Ralf (Peter) Wüstermann - Finance and Controlling Manager
Experience
Finance and Controlling Manager
Vanderlande Industries do Brasil Ltda
- International reporting in English
- Budget creation
- Production controlling
- Process optimizations
Head of Accounting and Finance
KNDS Deutschland Tracks GmbH
- Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Consolidated financial statements
- Intercompany accounting
- Liquidity planning
- Advising on and implementing uniform group-wide accounting policies
- Support with tax matters
- Optimization of accounting processes
Financial Accountant
Ramudden Global GmbH
- Ongoing booking of business transactions for four companies
- Monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Group consolidation worldwide
- VAT returns
- Statistical reporting for the Federal Statistical Office
Finance and Controlling Manager
Vanderlande Industries GmbH & Co. KG
- Monthly closings according to IFRS and HGB
- International reporting in English
- Budget creation
- Production controlling
- Process optimizations
- Personnel management: 6 employees
Commercial Manager
Areal Shared Services GmbH
- Developing the growth strategy for the corporate real estate group
- Valuation of companies in the real estate sector
- Strategic acquisitions in the real estate industry
Head of Finance
Hans von Mangoldt GmbH
- Liquidity planning and liquidity management
- Budget planning and preparation
- Monthly financial statements according to HGB
- Investment calculations and special projects
- Cost optimization
Senior Accountant
Copart Deutschland GmbH
- Reconciliation of general ledger accounts
- Development of folder structures
- Preparation of notes and management report
- Development of booking bridge HGB - US GAAP
- Optimization of accounting processes
Data Management
GEA Germany
- Master data migration and data completeness check from iScala to S/4HANA
Professor and Program Director for General Management
EUFH Europäische Fachhochschule
- Teaching courses in market research, accounting and financial statements, cost and performance accounting, controlling, corporate management, investment management
- Professor of General Management and program director
- Controlling
- Financial statements and accounting
- Corporate management
- Investment management and financing
- Cost and performance accounting
- Corporate cooperations, alliances and networks
- Market research, marketing, service marketing
Group Financial Reporting
Schweizer Electronic AG
- Valuation of a direct investment in China
- Consolidation
- Group accounting according to HGB and IFRS
- Fixed assets schedule for all domestic and foreign entities
- Provisions schedule for all domestic and foreign entities
Training in classical and agile project management
WBS Training
- Classical and agile project management
Head of Finance
UKM Fahrzeugteile GmbH
- Set up and developed a liquidity statement
- Measures to increase and optimize liquidity
- Monitoring daily liquidity
- Process optimization in accounting and controlling
- Monthly reporting
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Personnel responsibility: 6 employees
Head of IT, HR, Finance and Controlling
CCL Design GmbH
- Managing IT projects in production and administration
- Leading and optimizing HR department processes
- Personnel development
- Implementation of an electronic workflow
- Monthly reporting in English
- Process optimization in production and administration
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Personnel responsibility: 12 employees
Head of Finance and Accounting
IT Dienstleistungszentrum Berlin
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB and BilMoG
- Management and oversight of public grants
- Accounts receivable management
- Liquidity management
- Implementation of an electronic workflow
- Personnel responsibility: 14 employees
Psychology for managers
Corporate Happiness
- Psychology for managers (hourly)
Plant Controller
Mayr-Melnhof Gernsbach GmbH
- Monthly international reporting
- Investment accounting and special projects
- Optimizing controlling processes
- Integration of separate reporting software into an ERP system
Head of Finance and Controlling
ELB-Form GmbH
- Leading finance and accounting
- Leading controlling
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under UGB
- Optimizing accounting processes
- Short- and medium-term financial planning
- Liquidity and budget planning
- Reporting
- Implementation of a partial costing system
- Optimizing controlling processes
- Personnel responsibility: 6 employees
Head of Finance
Dronco GmbH
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under HGB and US GAAP
- Financial reporting
- Strategic and financial planning
- Corporate taxes
- Plant controlling
- Budget preparation and forecasting
- Personnel responsibility: 5 employees
Plant Controller
Z & J Technologies GmbH
- Optimizing preliminary costing
- Optimizing ongoing costing
- Building an electronic workflow for costing
Senior Controller
DigitasLBi AG
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under HGB and IFRS
- Consolidated financial statements
- International group reporting in English
- Support in implementing SAP / R3
Head of Financial Accounting
Gedore-Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
- Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Budget preparation
- Intercompany reconciliation (German, English, Portuguese)
- Accounts receivable management
- Liquidity management
- Process optimization in accounting
- Team leadership: 12 employees
Senior Controller
ThyssenKrupp Industriesolutions GmbH
- Cost center controlling
- Product line controlling
- Personnel controlling
- Strategic and operational staff planning
- Further development of the planning tool
Accounting / Finance Manager
nicko tours GmbH
- Optimization of accounting processes
- General ledger postings
- Standard and margin postings
- Clarifying VAT issues in the tourism industry
Senior Controller and Head of IT
Mondi Raubling GmbH
- Managed IT department: 3 employees
- Staff management: 9 employees in accounting and IT
- Authorized signatory (Prokura) for Bauernfind Blockheizkraftwerk GmbH and Mondi Raubling GmbH
- Group reporting (monthly, quarterly and semi-annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS)
- Monthly financial statements according to IFRS and HGB
- Transfer from SAP to HFM (Miras) and upload
- Project implementation: automatic SAP to HFM upload
- Optimization of monthly reporting
- Forecast preparation and planning
- Budget preparation
- Investment calculations and special projects
- Automation of waste paper valuation and waste paper logistics
- Implementation of the One sales software
- Optimization of project processes and project management
Investment Controller
Sell GmbH
- Development of a business case in English
Branch Manager
Sana Rechnungswesen GmbH
- Monthly and quarterly financial statements under HGB and IFRS for 15 group companies
- Liquidity planning
- Cash flow statement
- Multi-year financial planning
- Team management: 15 employees
Deputy Head of Project Controlling
Engineering Dobersek GmbH
- Set up the project controlling department
- Optimization of business processes in projects
- Implementation and development of a KPI system
- Introduction of contribution margin accounting
- Introduction of a working capital analysis
- Monthly project reporting
- Implementation of project forecasts
- Budget planning and preparation
- Introduction of project analysis with development forecasting
- Implementation of project planning
- Introduction of rolling project management
- Implementation of DATEV
- Support in monthly closing
- Introduction of partial costing
- Implementation of a chart of accounts
- Introduction of cost unit and cost center accounting
- Introduction of overhead cost center allocation to projects
- Introduction of monthly utilization rate calculation
- Preparation of pro forma balance sheets and profit & loss statements
- Project management in Bulgaria
- Creditworthiness analysis of foreign partners
- Negotiations with partners in Bulgaria
- Team management: 2 employees
International Controlling
B2X Care solution GmbH
- Preparation of the IT budget
- Further development of the IT budget into a rolling budget
- Development of a credit limit form with creditworthiness indicators
- Responsible for granting and validating credit limits
- Creation of travel expense policies in English and German
- Creation of travel expense claim forms and user guides
- Development of a template letter for travel expense claim errors
- Development of an accounts receivable invoice form and template letters
- Development of a template letter for input tax audits
- Creation of a requirements specification for the further development of a time tracking software
- Preparation for ISO 9000 series certification
Group Controlling
Deutsche Telekom AG
- Development of the monthly reporting for the ROCE metric in English
- Validating figures from the ERP system for different scenarios and time periods
- Preparation of the report for the CFO
- Initiation of a rolling optimization process at the 19 European subsidiaries
- Support of optimization measures
Deputy Head of Group Controlling
Spheros GmbH
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB
- International group reporting in German and English
- Reporting for the international private equity firm, banks, and subsidiaries
- Budget creation and forecast preparation
- Expansion and automation of international reporting
- Development of group transfer pricing (transfer pricing and management fees)
- Special analyses and evaluations for international subsidiaries
- Preparation and support of a due diligence review
- Team management: 4 employees
Controller and Finance Manager for the branches in Austria and Switzerland
Trane Deutschland GmbH
- Preparation and execution of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to IFRS
- Payroll accounting
- Corporate taxes in Austria and Switzerland
- Monthly reporting in English
- Ad hoc analyses
- Budget monitoring and creation
- Forecasting
- Team management: 2 employees
Reporting / Controlling
easycash GmbH
- Development of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for a payment institution in line with legal requirements
Finance and Accounting / Reporting / Controlling
Seppelfricke Armaturen GmbH
- Interim head of finance and accounting
- Consolidation and monthly closings for 8 companies
- Reorganization of the accounting department
- Preparation of annual and sub-group financial statements
- Monthly reporting according to IFRS
- Participation in accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger accounting
- Dunning and general accounting tasks
- Leadership responsibility: 4 employees
Finance and Accounting / Reporting / Controlling
DSB Bank N.V.
- Setup of a German finance and accounting department
- Weekly and monthly reports
- Special analyses
- Transfer pricing documentation
- Daily accounting tasks
Reporting / Controlling
Hitachi Metals
- International reporting
- Ad hoc business analyses
- Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to IFRS and US GAAP
- Consolidation
- Adaptation to international accounting standards
Plant Controlling
ESK SIC GmbH
- Plant controlling
- Investment controlling
Sales and Plant Controlling
Sanha Kaimer GmbH
- Sales controlling
- Corporate reporting
- Transfer pricing documentation
Group and Plant Controller
Rütgers Chemicals GmbH
- Group accounting
- Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under HGB, IFRS and US-GAAP
- Consolidation
- Internal and external reporting
- Plant controlling
- Group transfer pricing (transfer pricing)
- Development of KPI systems
Senior Controller
Avery AG
- Reorganization of plant controlling
- Enhancement of the KPI system
- Special analyses and introduction of new KPIs
- Further development of group reporting
Group and Plant Controller
Evobus GmbH
- Plant controlling
- Budget monitoring
- Benchmark analyses
Treasury Manager
Edscha AG
- Operational treasury
- Operational liquidity management for the entire group
- Global liquidity planning
- Set up a Europe-wide daily electronic account clearing and electronic rooming
Controller
Johann Hay GmbH & Co KG
- Plant controlling
- Development of a KPI system
- Optimization of SAP / R3 FI and CO module usage
- Support for the implementation of BDI
- Further development of group reporting
Plant Controlling
Daimler AG, NL Port Elisabeth
- Analysis and evaluation of setup times
- Implementing key figures from SAP / R 3
Plant Controlling
Daimler AG, NL Juiz de Fora
- Analysis and evaluation of setup times
- Implementing key figures from SAP / R 3
Plant Controlling
Johann Hay GmbH & Co KG
- Analysis and evaluation of setup times
- Implementing key figures from SAP / R 3
Senior Controller
Jackstädt GmbH
- Further development of controlling
- Structuring profit centers
- Development of KPI systems
- Production controlling
- Further development of reporting
Instructor
Köln Data
- IT training, entire MS Office suite including MS Access
Instructor
AEG Signum
- Business training
Instructor
Manß & Partner GmbH
- SAP training, business training
Head of Finance and Accounting, Corporate Development
Leonhards GmbH & Co. KG
- Annual financial statements for a non-calendar fiscal year
- Liquidity management, liquidity and financial plans
- Development of a cash flow analysis
- Development of profit centers and profit center accounting
- Market analysis of profit centers
- Measures for market development and customer retention
- Employee motivation across all company divisions
- Development of an employee profit-sharing model
- Leading a team of 6 employees
Head of Accounting
Uponor Anger GmbH
- Managing financial accounting, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
- Independent journal entries
- Reconciling subledgers
- Preparing tax filings
- Liquidity management
- Dunning
- Reviewing rental, lease, and service agreements
- Leading a team of 6 employees
Senior Audit Assistant
KWU Gesellschaft für Unternehmensbewertung GmbH
- Auditing all balance sheet items
- Contract controlling
- Company analysis and valuation
Office Manager
Aritech Europe GmbH
- General administrative tasks
- Developing and expanding administrative functions
- Dunning
Accounting and Controlling
Toyota Deutschland GmbH
- General administrative tasks
- General accounting tasks
- Reporting
- Developing key performance indicators
Factory Controlling
Jenoptik AG
- Valuing machinery assets and planning investments
- Analyzing and evaluating setup times
IT Tasks and Lecturer
AOK Hessen
- Development and expansion of a database
- Cost-benefit analysis of two IT programs
- Training sessions for the AOK business administrator
Commercial Manager
Krima Modevertriebs GmbH
- Managed the areas of controlling, finance, and organization
- Set up a controlling system
- Liquidity planning and medium-term financial planning
- Expanded administration
- Managed a team of 5 employees
Customer Service Development
Techniker Krankenkasse
- Development of a complaint tool
- Development of a strategy for customer-oriented complaint handling
Expansion of Reporting with SAP/R 3
Gebr. Wicharz GmbH
- Database setup
- Use of the reporting tool
Expansion of Reporting with SAP/R 3
DeTe Immobilien
- Database setup
- Use of the reporting tool
Instructor
Sinn Leffers AG
- Training for all three years of business apprentices
Translator
Wal Mart Deutschland
- Business English
SAP/R3 User Training
Siemens / Nixdorf AG
- Instructor for SAP and accounting
SAP/R3 User Training
Manß und Partner GmbH
- Instructor for SAP and accounting
Teacher
Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie GmbH
- Training in business administration
- Training in accounting
- Training in Windows and MS Office
Lecturer in Cost Accounting and Controlling
Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen
- Part-time teaching assignment for cost accounting and controlling
Financial Accountant
Amadeus Fire
- Setting up and converting reporting from HGB to IFRS
- Adjustments in SAP
Owner, Freelance Project Manager and Interim Manager
W-Consulting
- Controlling, finance and accounting, and business development
Controller
ADIA Interim GmbH & Co.
- Plant controlling
Deputy Head of Finance Department
Klinikum Erfurt GmbH
- Leading 52 employees
Practice-oriented management and leadership training seminar
Fulde Personaltraining
Managing partner and project manager
W&H International Trade and Service
Head of Accounting
Ostseetrans Verkehrs GmbH
- Managed a team of 10 employees
Accounting trainee
Hochtief AG
Audit assistant / audit manager
KPMG Deutsche Treuhand Gesellschaft AG
- Audit focus: industry and trade
- From March 1, 1991, transferred as audit manager to the new Erfurt branch
Intern
Lady Sandra of Canada Ltd.
Intern
Zürich Versicherung AG
Insurance Clerk
Versicherungsagentur Kost & Beintker
- Worked in administration alongside studies
Apprentice Wholesale and Foreign Trade Clerk
Opel Autohaus GmbH
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Experienced in Professional Services, Manufacturing, Insurance, Automotive, Education, and Transportation.
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Experienced in Accounting, Finance, Strategy, Operations, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology.
Skills
Controlling
- Management Of Operational And Strategic Controlling
- Sales, Plant, Equity And Group Controlling
- Cost Analyses With Sap R/3 And Other Erp Systems
- Setup And Development Of Controlling, Kpi And Planning Systems
- Development, Documentation And Calculation Of Transfer Prices And Group Prices
- Setup And Development Of Group Transfer Pricing Systems
- International And National Reporting
- Investment Calculations And Special Analyses
- Complex Process Optimizations
Accounting
- Management Of National And International Finance And Accounting With Up To 52 Staff Members
- Monthly, Quarterly And Annual Financial Statements According To Hgb, Ifrs, Us Gaap
- Group Accounting And Consolidation According To Hgb, Ifrs, Us Gaap
- Payroll, Financial And Balance Sheet, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable And Fixed Asset Accounting
- Development And Expansion Of Cost Center Systems
- Harmonization Of Group Chart Of Accounts
Finance
- Rolling And Fixed Budgeting In Group Companies And Smes
- Operational And Strategic Financial Planning
- Liquidity Management And Planning In Smes And Corporate Units
- Tax Planning And Optimization Of Business Taxes
- Vat Pre-registrations And Returns
- Treasury In Smes And Corporate Units With Daily International Electronic Account Balancing Between Corporate Entities (Electronic Rooming)
Corporate Development
- Direct Investments
- Planning And Development Of Business Units
- Corporate Restructuring
It Skills
- Microsoft Office: Excellent Skills In Word, Excel, Works, Access, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Sap R/3: Very Good Knowledge In Fi, Co, Mm, Pp, Sd
- Accounting Software: Good Knowledge In Datev, Lexware, Khk, Hyperion, Navision, Iscala, And Other Accounting Software
- Operating Systems: Very Good Knowledge In Windows 10
Languages
Education
GAU Girne American University
Doctor of Philosophy Degree, Business Management · Business Management · Summa cum laude
BUW Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Diploma in Economics · Economics · Wuppertal, Germany
Fachoberschule für Wirtschaft Wuppertal
Wuppertal, Germany
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