Ricardo (Tomihide) Morita-Controlling - Change Management - PMI
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Experience
Controlling Staff Unit (CFO/Head of Controlling)
IT Security Solutions
- Process optimization, process design
- Business partnering, target vision
- Teambuilding
- Workflow design
- Budget, MEC
- SAP S4/Hana, Board
Change Manager – Digital Transformation & AI Workflows
MCS
Conception and implementation of AI-supported workflows (n8n) for automated invoice recording and document processing. Optimization of business processes through the use of leading LLMs (e.g., GPT-4, Claude, DeepSeek) and local AI infrastructures (Ollama). Increased efficiency in research and content creation through professional prompt engineering and AI integration. Evaluation and deployment of AI tools (Google AI Studio, MS Copilot, Cursor) to support controlling and project management tasks. Strategic consulting at the intersection of finance and AI transformation as a Change Manager.
Senior Controller / Consultant / Change Manager
Retail & E-Com (Private Equity)
- Entity controlling in Austria and carve-in/integration
- Business reporting and KPIs
- Budget, forecast, cash and taxes
- Data and workflow optimization (Tagetik, Infor)
- Support for closing activities (MEC and YEC)
- Teambuilding
- Special projects & IT workgroup lead
- BPMN (Archi)
Consultant Reporting and DWH
Industry Services
- Business reporting
- KPIs, IBCS reporting
- Data integrity and process optimization
- Power BI integration
Head of Controlling
Saas Company
- Teambuilding, strategy, roles & responsibilities
- KPIs, business modelling
- Optimization and implementation of controlling processes
- Implementation of business partnering
- Budget and forecast
- Support for implementing a new ERP system, Power BI
- LucaNet
Consultant Business Process and Process Optimization
Digital Company SaaS und Retail
- Controlling concepts (P2P, O2C, R2R, budgeting, cost allocation, project controlling)
- Process resilience, risk management, and change management
- Department support
- Project management support
- ERP migration
- Odoo / SAP / Tableau
- Agile working / Scrum
Senior Controller
International Automotive & Retail Group
- Post merger integration (PMI)
- Daily operations, corporate controlling, business controlling, project controlling, sales controlling, B2B & retail, private equity
- BI (MS-SQL, DeltaMaster)
- SAP FI/CO, functional support for implementation/customizing, process optimization and data flow. IT liaison
- Budget / rolling forecasts
- Implementation/optimization of reporting (Excel reporting), KPIs
- Support in design and implementation of retail controlling
- Special tasks
- Team building/department setup/change management
- Introduction of controlling processes
- Cost reduction programs
- Dashboards, reporting/presentations
Senior Controller
International Plant Manufacturer
- Daily operations, corporate controlling, project controlling (focus), PoC
- Financial closing activities (HGB, IFRS). Fast close
- SAP FI, PS, SD, CO, SEM-BCS, HANA introduction, Excel, Access
- Budget / rolling forecasts
- Optimizations of reporting (Excel reporting), KPIs
- Optimizing controlling processes
- Special tasks, migration support (HANA)
- Team building
- Dashboards, reporting/presentations
Project Lead Consultant / Sales Consultant
Medium-sized Fashion Company
- Implementation of sales controlling
- Sales in Germany (retail)
- Support in building a sales network, trade fairs and PR
HQ/BU Controlling & Reporting Staff - Finance Excellence
Industrial Capital Goods
- Design and implementation of a reporting system, master data definition, KPIs, dashboard and subsequent definitions
- Optimization and implementation of controlling processes (small projects)
- Team building
- Support during introduction of SAP BW, BEx Analyzer
- SAP PS, MM, SD, CO, FI
- Large project controlling (PoC), forecast, budget, production controlling/management
- Project management (Prince2)
- Change management
Reporting Consultant - Finance Excellence
Japanese electronics group
- Project GAIA support
- Design and implementation of a reporting system, master data definition, KPIs, dashboard, etc.
- B2B and retail
- Support for a group-wide (EU) ERP rollout (Oracle, HFM, SSRS, MS-SQL)
- Project management
Managing Director / CFO
Leading eHealth 2.0 provider
- Finance & controlling (daily business, private equity)
- Budget, forecast and business planning
- Accounting, financial closing, cash flow, treasury
- Controlling, reporting, analysis (B2B & retail)
- Investor relations, private equity, due diligence
- Sales and marketing (strategy, print, online, business development)
- Demand management
- Head of legal (contract and contract management)
- Head of HR (recruiting, HR development)
- Head of ICT (IT architecture, setup, etc.)
- Head of software development (web app, iOS, Android)
- International project management (India, Thailand, Indonesia)
Strategy staff (executive board)
Renowned private bank
- Sales process (M&A)
- Document management
- Information management and censorship
- NDA
Financial analyst and controller
International automotive manufacturing company
- Project, investment and production controlling
- Daily business reports and ad hoc reports
- Consolidation and month-end closing
- Support for SAP rollout
- Support and process optimization of financial accounting (FSC)
- Support for restructuring and cost reduction program (insolvency)
- Support for investor process
Germany HQ Head Controlling
International personnel services provider
- Support of the global Axapta integration for the Germany business, handling data transfer and transformation at the interface
- Head of business controlling and support for top management
- Developing an automated commission accounting with IT
- Support for financial accounting and closing activities (FSC), deputy head of finance
- Support for IT / demand management
- Process description and documentation (SOX)
- Sub-project lead
Lead Controlling PMI
International pharmaceutical company
- Post merger integration (PMI) in accounting and controlling
- Assisted in preparing the monthly report from a DATEV environment
- Treasury
- Designed and implemented appropriate reporting tools and reconciliations
- Reconciliation of standalone financial statements into the consolidated financial statements
- Transition of reporting from HGB to IAS/IFRS
- Assisted in migrating the accounting system from HGB to IAS/IFRS
- Assisted in budget preparation and personnel cost planning
- Development of personnel key figures
- Subproject leadership
Senior Controller
International logistics provider
- Prepared the CSR annual report for TNT Post's German operations (Holland)
- Controlling
- Assisted in developing an IT-based solution for monthly reporting of CSR data
- Collected and analyzed all data
- Subproject lead
Head of Controlling and Deputy CFO
International agrochemical group
- Post merger integration (PMI)
- All controlling activities including production controlling and sales controlling (B2B and retail)
- Assisted with the year-end closing
- Supported accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting
- Supported customer service
- Operational site reporting
- Treasury
- Post merger integration of organization and reporting of a medium-sized family business into the group organization
- Reporting foundations in HGB and IAS/IFRS; consolidation
- Ongoing coordination and reporting of sales and revenue activities in all regions (EAME)
- Continuous optimization of reporting, especially harmonization of cost center accounting and alignment with group standards
- Customizing local reports in Navision
- Hyperion reporting
- Intercompany matching (ICM) and support in coordinating the international farms
- License reporting, billing and contract management
- Variance analysis of overhead costs, COGS/functional costs and sales
- Preparation of forecasts and the annual plan including LEs and ad hoc estimates in collaboration with departments (sales, overheads, COGS, personnel plan); in particular shifting the reporting fiscal year from May–June (seasonal) to January–December (group)
- Implementation of SAP FI/CO and migration from Navision (FSC), demand management
- Ad hoc projects
- Documentation and SOX
- Transfer pricing
- Tolling
- Department size 3.5 FTEs
- Cost center definition and training of employees
- Processes and procedures (SOX)
- Project management (e.g., migration, implementation, audit approval)
Head Controller / Business Area & Site Controller
International steel and construction group
- All controlling activities including investment and production controlling
- Controlling of investments
- Treasury
- Operational reporting for the EU and Middle East business unit (EAME)
- Ongoing coordination and reporting of sales and revenue activities in all regions
- Continuous optimization of reporting, especially cost center accounting and partial contribution margin accounting
- Optimization of the monthly report and all databases (Excel reports, third system extracts from Hyperion and Navision)
- Variance analysis of overhead costs, COGS/functional costs and sales
- Assisted in inventory valuation and determination of specific costs
- Preparation of forecasts and annual plans including all estimates in collaboration with departments (overheads, COGS, personnel plan); in particular shifting the fiscal year from January–December to April–March
- Cash flow optimization and forecasting including overdues and bad debts
- Intercompany eliminations
- Support in the introduction of Navision (demand management)
- Support of the central office with Hyperion reporting
- Migration of the EU Navision reporting system to the global Hyperion system
- Reporting basis under HGB, IAS/IFRS and I-GAAP (Indian GAAP); consolidation
- Ad hoc projects
- Documentation and SOX
- Training the new divisional controller in reporting
- Subproject lead (SAP CO)
HR Consultant
National technical service company
- Employee selection and recruitment for the service department
General Manager / Project Manager
Online-shop
- Marketing
- Sales
- IT
- Finance / Controlling
- Supply Chain
- Customer Service
- Demand Manager
ICT Consultant
International ICT Group Global Player
- Corporate organization and telecommunications, trends in the telecom industry
- Preparation of strategic position papers
- Business model development on NGN and Triple Play
- NGN (Next Generation Networks)
- Preparation of thesis papers
- Preparation of technical presentations on NGN, Triple Play and business unit integration
- Sales staff coaching
- Staff coaching on DMS
- Development of a sales calculator for DMS
- Various market studies
- Sales coaching for internal staff and preparation for sales activities
- Creation of a profitability calculator for DMS (Document Management Systems) to support sales.
Sales Consultant
National Personnel Service Provider
- Sales staff coaching
- Staff coaching on DMS
- Development of a sales calculator for DMS
- Sales controlling
Certified Consultant for SME Inquiries
BMWA
- Advice on online inquiries.
- Business start-ups and financing.
- Business plans.
- Organization and company formation.
- Awareness and handling of legal inquiries (not legal advice).
PMI Consultant
International Logistics Provider
- Harmonization of reports from various sources (PMI)
- Introduction of a comprehensive reporting concept for a consistent and uniform presentation and control of all relevant business processes.
- Standardization of the reporting system and KPIs, including the BSC
- Development of a user-friendly, Excel-based reporting system based on Dupond (dashboard)
- Process documentation and definition of new KPIs
- High-level concept for data flow and IT implementation (Master Data Management)
- Handover to Horvath & Partner for finalization
- Project manager for Master Data Management
Consultant VAT / Setup and Incentives
Logistics PPP
- Sub-project for quality assurance and monitoring of the incentive project within the overall process
- Additional quality assurance and controlling
- Modeling of the necessary sub-processes and workarounds for the smooth integration of the special project into operational procedures
- Project management, documentation and project controlling / Demand Manager
- Leadership of the sub-project for sending mass emails with responses
- Responsible for contracted temporary staff (5 FTE)
Consultant
Large national real estate company
- Participation in the development of a controlling tool based on Excel/Access for budget planning and reporting
Consultant
Local audit firm
- Revision of the strategy concept
- Development of a new concept for the firm
- Scheduling of new measures
- Implementation support
- Accounting and consulting (clients)
- Project leadership
Controller
Largest national real estate company
- Collaboration in building the department including property and contract controlling
- Participation in the development of a controlling and reporting tool based on Excel/Access
- Support in customizing SAP
- Contribution to designing the BSC system, especially around questions of contract management and property controlling
- Sub-project controlling as part of project management
- Project coordination and management of entering third-party contracts into SAP RE
- Sub-project leadership
- Project controlling
- Development of customer and contract management based on SAP RE
- Professional guidance and involvement in customizing SAP RE Extension, including conducting acceptance tests
- Preparation of functional instructions
- Support for operational business
- Support for the BSC
- Coaching of full-time employees (approx. 30 FTE)
Consultant / Project Manager
Local audit firm
- Work process analysis
- Support in developing a personnel development plan
- Creation and implementation of an IT concept
- Optimization of integration and use of DATEV
- Support for operational business.
Developer - Controlling
Int. Technology Global Player
- Created an IT solution for handling alternative material sourcing
- Production controlling
- Supported sales,
- Supported purchasing
- Accounting (accounts receivable, accounts payable, account reconciliation, closing preparation)
Consultant and CRO
Construction and Retail Corporation
- Hands-on introduction to key controlling and administrative processes.
- Implemented treasury and harmonized liabilities, resulting in new credit lines.
- Developed a strategic controlling system.
- Implemented a BSC/KPI system.
- Developed centralized dashboards.
- Optimized processes and workflows.
- Supported HR and the hiring process.
- Supported the conversion from a GmbH to a non-listed joint-stock company.
- Implemented a cash management system and performance metrics for financial and project controlling.
- Conducted benchmarking and SWOT analyses.
- Developed sales space and retail concepts.
- Led transformation projects.
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Retail, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Automotive.
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Experienced in Finance, Project Management, Information Technology, Accounting, Business Intelligence, and Strategy.
Summary
I have extensive experience in controlling, PMI, change management and process optimization across various industries such as technology, retail, manufacturing and financial services. I have built strong skills working with ERP systems like SAP and power BI integrations, business reporting, KPI development, and teambuilding.
I focus on improving workflows, streamlining reporting and budgeting processes while managing change in complex environments. My hands-on approach in driving business transformation and optimizing controlling functions has delivered measurable improvements and operational efficiencies over the years.
Skills
Experience
- Over 20 Years Of Experience As A Consultant And Manager In Various Industries Focusing On Controlling And Finance.
- Extensive Expertise In Post-Merger Integration (Pmi) Projects, Including Harmonizing Financial Processes And Organizational Structures.
Controller / Finance Manager
- Solid Knowledge In Controlling (Poc, Sales, Finance, Project, Production), Budgeting And Cost Management, Finance.
- Experienced In Reporting, Analysis, Planning And Strategy Development.
- Extensive Expertise In Liquidity, Investment And Risk Management As Well As Corporate Governance.
- Knowledge Of M&A Processes, Carve-In, Carve-Out.
- Proficient With Erp Systems Such As Sap Fi/Co, Datev, Navision, Oracle (Hfm) And Axapta.
- Experience Leading Controlling Departments.
- Development Of Controlling Concepts (P2p, O2c, R2r, Budgeting, Cost Allocation, Project Controlling).
- Strong Skills In Budgeting, Forecasting, Cash Flow Management And Treasury.
- Experience Creating And Optimizing Business Reporting And Kpis.
- Skills In Data Analysis And Workflow Optimization With Power Bi, Tableau And Other Dashboard Tools.
Change Manager / Pmi Manager
- Extensive Expertise In Project Management, Pmo, Transformations, Integrations And Process Optimization (Kaizen).
- Experience In Stakeholder Management, Communication And Culture Development.
- Specialization In Post-Merger Integration (Pmi), Including Harmonizing Financial Processes And Organizational Structures.
- Proven Success In Change Management And Process Optimization, Including Implementing Agile Working Methods (Scrum).
- Ability To Lead And Build Teams, Including Teambuilding And Onboarding.
Industries
- Telecommunications
- Automotive
- Logistics
- Banking
- Public Administration
- Healthcare (Ehealth / Mhealth)
- Real Estate
- Software Development
- Audit
- Agrochemicals
- Electrical & Metals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering, Steel)
- Staffing Services
- Retail (Retail & E-Com)
- Care & Beauty
- Crafts
It Skills
- Extensive Knowledge Of The Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook And Ms Project).
- In-Depth Experience With Sap.
- In-Depth Experience With Navision.
- In-Depth Experience With Oracle (Hfm, Etc.).
- Good Knowledge Of Axapta.
- In-Depth Experience With Hyperion.
- In-Depth Experience With Datev.
Languages
Education
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald
Diplom-Kaufmann, specializing in personnel economics and organization, production management and logistics, psychology and · Business Administration · Greifswald, Germany
Certifications & licenses
AI-Studies (Prompting, Agents, LLM, LCM, MCP, RAG)
Prince2 project management, large-scale project management
Agile working, SCRUM
International Accounting certificate course
Certified DSiN consultant for internet security
Business consultant BVW
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