Finance Managers in Germany
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Markus H.
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance at Int. Konzern
Serkant T.
Last position:
Interim Manager, License Controlling at Tonies GmbH
- 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.
Dennis D.
Last position:
Interim Senior Manager Accounting at Reliance Trust Luxembourg S.A.
- 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.
Nikolai G.
Last position:
Clinical Data Manager at Dr. Falk Pharma
- 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.
René S.
Last position:
Self-employed Interim Manager and Project Consultant at Energy utility company
- Analysis of the existing water price calculation for formal errors and gaps in the factual arguments with regard to the legal and regulatory framework (including AVBWasserV, KAG RP, statutes, NEV pursuant to BGH) and best practices in the water industry
- Operational assurance of controlling for the water division
- Regulatory optimization of the existing pricing strategy
- Factual assessment of existing legal proceedings in the water sector
- Professional support for all stakeholders in the water division
- Implementation and roll-out of a new water price calculation tool
- Knowledge transfer to the controlling department and professional training of new employees
- Bridging a vacancy by carrying out the water price calculation
- Review of the pricing strategy from a regulatory perspective
- Establishment of a PMO and assumption of PMO tasks
- Professional advice on preparing the annual financial statements
- Professional sparring for the Executive Board, Legal and Finance/Controlling in the water sector
- Optimization, adjustment and redesign of business processes in the Finance/Controlling environment
- Regulatory adjustments to the existing controlling system
- Advising the Executive Board of the holding company and working with subsidiaries
- Support with impairments together with the auditor
- Opportunity and risk analyses for existing legal proceedings and negotiations
- Drafting of price adjustment clauses and participation in arbitration proceedings
- Reorganization of investment structures
- Reporting to the Head of Legal, Head of Corporate Development, as well as CEO and CSO
Alexander B.
Last position:
Finance Business Partner | Deputy Plant Manager at Speira GmbH
Overall responsibility for the financial functions of a production site with over 600 employees and more than EUR 500 million in annual revenue. Actively shaping the strategic and operational site development in close collaboration with plant management. Shared P&L accountability, including budget, forecast, and investment control. Leading the controlling, reporting, CapEx, and accounting teams, ensuring transparent and performance-oriented control structures. Since 05/2024, additionally serving as deputy plant manager with joint responsibility for overall performance, organizational development, and site strategy.
- Successful resolution of a complex insurance claim in the multi-million-euro range
- Active contribution in an interdisciplinary core team to secure a multi-year contract worth over EUR 150 million
- Successful negotiation of a restructuring program as part of a three-person corporate negotiation team
- Sustainable optimization of cost structures and investment prioritization to stabilize results
Ilka S.
Last position:
Interim Financial Accounting Manager at Eppendorf Group SE & Co. KG
- Financial accounting / general ledger
- VAT
- EC sales list reports
- Z4 reports
- Z5a reports
- Intercompany reconciliations
Serkan U.
Last position:
Manager Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting at movisco AG
- Project leadership and management
- Implementing reporting solutions in banks
- Enhancing and optimizing reporting processes in bank finance and risk departments
- Consulting through all phases of regulatory requirement implementation, including requirements analysis, defining business requirements, testing, tool development, and audit-compliant documentation
- Supporting regulatory implementation projects
- Analyzing business requirements and implementing reports
- Acting as a liaison between business and IT
- Publishing on regulatory changes
- Training internal colleagues on regulatory topics
Mubashar A.
Last position:
Interim Accounting Manager at JOSEPH DRESSELHAUS GmbH
- Report to the head of accounting/finance/controlling and handle ad hoc requirements from all accounting and finance departments in SAP 4, including advance payments, payment plans, master data updates, and intercompany reconciliation
- Manage payment regulators such as Nordwest and Eurobaustoff & EDE reconciliation, AVIS reconciliation, travel expense approvals and reconciliation with credit card statements, factoring reconciliation, payment blocks, etc.
- Support the annual audit and insolvency reporting
Thomas H.
Last position:
HUBER + SUHNER GmbH
- Preparation and support of the year-end closing for the Austrian site
Marina H.
Last position:
Interim Finance Manager at Self-employed
- Financial and process consulting for companies in the DACH region
- Investment controlling and business unit controlling
- Digitization of financial processes and reports
- Development and implementation of controlling and reporting structures
- Business planning, forecasting, scenario analyses
- M&A projects and post-merger integration of new companies
- Financial consolidation
Christoph Q.
Last position:
Managing Director and Partner; Auditor (part-time) at CMC Audit GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Dirk K.
Last position:
Interim HR Business Partner/Payroll Manager/Finance Manager at Agricultural Association
- timely payroll processing including all ancillary tasks
- time tracking and personnel administration
- point of contact for management, executives, works council, and employees as well as external clients, e.g., tax office, health insurance companies, etc.
- personnel controlling including account reconciliation
- operational and strategic HR work
- support management in budget planning
- monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB
- financial, accounts receivable and payable accounting
- tax pre-registrations
- liquidity and budget planning, forecasts
- statistics, analyses, and reporting
- employee support and advising management and executives on all labor, social, constitutional, and disciplinary issues
- optimization of cost center and cost unit accounting
Mario K.
Last position:
Interim Manager, Consultant and Employee
- ERP and process consulting/implementation (Navision / Business Central)
- Ongoing accounting, controlling, turnaround and consolidation
- Support in preparing all kinds of financial statements
- Process optimization for a furniture store chain during Navision implementation
- Involvement in investments and acquisitions including due diligence and subsequent ERP integrations (centralizations and decentralizations)
Pavel S.
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance & Controlling at Freiberufler
- Accounting, controlling and reporting, taxes, risk management, treasury, credit management, legal affairs, internal control/SOX, HR, IT, cooperation with auditors, tax consultants and government authorities
- Logistics, production and HACCP, occupational safety and veterinary and hygiene regulations (food manufacturing)
- Due diligence, M&A, corporate split-offs, crisis management, project management
Selected interim projects:
- Twistcafe (fast-food restaurants) – Interim CFO (global): solved issues with accounting and tax documents for the year-end close of the German and Austrian subsidiaries; standardized the intercompany billing of raw material and cash transfers (CZ, SK, DE, AT, PL); automated the recharging of promotions and cashless payments; improved cost center accounting (200+ cost centers)
- VIB Vermögen AG (Branicks Group, real estate) – Interim Head of Accounting (DE): completed HGB year-end financial statements for 19 companies without complications; IFRS group financial statements without issues; automated consolidation tasks (debt consolidation, expense and revenue consolidation); automated reporting processes
- NTT (telecommunications) – Interim Senior Controller (DE): simplified, standardized and automated monthly closing activities (provisions for customer and supplier rebates, order backlogs, accrued revenues, monthly gross profit adjustments), including SOX compliance evidence; balance sheet reconciliation; improved loyalty reporting
- Lilium (aerospace) – Interim Senior Accountant (DE): tax line corrections; asset migration from Datev to Infor LN for two companies, including data quality improvements; automated processing of interim asset investments and asset additions; led successful SOX audit for fixed assets leading up to the US IPO
- Brose (automotive) – Interim Head of Controlling (CZ): successful Forecast III; simplified and automated calculations and reporting (hourly rates, temporary workers, monthly reports, scrap and external rework, direct personnel costs); platform change for the monthly board meeting
- LUST Hybrid-Technik (Pankl-SHW Industries, manufacturing) – Interim Finance Controller (DE): monthly and annual financial statements (including inventory valuation, cost accounting), plan vs. actual comparisons, variance analysis, ad hoc reports, forecast preparation, automation
- Gebr. Bode (Schaltbau Group, manufacturing) – Interim Head of Accounting (DE): year-end financial statements without complications; simplified and automated liquidity planning; automated open items report, standardized intercompany reconciliations; implemented and automated the fixed assets report
- Hyva Georg Hydraulik (manufacturing) – Interim Senior Accountant/Finance Manager (DE): simplified and automated VAT returns, Intrastat and other statistical reports; automated fixed assets report; implemented and automated the cost center report/forecast and temporary labor reserves; master data correction
- Beiersdorf (FMCG) – Interim Finance Manager (DE/SK): oversaw transfer of the local finance department in Slovakia to the SSC Hamburg
- Trèves (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance & Controlling (CZ): identified weaknesses; implemented controlling processes for the procurement process (PR/PO/GR), payroll, energy costs, ICO accounting, cost center reporting
- Hella Slovakia Signal-Lighting (automotive) – Interim Head of Controlling (SK): 10% reduction in receivables open items; automated reporting (capex, cost center, maintenance costs); standardized and automated inventory and receivables write-offs
- Tunap Cosmetics (FMCG) – Interim Finance Manager (DE): reduced DSO by 21 days within four months; balance sheet cleanup (fixed assets, provisions, prepaid expenses); reduced unprocessed invoices in the workflow by EUR 1.2 million during year-end; automated write-offs, controls and reporting
- Hanon Systems Autopal (automotive) – Interim Finance Controller (CZ): identified weaknesses; automated cost center reporting and purchase orders; automated inventory and receivables write-offs
- Drägerwerk (manufacturing) – Interim Finance Controller (CZ): FI/CO management, process audit, investment incentives, accounting accuracy, SAP settings (FI/CO, MM)
- Maxim Chicken (FMCG) – Interim Head of Finance and Controlling (CZ): introduced new gastronomy products leading to increased sales; implemented cash flow forecasting; reduced variable and fixed costs (raw materials, property leasing); successfully passed veterinary audit
- Trelleborg Automotive Czech Republic (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance (CZ); Carbody Czech Republic (automotive) – Interim Plant Controller/Head of Finance (CZ): corrected accounting; corporate split-off with SAP separation; implemented cash flow forecasting; factoring
- Kantar Media (WPP Group, media) – Interim Finance Manager (CZ): automated US GAAP reporting; reduced fixed costs (supplier contracts, personnel expenses); implemented standard processes; successful SOX audit; production relocation
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Finance Managers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.4 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Finance, Accounting, Project Management
Top industries
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Accounting, Finance, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
92%
Based on our profile pool as of 24 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates for Finance Managers in Germany
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 24 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Finance Managers experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (82%)
- Manufacturing (61%)
- Banking and Finance (47%)
- Information Technology (47%)
- Automotive (39%)
- Retail (33%)
- Transportation (31%)
- Healthcare (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
What they handle
A finance manager keeps the numbers reliable and useful for decisions. In a freelance setup, they step into live processes, clean up reporting, and create control where teams are stretched. They often work as an interim finance manager, finance lead, or close partner to the controller.
- Monthly and management reporting
- Budget planning and forecast updates
- Cash flow tracking and working capital control
- Ledger review, accruals, and closing support
- KPI design for leadership and investors
Core skills
A strong Finance Manager combines accounting discipline with a clear view on the business. They know how to challenge numbers, explain variances, and keep work moving across finance, operations, and leadership. They are comfortable with ERP systems, Excel-based analysis, and structured reporting packs.
- Strong knowledge of financial statements and closing routines
- Advanced Excel and reporting logic
- SAP, S/4HANA, Oracle, or similar ERP tools
- Forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
- Clear communication with non-finance stakeholders
Typical assignments
Companies bring in freelance finance managers when the finance function needs immediate support, not a long hiring process. That can mean covering a vacancy, preparing for an audit, supporting a restructuring, or building a better reporting setup before growth, funding, or an acquisition. In Germany, this is common in mid-sized industrial firms, service companies, and international subsidiaries that need English and German coordination.
Good fit signals
A freelance finance manager is a good fit when the team needs someone who can take ownership quickly and work with little handholding.
- Reporting is late, inconsistent, or hard to trust
- Forecasts do not reflect the business reality
- The close process depends on a few overloaded people
- Cash visibility is weak
- Finance needs support during change, absence, or growth
What strong freelancers bring
The best professionals in this role do more than prepare reports. They spot process gaps, align stakeholders, and leave behind a cleaner finance structure. A strong interim finance manager can stabilize a team, improve controls, and make the numbers easier to use for decisions.
Collaboration and delivery
Most freelance finance managers work hybrid or remotely, but on-site time helps during close cycles, audits, or system changes. For Germany-based teams, clear communication in English is often enough, while German becomes important when they work closely with local operations, tax advisors, or shared service teams. Typical outputs include reporting packs, forecast models, cash updates, and process notes that the internal team can keep using.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Finance Managers.
A Finance Manager takes ownership of reporting, planning, cash visibility, and the close process. In practice, that means turning raw accounting data into management information that leaders can act on. They also help improve controls, workflows, and handovers so the finance function runs more smoothly.
A company should choose an interim finance manager when the need is immediate, temporary, or tied to change. That includes parental leave coverage, a vacancy, a system rollout, a restructuring, or a period of rapid growth. A freelance setup gives the team expertise without waiting for a long hiring cycle.
The most important skills are strong accounting knowledge, reporting discipline, and the ability to explain numbers clearly. A good finance manager also knows budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and how to work in ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. Just as important is the ability to work with management, operations, and external advisors without losing detail.
The two roles overlap, but they are not always the same. A Financial Controller is often more focused on accounting, controls, and accuracy, while a finance manager usually covers a broader business-facing scope such as planning, cash, and management reporting. In smaller teams, one person may do both.
Not always. Many tasks can be handled remotely, especially reporting, forecasting, and analysis. On-site time is useful when the Finance Manager needs to work with local teams, support a close, or join meetings with auditors and leadership in Germany.
A strong candidate usually works confidently with Excel and one or more ERP systems such as SAP, S/4HANA, or Oracle. They should also be comfortable with reporting tools, dashboard logic, and structured forecast models. The exact stack depends on the company, but clean data handling matters more than any single tool.
Look at the clarity of their reporting, the structure of their handover, and how quickly they understand your business. A good interim finance manager asks the right questions early, spots gaps in the numbers, and improves the process without creating extra noise. Strong references from similar assignments are a good sign, especially in the same industry or company size.
Freelancers want to understand the scope, the reporting line, the current pain points, and which systems they will use. They also need to know whether they are expected to stabilize existing work, lead a change project, or support a team that is already running. Clear goals and access to key stakeholders make the assignment much easier to deliver well.
The average hourly rate for Finance Managers in Germany is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 927 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Finance Managers in Germany, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Finance Managers in Germany have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Finance Managers in Germany are German (100%), English (92%), and French (31%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Finance Managers in Germany are Professional Services (82%), Manufacturing (61%), and Banking and Finance (47%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Finance Managers in Germany are Finance (94%), Accounting (90%), and Project Management (63%).
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