Finance Professional

5/2016 – 1/2018

Responsibilities: Finance responsible (N-2) for ~ 300 m€ turnover with seven direct reports (50 reports in total) in the subject area of - Finance & Accounting - Administration - Human Resources - IT Systems - Internal Audit & Processes - Presenting business results and information requests regularly to the DP DHL management board Achievements (extract): - Successful development of all Finance functions keeping management in control of the dynamic business growth (growth 2015 to 2018: revenue +130 % CAGR; FTE +78 % CAGR) - Designing a leasing solution for a large customer and successfully negotiation of a 13 mEUR sales deal - M&A activities: Preparation of sellers business case and fact book and presentation to external investors

Auftragsverwaltung, Inventurmanagement, Fusionen und Übernahmen, Projektmanagement, Projektmanagement - Audits, Projektmanagement (IT)

7/2014 – 6/2016

Responsibilities: Finance responsible (N-2) for the BD IT PeP with ~ 630 m€ net costs in seven national legal entities and leadership responsibility for eleven direct reports (30 reports in total) in the subject area of - Business planning, forecasting and internal financial reporting - Budget approval committee CD PeP - Project Monitoring Office CD PeP Achievements (extract): - Design and execution of an IT project review based on expected return and consequences when cancelled, covering all ~ 400 IT projects planned for 2016 - M&A activities: support successful sale of three smaller business units

IT-Controlling, Fusionen und Übernahmen

12/2012 – 6/2014

Responsibilities: Finance responsible (N-3) for the BU Global Mail Europe with ~310 m€ in revenue billed out of 10 legal entities and leadership responsibility for nine direct reports in seven European countries (UK, NL, F, CH, S, D and RUS) in the subject area of - Business planning, forecasting, internal and external financial reporting - Management of the Shared Service Center Accounting (GBS) - Support of the target setting process for regional management - Ensuring financial and tax compliance Achievements (extract): - Redesign of the management report in accordance with the business unit strategy creating the necessary transparency for the Global Mail Europe Management team to run the business - Delineation of the BU Global Mail Europe (budgets, finance processes and systems) into Parcel Europe, eCommerce and DP International

Compliance management, Controlling

10/2010 – 12/2012

Responsibilities: Leadership responsibility for 14 direct reports in the subject area of - Business planning, forecasting, internal and external financial reporting - Management of the Shared Service Center Accounting (GBS) - Management of internal and year-end audits in compliance with regulatory requirements (BaFin/BuBa/ZAG) - IT Demand Management - Payment processing (E-POSTBRIEF, allyouneed.de market place, Die Redaktion) - Accounts receivable management and debt collection Achievements (extract): - Greenfield setup of all Business Administration and Department Clearing organizational structures and processes in compliance with external regulatory requirements (starting with two direct reports in Oct. 2010) - Successful management of internal and external audit findings

Requirements Management, Compliance management, Controlling, Projektmanagement - Audits

1/2008 – 10/2010

Responsibilities:
- Planning, forecasting and reporting processes regarding the BU Operations Mail
- Controlling, planning and reporting of internal service charges
- Analysis and quality review of Mail Germany cost accounting results
- Analysis and review of particular business cases (e.g. synergy effects of integrating Express Germany into Mail operations)
- Presenting analysis results to the Mail Division CFO
Achievements (extract):
- Conceptual redesign and implementation of the Business Unit reporting after a major restructuring of the Mail Division
- Design of a workforce resource reporting which enables a comprehensive analysis of all workforce resources

Controlling, Kostenrechnung

9/2005 – 12/2007

Responsibilities:
- Analysis, conceptual design, implementation and optimization of
business planning and controlling processes with particular emphasis on
risk management, internal controls as well as related organizational
structures and accounting related business processes
- Auditing and verifying of business and control processes regarding their
compliance with respect to regulatory requirements and their impact on
the annual audit
- Project management
Achievements (extract):
- Conceptual design and implementation of a company wide risk
management system for a client in the retail & consumer industry
- Supporting a medium-sized business in the plant engineering and
construction industry in implementing regulatory requirements regarding
its company wide internal control system (SOX)

Controlling, Risikomanagement, Audits