Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Responsible for Accounting, Controlling and Group Reporting for EMEAA * Manage and support two direct and 12 indirect reports * Build a new holding company * Establishing an integrated Finance organization to provide financial data and proposals for decision making on operational and management levels * Working capital improvements on AR and AP * Transition to a market-driven matrix organization
Responsible for monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting for the Allweiler Group (12 subsidiaries in Europe & Asia), including preparation of consolidated financial statements and reporting financial results to executive management and Colfax corporate office * Lead annual audit of Allweiler Group according to U.S. GAAP, German GAAP and German taxes * Successfully implemented internal controls required for Sarbanes-Oxley certification * Overall accounting for Allweiler AG and Allweiler Holding companies (German GAAP, U.S. GAAP) * Consultant for all finance and accounting matters for the subsidiaries * Responsible for monthly closing, forecasting and planning processes * Support strategic planning process * Manage finance IT-related projects: SAP FI in China & Finland, HFM * Manage and support 6 direct reports * Kaizen / PD / CBS
Blue print, modeling, integration, customizing, testing, migration and end user training Successful team work and implementation; go-live without problems in Jan 2005
Responsible for cost accounting, planning and reporting * Product calculation, standard costing, business unit reporting, capital expenditure appraisals * Coordination and preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements including consolidation of 6 subsidaries (U.S. GAAP, German GAAP) * Consultant for subsidiaries, coach and educate regarding corporate accounting rules * Manage the budgeting and strategic planning processes * Kaizen / PD / DBS Project: Set up new reporting structure and standard costing in SAP
Responsible for reporting and cost accounting Project: Implementation of SAP R3 in Slovakia