What I offer
Fractional CFO / Finance Director
*Strategic Finance*: strategic advisory; reporting, budgeting & modelling; metrics & KPIs; investor support.
*Operational Finance*: streamlining of processes; liquidity and working capital management.
*Transaction support*: preparation for fundraising and M&A and due diligence.
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Financial Planning & Decision Making
Equipped with advance Excel skills, strong commercial judgement and insights into various business models, I am used to building financial models and forecasts of varying complexity and using them to align the team as well as to tell the story to investors and other external stakeholders.
Working Capital & Cash Flow Management
I can help you forecast the runway through weekly cash flow planning, identify ways to extend the runway through working capital management (billings, collections, factoring, leasing etc.), and decide where to best deploy the cash at hand.
Strategic Financing & Preparation for Transaction
Whether you want to raise funds for further growth, acquire a competitor or exit the business, I can guide you through the options, the process and prepare you and your business for the transaction (investment story, investment memo, data room, financial model, list of prospective investors etc.)
Daily Finance Operations & Finance Team Management
Through optimizing existing processes and utilizing digital tools, I can help you streamline daily finance operations and coach the internal team as well as manage the 3rd party providers.
Reporting & Investor Relations
Due to my experience on the buy-side, I understand which information - and in which form - a company needs to provide to satisfy requirements of its investors - be it regular monthly or quarterly reporting, board decks, or memos for decision-making purposes - and can help you to put it together.
Experiences
Corporate finance advisor to VC and PE-backed companies
Provided corporate finance services to start-ups and SMEs in Europe & US:
- Fractional FD services,
- Reverse financial & commercial due diligence,
- Majority sale to a growth PE investor,
- Fundraise preparation series A.
Clients include: culcha.com, gotoglobal.com, heycharge.com, 7mindsets.com
Head of Finance, German Electric Moped Sharing Provider
- Implemented financial reporting; streamlined accounting; reorganized finance team; initiated OKR implementation and business restructuring,
- Managed liquidity during covid19 crisis,
- Aligned interests of multiple investors to enable the €10M+ internal funding round.
Interim Head of Finance, Digital & Brick&Mortar Primary Care Provider
- Supported the EUR 20+ mn fundraising;
- Created annual budget;
- Set up provisional accounting & reporting;
- Integrated an acquired hospital into finance processes;
- Kicked off tax and legal structure reorganization;
- Hired an accountant and coordinated external tax advisors and bookkeepers.
Senior VC Investment Associate, European Growth VC Fund
Sourced and evaluated investment opportunities in SaaS and e-commerce sectors all over Europe, resulting in three issued term sheets and a $9m minority investment in a global B2B e-commerce business
Private Equity Analyst, German Mid-Cap PE Fund
Identified and evaluated investment opportunities in the mid-cap PE space;
Executed three transactions end-to-end (deal structuring, due diligence, external debt financing, buy-and-build)
Worked on value-creation measures in the portfolio; contributed to 40% EBITDA growth for a portfolio.
