Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Expert in finance, administration and strategy in small and mid-sized life science industry. More than 15 years of managerial experience in early and late clinical stage biotech companies. Long-term expertise in mapping business and scientific ideas to financial planning and corporate structures. Excellent analytical skills with entrepreneurial spirit and hands-on mentality. Ability to manage multiple projects in agile and deadline driven environment and to deliver comprehensive reports to different stakeholders. Finance • Management of financial planning and budget for companies up to 20m EUR annual budget • Responsibility and compliance for accounting, P&L, balance sheet, annual statement, reporting, controlling, managerial accounting, cash flow projections and treasury • Oversight of complex financial projections in R&D projects • Mapping ideas and concepts to planning and corporate structures • Key team member in financing rounds and transactions up to 3-digit M USD in particular financial and corporate due diligence, valuation, cap table, waterfall calculations Organization and administration • Corporate administration • Handling of governmental and tax affairs, lawyers and public auditors • Human resources • IT and data protection • Agile project management Commercial banking • Commercial banking, credit and loans • Financial analyst • Real estate financing
- CFO Services and interim positions for a number of start-ups - Translating scientific and development plans into the financial wheel, detailed budgets, reporting and financial planning & analysis - Substantial operational support of incorporation, Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C funding rounds including origination, due diligence and operational implementation - Implementing and running digital purchase-to-pay and order-to cash processes - Setting up administrative structures, governance, compliance & risk management processes www.kranzusch.biz
• Re-structured finance department, significantly improved transparency towards investors and auditors • Consolidation of German and French entities • Responsibility for P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and consolidated annual statements • Leadership in controlling, financial project management, cash management • Developed business and financial planning for financing rounds and lenders negotiations • Investor relations
• Translating scientific and development plans into the financial wheel, detailed budgets, reporting and financial planning & analysis • Implementing and running digital purchase-to-pay and order-to cash processes • Financial project management for various external funding entities• Implemented accounting and reporting structure
- Substantial operational support of incorporation, Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C funding rounds including origination, due diligence and operational implementation - Translating scientific and development plans into the financial wheel, detailed budgets, reporting and financial planning & analysis - Implementing and running digital purchase-to-pay and order-to cash processes - Setting up administrative structures, governance, compliance & risk management processes - Member of the core team, co-leading the project to a successful M&A exit