Jedox Experts in Germany

• Planning, steering, and monitoring the Corporate Responsibility Tech Enablement project for IT
• Concept and implementation of the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation)
• Concept and implementation of the Eco-Design Regulation
• Continued support of projects within the Corporate Responsibility strategy
• Definition and review of guidelines (e.g. governance, success metrics) and, if needed, analysis of issues and their solutions
• Overall project management, marketing, communication, and quality assurance for the projects
• Creation of the project plan including timeline/roadmap, budget, and resources
• Ensuring compliance with budget and deadlines
• Defining guidelines for project control, methods, and priorities
• Planning and tracking resources and effort, also together with other IT teams
• Evaluation of projects and preparation of results (reporting to management)
• Identification and reduction of risks
• Regular communication with stakeholders
• Steering internal and external stakeholders and service providers (Jira, Confluence, backlog management, task tracking, SharePoint, MS 365 platform etc.)
• Development of standards and process automation

Label: Azure Cloud, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, SAP BW, AWS, Miro, Bee360, Draw.io, SharePoint, MS 365 platform, Trello etc.

• Financial controlling, IT controlling, support of a change process, implementation of new cost center and cost unit structures, adjustment of finance workflow, IT budget planning and budget tracking, CAPEX, OPEX (HGB, SAP, XFlow; trading group) (since 2024-09-01)
• Project controlling, contract controlling, project contribution margins, project accruals for monthly and quarterly closing, reporting, accounting (HGB, Datev; advertising agency group) (2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30)
• Financial controlling support in a group environment; vacancy cover, operational controlling, revenue accrual in the year-end closing, process optimization, support for new ERP implementation, introduction of new reporting (KPIs, cost center accounting, service charge allocations), support of a change process/restructuring/reorientation (IT services) (2022-01-01 to 2024-09-30)
• Financial controlling with focus on working capital, cash flow projection, SOX testing (US advertising agency group, shared service) (2023-11-01 to 2024-05-31)
• FP&A, financial modelling, balance sheet planning (Lucanet) in an international corporate environment (solar industry) (2023-09-01 to 2023-11-30)
• Vacancy cover, overall commercial responsibility; operational accounting (Datev), collaboration with external tax advisor/auditor, coordination with British parent company (advertising agency) (2023-04-01 to 2023-08-31)
• Support for the general ledger team in a service group (US GAAP, SAP, Lucanet); preparation of HGB financial statements, reconciliation and submission of VAT returns, accounts reconciliations, support during tax audit (US media group) (2023-01-01 to 2023-06-30)
• Operational commercial oversight; financial controlling, operational accounting (Datev, Datev Unternehmen Online), collaboration with external tax advisor/auditor (film production) (2021-04-01 to 2023-02-28)
• Planning and budgeting, introduction of KPIs; structuring of monthly profit and loss statements and advising the management (digital agency) (2021-03-01 to 2023-01-31)
• Inventory and concept development for product and project controlling as well as implementation (gaming agency) (2022-10-01 to 2022-12-31)
• Financial controlling and improvement of accounting processes, redefinition of KPIs/controlling (event agency) (2021-08-01 to 2022-12-31)
• Reporting, financial controlling, ERP system change (easyJob), process optimization, realignment of KPIs, operational accounting, ensuring a smooth document flow (advertising agency group) (2022-04-01 to 2022-10-31)
• Vacancy cover of operational controlling/project controlling; revenue accrual in monthly closing (IT service provider/digital agency in a group environment) (2021-06-01 to 2021-12-31)
• Software selection and implementation of ERP system with a focus on digital workflow/remote work, interface to Datev, Datev Unternehmen Online (design agency) (2021-03-01 to 2021-12-31)

• Tendering, IT architecture, and implementation
• Project and budget planning, resource management
• Stakeholder and risk management
• The project was delivered on time and within budget
• Implementation of SAP IBP Cloud S&OP Demand & Supply
• Building materials group with €1.3 billion in revenue and 30 plants

• PMO & Scrum Master in a banking transformation project (ETT Market initiative)

• Coordinated deliverables, milestones, and reporting across project streams

• Prepared management reports and supported steering committee meetings

• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, coached the team in agile practices, and tracked sprint progress and impediments in Jira

• Supported backlog refinement and sprint planning activities

• Contributed to AI-driven process optimization concepts and client workshops

• PMO in a tool evaluation and implementation initiative (Landgard eG)

• Supported evaluation and selection of a suitable Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution

• Conducted market and product research to compare tool functionalities and vendor fit

• Assisted in preparing the final client presentation, including structure, storyline, and slides

Project description: Design and step-by-step implementation of a central, multidimensional controlling platform based on IBM Planning Analytics to optimize and automate internal company planning and reporting.

Business & technical consulting: Analyzed the provided operational base data and proactively advised the controlling team on cube design best practices and optimal dimension structures.

Data integration & ETL: Designed and developed robust TurboIntegrator processes for automated data loading, transformation, and dimension maintenance.

Logic & business implementation: Implemented complex business logic and calculations with high performance using TM1 business rules (including efficient skipping/feeding).

Development of a Python HTTPS server to integrate an input widget in IBM PAW, enabling direct data write-back to TM1 cubes via the TM1 REST API.

Reporting & analytics: Created dynamic, user-friendly reports and dashboards for management and specialist departments.

• Interim management in commercial positions
• Project management in the commercial area
• Restructuring consulting for FTI Andersch AG
• Project in Vienna for Cash Remediation, establishment of a Group Treasury, cash reporting and segment restructuring (VAMED AG)
• Support in the handling and liquidation of the Kiel Group for insolvency administrator Dr. Jörg Gollnick (HWD, Cologne), preparation of financial statements for the tax office and provision of data and analyses for the winding-up and court proceedings

• Led full-cycle EPM implementations with Jedox for clients in various industries – from requirements gathering to go-live and post-support
• Editor of Research Notes at BARC-Institute

• Energy Management (2023-08-01 – present):

• Designing a planning solution to improve energy efficiency

• Creating a concept for an energy management system

• Planning a measures planning component to gradually reduce energy consumption

• Evaluating planned measures by assessing opportunities, risks, and effectiveness for integration into planning

• Defining requirements for a data model to compare planned vs actual data in the dashboard

• Consulting (2023-05-01 – present):

• Expanding accantec PerCon permission management to IBM Planning Analytics

• Analyzing permission requirements and aligning with IBM Cognos Analytics and Tableau

• Extending accantec PerCon with IBM Planning Analytics via REST API

• Printing (2023-04-01 – present):

• Supporting the rollout of a data warehouse solution with IBM Cognos Analytics 11

• Assisting in the introduction of a reporting system based on a standard data warehouse

• Supporting report developers and creating custom controls to optimize the user interface

• Healthcare (2020-08-01 – 2023-03-31):

• Optimizing, extending, and operating a long-standing BI planning landscape

• Upgrading the Jedox solution from version 2019.1 to 2022.2

• Optimizing ETL processes and reports, and implementing automated ETL

• Connecting various accounting and management systems

• Writing back completed plans to source systems and implementing complex allocation logic

• Building and maintaining dimensions and hierarchies (company structure, P&L)

• Developing planning scenarios for FP&A and creating budget monitoring reports

• Designing and implementing new OLAP cubes and reporting

• Conducting user trainings based on customer requirements

• Industrial sector (2020-04-01 – 2020-12-31):

• Migrating and optimizing an existing Jedox solution

• Merging reporting and planning systems in Jedox

• Building a central group reporting with plan vs actual comparison for FP&A

• Optimizing metric calculations, existing reports, and creating new reports

• Producing forecast reports, managing permissions, and training users in an international setting

• Finance (2020-05-01 – 2023-03-31):

• Enhancing and operating an existing Jedox solution

• Designing and developing new OLAP cubes for controlling

• Building hierarchies in dimensions (e.g., P&L) and updating the Jedox system in a Linux environment

• Conducting user trainings for report creation

• Trade fair (2020-06-01 – 2023-03-31):

• Designing and developing a BI planning solution in Jedox with a data warehouse setup

• Creating ETL processes to load dimensions and OLAP cubes

• Building reports, planning input forms, and implementing business logic (P&L, allocation logic)

• Implementing planning and analysis reports, as well as a security concept in Jedox

• Industrial sector (2021-03-01 – 2023-03-31):

• Migrating and optimizing an existing Jedox solution

• Upgrading the Jedox solution and migrating ETL processes from Pentaho Kettle to Jedox Integrator

• Optimizing SQL queries, analyzing the system, removing redundancies, and developing new ETL processes

• Reviewing and adjusting existing reports

• Staffing services (2022-07-01 – 2022-10-31):

• Migrating a Jedox solution from version 5 to 2022.2

• Performing a system update with configuration adjustments and performance issue analysis

• Optimizing the OLAP database by streamlining dimensions and removing unused cubes/data

• Finance (2021-10-01 – 2022-02-28):

• Creating OLAP cubes in Microsoft SSAS

• Building dimensions and hierarchies, and calculating metrics with MDX

• Supporting users with Power BI requests