Thomas Seifert

About Thomas Seifert

Professional Profile 13 years of Financial Leadership experience (Finance transformation- new ERP and roles and responsibilities, Working Capital management and allocation, return on investment, commercial finance, cost measures and savings, financial risk management, financial analytics, month end, collaboration with operations teams, Shared Services optimization). Four years of extensive internal and external audit experience (process efficiencies, financial controls, Sarbanes Oxley Act and accounting). Professional Skills Identification of cost savings in operational cost: achieved multimillion dollar savings in supply chain efficiencies and ERP standardization on global scale. Assurance of accurate financial reporting, budgeting and financial control environments. Continuous improvement implementation around corporate finance and accounting processes - implementation of shared services and combining accounting roles. Lead role in ERP system implementation and customization for optimal reporting and user experience. High degree of experience in Commercial Finance - product pricing and negotiation with Customers. U.S. citizen with strong leadership skills to manage multinational teams successfully both locally and remotely.

Experience

1. Finance Director CFO (North America)

   Advario

   Jul 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

  Diplom Kaufmann (equal to MBA), Finance, Accounting, Management

  1998 — 2003

• Columbia Business School

  Executive Learning , Blockchain in Business

Skills

• Working Capital Management
• Internal Audit
• Consolidation
• Process Improvement
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Cash Flow
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Hyperion
• Ifrs
• Financial Planning
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Restructuring
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Audits
• Finance
• Internal Controls
• Financial Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Auditing
• Variance Analysis
• Cost Accounting
• Us Gaap