Philipp Einsele-Finance Manager
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Experience
Finance Manager
Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB)
- Forecasting, budgeting and liquidity planning
- Supervision of the use of funds
- Cooperation with funding agencies, auditors, and tax advisors
Financial Services, CFO Advisory & Process Automation
Independent Consultant
- Advising SMEs and start-ups on financial strategy and processes
- Providing fractional / interim CFO services
- Driving process automation and AI adoption in finance and accounting
Chief Financial Officer
Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH
- Leadership of Finance and HR team, member of management board
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (HGB)
- Improvement, automation and digitalization of finance processes
- Responsible for equity and debt financing, investment evaluation
- Forecasting, budgeting and liquidity planning
- Implementing in-house data intelligence via Power BI
- Business partner to management team & PE shareholders, first point of contact for external partners, i.e. banks, lessors, auditors, etc.
Head of Plant Controlling
MAHLE Group
- Member of the management team
- Monthly and annual financial statements, analysis and reporting
- Preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and strategy planning
- Financial analyses of relocation business cases & component sourcing
- Filing financial claims towards OEMs amid COVID-19 price inflations
- Controlling lead of carve-out project
- Divestiture project (sell-side M&A)
Plant Controlling
MAHLE Group
- Post-merger integration project
- Structuring and improvement of monthly closing process
- Set-up of cost center accounting and product profitability reporting
- Preparation of SAP S/4HANA implementation
Transformation & IT Project Manager
MAHLE
- Project manager for the reorganization of the controlling organization, definition of target size and role profiles, coordination of transition
- Coordinator for the SAP S/4HANA implementations
Business Analyst
MAHLE Group
- Set-up of reporting and planning processes for new business unit
- Proxy to business unit controlling head, reporting to board
Trainee Program
MAHLE Group
- Various stations spanning the controlling function within MAHLE
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Food and Beverage.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Accounting, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.
Skills
- It Workspace: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
- Rpa & Automation: Power Automate, Google Apps Script
- Erp/Accounting: Sap/R3, Expertis, Odoo, Datev
- Business Intelligence: Power Bi, Sap Analytics Cloud
- Etl (Extract, Transform, Load): Power Query
- E-Commerce: Shopify
- Invoice & Banking: Candis, Starmoney
- Project Mgmt. & Collaboration: Miro, Jira, Slack
- Programming Languages: Java, C, Sql, Vba
Languages
Education
Goethe University
M. Sc. Management, Finance and Accounting · Management (Finance and Accounting) · Frankfurt, Germany
University of Applied Sciences Esslingen
B. Eng. International Engineering Management · International Engineering Management · Esslingen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
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Experience
Global experience
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Philipp is based in Berlin, Germany.
Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).
Philipp has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Finance Manager, Financial Services, CFO Advisory & Process Automation, Chief Financial Officer.
Philipp's most recent position is Finance Manager at Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH.
In recent years, Philipp has worked for Gesellschaft im Wandel gGmbH, Independent Consultant, Barfer’s Wellfood GmbH, MAHLE Group, and MAHLE.
Philipp is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage. Philipp also has some experience in Professional Services.
Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Business Intelligence. Philipp also has some experience in Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.
Philipp has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Food and Beverage, and Professional Services.
Philipp has recently worked in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology.
Philipp holds a Master in Management (Finance and Accounting) from Goethe University and a Bachelor in International Engineering Management from University of Applied Sciences Esslingen.
Philipp has 1 certificate: Six Sigma Green Belt.
The availability of Philipp needs to be confirmed.
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