Sabine K.-ERP / Finance / Transformation / Interim Management
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Experience
Managing Partner and Shareholder
exenio Holding GmbH
Management and shareholder role in the area of investment management.
Managing Partner and Shareholder
exenio Services GmbH
Entrepreneurial responsibility for building the company. Personal areas of focus: finance and accounting, controlling and process optimization.
Business Lead ERP Transformation · Member of the Executive Board
Workday: Aligning requirements and implementation
The group-wide implementation of Workday Finance to replace SAP required business requirements, processes and system capabilities to be aligned.
Processes and system limitations:
- Compared business requirements with process and system reality
- Developed alternative solutions and workarounds
- Helped shape the standardization of data structures
Decisions and implementation:
- Translated complex questions into understandable options
- Made decision-making needs, responsibilities and dependencies transparent
- Drove implementation with management, business units and the system team
Finance during change:
- Established reporting
- Designed and introduced processes
- Created inventory policies
- Contributed to the restructuring plan
- Took on CFO-related responsibility for key finance matters
Result:
The planned go-live was achieved. At the same time, key finance tasks were reliably covered during the transformation.
Process Manager Finance & Controlling
SAP HANA: Ensuring the quality of financial data during migration
The complex migration required a sound business design for Finance and Controlling. At the same time, acceptance of the project and external support was low.
Implementation:
- Designed business requirements for data migration
- Took on areas of responsibility
- Supported the implementation
- Ensured quality
- Built sustainable cooperation with those involved despite differing interests
Result:
The financial data was migrated successfully and on schedule. This created a reliable basis for transparent financial information and further work in Finance and Controlling; the teams concerned were given professional support.
SAP Rollout Management
SAP rollout: Stabilizing processes and Finance during the transition
The rollout was already well advanced at this point. At go-live, the subsidiary’s specific requirements had not yet been sufficiently considered in customizing. The cooperation involved an English-speaking implementation team and users who needed support with the language, system and new processes.
Implementation:
- The actual scope went significantly beyond the originally agreed support and developed into operational management of the rollout
- Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, inventory and valuation processes were specified with the implementation team
- Implemented missing requirements
- Enabled users to work confidently with the system
Operational support after go-live:
- Until the system functioned for operations, the financial figures of the operating business were provided and recorded in SAP
- The transition phase lasted six months
- Supported the audit and consolidated financial statements
- Prepared an audit-ready reporting package
Result:
The rollout was stabilized. Finance remained operational during the transition, the operating business was able to continue, and an audit-ready reporting package was available for the consolidated financial statements.
Project Management / Finance Specialist
WinLine and Webshop: a feasible overall concept
An ERP system was to be connected to a webshop. Different requirements and already commissioned functions had to be combined into a practical solution; this also included VAT issues involving customers and branches in several countries.
Implementation:
- Project management
- Classification of the business requirements
- VAT concept development
- Focus on the core functions that were actually necessary
- Additional requirements designed as extensions instead of overloading the initial implementation
Result:
WinLine and the webshop were successfully introduced with the essential functions. The planned extensions made it possible to further develop the system later.
CEO's Sparring Partner
Creating a financial basis for the CEO's decisions
As part of a generational change, the new CEO needed a clear overview of the group's financial situation.
- Analyzed the annual financial statements of the group companies
- Presented key financial relationships in an understandable way
- Identified opportunities for improvement in finance processes and reporting
Result:
A reliable basis for management decisions and the further management of the company.
Finance Project Support
Cleaning up general ledger accounts and preparing controls
Critical review and cleanup of general ledger accounts, preparation of guidelines, and design of a tax control system. The focus was on the technical review of accounting and the transparent design of controls.
Finance Manager / Head of Finance
Taking over financial management during parental leave
Ongoing financial responsibility with monthly reporting and year-end closing tasks in accordance with IFRS and UGB. This included hands-on work in Finance as well as coordination with the Shared Service Center in India, tax advisors, and auditors.
Area of responsibility:
- Reliable closing and reporting processes
- Solid management information
- Liaison between management, the Shared Service Center, and external Finance partners
IT Controlling
Combining IT project management with controlling
- Established a new project structure
- Coordinated the stakeholders involved
- Introduced the Earned Value Method in IT project controlling
Accounting Team Lead
Professional team responsibility for accounting
After the SAP implementation and the insourcing of accounting and reporting, a newly assembled team was to take over monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with UGB and IFRS.
Implementation:
- Applied SAP and accounting knowledge in practice
- Defined workflows and guidelines
- Established quality controls
- Supported mentoring and a constructive approach to errors in day-to-day operations
Result:
The deadlines and quality requirements for the financial statements were met. The team was able to deliver the required financial reporting on time.
Finance Manager
Organizing Finance during a setup phase
The assignment included organizing financial processes, working on individual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with UGB and IFRS, preparing for an IPO, and serving as the interface with tax advisors. The mandate was handed over in an orderly manner after significant irregularities were uncovered.
Finance Business Process Support / Post-Go-live
Making SAP usable in day-to-day operations
During the first two months after the SAP implementation, employees received direct support with system-related questions and new processes.
- Individual assistance
- Training
- Adaptation and completion of incomplete processes in Finance, Controlling, and Workflow
Result:
Knowledge transfer and practical processes enabled employees to work increasingly independently with SAP.
SAP Implementation Quality Assurance
Testing the SAP implementation from a professional perspective
- Created test cases
- Tested individual transactions
- Proposed solutions for fixing errors and improving the customizing
The focus was on the professional quality of accounting and reporting.
General Ledger Accounting / Preparation for SAP Migration
Reconciling general and subsidiary ledgers for the migration
Before the migration, differences between the general and subsidiary ledgers in Navision had to be resolved under tight time pressure.
- Coordinated two employees
- Analyzed incorrect postings
- Implemented corrections hands-on
Result:
All differences were identified and corrected on time. The general and subsidiary ledgers were reconciled as the basis for the SAP migration.
Project Controlling SAP NewGL
Assessment of alternative implementation partners
The scope of services, professional suitability, implementation approach and budget were compared, providing a reliable basis for the decision.
Asset Management and Securities Trading
Cooperation with an expert
Securities, Derivatives and Consolidated Financial Reporting
Participated in a forensic investigation of financial reporting and asset transactions. The records for six financial years were corrected; key areas included the accounting treatment of derivatives under UGB and IFRS, as well as determining the market value of issued profit-sharing certificates.
- Preparation of the consolidated financial statements
- Assessment of the internal control system
- Tracing of payment flows
- Determination and quantification of damages
University Continuing Education
Cooperation with an expert
Financial Statements and Payment Flows of an Educational Institution
Review of available annual financial statements as part of a forensic fact-finding investigation.
- Tracing of payment flows
- Determination and quantification of financial damages
Group Accounting
Introduction of Group Accounting
- Preparation of the consolidated financial statements, including notes, for the first time for 2010 to 2012 and the quarterly financial statements for 2013
- Preparation of reporting packages
- Took over the interface with the group auditor
- Supported insourcing in accounting
Austrian Corporation
Cooperation with an expert
Contract Award and Contract Fulfillment
- Investigation of the terms of a contract award and the contractor's fulfillment of the contract
- Assessment of the internal control system
- Determination of damages
Rental of premium vehicles
Cooperation with an expert
Reconstructing bookkeeping and business transactions
- Tracing entries in the books
- Assessing the accuracy and completeness of recorded business transactions
- Determining damages as part of a forensic investigation
Manager
KPMG Austria
Recurring annual and consolidated financial statement audits
Recurring external engagement, around 7 weeks per year.
- Auditing annual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with UGB and IFRS, mainly for companies in the fuel trade
- Working in the audit organization with reporting to a Director
- Assuming management and team responsibility
The period refers to recurring assignments, not continuous full-time employment; the engagement partially ran in parallel with other assignments.
Cooperation Partner
Cooperation with an expert
Procurement controls and group cash flow
- Processing internal controls in the procurement area
- Handling questions relating to group cash flow
Audit Manager
Audit firm
IFRS consolidated financial statements in preparation for an IPO
Audit of the consolidated financial statements of a Ukrainian joint-stock company operating in the agricultural sector as part of its IPO preparation. The main areas of focus were the first-time adoption of IFRS and IAS 41 “Agriculture”.
Support for the introduction of group accounting
Publishing group
Introducing group accounting for a new group
For a newly established group of companies, the initial consolidation was prepared in Excel as the basis for the subsequent software implementation, and a template for the IFRS consolidated notes was developed.
Accounting support
Auditing firm
Providing technical support for accounting and insourcing
- Accounting according to UGB
- Determining results for atypical silent partners
- Preparing IFRS reporting packages
- Supporting the insourcing of accounting and financial statement preparation for 30 companies
- Reviewing property management statements
Business sparring partner
Combining reporting and business development
- Introducing internal reporting
- Analyzing and organizing external accounting, including training
- Combining operational finance work with coordination with tax and legal advisors
- Supported the company valuation and preparation of negotiations with potential new shareholders in connection with a capital increase
- Prepared a business plan taking new sales channels and the optimization of the cost structure into account
Self-employed management consultant
Mag. Sabine Koiner Unternehmensberatung
Selected projects and mandates are presented on the preceding pages.
Sparring partner to the Head of Data Warehouse
Bringing finance knowledge into data warehouse projects
Business consulting on data warehouse projects and company valuation as a basis for acquiring company shares. Connecting finance, controlling, and the technical requirements for information systems.
Group accounting specialist
Österreichische Post AG
Quality management in the preparation of consolidated financial statements according to IFRS in SAP SEM-BCS. Handling special issues under company law, implementing IFRS changes, managing interfaces, and designing and preparing the consolidated cash flow.
Head of Audit
M&A Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und SteuerberatungsgmbH
Auditing of separate and consolidated financial statements in accordance with national and international standards, special audits, and the development and auditing of internal control systems. Business valuations, due diligence, project leadership, and project management.
Established an audit department and served as IT Officer.
Associate
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH
Auditing of separate and consolidated financial statements in accordance with national and international accounting regulations, as well as participation in special projects.
Interim Management / Restructuring Plan
Dritte Weltladen Deutschlandsberg
Controlling Implementation
Boom Software AG
Customer Service / Relief Function
Post AG
Bookkeeping, Purchasing and Sales, Administration
Kaufhaus Koiner
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Retail, Energy, Transportation, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Procurement, Sales, and Customer Service.
Summary
ERP implementations and transformations require processes, data, systems and responsibilities to work together, with decisions being made at the right time. What matters is that all these elements fit together and that the solution works in day-to-day operations. This is exactly where I come in: I combine deep financial understanding with process and systems expertise, structure complex issues, make decision-making needs transparent and take responsibility for driving implementation through to stable operations, even under difficult starting conditions.
When I get bored, I have done my job.
When complex change has become reliable routine, my assignment is complete.
ERP & Transformation For an ERP implementation to work in day-to-day operations, business requirements, end-to-end processes and system capabilities must fit together. The solution is based on the company’s processes and requirements across systems, for example with SAP, Workday Finance or Microsoft Business Central.
Financial Responsibility & Interim Management Strengthening finance departments on a temporary basis – from management, accounting and controlling through reporting and consolidated financial statements. The goal is timely closing, reliable management information and effective corporate management.
Three examples of concrete impact ### Workday Aligned business requirements, system limitations and management decisions; drove implementation through to go-live, established reporting and took on CFO-related responsibility.
Interim Finance Management Took on ongoing finance responsibility, ensured reporting and financial statements in accordance with IFRS and UGB, and coordinated cooperation with the Shared Service Center in India, tax advisors and auditors.
SAP Rollout Stabilized P2P, O2C and finance processes, took substantive responsibility for group reporting and prepared it for audit, and enabled users to work confidently with the system.
Skills
Finance, Accounting & Corporate Management
- Financial Management
- Interim Finance Management
- Controlling
- It And Project Controlling
- Budgeting
- Internal Reporting And Management Reporting
- Monthly, Quarterly, Annual And Consolidated Financial Statements
- Initial Consolidation
- Notes To The Consolidated Financial Statements
- Reporting Packages
- Group Cash Flow
- Ifrs And Ugb
- Accounting For Derivatives
- Company Valuation
- Business Plans
- Due Diligence
- Capital Increases And Ipo Preparation
- Expertise In Tax, Vat, Corporate, Commercial And Insolvency Law Gained Through Consulting, Accounting And Auditing
Transformation, Processes & Collaboration
- Business And Finance Transformation
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Governance And Decision-Making Structures
- Stakeholder Management
- Interfaces Between Management, Business Units And It
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Management
- End-To-End Process Design
- Implementation
- Harmonization
- Optimization
- Policies And Workflows
- Purchasing And Sales Processes
- Procure-To-Pay
- Order-To-Cash
- Insourcing Of Finance Functions
- Team Management
- Mentoring
- Knowledge Transfer And User Training
Erp, Data & Quality
- Erp Implementation
- Rollout
- Business Support For Customizing And Stabilization After Go-Live
- Design Of Financial Data Migrations
- Data Analysis
- Data Quality
- General Ledger/Subledger Reconciliation
- Test Cases And Transaction Testing
- Systems: Workday Finance; Sap Hana, Fi/Co, Sd, Mm, Pp, Mdm And Sem-Bcs; Microsoft Navision And Business Central; Epicor Iscala; Winline, Bmd And Rzl
- Tools And Methods: Excel With Advanced Knowledge, Agile And Classical Development Methods As Well As Earned Value
Auditing, Controls & Forensics
- Individual And Consolidated Financial Statement Audits
- Audit Management
- Special Audits
- Establishment Of An Audit Department
- Audit-Ready Documentation
- Development And Review Of Internal Control Systems, Including Procurement Controls
- Design Of A Tax Control System
- Forensic Accounting
- Payment Flow Analysis
- Damage Assessment In Cooperation With Experts
Industries
- Renewable Energy
- Construction And Real Estate
- Agriculture And Food Industry
- Vehicle Trading
- Energy Supply
- Industry And Plant Engineering
- Financial Services, Fintech And Insurance
- Transport And Logistics
- It And Software
- Engineering And Life Sciences Services
- Publishing
- Sportswear
- Auditing And Tax Consulting
Languages
Education
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Magister · Business Administration · Graz, Austria
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Sabine is based in Vienna, Austria.
Sabine speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Sabine has at least 39 years of experience. During this time, Sabine has worked in at least 35 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Sabine may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sabine would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Partner and Shareholder, Business Lead ERP Transformation · Member of the Executive Board, Process Manager Finance & Controlling.
Sabine's most recent position is Managing Partner and Shareholder at exenio Holding GmbH.
In recent years, Sabine has worked for exenio Holding GmbH, exenio Services GmbH, KPMG Austria, and Mag. Sabine Koiner Unternehmensberatung.
Sabine is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Retail, and Energy. Sabine also has some experience in Transportation, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology.
Sabine is most experienced in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Audit. Sabine also has some experience in Procurement, Sales, and Customer Service.
Sabine has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Energy, and Banking and Finance.
Sabine has recently worked in business areas like Audit, Finance, and Project Management.
Sabine holds a Master in Business Administration from Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.
Sabine is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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