Nikolaos D.-Fractional CFO · Finance & Controlling (FP&A) · Finance Operations
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Experience
Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service
Engagement: Coworking Space & Incubator (anonymized)
CFO as a Service for a coworking space & incubator (€2 million in annual revenue, 15 employees), 1–2 days per week.
- Took over the full finance function: cash flow management, budgeting, forecasting, building an integrated financial plan
- Approval processes, C-level reporting and KPI tracking
- Communication with banks and tax advisors, C-level sparring
- Tools: Moss, re:cap; functional guidance of an assistant and accounting specialist
Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service
Engagement: Recruitment Consultancy (anonymized)
Ongoing finance responsibility for a recruitment consultancy (€1.3 million in annual revenue, 4 employees), 1 day per week.
- AR/AP, payment transactions, cash flow monitoring, spend management
- Interface with the tax advisor and banks, C-level sparring
- Selection and implementation of Companyon, Moss and re:cap; integration of AI into finance processes
- Result: automated finance processes, integrated financial planning, 13-week liquidity forecast
Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service
Engagement: Manufacturing Company (anonymized)
Fractional CFO for a manufacturing company (€6 million in annual revenue, 25 employees), 4 days per week, until handover to a permanent Head of Finance.
- Liquidity planning, forecasting, building an integrated financial plan
- Internal and external accounting, P&L and KPI tracking, C-level sparring
- Communication with banks and tax advisors
- Selection and implementation of Companyon, Moss and re:cap for automated processes; functional guidance of an assistant and accounting team
- Result: automated integrated financial planning, increased profitability, improved creditworthiness with banks, reduced workload for management; structures set up so that the new Head of Finance could take over directly
Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service
Responsibility for the entire finance function as an external staff function, without an executive role
- Rolling liquidity planning over 13 weeks and 12 months, annual and rolling forecasts
- Internal accounting; support and coordination of the monthly closing with the tax advisor
- Spend management, payment, document and invoice processes
- Selection and implementation of the finance tech stack; implementation experience with Companyon, Moss and re:cap
- Biweekly sparring with the CEO or management and ongoing monitoring of finance processes
- Functional guidance of a virtual assistant and an accounting specialist in one engagement
Financial Systems for Self-Employed Professionals & Entrepreneurs (ConsciousFinance)
- Analysis and structuring of business finances; setting up cash flow, reserve and withdrawal systems
Finance Internship & Bachelor's Thesis
CoachHub GmbH
- Support with customer and supplier invoicing, cash flow management and reporting; taking on smaller projects
- Bachelor's thesis on the selection and implementation of an ERP system in a scale-up environment
Controlling Internship – Business Unit Fuel Cell
Robert Bosch GmbH
- Innovation, product and project controlling: monthly reporting, forecasting, support with annual budgets and ad hoc analyses
- Excel analysis tools and Power BI dashboards; presenting results to management
Controlling Internship – Business Unit Fuel Cell
Robert Bosch GmbH
- Innovation, product and project controlling: monthly reporting, forecasting, support with annual budgets and ad hoc analyses
- Excel analysis tools and Power BI dashboards; presenting results to management
Finance Assistant
LR Pure Systems GmbH
- Posting incoming and outgoing invoices, payment processing and preliminary accounting
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automotive.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
Finance and Controlling expert with hands-on experience from an international SaaS scale-up and ongoing finance responsibility for SMEs. At CoachHub (HR-Tech/SaaS), I built Reporting, Forecasting and Controlling structures as the first Controller while the company grew from approx. 240 to over 800 employees. Since 2024, I have been responsible as a self-employed Fractional CFO for the finance functions of SMEs – in past and ongoing engagements with companies generating €1.3–6 million in annual revenue and employing 4–25 people: from liquidity planning and forecasts to spend management and monthly closing coordination, as well as the selection and implementation of finance tools. Working style: hands-on in operational detail, structured when sparring with management.
Skills
Reporting & Controlling: Management And C-Level Reporting, Kpi Tracking, P&L Reporting, Personnel Cost Controlling And Planning, Ad-Hoc Analyses Planning & Liquidity: Integrated Financial Planning, Annual And Rolling Forecasts, Rolling Liquidity Planning (13 Weeks And 12 Months), Budgeting, Cash Flow Management Finance Operations: Ar/Ap, Payment Management, Spend Management And Approval Processes, Document And Invoice Processes, Support And Coordination Of The Monthly Closing With The Tax Advisor Processes & Systems: Selection And Implementation Of Finance Tools (Companyon, Moss, Re:Cap), Automation Of Finance And Reporting Processes (Excel/Vba, Ai Tools) Collaboration: C-Level Sparring, Communication With Banks And Tax Advisors, Functional Guidance Of Finance Employees, Involvement In Recruiting
Tools: Excel (Expert, Incl. Vba), Google Sheets, Looker, Power Bi, Datev, Sap, Brz, Hubspot, Google Workspace, Companyon, Moss, Re:Cap (Each Implemented), Ai Tools (Chatgpt, Claude, Gemini)
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Education
HfWU Nürtingen
B.Sc. · Business Administration · Nürtingen, Germany · 1,9
Jakob-Friedrich-Schöllkopf-Schule
Industrial Clerk · Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany · 2,0
Ludwig-Uhland-Gymnasium
General Higher Education Entrance Qualification · Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
Certifications & licenses
2.5 years of business coaching in self-management, leadership, communication and feedback
GPM, ICB4
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Experience
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Nikolaos is based in Berlin, Germany.
Nikolaos speaks the following languages: German (Native), Greek (Native), English (Advanced).
Nikolaos has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Nikolaos has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 months. Note that Nikolaos may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Nikolaos would be well-suited for roles such as: Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service, Financial Systems for Self-Employed Professionals & Entrepreneurs (ConsciousFinance), Finance Internship & Bachelor's Thesis.
Nikolaos's most recent position is Fractional CFO | CFO as a Service at Engagement: Coworking Space & Incubator (anonymized).
In recent years, Nikolaos has worked for Engagement: Coworking Space & Incubator (anonymized), Engagement: Recruitment Consultancy (anonymized), and Engagement: Manufacturing Company (anonymized).
Nikolaos is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Nikolaos also has some experience in Automotive and Real Estate.
Nikolaos is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Information Technology. Nikolaos also has some experience in Business Intelligence.
Nikolaos holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from HfWU Nürtingen.
Nikolaos has 2 certificates. These include: 2.5 years of business coaching in self-management, leadership, communication and feedback and Project Management IPMA Level D.
Nikolaos is immediately available for suitable projects.
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