Profile

Stefan Gomm, MBA


Experience Potential

 

  • Freelance Interim CFO/Finance Director and Management Consultant since 2001
  • Before that, several years as an employed manager in the commercial area
  • Industries (manufacturing, trade, service sector – in alphabetical order): automotive, book publishing & distribution, consumer electronics, continuing education, crafts & skilled trades, digital marketing, digital transformation consulting, e-commerce, electronic components, engineering, facility management, financial services, healthcare, IT services, jewelry & lifestyle products, logistics, management consulting, mining/raw materials, paper & plastics converting, renewable energies, shoes/apparel/outdoor gear, software development, tax advisory, telecommunications, tourism, UCC/video conferencing systems & services

 

Leading Positions in National and International Companies


Areas of responsibility:

 

  • Accounting, controlling
  • Corporate finance& treasury
  • Administration, organization & IT
  • Compliance & governance
  • Human resources
  • Order processing, billing
  • Logistics

 

Selection of Succesfully Performed Activities and Completed Projects


Finance & Controlling

 

  • Interim management of finance departments (CFO, Finance Director)
  • (Remote) controlling - operational and strategic
  • Advice on annual accounts and consolidations
  • Development and implementation of MIS, finance/controlling systems, as well as balanced scorecards and KPIs
  • Introduction of activity-based costing
  • Cost optimization, restructuring, change projects
  • Working capital and cashflow management
  • Implementation of risk management systems

 

Process Organization and Structuring, Digital Transformation, AI

 

  • Optimization workflow, business process management, process digitalization
  • Digital finance
  • Organizational embedding of AI into controlling structures
  • Development and introduction of policies & procedures

 

MIS, ERP, IT

 

  • Implementation/migration of ERP systems
  • Programming of Excel/VBA based applications for the automation of financial and business tasks (a. o. FP&A, reporting, order processing, contract management, job-order costing, salary data breakdown)
  • Interface programming for data exchange with ERP-systems (input/output)

 

Startup and Expansion Consulting

 

  • Business planning (formation, expansion)
  • Due diligence, M&A, business appraisals
  • Post-merger integration
  • Digital business models

 

Qualifications and Languages

 

  • Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Diplom-Betriebswirt FH - Degree in Business Administration, Certified Controller CCI/ Bachelor Professional in Controlling CCI
  • Certifications: Certified Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Certified Digital Business Innovator, Certified Professional Scrum Master
  • Vocational training: Certified industrial clerk CCI
  • Languages: German, English