For one of our clients we are looking for a freelance Accounting policies and PMO Manager  

Project description:
The Finance Manager will support the integration and management of financial processes across the business. This role will ensure streamlined financial operations, budget support for specific areas and alignment with both local and international reporting standards. Insights will be provided and guidance to leadership is given, enhancing financial performance. This role will leverage expertise in financial modelling, integration, and management. In addition, finance transformation projects are also part of the role and contribute to an improved structure, processes and meeting compliance requirements.

Latitude:

• Internal: Finance, Controlling, Legal, and other departments
• External: Auditors, consultants, investors, and stakeholders

Level of Impact/Outcomes:

• Establishes unified financial reporting frameworks
• Transformation projects to achieve a unified finance structure and
• improvements
• Develops and oversees financial models to support decision-making

 
Budget responsibility: No
 
Responsibilities and Duties:

• Support the integration of financial management practices and reporting standards in connection ith post-merger integrations
• Provide oversight in developing financial models for ARO, TUA, and OWC,and  ensuring accurate forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
• Manage cross-functional initiatives in financial planning, forecasting, and resource allocation, ensuring alignment 
• Oversee complex accounting and financial management processes, including CAPEX/OPEX classification assessments, contract evaluation, and M&A activities
• Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for high-value company contracts, ensuring compliance with accounting regulations and business objectives
• Collaborate with Controlling and other departments in preparing long-range plans (LRP), budgets, and key financial reports
• Support M&A activities, including purchase price allocations (PPA) and integration of financial systems and reporting
• Act as point of contact for financial integration efforts, ensuring alignment with both internal policies and external requirements (IFRS, HGB)
• Preparation of financial reports, such as Management Report, KPI audits, and compliance reports including a proper audit result

 
Competencies:
Technical expertise:

• Deep knowledge and proven experience in international financial reporting standards (IFRS) 
• Very good knowledge of local German GAAP / HGB and Group Financial Reporting Framework
• Expertise in financial modelling, CAPEX/OPEX assessments, and contract evaluations
• Proficient in managing complex financial processes and integration, with a focus on cross company standardization
• Hands-on experience with SAP and/or ability to quickly learn and apply new financial systems
• Good legal knowledge and experience with mainly construction and leasing contracts 
• Good knowledge with MS Office tools, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 

 Soft skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Very good communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to leadership
• Proven organizational and project management skills 
• Detail-oriented with a proactive and solutions-driven mindset
• Good self-organization and self-motivation with ability to prioritize

 Language skills:

• Excellent English Skills (German / Spanish a plus)

Core Accounting Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with external reporting requirements, including investor guidelines. Application of TEF Accounting Policies.
• Interpretation of new IFRS accounting standards for UGG.
• Investment Committee approvals.
• Evaluation of CAPEX/OPEX for all contracts and offers.
• Collaboration with other teams on accounting issues.

Additional Tasks / Special Topics:

• Monthly manual calculation and booking instructions for all IFRS 16 contracts; definition of § sections to simplify processing in contract texts; development of a highly complex Excel model for calculating an exponentially increasing number of contracts
• Reconciliation of IFRS/HGB and ongoing calculations/bookings/validations.
• Interpretation of local accounting standards (HGB) for UGG.
• Execution of IAS 16 accounting
• Development of the ARO  (Asset Retirement Obligation) accounting model according to HGB
• Automation of the ARO model due to increasing complexity
• Annual calculations, adjustments, and booking instructions for ARO, using Power Query programming, etc.
• Monthly calculations, adjustments, and booking instructions for TUA
• Development of an OWC survey to enable OWC cost activation even without the time management system desired by auditors.
• Development of the OWC calculation model – annual CAPEX inflow €65 million
• Monthly calculation, adjustment, and booking instructions. (Deviation in estimates approx. 1%)
• Monthly calculations, adjustments, and booking instructions for TUA and OWC models
• FO (Finance Operations) SPOC for all construction contracts and approvals from FO, including compliance with accounting and financial framework conditions.

Project Leadership:

• WTS synopsis (UGG IFRS/HGB/tax balance sheet).
• IFRS 16 conversion for IFG (WTS)
• PPA (Purchase Price Allocation) calculations for IFG (EY).
• FO Risk Champion / Close collaboration with Internal Audit & Risk Manager

 
Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent preferred
• Around 10 years of work experience in finance related roles

Additional Requirements:

• High trustworthiness / Integrity 
• Hands-on
• Technically proficient / Good understanding of business models (in Excel).
• Excellent understanding of IFRS
• Quick familiarization with contract topics (ideally in the construction industry)

Capacity: 120h/month (15 days/month)
Start: ASAP
Location: remote, occasional onsite presence in Ismaning
Duration: 3-6 months, extensions possible
Hourly rate: between 100-110 Euro/h, depending on seniority