Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
International finance leader with 15+ years of experience driving profitability, cash excellence and major transformation programs in complex, project-driven industrial environments. Full end-to-end project finance accountability from tender evaluation and contract profitability steering to delivery, risk governance and cash execution. Proven success in value creation including €156m performance improvement in a €1.1bn portfolio, digital finance enablement and post-merger integration. Strong global mindset, leading multicultural teams across Europe and recogniced as a strategic business partner to operations and commercial teams, shaping financial performance and enabling long-term growth. Focus areas: • Finance Director / BU CFO roles • P&L leadership up to €5bn • Industrial, aerospace and manufacturing environments • Business partnering to operations and commercial leadership • Transformation, restructuring and value creation • Corporate performance steering & financial consolidation • Divisional planning & reporting
- Finance leader responsible for €1.1bn industrial portfolio and full financial steering of a 6,000-employee Airbus business unit. - Leading full Finance organization (60 FTE) across 3 international sites, driving profitability, cash generation and operational excellence in a business unit fully owned by Airbus (~1,1 b€ yearly TO). - Successful transformation project closure & merger into Airbus Aerostructures including industrial portfolio optimization, cost convergence & profitability improvement over 156 m€. - Responsible for PMI (end-to-end) for Finance and long-cycle infrastructure plant Capex. - Trusted strategic member of Board of Management with direct responsibility for €1.1bn industrial portfolio incl. structural cost, capex and profitability governance. - Direct reporting to divisional CFO and executive leadership.
- Interim Head of Finance for €5bn aerospace division with full P&L and cash accountability across 7 international sites. - Leading full Finance organization (152 FTE) - Strategic business partner to operations, securing financial success of multi-bn€ projects across lifecycle (tender to delivery). - Trusted member of Supervisory Board presenting financial performance & strategic insights to enable data-driven decisions. - Direct reporting to divisional CFO and executive leadership.
Business Partner for three civil helicopter Programs (1,2 b€ yearly revenues) and two development programs, incl. team management (remote & cross-national).
Business Partner and responsible Interface towards Airplane Doors Program for all financial matters (400 M€ yearly revenues). - Performance management of monthly KPI: TO, WoC, FCF, EBIT - Responsible for yearly Operative Planning & quarterly Forecasts - Closure process (monthly, yearly): responsible interface for auditors - Finance Transformation: Project Leader for Proof of Concept "Integrated Planning" with IBM & Anaplan
Led group-level financial consolidation and performance steering for all Airbus Helicopters programs across France and Germany with worldwide Customer Centers, reporting EBIT, Working Capital and Free Cash Flow to divisional leadership. - Coordination of planning processes and accountable for Program Controlling organization achieving due dates and content - Interface for Program Executive Members regarding Forecast's and Operative Planning - Focal Point and coordination with all worldwide Customer Centers regarding financial alignment - Cash Management: Consolidation, deviation analysis and forecasting - Project Leader for improvement project and implementation of consolidation tool "Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting" - Member of Finance Transformation Core Team (F-Drive) to safeguard Finance digitalization projects