Roland Zeh

About

Finance Executive with 20+ years of international experience M&A, Group Controlling, FP&A, and IFRS. I have led finance transformations in complex corporate structures, built scalable finance organizations, and driven performance improvements in both global groups and growth-oriented mid-sized companies. My experience ranges from M&A, IFRS consolidation, treasury,financial transparency initiatives to FP&A and transformation projects, leadership of international controlling teams, and full P&L and finance responsibility as CFO, including governance, restructuring, and multi-stakeholder management. I excel in: • Building and leading high-performing finance teams • Integrated group planning & IFRS reporting • KPI systems, FP&A, forecasting, cashflow management • M&A, due diligence, post-merger integration • Turnaround, restructuring & transformation programs • Board-level governance & investor relations Currently open to senior finance leadership roles (CFO, Director Finance, Head of Controlling).

Experience

• Kaufmännischer Leiter at Knauf Elements
  Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

• Financial Director at BAGR Non-Ferrous Group GmbH
  Aug 2023 - Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  - Initial and subsequent IFRS consolidation of Ferralum Metals Group Sarl - Built group-wide reporting & planning structures - Improved financial transparency and decision-making - Established group finance functions post-MBO

• Head of Financial Management at Consus RE GmbH (part of Adler Group)
  Nov 2018 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  - Change management of cash flow control and governance procedures - Implementation of a regular short- and medium-term liquidity planning process - Implementation of a treasury tool (TM5/Coupa) - Implementation of digitalized governance processes to manage cash outflows - Authority for appr. 90 company bank accounts

• Head of Corporate Controlling at OBI Group Holding
  Aug 2016 - Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  - Led corporate controlling team - Provided management with planning, forecasts, reports, and analysis - Introduced IFRS into reporting and group planning - Valuation of right of use assets according to IFRS 16 - Conducted impairment testing under HGB and IFRS - Built KPI-based online and cross-channel reporting - Expanded cash flow and working capital controlling - Digitalization of controlling processes & BI systems

• Interim Manager - Finance Director and Project Manager at Self empoyed
  Aug 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

  - Finance Director for a photovoltaic company, which plans, builds and supervises photovoltaic installations worldwide - Project manager for government office to build up a new organization from scratch - Project manager to develope a restructuring plan to consolidate locations of a travel company