Owner and CEO
2016 - PRESENT
Natural Sweet
- Established an SEO strategy that resulted in high keyword conversion and strong organic traffic while implementing a KPI dashboard that leveraged Google Data Studio and Google Analytics to monitor advertising spend ROI.
- Created an accurate-and-detailed business plan and ensured that execution adhered to the proposed strategy.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors driving a reduction in costs and an increase in gross margin.
- Built the website and a system that enabled the complete automation of shipping and invoicing functions.
- Implemented a highly automated accounting system that provides legal and statutory reports.
Focus areas: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Marketing, Finance Strategy
Head of Finance
2010 - 2015
Traveltainment GmbH
- Implemented SAP FI&CO which enabled the business to reduce headcount via improved automation and introduced increased efficiency to business processes.
- Implemented a comprehensive KPI dashboard that improved management decision-making and enhanced operational execution.
- Built a financial model and supporting analysis that enabled the business to maximize customer-level profitability including a 3% gross margin increase for a significant customer.
- Created product-level income statements to ensure that resources were allocated to the products with the highest profitability, resulting in an enterprise-wide improvement in gross profit.
- Implemented multiple transfer pricing agreements that resulted in the one-time tax saving of 3.4€ million and ongoing yearly tax savings of 1€+ million.
Focus areas: Budgeting, Forecasting, Taxation, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), CFO
Fort Dodge Animal Health
- Implemented an accurate FP&A process that was critical in ensuring the approval of investment plans by the executive staff.
- Implemented multiple software systems including customer relationship management and business intelligence platforms that led to improved customer engagement and an increase in revenue.
- Optimized distribution costs by proactively managing the geographic footprint of various warehouses, enabling the Austrian business to increase gross margin from 10% to 35%.
- Obtained a tender from the Dutch government that enabled the generation of 3€ million of incremental revenues.
- Implemented a comprehensive KPI dashboard that improved the quality and speed of managerial decision-making.
Focus areas: Internal Audits, Taxation, CFO, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Finance Manager, EMEA
1999 - 2005
Fort Dodge Animal Health
- Collected 10€+ million of accounts previously categorized as bad debt from difficult debtors in foreign regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.
- Implemented a vendor managed inventory strategy helping to lower the frequency and method of transportation, resulting in a 20% reduction in distribution costs.
- Led negotiations with distributors that helped to increase the selling prices by up to 10%.
- Managed due diligence on new and existing distributors to ensure that distributors were not engaging in business with sanctioned countries or organizations.
- Implemented SOX-compliant internal controls that helped to mitigate the high-risk of corruption and fraud prevalent in the business.
Focus areas: Budgeting, Business Planning, Strategic Planning & Execution, Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Credit Control, Financial Management