Finance Manager / Head of SSC

CBU Finance Lead

• responsible for quotation of new programs for Volkswagen group
• responsible for profitability of approved programs
• responsible for change management
• drive commercial road-map execution
• manage, motivate and develop team members
• prepare and achieve Profit Plan financial targets
• review monthly results and explain variances for all running programs
• drive SGA reduction

Head of SSC

Head of SSC (01/2015 - 02/2018)

• manage Finance business center ( GL, PTP and OTC functions)
• supervising 8 Senior Finance Managers
• ensure team is meeting agreed SLA
• interaction with business partners
• reviewing opportunity of standardization and optimization of processes
• quarterly managment representation letter, ensure full compliance with local and US GAAP accounting rules and SOX compliance
• prepare and achieve FY Profit Plan financial targets
• set-up of team structure to support above
• manage, motivate and develop team members
• monitor the performance and quality of the activities performed based on agreed Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”)

• drive benchmark studies with competitors and other company organizations to improve efficiencies and/ or control environment

  Senior Finance Manager (03/2012 - 12/2014)

• manage accounts recievable process (1.5 billion USD monthly revenue)

• supervising 7 finance managers
• ensure full compliance with local and US GAAP accounting rules and ensure full SOX compliance
• achieve FY Profit Plan financial targets
• guarantee compliance with internal procedures for the whole team
• set-up of team structure to support above
• manage, motivate and develop team members
• ensure the timely reporting of key financial information
• ensure that external partners (e.g. PWC) and regional partners receive accurate and on-time information
• ensure complete, accurate and timely processing of daily Accounts Receivable transactional volume

• deliver department's continuous improvement savings

  Operations Controller (07/2008 - 03/2012)

• responsible for 6 automotive production plants in Eastern Europe from controlling and accounting perspective

• managing 6 plant controllers and developing them
• preparing new business cases
• responsible for smooth launch of new production lines and new products
• optimizing production capacity
• participating on various strategic projects and ad hoc initiatives
• coordination and reviewing month end closing and reporting activities for 6 plants
• preparing and reviewing financial bridges for actual and profit plan
• quarterly balance sheet review of trial balance
• responsible for working capital ( AP, AR, inventory)
• drive standardization and process optimazition, implement best business practises within finance department

Finance manager ( CFO) (04/2005 - 06/2008)

• responsible for finance department 9 accountants and 1 assistant controller
• managing controlling and accounting activities of automotive production plant
• managing tax and statutory activities for legal entity
• responsible for profitability of plant
• responsible for continues improvments initiative in production and administration area
• responsible for preparation capital expenditure request

Assistant Controller (01/2001 - 03/2005)

• coordinating month end closing activity for production plant
• preparing balance sheet reconciliation
• support plant controller in profit plan and forecast preparation
• uploading and consolidation actual and plan/ forecast in the consolidation tool HFM
• managing capital appropriation requests
• responsible for manual 3rd party customer billing and Intercompany billing

Faculty of National Economy

Course: CIMA GBS

Course: Leadership excellence

Course: Leadership Edge

Course: Green Belt training -> Six sigma