Berufserfahrung

07/01 – 02/05      Avis Autovermietung GmbH,  Oberursel/Frankfurt (German subsidiary of Avis Europe plc) 
                             Fleet Accounting & Treasury Manager

• Head of the new department of three supervisors and 15 clerks
• Accounting of relevant B/S account i.e. fleet and fleet receivables
• Responsibility for the logistics of ca. 50.000 registration certificates and car keys
• Cash-Flow planning, Bank reconciliation and facilitate compliance with Group Debt targets
• Projects: Implementation of the ERP software Peoplesoft und responsibility for the migration of cash application and accounts payables to the Business Service Centre in Hungary

Achievements

• Decrease of receivables from 40 to 20 DSO and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts (mainly fleet and fleet receivables)
• Successful conversion from DEM to Euro
• Optimisation of the software used in the areas Cash Application (Autobank) und Treasury (Moneta)

08/97 – 06/01      Aviation Defence Intern Germ Ltd., Kelsterbach/Frankfurt (German subsidiary of Argenbright Security later Securicor)
                             Head of Finance / Financial Controller

• Responsibility for all financial aspects of ADI Germany
• Budgeting, planning & controlling
• Month-end and Year-end closing activities based on US-GAAP
• Compliance with German tax and legal legislation
• Main contact for Insurances, tax consultants, external audit, und tax authorities
• Supervision, development and training of three staff

Achievements

• Implementation of a Y2K compliant accounting system from Sage
• Preparation of a tax review from the local tax authorities resulting in no unexpected additional tax burden

02/96 – 05/97      John O. Butler GmbH, Kriftel/Frankfurt (Start-up, German US subsidiary in the dental care business)
                             Financial Controller

• Supervision, development and training of one accountant and two clerks
• Responsibility for all financial and IT aspects of JOB Germany
• Budgeting, planning & controlling
• Month-end and Year-end closing activities based on US-GAAP
• Compliance with German tax and legal legislation
• Main contact for Insurances, Tax consultants, external audit, und tax authorities

10/93 – 12/95      Mentor Graphics (Deutschland) GmbH, Munich (Subsidiary of Mentor Graphics Inc. in Wilsonville, Oregon USA)
                             Assistant Financial Controller Central Europe

Start as an Assistant Controller in Munich; in 1994 promoted to become the Finance Controller of Anacad GmbH in Ulm

• responsible for the reporting of Switzerland and Austria
• Monthly consolidated Balance Sheet and P&L of Anacad with its sales branches in France, UK, USA and Japan
• Implementation of the Mentor Graphics controlling tools at Anacad
• 05/88 – 08/93      Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart (German Car Manufacturer)
                               Finance clerk
  
• Start of my career as COBOL programmer (1.5 yrs)
• Move into the department Finance Controlling/Profit planning and controls (FC/EP) (2 yrs.)
• Move into the car division working in the Price fixing / Revenue controlling department responsible for the pricing in Africa and America