What happened

Sector: Logistics | Group turnover: approx. € 7 billion | Employees: approx. 31,000 | approx. 220 consulting days

• Head of Corporate Accounting with a direct reporting line to the CFO / Managing Director Finance, Legal and Tax.
• Management of 70 employees in a direct line, 7 department heads, as well as overall technical responsibility for approx. 300 employees who are decentralized in the areas of accounting and bookkeeping from German locations and the subsidiaries in Germany and abroad.
• Overall responsibility for the sub-areas of consolidated financial statements, individual financial statements and accounting systems, asset accounting, accounting of the main office and central partner reconciliation, accounting services for smaller subsidiaries and purchasing for the main office and all German locations.
• Responsibility for the scope of consolidation with around 140 subsidiaries.
• Conversion of the company into a European stock corporation SE.

Branch: Dentistry | Group turnover: approx. € 245 million | Employees: approx. 800 | Group integration: Spin-off from Degussa AG. Acquisition and affiliation as a subsidiary of Dentsply International, York, USA, SEC-listed parent company, USA | approx. 400 consulting days

• Implementation of post-merger integration and M&A
• Project planning and control Acquisition, US GAAP conversion, SEC requirements, Corporate Financial Manual
• Restructuring of the accounting and controlling departments after the acquisition
•  Interim project manager/responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation

Industry: Production of special fats | Turnover GmbH: approx. € 308 million | Employees: approx. 380 | Group turnover: approx. €1,250 million | Employees: approx. 1,100 | Emery Oleochemical GmbH: spin-off from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf approx. 240 consulting days

• Implementation of post-merger integration and M&A
• Development, analysis, testing, optimization and documentation of company-wide processes and internal control systems in all areas of finance and accounting
• Development of independent financial reporting after spin-off and after carve out from Henkel AG & Co.
• Creation of Group-wide Group Controlling Guideline for parent company in Malaysia.
•  Creation of Group Manufacturing / Cost Accounting Guideline for parent company in Malaysia.

Industry: Market leader in the field of high-quality skinwear | Turnover: approx. €120 million | Employees: approx. 1,000 | approx. 60 consulting days

• Detailed analysis of the reasons for the double postponement of the publication of the financial statements on the stock exchange
• Conducting workshops to analyze and clarify topics and problem areas as well as potential solutions
• Analysis and optimization of company-wide financial processes to improve quality
• Engaging and reporting to the CEO of the parent company in China
• Reporting also to the CFO of the parent company, as well as to the CFO and the Board of Directors of the company

Industry: Tractors / agricultural machinery | Group turnover: approx. € 700 million | Employees: approx. 3,000 | approx. 180 consulting days

• Implementation of post-merger integration as part of the company acquisition by AGCO, USA
• Conversion of accounting to US GAAP
• Implementation and integration of the accounting and accounting requirements of the International Corporate Financial Manual
•  Adaptation of internal guidelines and development of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting to the group specifications of the new US parent company

Industry: Publishing | Group turnover: approx. € 2,145 million | Employees: approx. 13,800 | approx. 160 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Branch: special chemicals | Group turnover: approx. € 3,600 million | Employees: approx. 18,000 | Group structure: approx. 350 subsidiaries | Group integration: membership as a subsidiary of the VIAG Group | approx. 320 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Sector: Energy | Group turnover: approx. € 19,400 million | Employees: approx. 81,000 | approx. 120 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Sector: Automobile / Subcontracting| Group turnover: approx. €1,800 million | Employees: approx. 900 | approx. 140 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Industry: Aluminum | Group turnover: approx. €3,100 million | Employees: approx. 17,000 | approx. 130 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Industry: packaging industry | Group turnover: approx. € 2,920 million | Employees: approx. 6,700 | approx. 130 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
• Adjustment of internal reporting (controlling) to external reporting (accounting)
• Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting
• Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.
•  Definition and determination of group control parameters according to IAS/IFRS for the group board

Branch: market research | approx. 80 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
•  Creation of group-wide accounting manual according to IAS/IFRS (Accounting Manual) as well as group-wide training of all heads of accounting and controlling.

Branch: production of gears | Group turnover: approx. € 72 million | Employees: approx. 275 | Group structure: 9 subsidiaries | Group integration: Belonging as a subsidiary to the international parent company based in Japan | approx. 90 consulting days

• Group-wide conversion of accounting to IAS/IFRS
•  Conception and implementation of reporting structures including form sets for internal and external group reporting

Sector: SAP consulting | Business Transformation and Process Optimization | Group turnover: approx. €160 million Employees: approx. 160 | freelancers approx. 490 | Market Segment: Regulated Market | Transparency level: general standard approx. 90 consulting days

• Preparation and documentation of consolidated financial statements according to IAS/IFRS, including notes and management report
•  Preparation of the annual report for the group and the individual financial statements for the AG

Sector: Automobile / Subcontracting | Group turnover: approx. €580 million | Employees: approx. 3,380 | approx. 145 consulting days

• Analysis, expansion and restructuring of the risk management system
•  Establishment of the internal audit department

Sector: scrap, recycling, stainless steel, aluminum | Group turnover: approx. € 6,500 million | Employees: approx. 7,300 | approx. 90 consulting days

• Construction, analysis, testing, optimization and documentation of risk management system
•  Design and implementation of risk management guideline

Sector: Digitization of marketing processes in the automotive industry | Turnover: approx. €14 million | Employees: approx. 100 | approx. 50 consulting days

• Analysis, system analysis and restructuring of internal reporting
•  Reorganization of investor reporting after a capital increase in the mid-seven-digit range

Industry: Range of products and systems for dentists and dental technicians| Turnover: approx. CHF 831 million|Employees: approx. 3,600 | approx. 60 consulting days

•  Analysis of business processes and figures as well as derivation and implementation of appropriate optimization measures

Sector: e.g. automotive, windows, doors | Turnover: approx. €3,300 million | Employees: approx. 20,000

Branch: industrial plant provider | Turnover: approx. €1,100 million | Employees: approx. 1,100

Branch: Caravan production | Turnover: approx. €185 million | Employees: approx. 700

Industry: Automation solutions | Turnover: approx. €150 million | Employees: approx. 1,000

Sector: Wholesale plumbing, building services engineering and civil engineering| Turnover: approx. €1,400 million | Employees: approx. 3,500

Branch: Foam production | Turnover: approx. €65 million | Employees: approx. 400