Sven Zeidler
Cambridge,UK
Summary
Motivated finance generalist with impressive track record in collaborative, cross-functional teamwork within high-pressure environments. Recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team-building record.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Finance Operations Manager
LeanIX GmbH / LeanIX UK Limited
Bonn, Germany / Cambridge, UK
03.2021 - Current
- Co-lead of finance workstreams of post-merger integration (PMI) of LeanIX into SAP, after its acquisition in November 2023.
- Implementing of Workday Financials as LeanIX's first ERP system, leading system design, data conversion, report creation, and user training.
- Designing new end-to-end finance processes in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Sales Operations, Legal, HR, IT and Procurement.
- Creating of C-level and investor reports for SaaS KPIs like Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Bookings, Net Dollar Retention (NDR), Pipeline, etc.
- Building of in-house 'Accounting' and 'Finance System' teams, transitioning from external accountants.
- Managing finance tech-stack, incorporating tools such as Spendesk/Payhawk, Hypatos (OCR), Avalara and banking applications.
- Developing and ownership of 'Finance Process & System' roadmap, including budget oversight for external consultants.
Senior Consultant (Finance & Performance)
Deloitte Consulting GmbH
Cologne, Germany
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Running various projects in 'Transactional Accounting Processes' and 'Close, Consolidate, Report'.
- Acting as a Product Owner/Functional Lead in a software development project IFRS 16 lease accounting for various MDAX and DAX corporations, including leadership responsibility for 5 team members.
- Developing the internal R2R initiative (Record to Report).
- Managing projects utilizing agile methods (certified Scrum Master - PSM 1).
Consultant (Financial Solutions)
Arimor Consulting GmbH
Düsseldorf, Germany
09.2016 - 07.2019
- Implementing consolidation systems and system interfaces, especially SAP Financial Consolidation.
- Developing reporting tools in MS Excel and MS Access (using VBA and SQL).
- Designing new processes in finance and accounting.
- Providing expertise in preparing annual financial statements and monthly management reporting.
Education
Master of Science - Controlling & Management
University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Sankt Augustin, Germany 03.2017 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Rheinbach, Germany 03.2013 - 09.2016
Skills
- Digital Finance Transformation
- ERP implementation
- Business process implementation
- KPI management and reporting (incl SaaS KPIs)
- Financial modelling
- Accounting & consolidation
- Project leadership
- Workday Financials proficiency
- SQL
- BI data visualisation
Languages
German
Native
English
Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Engangement
- Elected member of the Student Council in the Department of Economics at the University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (05/2013 - 05/2015)
- Student Representative in the Examination Committee at the University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (10/2013 - 09/2015)
Timeline
Senior Finance Operations Manager
LeanIX GmbH / LeanIX UK Limited
03.2021 - Current
Senior Consultant (Finance & Performance)
Deloitte Consulting GmbH
09.2019 - 03.2021
Master of Science - Controlling & Management
University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
03.2017 - 11.2019
Consultant (Financial Solutions)
Arimor Consulting GmbH
09.2016 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
03.2013 - 09.2016
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