HGB Experts in Dusseldorf

• DORA consulting and system optimization
• Process analysis of existing business processes that are complex from both a business and technical point of view
• Analysis of the individual business processes in the relevant business areas Trading, Back Office, Settlement, Custodian Bank
• Interface between the business units and IT to understand and define requirements
• Creation of a business concept incl. adjustments and implementation of software applications and their interfaces to the systems
• Preparation of a decision template for the management board for project approval
• Setting up and running project meetings with the relevant stakeholders and documenting them
• Close collaboration with the stakeholders
• Coordination and control of the analysis
• Creation and planning of resources and budget
• Onboarding of large banks (Asia and Eastern Europe) for Depot B
• Migration of portfolio holdings (volume around EUR 70-100 million)

Founded in 1968, MLD now employs over 350 people at various locations in and around Düsseldorf. The academic team, consisting of 17 medical specialists, colleagues from the fields of biology, chemistry, pharmacy, drinking water hygiene, and medical residents, provides reliable laboratory medicine support to more than 1,500 resident physicians and more than 30 hospitals with over 5,000 beds in the Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Lower Rhine regions. It is a subsidiary of Sonic Healthcare Group, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Group: 37,000 employees, direct reporting line: Managing Director

Responsibilities:

• Functional and disciplinary responsibility for 16 employees, subledgers, 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 for several companies, as well as preparation for and support during annual audits
• Budgeting, forecast
• Accounting treatment of company formations, liquidations, and transformations
• Main contact person for auditors, tax advisors, and tax authorities.

• Responsibility for group-wide financial management with a focus on management, PE, and lender reporting.
• Focus on an integrated financial model (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), robust liquidity and covenant management, and preparation of decision-ready materials for financiers, auditors, and rating stakeholders.
• Establishment of reporting standards, data logic, and closing routines for high-frequency scalability.
• Further development of an integrated financial model (P&L/BS/CF), including scenario capabilities, sensitivities, and driver-based forecasting logic.
• Design and management of a rolling liquidity plan (short-/mid-term), including working capital mechanisms and financing instruments.
• Preparation and quality assurance of lender reporting, including covenant calculations, bridge analyses, and variance explanations.
• Support for the CFO agenda in financier and stakeholder communication (Q&A, documentation logic, key messages, data consistency).
• Coordination and content input for rating- and financing-related deliverables (e.g., presentations, data rooms, management commentary).
• Management of IFRS/accounting topics (e.g., IFRS 16 lease logic, accrual and reconciliation concepts) to ensure reporting and audit readiness.
• Standardization of reporting structures, templates, and KPI definitions across entities to increase transparency, comparability, and speed.

• Structuring and handling identified high-risk topics for the executive board.
• Handling various ad-hoc topics as part of the company-wide restructuring, especially in the finance, controlling, and procurement departments.
• Developing strategic concepts to increase the level of digitization in central controlling, finance, procurement, and logistics functions.
• Stakeholder management (supervisory board, works council, city of Düsseldorf).
• Coordinating and conducting due diligence as well as subsequent purchase price negotiations related to the land acquisition for a new depot (volume >80 million EUR).
• Participation as a permanent member in various steering committees.

• Manual for the new cost center structure in SAP and the new posting procedures
• Plant controlling, operating cost sheets, and inventory valuation
• Rate determination in Excel for SAP
• Preparation of product calculations