Finance & ERP professional  Aarhus, Danmark

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(Updated 2023-09-27)

Finance & ERP professional

Aarhus, Danmark

Native Danish, Fluent English

  • ERP systems
  • Processes
  • Finance

Skills (27)

PRICING

BUSINESS CASE

FINANCE

BUSINESS CASES

ERP

AP

SUPPLY CHAIN

ACCOUNTING

NAVISION

BI

HUMAN RESOURCES

CHEMISTRY

Six Sigma

BLACK BELT

Business Intelligence

JOINT VENTURE

HR

SIX-SIGMA

SOX

SAP

SARBANES-OXLEY (SOX)

AUDIT

DOCUMENTATION

STAINLESS STEEL

TIG WELDING

CLOSING

SAAS

Summary

Professional people manager with a strong theoretical background
and work experience from several industries and areas. I have the
toolbox to analyse and solve most challenges. However, my greatest
strength is the ability to connect with employees at all levels in an
organisation and get changes integrated into the daily business.

Professional Experience

Process Manager/Consultant
DOVISTA

2013-12 - Present

- 37 months) * Turnaround of joint venture (-45% unit cost) * Financial responsible for at factory.
* Analysis and imp. of end2end processes.
* TP documentation and ABC analysis.
Cause of job change: Desire to have direct references and most of the supply chain and finance had been moved to Poland.
Interim Head of IT

2023-09 - 2023-09

o Daily management of 6 employees.
o Hiring of new staff including the permanent Head of IT.
o Insourcing of the IT organization from Atea.
Implemented new AP automation solution.
Strategy for new ERP/BI system (developed and approved) New transfer pricing model for the group optimized toward VAT, duty and Tax (US, China, Turkey, Italy) Initiated several master data cleaning projects within debtors, creditors, item data.
Cause of job change: After completing a 12 months contract with the client I was offered a 2-year contract as Head of Business Transformation. As we could not agree about the terms I moved on to the next challenge for Nexus.
Interim CFO
BLÜCHER GROUP

2023-03 - 2023-08

|Manufacture| Stainless Steel | 400 emp.| BLÜCHER is a part of the US based Watts Water Technologies Reference to: CEO Direct references 10 employees.
Indirect references IT and finance in subsidiaries.
Responsible for reporting to HQ including SOX compliance.
Partner to the CEO and adviser in everything from day2day prioritization to the strategy.
Results: Updated & reimplemented a new cost center structure.
Improved and aligned the forecast model between sales and operation.
Enforced the uses of business intelligence and ensured all relevant data became assessable in the tool.
Implemented business partnering aligned with global footprint.
Implemented/began actions like automatic registration of incoming payments, automatic dunning procedure, automatic notification for prepayment to sale etc.
Why consider a job change: After only a few days in the position I was asked if I would consider taking up the position permanently, which I declined for different personal reasons.
I will complete my 6 months contract and ensure things are handed over to my successor during august. I have CEOs best recommendation.
WORK EXPIRENCE (CONTINUED)
CFO Denmark
Logistic company

2021-11 - 2023-02

Fintech / SAAS | 205 emp.
Foodora is a part of Delivery Hero in Germany.
Reference to: Managing director Denmark.
Direct reference +3 employees.
The overall strategy for the Danish entity.
Evaluating key business actions from a financial perspective.
Responsible for the audit, the month closing process (IRFS), the financial stability of the entity.
Key results: Responsible for Implementing SAP and partly involved in setting up Salesforces and Tableau.
Legal responsible: All dialog with lawyers, contract reviews, negotiations related to lawsuits.
Reorganized the organization from start-up to full scalable business.
Implemented month end closing. Reporting in 5 working days from no reporting in the past. Reporting includes KPI's, FTE, IC, cashflow forecast and commentary dashboard.
Merged the 3 Danish entities.
Implemented IFRS from Danish GAAP.
Negotiations with suppliers within all areas.
Cause of job change: The macro-economic situation had radical changed the strategy for Denmark not to include supermarkets (main reason I was hired), which limited the financial challenge for the entity. In combination with a new MD from China where the chemistry was not a match, I decided to resign my position.
Interim/Head of Finance
Office furniture

2019-02 - 2021-10

HolmrisB8 | Manufacture | Office furniture | 480 emp.
Reference to: CFO Direct reference +20 employees and consultants.
Reorganization and centralization of the finance department.
Improved and digitalized processes across the organization in cooperation with my finance team.
Controlling and business case related to investments and increased profit.
Closed several companies and branches to make the group more profitable and transparent.
Responsible for audit and month closing process IRFS.
Key results: Enable the department to deliver valid numbers monthly.
Reduced the finance team from 22 to 8 employees.
Closed 6 legal entities and merged 3 ERP systems.
Implemented / reimplemented several ERP systems.
Reduced salaries systems from 5 to 1.
Implemented an expense system.
Implemented time registration system.
Reduced bank accounts from 120 to 12 = transparency/ Cause of job change: According to the CFO: "the mission was completed" It was time for aPage 2 of 4 bigger challenge.
WORK EXPIRENCE (CONTINUED)
Interim Manager Finance
Gram Equipment A/S

2018-02 - 2019-01

Manufacture | Ice cream equip. | 400 emp.
Reference to: CFO Cash flow model, Weekly cash flow, optimization of networking capital (sell back, sell off, safety stock) Leading a team to clean-up / evaluate true picture of work in progress and inventory in relation to the audit.
Interim Manager Finance
Triax A/S

2017-08 - 2018-01

Manufacture | software & hardware | 250 emp.
Reference to: CFO Activity based costing analysis across all subsidiaries.
Business cases for: o Products, product range, segments, and companies/departments to be sold off or closed.
Development of a new external pricing structure across all subsidiaries.
New transfer pricing setup across the group.
Setting up new key performance measures.
Initiated a larger project around cleaning up item data.
Cause of job change: I was offered the position as Head of group finance after completing the contract at the client but found the next assignment for Nexus more interesting.
Managing Director
FryMac A/S

2014-07 - 2017-07

* Daily management of 10 emp.0, * Ensure the company got profitable at CMII * Leading the development project with 20 external consultants. (That failed) Cause of job change: '''The technology did not show the expected potential why a unanimous board (including me) decide to make a controlled close of the company.
Spare-part Manager
Vestas A/S

2014-01 - 2014-06

* I had centralized my team of +15 in India.
* I reach the expected cost saving.
* The KPI goals was within targets.
Cause of job change: I was offered a promotion but was contacted by former CEO from Kyocera Unimerco with an offer before the right position internal was found.
Business Controller
Cargo Service Holding A/S

2009-01 - 2010-09

Cause of job change: Primary assets were sold to APM and I did not want to join APM.
Trainee
Deloitte

2005-08 - 2007-10

Cause of job change: Desire to work on the other side of table.

Academic Background

Master Degree in Human Resources

2023-09 - 2023-09

Master degree in Business
Aarhus University

2009-08 - 2010-08

University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark

2006-08 - 2008-06

University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark

2006-08 - 2008-06

University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark

2005-08 - 2006-06

Certifications

CMII

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