Who I am
I'm a financial specialist with a Master's in Economics from the University of Cologne. Over the past eight years, I've worked in treasury and controlling, first at one of Germany's largest corporations and later at one of Europe's fastest-growing AI companies, helping to improve their finance processes.
Responsibilities
- •Built and structured the treasury function, including core processes and digitalized reporting
- •Lead the selection process for a Treasury Management System
- •Managed bank relationships and supported the management board in financing discussions
- •Evaluated refinancing options and advised management on decisions
- •Designed and executed hedging strategies with banking partners
- •Set up an international insurance footprint for employees and high-value server infrastructure in collaboration with trusted partners
- •Led liquidity planning, tracking, and financial risk control
- •Supported audits and due diligence processes
- •Developed Group Treasury reporting, including advanced Power BI dashboards
- •Led the migration from the Coupa Treasury Management System to Nomentia
- •Built cash flow planning from the ground up
- •Digitalized existing treasury processes for faster, more precise daily cash visibility and cash controlling
Core competencies
Detailed Expertise
Don't just take my word for it, have a look at my work. Here are a few examples:
Bank Balance Development
Automated daily cash and liquidity monitoring with email alerts
FX Risk Management
Built an automated ECB FX rate feed used for hedging strategies
Cash Inflow Analysis
Daily cash inflow monitoring for funding and excess cash decisions
3-Month Cash Forecast
ML-assisted 3-month cash-inflow forecast and MTD summary.
YTD Forecast Analysis
Built an ML-assisted 3-month cash-inflow forecast with YTD aggregation.
Top 10 Customer Analytics
Built top-10 cash analytics on payment behavior and fees to optimize Treasury strategies
SaaS Cash Inflow Analytics
Subscription revenue tracking with MRR/ARR and KPI comparisons
Professional Experience
Strategic roles in treasury and financial management
Special Project Lead - Data Analytics
GFO
October 2025 – Present
Leading the treasury transformation, modernizing cash and liquidity processes from the ground up.
- •Lead the transition from the Coupa Treasury Management System to Nomentia
- •Implemented cash flow planning from the ground up
- •Digitized existing processes to make them faster and more precise
- •Enabled daily cash visibility and cash controlling
Treasury Lead
DeepL SE
January 2024 – September 2025
Built and structured the treasury function with a focus on core processes, liquidity monitoring, risk management, and banking footprint.
- •Set up core treasury processes
- •Lead the TMS selection process
- •Implemented automated daily liquidity monitoring and cash flow analytics
- •Built an ML-assisted cash flow forecasting
- •Designed hedging strategies with banking partners
Manager Treasury Solutions & Operations Controlling
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
May 2017 – December 2023
Spent over 2 years in Corporate Treasury and 4 years in Operations Controlling, supporting European production sites.
- •Key user for the TMS and a go-to partner for treasury teams
- •Helped digitize and standardize reporting across Treasury & Controlling
- •Built an ML-assisted liquidity forecast using SAP ERP data
- •Managed >€100m in PPE investment budgets across >70 plants
- •Handled day-to-day operations controlling for 11 sites
BSc and MSc in Economics
University of Cologne
2007 – 2015
Bachelor and Master's (MSc) in Economics with minors in Finance and Corporate Development.
- •Minors: Finance, Corporate Development
Recent Work
Explore my latest projects and blog posts on finance and technology
