Stefan Friedrich

Director International External Reporting & Accounting bei Mauser Packaging Solutions / Prokurist

Cologne Bonn Region

About

Many years of specialist and management experience in the area of external accounting and reporting in international groups in the field of industrial packaging and services. Used to work in a private equity environment.

Experience

  • Director International External Reporting & Accounting at Mauser Packaging Solutions
    Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs

    • Organization of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements of Mauser Packaging Solutions Group • Support of preparation of 10-Q and 10-K reports of Mauser Packaging Solutions group • Coordination of the preparation of statutory financial statements in the group’s International segment • Processing of technical accounting issues • Processing of ad-hoc requests from management and shareholders • Point of contact for local accounting teams, auditors and external consultants • Interface between Group Consolidation, Tax and Corporate Affairs departments • Ongoing development and update of group accounting policies and guidelines • Implementation of new US GAAP standards in the group’s International segment • Optimization of the Financial Reporting Process in the group’s International segment • Coordination of the continuous improvement and adjustment of internal SOX controls • Integration of the legacy MAUSER-group in parent’s group • Coordination of US GAAP conversion in the group’s international segment

  • MAUSER Corporate GmbH (7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Group Accounting & SOX
      Dec 2012 - Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 8 mos

      • Group-wide organization and preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements of Mauser Group according to IFRS • Group-wide coordination of statutory audits as well as monitoring of the auditors • Support of subsidiaries regarding technical accounting issues and consultation with local accounting teams • Coordination of Purchase Price Allocations • Processing of ad-hoc requests from management and shareholders • Point of contact for local accounting teams, auditors and external consultants • Interface between Group Consolidation, Tax and Corporate Affairs departments • Ongoing update of group accounting standards and guidelines (IFRS) as well as implementation of new IFRS standards • Preparation of annual impairment tests • Development and coordination of the group’s internal control system as well as monitoring and improving the group’s process controls over financial reporting and the implementation of policies and guidelines and other company level controls necessary for a sustainable internal control framework • Key role in MAUSER group’s IPO process (NYSE) including preparation of IPO-prosepctus • Project management „Group-wide implementation of a SOX compliant Internal Control System“ • Project management „Group-wide IFRS to US GAAP conversion“ • Project management „Purchase Price Allocation for MAUSER group“

    • Head of Group Accounting
      Oct 2010 - Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Head of Group Accounting, Insurance, IT at INTERSEROH SE
    May 2000 - Sep 2010 · 10 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior Audit-Manager at KPMG Deutschland
    Oct 1995 - May 2000 · 4 yrs 8 mos