Dr. Franziska Thelemann

Head of External Financing at ZF Group

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experience

  • ZF Group (Full-time · 8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of External Financing
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Responsibility for: Financing Strategy, set-up of new financings incl. M&A and Sustainable Finance, Bank Portfolio Strategy, IR Hedging Strategy (collaboration), Financial Result incl. internal and external Financial Reporting

    • Financing, Financial Controlling
      Sep 2019 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      External Financing (Loans incl. RCF, Bonded Loans, Bonds (EUR/USD)), Sustainable Finance (UoP, KPI, Rating), Project Financings, Supply Chain Financing, Green Finance Framework, Green Finance Report, Bloomberg Analysis & Reports incl. Market Evaluations/Fair Value Assessments, Interest Rate Risk Analysis/Mgmt. (incl. (CCY) swaps, caps, collars), Incremental Borrowing Rates, Due Diligence Analysis/Presentations, Financial Modeling/Simulations, Internal and External Financial Reporting, Liquidity Planning & Steering, incl. set up of Liquidity Dashboard & performance of corporate cash forecast, set up of PowerBI Reports for fully automated, daily updated management reports

    • Financial Risk Management Supplier
      Oct 2017 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Commodity Responsibility: Castings, i.a. responsibility of risk cases and development of concepts for risk mitigation with distressed suppliers in support of purchasing organization; partner of upper management in the development of part family strategies, discussion of portfolio risks and release of new suppliers; sourcing decisions in daily business; development of risk report.

  • ZF Group (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Accounting Processes
      Sep 2014 - May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

      09/2014 - 08/2015: Full-time | Responsibility of Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) process in Germany and ASC regions | Deferred Taxes at year-end-closing 09/2015 - 05/2016: Working Student during Master Studies

    • Student Trainee International Business
      Sep 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs

      01/2012 - 03/2012: Customs, Service of Shipment & Foreign Trade | Commercial Vehicle Technology; 06/2012 - 09/2012: Branding & Advertising | ZF Group; 01/2013 - 02/2013: Accounting Processes | ZF Group; 06/2013 - 09/2013: Marketing | ZF Services Mexico; 01/2014 - 03/2014: Accounting Processes | ZF Group; Bachelorthesis "Conceptual design of a consistent corporate vendor master data management at ZF Friedrichshafen AG between the poles of internationality, efficiency and compliance" (06/2014 - 09/2014)