Finance Managers in Germany

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• Built and drove the European marketing function during the company's market expansion, establishing processes that improved campaign efficiency and cross-market alignment.
• Supported the go-to-market strategy for 14 crypto ETP/ETF products across multiple European markets, contributing to successful listings and early investor awareness
• Developed and executed marketing strategies across key European markets, including DACH, the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Nordics, driving growth in brand visibility, investor engagement and investor acquisition.
• Led PR activities: coordinated with a European PR agency, managed press releases, and expanded media exposure, increasing share of voice and securing coverage in top tier outlets.
• Delivered integrated digital marketing campaigns that increased website traffic, boosted content engagement, and drove a consistent uplift in qualified inbound leads.
• Drove audience growth and user acquisition across LinkedIn and owned channels, significantly increasing newsletter subscriptions and strengthening recurring engagement with educational content.
• Managed the European marketing budget and identified cost-efficient advertising and influencer opportunities, improving overall campaign ROI.
• Organised and executed the company's participation at major European blockchain and finance events, enhancing visibility and strengthening institutional relationships.
• Created annual digital and content plans; coordinated research based educational materials that improved investor understanding and supported conversion.
• Strengthened brand presence and credibility in key markets through consistent messaging, education, and multi-channel execution.

• Financial accounting / general ledger
• VAT
• EC sales list reports
• Z4 reports
• Z5a reports
• Intercompany reconciliations

• 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

• Preparation and support of the year-end closing for the Austrian site

• 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

• Responsible for sales, including marketing, as well as financial controlling.
• Nearly six years of experience in project management, project development and construction consulting.
• Applying specialist knowledge to support business development and administrative management.

• 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

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