Are you looking for an interim finance manager?

Whether it is the introduction of new accounting standards, new key figures, the further development of reporting processes or the automation of the process landscape – your CFO organisation is constantly changing. In order to successfully shape this change, external experts, action-orientated consultants and finance interim managers are more in demand than ever. Whether it's about an up-to-date specialist and methodological knowledge or extensive practical experience, Hays is where you will find the specialists who fit your company and your project.

By providing interim finance managers at short notice, we support your company in efficiently implementing projects and processing tasks that are to be assigned externally in the CFO department in a structured manner. This gives you access to over 91,000 experts with relevant finance-specific expertise in the quality-assured pool of specialists.

Benefit from the experience of our team of experts, who have already been successfully allocated to several thousand project assignments and interim mandates and have thus been able to contribute to the success of well-known companies.

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Your contact persons

Daniel Radermacher

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Marcus Lindmayer

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Ulrike Eberwein & Kim Langelüddecke

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Daniel Radermacher

Director
Dusseldorf, Region: North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate
Contact person for customers seeking executive managers in finance for permanent employment

T: +49 211 179388 218
E: daniel.radermacher@hays.de

Marcus Lindmayer

Director
Stuttgart office, Region: Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg
Contact person for customers seeking executive managers in finance for permanent employment

T: +49 711 34229 230
E: marcus.lindmayer@hays.de

Kim Langelüddecke

Division Manager
Hamburg Office, Region: Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Thuringia, Berlin
Contact person for freelancers, interim and temporary employment

T: +49 40 300859 216
E: kim.langelueddecke@hays.de

Ulrike Eberwein

Division Manager
Hamburg Office, Region: Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Thuringia, Berlin
Contact person for permanent positions

T: +49 30 847884 378
E: ulrike.eberwein@hays.de

Projects and mandates in the field of finance successfully carried out

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The right interim finance managers for important fields of application

There can be a variety of reasons why you need finance interim managers as long-term support or as an additional resource for certain projects or jobs. We base our search on your requirements and take your needs into account when selecting your finance interim managers. Our pool of experts includes a large number of experts who will provide you with support in the case of the following challenges using subject-specific expertise:

For project tasks and special tasks that require specific know-how or for issues that cannot be solved internally for reasons of corporate focus
For requirements where you wish to strengthen yourself with external specialists
Implementation of interim mandates on subject- and content-related project management levels
If additional specialist knowledge, best practices and industry expertise are required
Restructuring, reorganisation and realignment
Advice on succession planning
Process adaptations for a digital CFO organisation and digitalisation
Consulting and change projects, e.g., in the context of digitisation

Your benefits through the use of an interim finance manager & external specialists

Individual solutions

Can be used for technical, content-related management and project tasks or for complex operational issues
Quality-assured solutions that are tailored to your specific needs

Experience and expertise

Our experts have several years of experience and practical knowledge as employees in companies, management consultancies or auditing firms
Consulting expertise and implementation skills for your company

Large pool of experts

Access to a tens-of-thousands-strong pool of subject-matter experts, finance interim managers and consultants
Potential immediate use within 48 hours from request

Transparent process

Transparency in the selection of your expert, finance interim manager or consultant through interviews
Quick know-how transfer
Legally compliant processes and digital processing of assignments

Specialisation in a certain area and industry

Both your contact persons at Hays as well as the interim experts in our network are specialised in a particular field and in the respective industry. Our long-term experience is based on filling thousands of projects and positions in the business management departments of banks, insurance companies and industrial firms. Communicate at eye level with a partner that understands your specific requirements.

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Interim finance experts with technical expertise

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Are you looking for external specialists who have a deep understanding of financial processes or in-depth knowledge of project management, controlling or accounting? When we work together, you can quickly and flexibly implement your upcoming projects and bridge resource bottlenecks. Within just 48 hours, we will be able to find you a suitable interim finance manager.

Be sure that the experts made available to you have best-practice experience and a high level of implementation skills. You bring subject-specific consulting expertise and methodological knowledge to your company and are characterised by a hands-on mentality.

We find suitable interim finance managers in the following areas:

Accounting & taxation

Through in-depth practical knowledge from industry, consulting and auditing firms, our interim finance managers implement their new accounting standards, prepare financial statements, consolidate results, implement ERP solutions and optimise your accounting processes.

The services include:

Project management and specialists for the implementation of national and international accounting standards
Preparation of annual financial statements according to HGB (German commercial code), IFRS and US GAAP
Clarification of evaluation and fundamental issues of national and international accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP)
Consolidation & financial reporting
Optimisation of closing and planning processes (fast close, hard close, RPA, P2P, O2C, e-balance)
Tax reporting (direct and indirect taxes)
International taxation and transfer pricing
Finance performance management (shared services))
Business valuation and audit-related consulting
Professional support of ERP implementations (S/4HANA)

Accounting & taxation

Through in-depth practical knowledge from industry, consulting and auditing firms, our interim finance managers implement their new accounting standards, prepare financial statements, consolidate results, implement ERP solutions and optimise your accounting processes.

The services include:

Project management and specialists for the implementation of national and international accounting standards
Preparation of annual financial statements according to HGB (German commercial code), IFRS and US GAAP
Clarification of evaluation and fundamental issues of national and international accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP)
Consolidation & financial reporting
Optimisation of closing and planning processes (fast close, hard close, RPA, P2P, O2C, e-balance)
Tax reporting (direct and indirect taxes)
International taxation and transfer pricing
Finance performance management (shared services))
Business valuation and audit-related consulting
Professional support of ERP implementations (S/4HANA)

Controlling

Let your projects be optimised and thus increase the efficiency and performance of your company. Our interim finance experts offer you extensive knowledge in the field of controlling through in-depth practical knowledge from projects and activities in the fields of industry and consulting. These include the following services:

Development and optimisation of controlling processes and structures
Cost controlling, P&L analysis, KPI implementation
Management reporting, MIS and ad hoc analyses
Risk analysis and determination of key risk figures
Planning and forecast
Business and data analytics & modelling
Introduction of IT systems (ERP, BI tools)
Cloud computing (S/4HANA)

Controlling

Let your projects be optimised and thus increase the efficiency and performance of your company. Our interim finance experts offer you extensive knowledge in the field of controlling through in-depth practical knowledge from projects and activities in the fields of industry and consulting. These include the following services:

Development and optimisation of controlling processes and structures
Cost controlling, P&L analysis, KPI implementation
Management reporting, MIS and ad hoc analyses
Risk analysis and determination of key risk figures
Planning and forecast
Business and data analytics & modelling
Introduction of IT systems (ERP, BI tools)
Cloud computing (S/4HANA)

Treasury & corporate finance

Do you need the highest level of implementation competence and advice on all topics in treasury? We know your future interim finance manager, a manger who brings sound practical knowledge from industry, banks, consulting or auditing companies and applies it in your company.

In the area of treasury and corporate finance, we offer the following services:

Liquidity management and protection
Cash management, cash pooling and integrated liquidity planningg
Liquidity and risk reporting
Optimisation of time-to-cash and working capital management
Automation and process optimisation in treasury (e.g. RPA, e-invoice)
Valuation and hedging of financial positions
Financial data analytics and AI
Integrated risk management (FX, commodities, interest rates, etc.)
Corporate finance, rating and securities
Pension finance
green and sustainable finance
Professional introduction and further development of IT systems (SAP S/4HANA, BELLIN, TMS, Reval/EcoFinance)

Treasury & corporate finance

Do you need the highest level of implementation competence and advice on all topics in treasury? We know your future interim finance manager, a manger who brings sound practical knowledge from industry, banks, consulting or auditing companies and applies it in your company.

In the area of treasury and corporate finance, we offer the following services:

Liquidity management and protection
Cash management, cash pooling and integrated liquidity planningg
Liquidity and risk reporting
Optimisation of time-to-cash and working capital management
Automation and process optimisation in treasury (e.g. RPA, e-invoice)
Valuation and hedging of financial positions
Financial data analytics and AI
Integrated risk management (FX, commodities, interest rates, etc.)
Corporate finance, rating and securities
Pension finance
green and sustainable finance
Professional introduction and further development of IT systems (SAP S/4HANA, BELLIN, TMS, Reval/EcoFinance)

Internal auditing & compliance

Implement projects in the area of compliance & audit quickly and effectively by external experts. Our finance interim managers bring sound auditing and methodological knowledge from industry, banks, consulting and auditing companies – experience professional implementation competence and advice:

Planning and implementation of internal audits in accordance with GDPR
Continuous auditing/monitoring
Quality assurance review
Implementation and optimisation of internal control systems (ICS)
Implementation and optimisation of internal control systems (ICS)
Development of risk governance processes
Technical audits (e.g. IT audits, cyber security)
Forensic examinations (e.g. anti-fraud, anti-bribery, AML)
Compliance and corporate governance organisation
Automated analysis, data analytics and AI
Data protection compliance (GDPR, e-privacy)

Internal auditing & compliance

Implement projects in the area of compliance & audit quickly and effectively by external experts. Our finance interim managers bring sound auditing and methodological knowledge from industry, banks, consulting and auditing companies – experience professional implementation competence and advice:

Planning and implementation of internal audits in accordance with GDPR
Continuous auditing/monitoring
Quality assurance review
Implementation and optimisation of internal control systems (ICS)
Implementation and optimisation of internal control systems (ICS)
Development of risk governance processes
Technical audits (e.g. IT audits, cyber security)
Forensic examinations (e.g. anti-fraud, anti-bribery, AML)
Compliance and corporate governance organisation
Automated analysis, data analytics and AI
Data protection compliance (GDPR, e-privacy)

Mergers & aquisitions

React quickly and flexibly to takeover activities with M&A advisors. Through experts who have in-depth practical knowledge, you benefit from the highest level of implementation competence. Receive professional advice on all core topics in the field of M&A:

Due diligence (buy side und sell side)
Business valuation and evaluation
Financial modelling, data analytics und AI
Transaction financing / corporate finance
Consulting regarding carve-out, MBI, MBO and succession planning
Project management and quality assurance (e.g. data room)
Stakeholders and process management
Change management
Restructuring and reorganisation
Post-merger integration (e.g. standardisation of processes and systems)

Mergers & aquisitions

React quickly and flexibly to takeover activities with M&A advisors. Through experts who have in-depth practical knowledge, you benefit from the highest level of implementation competence. Receive professional advice on all core topics in the field of M&A:

Due diligence (buy side und sell side)
Business valuation and evaluation
Financial modelling, data analytics und AI
Transaction financing / corporate finance
Consulting regarding carve-out, MBI, MBO and succession planning
Project management and quality assurance (e.g. data room)
Stakeholders and process management
Change management
Restructuring and reorganisation
Post-merger integration (e.g. standardisation of processes and systems)

Crisis management and restructuring

Do you need to react quickly and flexibly to dynamic market changes? Ensure the financial stability of your company, increase productivity and optimise business processes with the expertise of our interim finance managers.

For the redesign of current business processes and operational structures, we offer you the following services:

Creation of turnaround concepts
Insourcing and outsourcing of business processes
Adaptation of market orientation and business model
Vulnerability management and rationalisation
Optimisation or development of risk management structures
Increase in efficiency and automation (e.g. RPA)
Organisational restructuring

We provide the following services for you when it comes to the renovation of parts of the company and permanent establishments:

Creation of restructuring concepts and determination of restructuring measures
Organisational and financial reorganisation
Working capital management
Analysis and optimisation of value chains
P&L, balance sheet and liquidity planning
Subsidy consulting
Analysis, conceptual design and operational implementation
(Risk) Controlling/accounting/payrolling
Liquidity planning/cash management/collection
Management systems / HR management
Organisational development and change management
M&A processes, due diligence, post-merger integration
Crisis management & business continuity management

Crisis management and restructuring

Do you need to react quickly and flexibly to dynamic market changes? Ensure the financial stability of your company, increase productivity and optimise business processes with the expertise of our interim finance managers.

For the redesign of current business processes and operational structures, we offer you the following services:

Creation of turnaround concepts
Insourcing and outsourcing of business processes
Adaptation of market orientation and business model
Vulnerability management and rationalisation
Optimisation or development of risk management structures
Increase in efficiency and automation (e.g. RPA)
Organisational restructuring

We provide the following services for you when it comes to the renovation of parts of the company and permanent establishments:

Creation of restructuring concepts and determination of restructuring measures
Organisational and financial reorganisation
Working capital management
Analysis and optimisation of value chains
P&L, balance sheet and liquidity planning
Subsidy consulting
Analysis, conceptual design and operational implementation
(Risk) Controlling/accounting/payrolling
Liquidity planning/cash management/collection
Management systems / HR management
Organisational development and change management
M&A processes, due diligence, post-merger integration
Crisis management & business continuity management

Skills of an interim manager

In a fast-paced working world, transitional managers are increasingly needed to bridge staff shortages at short notice or to successfully complete time-limited projects within a very short time. In order to meet the job profile in interim management, the staff generally have skills in the following areas:

Skills of an interim manager

In a fast-paced working world, transitional managers are increasingly needed to bridge staff shortages at short notice or to successfully complete time-limited projects within a very short time. In order to meet the job profile in interim management, the staff generally have skills in the following areas:

Digitalisation of your financial sector

Digitised processes have an impact on the transformation of a wide variety of business areas. The design of financial departments is also undergoing constant transformation and concrete measures and strategies for the use of digitisation processes for the financial functions of your company are required. In the future, the knowledge of controlling, data analytics and business intelligence will be interlinked in such a way that the information derived from them will offer optimal solutions for the realignment of the financial sector.

In order to support you in the strategic use of digitisation in the financial functions of your company, we offer you orientation for the implementation of digital financial strategy in the following areas:

Project management

Programme, project and multi-project management
Project methods
Project management office
Project controlling

Specialist consulting in the IT environment

Cloud, ERP, SAP and data warehouse (DWH/BI)
Roll-out and system implementations
Requirements analysis, technical concepts and testing
Homogenisation of the system landscape
Business analysis
Master data management

Specialist consulting in the IT environment

Cloud, ERP, SAP and data warehouse (DWH/BI)
Roll-out and system implementations
Requirements analysis, technical concepts and testing
Homogenisation of the system landscape
Business analysis
Master data management

New technologies in finance

Self-service reporting
Automation of accounting decisions (artificial intelligence (AI) and decision models)
Introduction of in-memory databases (e.g. SAP HANA) / cloud computing
Visualisation of key figures
Rule-based systems (e.g. robotic process automation / software bots)
Machine Learning -> e.g. automated reading of contracts within the framework of IFRS 16
Blockchain

New technologies in finance

Self-service reporting
Automation of accounting decisions (artificial intelligence (AI) and decision models)
Introduction of in-memory databases (e.g. SAP HANA) / cloud computing
Visualisation of key figures
Rule-based systems (e.g. robotic process automation / software bots)
Machine Learning -> e.g. automated reading of contracts within the framework of IFRS 16
Blockchain

Human Resources 4.0

Digital HR: From strategy to processes to HR organisation and systems
Self-services for employees and managers
Digital personnel file and digital workforce management
Digital culture and change
Innovation management
Digital upskilling
Organisational development
New work and collaboration
Hire to retire processes

Human Resources 4.0

Digital HR: From strategy to processes to HR organisation and systems
Self-services for employees and managers
Digital personnel file and digital workforce management
Digital culture and change
Innovation management
Digital upskilling
Organisational development
New work and collaboration
Hire to retire processes

IT-RELATED CONSULTING (BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY)

Requirements analysis, technical conception and testing
Homogenisation of the system landscape
Process consulting for automated reading and use of data
Management of master data quality (data quality and consistency)
Consulting on cloud, ERP, SAP and data warehouse
Interface management
Rollouts and system introductions

IT-RELATED CONSULTING (BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY)

Requirements analysis, technical conception and testing
Homogenisation of the system landscape
Process consulting for automated reading and use of data
Management of master data quality (data quality and consistency)
Consulting on cloud, ERP, SAP and data warehouse
Interface management
Rollouts and system introductions

Data science and big data

Predictive analytics
Internal control analytics
Artificial intelligence (AI), identification of AI business cases with rapid prototyping
Process mining

Data science and big data

Predictive analytics
Internal control analytics
Artificial intelligence (AI), identification of AI business cases with rapid prototyping
Process mining

Procurement

Autonomes sourcing & tendering (AI)
Procurement2Pay (P2P)
Big data

Procurement

Autonomes sourcing & tendering (AI)
Procurement2Pay (P2P)
Big data

Process automation in finance

Automation of end-to-end financial processes
Digital document entry and archiving (e.g. OCR)
Paperless accounting and complete electronic balance sheet file
Business process management (BPO)
Robotics process automation (RPA)
Automation of data exchange (EDI, etc.))
Order-to-cash processes
Insourcing of finance processes (reverse outsourcing)
Record-to-report processes

Process automation in finance

Automation of end-to-end financial processes
Digital document entry and archiving (e.g. OCR)
Paperless accounting and complete electronic balance sheet file
Business process management (BPO)
Robotics process automation (RPA)
Automation of data exchange (EDI, etc.))
Order-to-cash processes
Insourcing of finance processes (reverse outsourcing)
Record-to-report processes

Compliance and auditing

Automated analysis of mass data
Continuous auditing/monitoring
Fraud management
Data protection
Cyber security, information governance
Risk modelling – automated validation of risk models and reporting of KPIs
Regulatory reporting – automated reporting of the bank's standard key figures (AnaCredit-like) to the supervisory authority – if necessary, also on demand as a self-service for the supervisory authority

Compliance and auditing

Automated analysis of mass data
Continuous auditing/monitoring
Fraud management
Data protection
Cyber security, information governance
Risk modelling – automated validation of risk models and reporting of KPIs
Regulatory reporting – automated reporting of the bank's standard key figures (AnaCredit-like) to the supervisory authority – if necessary, also on demand as a self-service for the supervisory authority

Treasury & corporate finance and & M&A

Automatic credit analysis
Automatic valuation/due diligence/financial modeling:Automated data evaluation
Big data/data science
tool-based, automated audits

Treasury & corporate finance and & M&A

Automatic credit analysis
Automatic valuation/due diligence/financial modeling:Automated data evaluation
Big data/data science
tool-based, automated audits

Project management

Change management
Programmme management
(Sub-)project management
Agile transformation and SCRUM
Creative process techniques (design thinking)

Project management

Change management
Programmme management
(Sub-)project management
Agile transformation and SCRUM
Creative process techniques (design thinking)

Our staffing process in the field of interim finance management

We know that finding an interim finance manager can be complex and time-consuming. But with us as your partner, you will find your external specialist in Germany within 48 hours. In order to find the right interim finance manager for your company, we first carry out a detailed needs analysis with you in order to find a selection of experts for your requirements as quickly as possible. Professional interviews are conducted with these candidates. Within a day, the decision is made as to who is the most competent candidate for your vacancy. Let's find the finance interim managers for your project together and start redesigning your finance department the day after tomorrow. Your CFO will be pleased.

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