Professional Career
| 9/2004-9/2006 | Principal Consultant Cognos GmbH, Frankfurt / München, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Emirates, Great Britain Number of member responsibility: 0-30 •Post-Sales consulting for implementation of consolidation/ controlling software; •Compliance with SOx and with SoP 97-2 in a global organisation; •Automating the currency translation, elimination and reclassification functions; •Deliver trainings in Setup, Operation, Report Writing. |
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| 9/2001-9/2004 | Finance Director Finance Director at two Munich Start-Ups, Munich Germany Number of member responsibility: 0-30 •Designed and implemented all financial workflows; •Monitored cash flows and secured necessary financing and credit lines; •Main contact for auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, and bankers; •Drafted and revised to business plans and financial models; •Pricing, discount and payment policies. |
| 09/2000-03/2001 | Senior Director Financial Accounting Ingram Macrotron Distribution GmbH, Germany Number of member responsibility: 20 •Held responsibility for two departments, reporting directly to the CEO - 20 Staff members controlled; •Delivered external reporting according to German HGB and internal reporting to the American parent (based on US GAAP /SEC); •Served as main contact person for external and internal auditors. |
| 11/1999-08/2000 | Head of Group Accounting Continental AG, Germany Number of member responsibility: 6 •Actively participated in frequent meetings attended top management with the auditors to discuss the form and content of the first US GAAP annual report; •Updated Group Accounting Manual for US GAAP •Provided central support for more than 160 consolidated subsidiaries on accounting matters. |
| 09/1997-08/1999 | Audit Manager Deloitte & Touche CIS, Russland Number of member responsibility: 15 •Served clients consisting primarily of international distributors/retailers, high-tech and oil & gas, •Performed transformation / audit of accounts from local law to IAS and US GAAP; •Budgetting and Controlling the engagements |
| 10/1996-08/1997 | Sole-Practioner Start-Up Consultant to KPMG Moscow, Russia Number of member responsibility: 1 ·Planned and completed short-term projects originally engaged by KPMG;·Projects included business plan reviews, business cases to gain internal financing, assistance in (re)gaining necessary licenses, and incorporation;·General management with independence, and the commensurate risks and rewards. |
| 9/1991-8/1996 | Audit Manager KPMG Germany, Canada and CIS, Munich/Germany, Toronto/Canada, Moscow/Russia Number of member responsibility: 10 • Gained broad international experience, • Acquired engagements, performed fee negotiation, internal resource management in both price-maker and price-taker markets; • Built a book of business > USD 750 k within one year. • Grew assertiveness, goal-orientation and adaptability skills. |
| Audit Assistant > Senior Price Waterhouse, Hamilton/Canada Number of member responsibility: 6 •Launched my career in accountancy with several publicly listed organisations in the wholesale/retail, technology, automotive, pulp & paper and retail sectors, •Successfully qualified as a Chartered Accountant during my second year scoring in 2. decile, •Gained offer to transfer to PW Vienna |
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