Chief Financial Officers

Commercial support for a property developer undergoing restructuring — financial management, transparency and reliable decision-making foundations. In parallel: AI mandates for an international cinema group (HR, energy technology) and an international construction group (consolidation, company valuation); additionally, auditing. Business consulting trade license (WKO).

• Stopped the chaos: rebuilt the team, filled silo IT roles, eliminated silo solutions, and cut them off decisively
• Established consistent reporting, ensured reliability
• Conducted recruitment
• Created IT harmony
• Implemented process standards

• Review and assessment of the existing situation
• Identification and definition of implementation measures to close existing gaps

• Focus areas: restructuring, operations management, commercial management, purchasing, production
• Industries: automotive, metal processing, shipbuilding, electrical, elevators / escalators

• As COO/CFO and part of Shopstory's Leadership team (as the only Non-Founder), responsibilities include all finance-related matters, accounting, customer success & support, after-sales services, operations and organizational development
• Helped scale the company to >1m€ in recurring revenues (>100% YoY growth)
• Investor relations and fundraising (equity and non-equity) in close alignment with CEO
• Full responsibility for all finance and administrative matters, including financial planning, cash flow management, accounting, taxes, payroll, legal and employment contracts

• Strategic support for female entrepreneurs and leaders, with a focus on self-leadership, decision-making, and structured execution under pressure
• Development and delivery of programs on leadership, process clarity, and stress-performance systems
• Workshop facilitation and support in organizational and structural development processes
• Currently responsible for the design and implementation of an international scaling project (OER Literacy Program / 2GiveLife), expanding to 15 organizations in the DACHLi region

• Climate & Environmental Non Profit (Finance Transformation & Operating Model)

• Challenge: Strengthen the finance department by standardising project accounting, organisational financial processes, and management reporting.

• Approach: Designed an integrated finance operating model covering project cost centres, transaction governance, Budgeting and Control financial reporting, and standard operating procedures.

• Impact: Built a strategic finance function, enhancing financial transparency, reporting reliability, and executive decision-making.

• CFO, authorized signatory, commercial managing director: finance, HR, IT & organization, funding
• Achieved reorganization and 100% growth in staff and revenue over four years while keeping fixed costs constant
• Improved a negative equity ratio to plus 30%
• Implemented a modern IT and reporting system

• Responsible for establishing a state-of-the-art finance organization
• Finance and budget management
• Supplier management
• Project controlling, month-end activities

Founded in 1968, MLD today employs over 350 people at various locations in and around Düsseldorf. The academic team, made up of 17 specialists, colleagues from biology, chemistry, pharmacy, drinking water hygiene, and medical training assistants, supports more than 1,500 office-based doctors and more than 30 hospitals with more than 5,000 beds in the Düsseldorf, Cologne and Lower Rhine regions as a reliable partner in laboratory medicine. It is a subsidiary of the Sonic Healthcare Group based in Sydney, Australia. Group: 37,000 employees, direct reporting line: Managing Director

Responsibilities:

• Disciplinary and technical management responsibility for 16 employees, sub-ledgers, general ledger, controlling, IT, purchasing, HR
• monthly reporting according to IFRS, consolidation of several domestic subsidiaries
• preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements of the companies according to IFRS and annual financial statements according to HGB of several companies, as well as preparation and support of the annual audits
• budgeting, forecasting
• accounting-related execution of incorporations, liquidations and transformations of the companies
• main contact person for auditors, tax advisors and tax authorities.

• Taking on interim CFO mandates as well as strategic finance projects in medium-sized companies and corporate groups
• Leading the entire finance function (accounting, controlling)
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including group structures
• Identifying and implementing EBIT and cash flow improvements
• Restructuring finance organizations and processes
• Acting as direct interface with banks, auditors, tax advisors and authorities
• Stabilizing the consolidated financial statements for a medical technology group (publicly traded, >€100 million revenue, international)
• Shortening closing cycles and eliminating structural weaknesses in the finance area
• Reorganizing the accounting and reporting structure as well as implementing new ERP and accounting solutions for a passenger transport group (DACH, >€500 million revenue, 1,800 employees)
• Leading and realigning large finance teams
• Developing a structured controlling system and introducing new financial processes and ERP setups in commodity trading with R&D (Vienna, >€100 million revenue, 3 foreign subsidiaries)
• Ensuring transparency on profitability and liquidity position
• Managing the accounting department, preparing for integration into an international group and professionalizing closing and reporting processes in sporting goods retail (Innviertel, >€25 million revenue)

• Development and implementation of a long-term financial strategy in cooperation with the board and other executives

• Responsibility for budgeting, financial forecasting, and liquidity planning

• Monitoring the company's financial performance and identifying risks and opportunities

• Defining core financial principles

• Developing strategies to optimize business processes

• Improving or implementing management information systems

• Leading financial communications, maintaining relationships with shareholders and investors, and overseeing internal audit

• Personnel management and general services

• Designing a financial, controlling, and reporting system for the company

• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all financial reports and documents

• Compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in finance

• Leading the finance team and coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors

• Managing off-balance-sheet transactions (acquisitions, mergers, divestitures)

• Cash management and financing administration

• Maintaining third-party relationships with bankers and auditors

• Monitoring and validating company controlling (planning, budget, reporting, data analysis)

• Preparing and managing annual financial statements, accounting, management reports, Federal Gazette filings, and support for auditors

• Handling legal and tax matters

• Preparing financial business plans for the parent company and future subsidiaries

• Consolidating results

• Coordinating due diligence and financial audits

• Implementing effective financial controls and procedures

• Optimizing financial processes and systems to increase efficiency

• Assessing investment opportunities and risk management strategies

• Preparing studies on industrial and financial investments

• Liquidity management

• Developing a comprehensive IT strategy to support company goals

• Ensuring the security and integrity of all IT systems and data

• Responsibility for selecting, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure and applications

• Monitoring compliance with all IT policies, regulations, and standards

• Identifying and managing IT risks and security threats

• Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that IT systems meet business requirements.