Alexander Manger

Turning Numbers into Strategy | Controlling & KPI Management | Efficiency with Vision

Olfen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Results-driven professional with expertise in Management, Finance, and Controlling. Skilled in utilizing modern business systems to optimize processes, analyze data, and support strategic decision-making. Experience includes supporting leadership, defining goals, facilitating workshops, managing financial structures, overseeing reconciliations, and driving liquidity planning. Recognized for reliability, integrity, and a collaborative mindset, with international experience in conducting meetings, presentations, and workshops.

Experience

  • Business Analyst at CONET
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    - Established a monthly rolling forecast to ensure long-term and continuous financial planning. - Developed a structured sales reporting system to provide transparent KPIs and a solid foundation for decision-making in sales. - Revised the existing reporting within the time-tracking process to improve project time monitoring, increase planning reliability, and optimize resource utilization. - Conducted regular liquidity and cash flow analyses to ensure financial stability and solvency, with early identification of risks and derivation of appropriate measures. - Managed and monitored factoring processes to secure reliable liquidity.

  • Swisslog (4 yrs)
    • Business Unit Controller (NL, BE & FR)
      Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Prepared and analyzed financial KPIs, monitored company performance, and identified areas for improvement. - Designed efficient processes for accounting, controlling, and reporting. - Reviewed cost centers in collaboration with responsible stakeholders to optimize performance and identify potential savings. - Monitored and managed projects and maintenance contracts to ensure adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. - Reconciled balance sheet accounts and implemented standardized processes to ensure accuracy and transparency of financial data.

    • Finance Business Partner EMEA
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      - Developed and maintained interactive dashboards to visualize financial and business KPIs. - Oversaw reconciliation and execution of intercompany charges across EMEA entities. - Monitored and managed transfer pricing in compliance with legal requirements, while organizing and controlling intercompany agreements.

    • Member of the CS EMEA Management Board
      Jun 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Advised Customer Service Management on financial and strategic decisions. - Analyzed and determined service hourly rates based on cost structures and market conditions. - Contributed to the development and evaluation of business cases to support strategic decision-making. - Established and implemented a structured program management methodology to ensure successful project execution and delivery. - Led a bottom-up budgeting process at local and regional levels, defining financial KPIs and setting annual targets in alignment with market conditions, cost structures, and strategic priorities.