Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• Internationally oriented, value adding finance professional • Several years in multinational groups as finance director in subsidiaries and a regional finance manager • Experience in production and sales companies combined with Big 4 background • Fluency in German, English and Polish • ACCA Fellow Member (FCCA) • Master's Degrees at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and Warsaw School of Economics
Managing the Accounting, Consolidation and Transfer Pricing Departments of the LR Group. Supervising the preparation of the stand-alone financial statements of the German LR companies as well as the consolidated financial statements of the LR Group. Cooperation with auditors and tax advisors both in Germany and in the subsidiaries. Formulating corporate guidelines.
Covering finance matters of Polish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech/Slovak and Hungarian LR subsidiaries. Providing and interpreting financial information, monitoring and interpreting cash flows. Improving and aligning internal accounting and controlling processes with the HQ. Formulating strategic and long-term business plans, conducting reviews and evaluations of cost-reduction opportunities. Researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance, managing budgets and supervising staff. Developing financial management mechanisms minimizing financial risk. Managing the company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems. Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out. Controlling stock.
Managing the Company's finances and liquidity; supervising the Accounting Department; supervising the Company's reporting and controlling; preparation of the yearly budget and subsequent monthly evaluation; managing cost-saving and optimization projects (incl. the Company's restructuring); coordinating the outsourced payroll function; cooperation with external advisors; cooperation with internal and external auditors; cooperation with banks and finance companies; evaluation of investment and marketing projects; supervising the Purchasing Department; negotiating with suppliers; participation in strategic decision-making processes of the Company.
Planning, budgeting and supervising audit engagements (audits of financial statements and consolidation packages in accordance with IAS/IFRS as well as Polish Accounting Act; internal controls reviews; due-diligence engagements). Supervision over audit teams of 3 to 6 members.