Klaus B.-Managing Director
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Managing Director
FineAntz GmbH
- Founder and Managing Partner of FineAntz GmbH, focusing on restructuring and transformation consulting as well as interim management in finance
RT Smart Operations GmbH
- Financial management, treasury, and controlling for the wind-down process of the Real stores to be closed, as well as post-closing activities for continuing the "mein real" stores
- Continued the "mein real" activities under a service contract (inventory controlling, stock management, forecasting, liquidity planning)
- Led and managed the purchasing areas of Category Management Food and Non-Food, as well as Supply Chain Management with more than 40 employees during the wind-down and as a service for "mein real"
- From 01/2023, head of finance, main contact for SCP (owner of "real" until 06/2022 and again from 04/2023)
- Key contributor to the unwind of the real sale
Interim Manager Finance/Controlling
Freelance Interim Manager
- Taking on temporary finance/controlling projects with a focus on interfaces toward sales
- 04/2024–09/2024 Barilla Deutschland GmbH: Interim operational assignment as Head of Market Controlling Germany including coordination of Controlling Central & Northern Europe; managing the controlling team during the vacancy and onboarding of the permanent successor; operational execution of forecast and budget planning; controlling support for product innovations; daily operational controlling, ad-hoc analyses, sparring partner for departments and executive management
- 06/2023–05/2024 Bauking GmbH: Interim operational assignment in controlling at a building supplies retail chain; operational steering and execution of the 2024 budget planning; SPOC for the parent company on budget modeling and input; coordination of input from departments and within controlling; optimization of retail controlling; development and implementation of a data foundation for inventory controlling to optimize working capital management and inventory valuation
- since 01/2023 Ventomaxx GmbH: freelance management of the finance area focusing on controlling and treasury; restructuring of the monthly reporting; building a cash flow forecast; budget and forecast creation (P&L, balance sheet, CF) and monthly reporting; operational month-end close; sparring partner for management, shareholders, and tax advisers/auditors
real GmbH
- Area of inventory controlling: managing sales, margins, and stocks in the context of the restructuring and sale of the self-service department stores
- Merchandise budget planning for 184 stores in the ramp-down phase, including developing new planning tools and preparing presentations for executive management and the supervisory board
- Taking over and further developing daily and monthly reporting, including variance analyses
- Programming a forecast tool to map dynamic developments
- Liquidity planning in the merchandise area
- Coordination and preparation of annual financial statements
- Special analyses for auditors, executive management, and category management
Head of Sales Controlling
Deutsche Bahn broadband GmbH
Functional management of sales controlling and the inside sales team
Defining and implementing sales processes for the go-to-market of the Dark Fiber/fiber optic infrastructure product
Implementing and further developing the CRM system Salesforce.com to automate the lead-to-order process, including interfaces to other group companies
Forecast and budget planning in close coordination with corporate finance functions
Contract negotiations with key accounts as part of professional bid management in the public/corporate sector
Developing and implementing the sales strategy in cooperation with executive management
Co-developing new add-on products and developing the care-to-retain process to ensure long-term customer retention
Project management for "Realization of further mobile network expansion along the rail lines (Connectivity Master Plan)" to meet supply requirements in the LTE/5G frequency auctions
Establishing a reporting and forecast system for KPI-based control of sales activities and preparation of budget plans
Sub-project management for building sales cooperations to optimize the use of existing telecommunications infrastructure
Media Broadcast GmbH
From 07/2018 Head of Sales with power of attorney: Member of the executive board of a subsidiary of the freenet group with end-to-end responsibility for the B2B sales process from acquisition to billing
Personal support and development of key accounts (public and private program providers, business customers for event and network solutions)
Development of new markets and management of regional sales teams
Development and implementation of strategies in cooperation with management and executive board
Implementation of restructuring measures in the sales area
Continuation of leading Sales Support with three departments
Representation in industry associations and trade publications
From 11/2012 Head of Sales Support: Leading Sales Support with a focus on sales controlling, reporting, bid management, contract management and receivables management; product responsibility for Event Broadcast Services; optimization of processes and structures; implementation of MS Dynamics, QlikView/QlikWrite
10/2008–10/2012 Business Controller: Advising the Satellite and Networks business units on planning, forecasting and reporting; personnel controlling; project support and evaluation; M&A in multimedia
Industry experience
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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Retail, Food and Beverage, Professional Services, and Telecommunication.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Project Management, Sales, and Procurement.
Skills
- Ms Office/Office 365 (As User And Instructor)
- Ms Dynamics
- Salesforce.Com
- Sap Fi/Co/Sd
- Qlikview/Qlikwrite
- Power Bi
- Epm
- Tagetik
Languages
Education
Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg
Master of Business Administration · International Management · Hamburg, Germany
Berufsakademie Karlsruhe
Diploma in Business Administration (BA) · Business Administration, specializing in Industrial Management with focuses on Marketing and Financial Accounting · Karlsruhe, Germany
Rechberg-Gymnasium Donzdorf
Abitur (German high school diploma) · Donzdorf, Germany
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Klaus is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Klaus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Klaus has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Klaus has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years. Note that Klaus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Klaus would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director, Interim Manager Finance/Controlling, Head of Sales Controlling.
Klaus's most recent position is Managing Director at FineAntz GmbH.
In recent years, Klaus has worked for FineAntz GmbH, RT Smart Operations GmbH, Freelance Interim Manager, and real GmbH.
Klaus is most experienced in industries like Media and Entertainment, Retail, and Food and Beverage. Klaus also has some experience in Professional Services and Telecommunication.
Klaus is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Business Intelligence, and Strategy. Klaus also has some experience in Project Management, Sales, and Procurement.
Klaus has recently worked in industries like Retail, Food and Beverage, and Professional Services.
Klaus has recently worked in business areas like Finance, Business Intelligence, and Strategy.
Klaus holds a Master in International Management from Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg and a Bachelor in Business Administration, specializing in Industrial Management with focuses on Marketing and Financial Accounting from Berufsakademie Karlsruhe.
The availability of Klaus needs to be confirmed.
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