Finance Manager

• Restructuring during insolvency proceedings, continuation solution, reorganization and portfolio streamlining; return to positive EBT
• AI-supported controlling with Claude Cowork: Power BI dashboards for production and sales controlling, purchasing and procurement controlling, contract review and drafting
• Development of integrated month-end closing, plan-versus-actual and post-calculation processes

• Establishment of a licensing model
• Preparation of the documents required to attract investors (business plan, liquidity calculation, ROI etc.)
• Marketing simulation of market development, evaluation of market potential etc.
• Definition and implementation of KPIs to measure market penetration
• Establishment of project planning, project controlling and business processes

Advising various companies in the areas of controlling, finance and planning, transformation, business partnering, management reporting and AI-driven forecasting systems

• Ongoing accounting tasks (in close cooperation with our shared service center in Bulgaria – English language)
• Contact person for our shared service center in all finance matters, including the preparation of monthly reporting according to IFRS
• Monthly VAT returns, ongoing tax filings, and lease fee settlements
• Support in managing the (financial) intercompany relationships
• Ensuring SOX compliance and optimizing accounting processes
• Digitization of accounting processes

• Owned and managed the product roadmap and backlog for the Consumer Banker reporting framework, prioritising features and driving iterative delivery of banker scorecards and network performance reporting in an agile environment.
• Developed and iterated portfolio financial reporting on a weekly cadence based on stakeholder feedback, replacing manual PowerPoint packs and saving the program hours of effort weekly.
• Integrated Generative AI (MS Copilot) to automate data lineage documentation across a large legacy codebase, eliminating est. 6 months of analyst effort and accelerating data governance outcomes.
• Led a unified data delivery approach and standards across five UNITE initiatives (~CHF 115m portfolio) supporting consolidation of legacy systems into the Digital Banker platform.
• Led cross-functional delivery team of 3 while also drawing on BA and DA talent pools, coordinating analytical resource across workstreams to accelerate data, reporting & governance outcomes.

• Prepared and reviewed quarterly royalty settlements for licensors across music, publishing and media brands, including minimum guarantees, recoupment, returns reconciliation and process optimisation.
• Reconstructed historical licensing data for an external audit by a major US studio, covering music publishing and recorded music across ROW and AUS, and coordinated the resulting statements with the licensor.
• Supported the reconciliation of music royalties with the German collecting society and its international hub for 2018 to 2024.
• Assessed licensing data for accruals and provisions, and structured metadata for contract negotiations.
• Designed target processes and SOPs for a royalty automation tool and accompanied testing during rollout.

• Set up and led a PMO to manage 8 Finance and Legal workstreams
• Planned and implemented a 2-stage transformation (7 → 2 companies), including coordination of key stakeholders
• Redesigned business structures as well as Finance and reporting processes
• Restructured the ERP landscape in Abacus, including go-live
• Structured financing initiatives, including Supply Chain Financing
• Established transparent reporting structures and improved liquidity, governance and compliance

Reporting to the Head of Group Accounting / VP Finance.

• Preparing and monitoring weekly cash flow forecasts for four entities
• Handling VAT matters with the tax authorities
• Submitting monthly VAT returns
• Leading the team during the annual audit conducted by Deloitte
• Preparing and analysing monthly financial statements (under HGB and IFRS) for four entities
• Compiling annual financial statements—including management reports and notes—for the auditors
• Conducting segment analyses and associated reporting

• Managed and optimized discount campaigns to boost sales
• Planned 2025 discount strategies to align with business goals
• Coordinated with key stakeholders, including category management, for campaign success
• Enhanced efficiency and profitability of discount campaigns at Migros Foods

Greenfield – S/4HANA (since January 2026 Post Merger)

Functional responsibility at the interface between Finance, Controlling and Real Estate Management in an S/4HANA transformation in the context of an announced merger

Key areas:

• Introduction of Lease Accounting according to IFRS 16 as the initial focus
• Design of integrated processes in leasing, real estate and Finance integration
• Cost Allocation and cost accounting in Controlling
• Expansion of the role to serve as the functional link between Finance, Controlling and RE-FX in the merger context

• Operational leadership (Fast Close): Structuring and managing the entire close process for complex German and international client portfolios (Real Estate, Private Equity, HNWI).
• Audit readiness & governance: Ensuring compliance in the timely preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns under IFRS, HGB, and LuxGAAP.Efficient
• Audit support: Successful interface management and coordination with auditors (Big Four), which demonstrably shortened the audit duration.
• Special situations & complexity: Professional leadership of cross-functional teams in clearing and working through historically grown accounting backlogs.

• Used OpenCode and AI-assisted software engineering to design, implement, refactor, test, and document an end-to-end RAW/SDTM/ADaM pipeline in R for Dr. Falk Pharma (07/2026), including metadata-driven transformations, automated validation rules and QC, traceability, and reproducible clinical outputs.