hands-on

Interim Finance Manager

Services

  • Development and expansion of a transparent, efficient and reliable accounting and financial controlling system
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (incl. notes and management report, HGB, IFRS, US GAAP, loca GAAP) for auditing by your auditing or tax consultancy firm
  • Preparation of profit and financial planning
  • Coordination of budgeting and business planning
  • Analysis and optimization of the operational dunning process
  • Development or optimization of an internal and external commercial reporting system
  • If required, coaching and support for the finance and accounting department
  • and much more.

Accounting 1/2

  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with the guidelines (HGB, US Gaap, IFRS, local GAAP) including the associated additional reporting for national/international stock exchanges.
  • Evaluation of the financial statements and the associated calculation / posting of accruals
  • Evaluation and review of sales revenue and accruals and deferrals
  • Management, coordination and preparation of national and international taxes in Europe and their consolidation
  • Reconciliation/adjustment of order, invoice, transfer and production prices in the various databases
  • Support in setting up a uniform chart of accounts and adjusting accounts (companies/countries/languages/currencies)
  • Management, control and support the processing of the audit according to HGB/US GAAP/IFRS/local GAAP incl. preparation of the management report and the notes to the financial statements
  • Coordination, processing and support of tax audits by the tax office


Accounting 2/2

  • Internal auditor for HGB/US GAAP/IFRS/local GAAP in the various European countries
  • Control and approval of credit limits
  • Management, control and processing of internal matters (balance sheet audit, financial statements in accordance with HGB/US GAAP, internal financial audit, support/processing of SOX guidelines)
  • Organization, control and further development of processes in finance and accounting as well as ensuring compliance with internal guidelines (financial policy)
  • Consolidation of the individual countries in the parent company
  • Preparation of consolidated financial statements
  • Coordination and responsibility for the transfer of accounting 
  • Support in the course of merger/spin-off activities
  • Control of cash management/treasury (international)
  • Induction of newly appointed managers 
  • Documentation of all accounting workflows
  • Support for restructuring measures
  • and much more.

Controlling

  • Preparation of reports as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (HGB/US GAAP/IFRS/local GAAP)
  • Development and continuation of the monthly management report
  • Evaluation of sales figures as a business partner for the department heads (daily, monthly, quarterly evaluations) and A
  • Evaluation of key indicators for determining monthly sales (work in progress/percentage of completion) and corresponding calculation of accruals
  • Development and continuation of reporting structures for variance analysis (current vs. plan vs. FCST vs. previous year - including comments)
  • Development, management and coordination of the monthly ongoing forecast
  • Consolidation of the companies
  • Restructuring of the master database
  • Comparison/adjustment of order, invoice, transfer and production prices in the various databases
  • Support with the implementation of new ERP systems
  • Processing and closure of all irregularities and involvement of the responsible department heads
  • and much more.