed pension commitments for unionized and senior employees
• Processed due diligence for employee construction loans
• Procurement and processing of information for annual / year-end reporting to stakeholders
• Procurement and implementation of new personnel information system at Reinhold & Mahla
• Severely disabled person registration, professional association registrations, State Statistical Office, trade tax breakdown, contributions for the various employers' associations, contribution splitting for the occupational and occupational health service, Chamber of Commerce and Industry membership fees
• Generalist support function operational departments in preparation of documents related to foreign contract workers
• Led team for the settlement and adjustment of pension benefits
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration to streamline pension benefit calculations, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and enhancing process transparency.