Sven C.-Interim Manager & Consultant – Controlling, Finance, Sales Management
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Experience
Interim Finance Manager
Darling Ingredients Germany Holding GmbH
- Vacancy cover: Operational controlling for four branches / plants, knowledge transfer, onboarding, and coaching of successor
- Monthly closing / reporting, forecasts, budget planning
- Created new dashboards and reports (transport costs, payroll processing) and optimized existing Excel tools with PowerQuery/PowerPivot
Industry: Recycling of slaughterhouse waste; parent company publicly listed
Interim Head of Controlling – Technology Management & Service Engineering
Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG
Controlling business partner to the central department managing complex quality projects in plant operations
Vacancy cover: Operational leadership of the Controlling team in Germany, Spain, and India, knowledge transfer, and onboarding of the new Head of Controlling
Year-end closing: Calculated and prepared audit-ready documentation for various scenarios relating to provisions for onerous contracts and performance obligations
Process improvements: Increased transparency of monthly quality cost forecasts and partially automated provision calculations with PowerQuery/PowerPivot
Interim Central Functional Lead FICO
Fette Compacting GmbH
SAP S/4HANA Implementation – Finance & Controlling Subproject Lead
- Functional leadership of the FI/CO stream
- Coordination and validation of FI and CO concepts
- Transparency on project progress
- Agile project management
Industry: Mechanical engineering; family-owned company
Director
enomyc GmbH
Freelance work on various restructuring projects
- Liquidity planning and integrated financial planning
- Restructuring opinions in accordance with IDW S6
- Independent Business Reviews
- Implementation of restructuring measures
- Implementation of Lucanet and Agicap planning tools
Interim Plant Controller
ACPS Automotive GmbH
- Vacancy cover: Ensured the operational performance of the Finance & Controlling team, knowledge transfer, and onboarding of successor
- 5-year planning, budget planning, monthly forecasts
- Optimized various Controlling processes, especially planning processes and sales controlling, as well as segment reporting at the Hungarian production plant
Industry: Automotive parts; private equity-funded
Interim Head of Finance & Controlling Aftermarket
ACPS Automotive Services GmbH
- Vacancy cover: Ensuring the operational performance of the Finance & Controlling team, transferring knowledge, and onboarding the successor
- 5-year planning, budget planning, monthly forecasts
- Optimizing various controlling processes, in particular planning processes and sales controlling, as well as segment reporting at the Hungarian production plant
Industry: Automotive parts, PE-financed
Interim Head of Corporate Controlling Germany
Albert Berner Deutschland GmbH
- Increasing efficiency and optimizing the controlling function (from reports to analyses, from report preparation to reviews and business partnering)
- Standardizing and automating processes and tools
- Planning (projections/forecasts/budget), reporting, and analyses
- Implementing several price increases, improving price realization and the target price ratio
- Increasing the efficiency of the Pricing team
Industry: Multichannel sales company, family-owned
Interim Head of Pricing Central-North Region
Berner Trading Central-North GmbH
- Increasing efficiency and optimizing the controlling function (from reports to analyses, from report preparation to reviews and business partnering)
- Standardizing and automating processes and tools
- Planning (projections/forecasts/budget), reporting, and analyses
- Implementing several price increases, improving price realization and the target price ratio
- Increasing the efficiency of the Pricing team
Industry: Multichannel sales company, family-owned
Sales, Subsidiary and Production Controlling
DAW SE – Deutsche Amphibolin Werke
- Introducing and optimizing processes and tools for regular variance analyses (price/volume/mix) for sales and production, overhead/Profit Center controlling, and sales reporting for various business areas (indirect sales, project sales, and production)
- Developing and introducing regional processes and structures for controlling the newly established Western Europe region
- Operational controlling – reporting, budget planning and forecasting, and analyses of revenue, contribution margin, costs, and EBT
- Strategic controlling – investment appraisal and business case modeling
- Onboarding and coaching several controlling employees who had recently joined the company (Junior, Senior, Head of)
Industry: Paints / coatings / building protection, family-owned
Implementation of BI-based Sales and Service Controlling
Veolia Water Technologies Deutschland GmbH
- Current-state assessment, requirements, gap analysis, and roadmap
- Proof of concept and reporting tool prototype using MS Excel / PowerPivot
Defining the strategic direction and content, and developing the reporting foundations for proactive, opportunity-focused sales management
Industry: Plant engineering (water treatment), publicly listed parent company
CRM implementation/adaptation, DACH region
Federal-Mogul Motorparts
- Adaptation, expansion and implementation of the Salesforce.com functionality introduced at Honeywell to manage joint sales activities following the acquisition by Federal Mogul
Sales planning and controlling, EMEA region
Federal-Mogul Motorparts
- Concept, data model and validation of a custom Business Intelligence tool (SQL database with browser UI)
- Sales staff training, change management and ongoing coaching of sales managers
Business Intelligence Director
Federal-Mogul Motorparts – Global Aftermarket EMEA
Post-merger integration, implementation and management of Business Intelligence and CRM processes and tools
- Up to 35 employees at 5 locations in Europe
Post-merger integration
Federal-Mogul Motorparts
- Best practice sharing and standardization of reports and data structures
- Master data mapping and integration of Business Warehouse and SAP
Director Sales Operations
Federal-Mogul Motorparts – Global Aftermarket EMEA
Post-merger integration, implementation and management of Business Intelligence and CRM processes and tools
- Up to 35 employees at 5 locations in Europe
Sales Planning and Controlling
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Integration of Excel and Salesforce.com as a forecast database
- Monthly performance reviews – actual vs. plan and budget, as well as plan vs. history, budget, CRM opportunities, and sales activities
Restructuring of EMEA & North America Sales Support
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Detailed analysis of the type and scope of activities at each location
- Separation of front-office (local) and back-office activities (central)
- Standardization of all activities, and centralization and consolidation of back-office processes and resources
SAP Reimplementation
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Worldwide best-practice analysis, business blueprint documentation
- Management of super users and external consultants, point of contact for all business-related questions, escalation, and validation
Customer Rebate Process Automation
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Close collaboration with IT to map the complex structure of multi-level rebate agreements in SAP SD and BW
- Development of an Excel tool to calculate accrual percentages based on customer agreements and the sales forecast for upload to SAP
Salesforce.com CRM Implementation
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Documentation of customization requirements, validation of implementation
- Change management, coaching sales managers, training users, monitoring data quality, and functional enhancements
Post Merger Integration
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Integrated teams, processes, and systems in Sales Operations (sales controlling and customer service)
SAP APO Reimplementation
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Improved efficiency and quality by entering planned revenue instead of planned quantities and automatically converting quantities in the planning tool
Reporting Automation
Honeywell Friction Materials
- Improved efficiency by automatically sending daily and monthly standard reports using the broadcast function in SAP Business Warehouse
SOX Implementation
Honeywell International
- Documented, validated, and optimized the internal control system in line with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Manager Corporate Audit Europe
Honeywell International
Head of Internal Audit for EMEA and the TPS business unit Financial process and control audits, special audits, and internal consulting Improved the quality of internal controls by implementing the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the first time
Senior Corporate Auditor
Honeywell International
Group Auditor – Audits of commercial processes and the internal control system
Experienced Senior Auditor
Arthur Andersen
Auditing
Private Loan Advisor
Deutsche Bank
Vocational training as a bank clerk
Industry experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, Banking and Finance, and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Sales, Audit, and Customer Service.
Summary
Freelance expert in commercial management and business transparency, transformation and restructuring, performance management, and the optimization of commercial processes and structures:
Build, manage, optimize, and restructure teams, processes, and IT tools for the commercial management of sales and business performance, and ensure business transparency and control
Introduce, optimize, and manage Controlling, Finance, and BI teams, processes, and tools – planning, reporting, analyses
Skills
- Financial, Business, And Sales Controlling, Restructuring Consulting, Auditing & Internal Audit
- Planning, Budgeting And Forecasting, Reporting And Analyses, Developing And Implementing Recommendations
- Accounting, Annual And Consolidated Financial Statements (Hgb / Us Gaap / Ifrs)
- Internal Controls (Sox)
- Pricing
- Strong Analytical Skills, Entrepreneurial Thinking, And Constructive Business Partnering
- Many Years Of International Leadership Experience In Controlling And Finance, As Well As Sales Management, Customer Service, And Commercial Support (B2b Distribution Of Automotive Spare Parts)
- Leading And Developing International Teams Of Up To 45 Employees
- Matrix Experience, Strong Communication And Influencing Skills
- Process Optimization, Project And Change Management Experience, It Affinity
- Establishing Central Back-Office Hubs
- Implementing And Optimizing Erp, Business Intelligence, And Crm Tools
- Excel Specialist (Powerquery, Powerpivot), Very Good Sap / Bw Skills, Thinkcell, Lucanet
- Extensive International Experience, Strong Intercultural Skills
- 7 Years In France
- 2 Years In Spain
- 1 Year In The Usa
Languages
Education
ESB Reutlingen & ICADE Madrid
International Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Madrid, Spain
Certifications & licenses
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Sven is based in Großhansdorf, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Sven speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Advanced).
Sven has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Sven has worked in at least 28 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Sven may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sven would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Finance Manager, Interim Head of Controlling – Technology Management & Service Engineering, Interim Central Functional Lead FICO.
Sven's most recent position is Interim Finance Manager at Darling Ingredients Germany Holding GmbH.
In recent years, Sven has worked for Darling Ingredients Germany Holding GmbH, Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG, Fette Compacting GmbH, enomyc GmbH, and ACPS Automotive GmbH.
Sven is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Professional Services. Sven also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense, Banking and Finance, and Retail.
Sven is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence. Sven also has some experience in Sales, Audit, and Customer Service.
Sven has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Retail, and Manufacturing.
Sven has recently worked in business areas like Finance, Business Intelligence, and Marketing.
Sven holds a Master in Business Administration from ESB Reutlingen & ICADE Madrid.
Sven has 1 certificate: Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Sven will be available full-time from January 2027.
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