Description

Mit über 10 Jahren Erfahrung im Accounting und Controlling unterstütze ich als Interim Finance Manager bei Monatsabschlüssen (MEC Fast Close), Controlling-Setups, Prozessautomatisierung und strategischer Finanzplanung. Mein Fokus: Entlastung schaffen, Datenqualität erhöhen und Investoren-Readiness herstellen – damit sich Gründer:innen voll auf Wachstum konzentrieren können.

Ob Frühphasen-Startup oder Scaleup – ich bringe Struktur in deine Zahlenwelt und ermögliche faktenbasierte Entscheidungen durch smarte Tools, transparente Prozesse und pragmatische Umsetzung.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Berlin (up to 50km)

Venture-backed Tech Startup,
Head of Tax & Accounting
CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2024 - December 2024 (3 months)
Berlin, Germany
• Advised on international expansion: Developed subsidiary setup plans for the Netherlands and Singapore, including tax impact assessments and equity strategy.
• Led balance sheet optimization through recognition of deferred taxes and capitalization of internally generated intangible assets.
• Delivered executive briefngs to the CFO on tax savings, structural effciency, and long-term fnancial positioning.
• Supported audit readiness and internal reporting improvements for investor communication.
Tourlane GmbH
Tax & Accounting Manager
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
May 2021 - September 2024 (3 years and 4 months)
Berlin, Germany
• Team Leadership - Managed and developed a team of 5 professionals
• Tax return, Audit, YE closing, tax return, Stakeholder Collaboration
• Consolidation of 4,5 entities.
• Financial Control and Analysis
• Project Management
◦ Balance Sheet Management: Successfully capitalized internally generated intangible assets, adjusted revenue recognition, and recognized deferred taxes. These strategic measures transformed a company with negative equity into a positive equity position, signifcantly enhancing its fnancial standing and credibility.
◦ Implementation of Tools and Systems: I optimized the integration between Salesforce and DATEV, enhancing data fow and accuracy, implemented Spendesk, streamlining processes and improving effciency for credit card payments and expense reimbursements . Which reduced the accounting team's workload by over 25%.
◦ Tax Optimization: Structured and implemented a proft transfer agreement (Gewinnabführungsvertrag), resulting in signifcant tax savings amounting to several million euros over the coming years. This measure also had a substantial impact on deferred tax positions, further strengthening the company's fnancial outlook.
◦ Tax Compliance and Planning: Addressed the requirements of the German Anti-Tax Haven Act by implementing measures to avoid withholding taxes and developed a forward-looking strategy to ensure compliance and optimize tax effciency.
Global Fashion Group | Rocket Internet SE,
Financial Accountant
February 2018 - April 2021 (3 years and 2 months)
• responsible for 20 German entities, incl. payments, accruals, provisions, VAT returns
• preparation of monthly KPI and IFRS reporting
• VAT & income tax reconciliations, CashFlow
• (deferred) tax calculations for provisioning
• Collaboration with Consolidation Team: Partnered with the consolidation team on German holding entities, traveling quarterly to the London head offce for alignment.
• Project Management
◦ Transfer Pricing: Successfully implemented and defended transfer pricing adjustments across over 40 entities, retroactively covering an eight-year period. This initiative safeguarded the entrepreneurial status of the companies, ensuring compliance and mitigating signifcant fnancial and regulatory risks.
◦ Group Consolidation: Implemented OneStream as a consolidation tool, replacing LucaNet to streamline fnancial reporting and consolidation processes across the entire group. This upgrade enhanced effciency, accuracy, and scalability for group-wide fnancial management.
◦ ERP Integration: Integrated the German holding entities into SAP Business ByDesign, including the setup of the chart of accounts and VAT return processes.
◦ Tax Audits: Collaborated with a colleague and PwC to successfully manage tax audits across over 40 entities, covering a cumulative total of more than 90 years of tax reviews. This extensive effort ensured compliance, addressed audit fndings, and minimized fnancial risks for the organization.