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Interim CFO / Interim Finance Director

Work Experience

Working Experience:

Since Oct 2008 Brueckner Machinery Jiangyin Shanghai, P.R. China
Interim Managing Director Finance
- Interim CFO of three legal entities (factory, service, trading)
- Responsible for Finance and Controlling
- Head of HR
- Oversee Business Administration
- Contact for Treasury, Legal, Tax & Duty
- IT Officer
- Project leader for restructuring of Supply Chain and import process via bonded logistic parks
- Implementation of Internal Controls
- Preparation of transfer pricing documentation and elaboration of corresponding inter company service level agreements
- Direct 28 employees

Sep 2007 – Oct 2008 Self Entrepreneur, Germany
General Manager
- Running own restaurant chain “Box2Go”; Euro-Asian fast cuisine
- Implementation of standard procudure manual
- Personalmanagement
- Sourcing Management
- Quality Management
- PR Management & Event Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- General Affairs

Nov 2005 – Aug 2007 Johnsons Controls Shanghai, P.R. China / Burscheid, Germany
Senior Finance Director
- Oversee Finance Department of Shanghai Yanfeng Johnson Controls Seating Co. (Yearly sales USD 550m)
- Member of Executive Committee
- Member of BoD in two affiliated Joint Ventures
- Ensure accuracy of financial statements including Sub-branches and Affiliated companies
- Maintain relationship with auditors; Tax and cash management (bank relationships, financing, guarantees, cash collection)
- Financial Reporting, Planning & Controlling
- Regional Group consolidation of Operations
- Due Diligence studies and coordinate M&A Activities
- Compliance Officer, SOX implementation and Treasury
- Supporting Business Development and manage product portfolio
- Responsible for legal aspects and mitigate risks
- Responsible for IT department (Windows NT, QAD, HYPERION)
- SAP roll-out
- Responsible for 48 directs
- European Ops Controller for Headliner and Sunvisor Biz

Nov 2003 – Oct 2005 TRW Auto. Safety Syst. Shanghai, Commercial Vehicle Changchun,
P.R. China
Financial Controller
- Interim Financial Controller for Safety Systems JV, Shanghai
- Core team member for Establishment of new JV for Commercial Vehicle Steering, Changchun
- Direct the selection, hiring, training and development of key personnel
- Implementation of Standard Operation Procedures, Internal Controls and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Establish the relationships with banks, auditors, external advisors and regulatory bodies
- Financial Reporting, Planning & Controlling
- Accounting (China GAAP / US-GAAP)
- IS (Windows NT, HYPERION)
- Business Administration
- Responsible for 7 directs

Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2003 Siemens AG Nuernberg, Germany
Performance Controlling & Auditing
- Performance Measurement for increasing productivity for the business group Automation & Drives (Total Sales: 8’’5 €)
- Business Analysis and Market & Competitors surveys
- Measurement review to control financial success
- Rollout of group guideline for controlling measures for increasing EBIT and EVA
- Responsible for one employee

Feb. 2000 - Sep. 2002 Siemens –Electrical Apparatus Beijing Ltd. Beijing, P.R. China
Acting GM & Financial Controller
- Business Administration
- Head of Accounting Department
- HR Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Information Technology
- Logistics
- Maintain relationship with authorities, banks and auditors
- Coordinator of merger project of two legal entities Beijing/Suzhou
- Responsible for 23 employees

Oct. 1998 – Jan. 2000 Siemens AG Automation & Drives Group Erlangen,
Germany Regional Financial Manager
- Financial controller of business region South America and Asia
- Responsible for Business Target Agreements
- Arrangement of key account contracts
- Planning and controlling of business targets
- Coordination between region and parent company

Oct. 1997 – Sep. 1998 Siemens Advanced Engineering Singapore
Order Processing Administrator
- Implementation of GIM – order processing software
- Implementation of reporting tool for sales analyses
- Evaluation of logistic key performance indicators
- Maintenance of master data
Mar. 1993 – Sep. 1998 Siemens AG, Automation & Drives Group Amberg,
Germany Customer Support in logistics
- Contact in mother factory for logistic, pricing and delivery questions
- Import & Export officer

Jan. 1995 – Jan. 1996 Charity institution
- Alternative service

Education

Final Examinations
- Comprehensive School (Realschule): 1.3 (A)
- Chamber of Industry and Commerce as Industrial Trader at Siemens 1.0 (A)

Skills

General Management
• Contribute to company leadership and strategy by developing an in-depth understanding of important business issues facing the company. Working closely with key executives with an eye toward business or profit improvement opportunities
• An individual of unquestioned personal and business integrity whose record of achievement will reflect favorably upon the company and whose professional stature will command respect and credibility inside and outside the company
• Initiate work groups and support external consultants to run analyses
• Designing and implementing business strategies with a clear positioning and realignment of the company
• Member of Executive Committee
• Member of Board of Director in two affiliated companies
• Lead workshops to optimize process flow and increase productivity
• Someone comfortable operating in a fast growing business, and possess the “upward” potential to take on greater responsibilities in the foreseeable future
• Excellent interpersonal skills and persuasive manner with the maturity to operate in an international company and relate to different nationalities, cultures and business practices
• A resourceful, action-oriented individual who possesses a strong sense of urgency, and who knows how to overcome obstacles to get things done in a timely fashion
• Energetic, highly motivated, self-confident and able to operate at the most senior levels
• Able to create solid relationships across the business as a value-added team player

Finance & Controlling
• Coordinate, establish and manage the Company’s finance and accounting operations including financial and management accounting, taxation, financial management information systems, financial policies and control and legal affairs
• Monthly reporting incl. variance analyses, operative and strategic planning as well as permanent controlling to fulfill targets and implement corrective actions in time
• Responsible for monthly, quaterly and yearly closing activities
• Regional Group Consolidation of operational Units
• Due Diligence studies and coordination M&A Activities
• Officer for Compliance, SOX implementation and Treasury
• Responsible for costing & cost estimate
• Oversee the provision of technical finance and analytical support to senior management and work on strategic and other critical projects as required
• Identify emerging problems, and initiate appropriate corrective action to keep the Company on course toward achieving its cash flow, income and overall business objectives
• Establish and maintain the relationships with banks, auditors, external advisors and regulatory bodies
• Familiar and broad knowledge of international GAAP and strong understanding of the PRC accounting practices, taxation issues and legal requirements
• Possess of “hands-on” ability to institute accounting systems and controls for “start-up” operations

Business Development
• Cooperation and creation of a long-term product and product line policy within the framework of corporate product and pricing strategy
• Controlling and establishing of product portfolios, developing and implementing appropriate pricing of new products via Business Case studies
• Support sales team with quotation proposals, developing new customers and and accounts receivable management
• Development of feasibility studies and concepts for a profitable development of the identified target markets and groups
• Screening of global portfolios in the market and adapt to domestic circumstances

IT Administration
• Maintain ERP- and MRP-system
• Implementation of SAP R3
• Implementation of CRM-tools
• Responsible for Software and Hardware administration

HR Management
• Integrate employees into organizational changes and align them to a common target achievement
• Leading by empowerment
• Direct the selection, hiring, training and development of key personnel
• Implementing a change process to develop company values such as trust, simplicity and ethic
• Defining, agreeing and controlling of individual performance targets
• Perform re-organization and team building measures
• Identifying high potentials, promoting and encouraging the development and coaching of employees
• Establish, motivate and keep interdisciplinary management teams

Languages

- German (native language)
- English (business fluent)
- Mandarin (basics)
- Spanish (basics)

Other

Software programs:
- MS-Office
- MS Windows NT operating system
- HYPERION Enterprise
- SAP-Accounting software
- Different order processing tools

Competencies
Technical skills
- Solid knowledge in Finance & Accounting under Chinese, German- and US-GAAP
- Expertise in reporting, planning and analyses
- Detailed and broad controlling experience Methodology skills
- Analytical approach in problem identification and problem solving strategies
- Clear ranking of priorities and self initiative in developing solutions
- Clear and concise presentation skills including use of new media Social skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and persuasive manner with the maturity to operate in an international company and relate to different nationalities, cultures and business practices
- Respected and valued team coach and contact
- Management through empowerment
- Implementation of management learning
- Motivation skills and assertiveness
- Strong communication skills

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