INTERIM FINANCE - About myself
Katja Poltera
Owner of INTERIM FINANCE
MBA & CPA
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"As a target and performance-oriented advisor with a very good understanding of finance, treasury, risk, technology, ebusiness and IT, I can provide on the best possible support to achieve the company's goals.
Due to excellent organization and communication skills and the ability to quickly grasp the business processes, problems are solved in a result-oriented manner, efficient processes can be set up in the team, which will intern motivate your employees."
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I am an efficient, structured, analytical and service-oriented person with 18 years of extensive experience as CFO of small and middle sized enterprises, Treasury Manager, auditor and tax consultant.
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What can you expect?
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Accomplished and detail-oriented professional with a comprehensive knowledge of providing sound financial support to achieve business objectives and delivering excellent financial performance in both high growth and turnaround situations with absolute financial integrity.
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Effective communicator with a strong work ethic and the ability to develop and lead staff and business professionals, essential in building a strong and efficient financial infrastructure.
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Adept at managing monthly and annual financial statements, management reports, coordinating audits, handling legal issues, and improving administrative functions.
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Possess strong qualifications in developing and implementing financial and business processes that translate into productivity growth and drive change management.
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Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to effectively manage dialogue with all levels of staff and management.
Career Experience
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Interim Manager (since 2020)
supporting clients in reporting, controlling, accounting, taxation & administrative services, process
optimisations, transition to a new accounting system ABACUS
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Treasury Manager (since 2013)
at a listed South African conglomerate group
Responsible for group offshore cash inclusive budgeting and forecasting, their bond issues and
arranging the receipt & payment of dividends, services for accounting & taxation
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CFO, Member of Board of Directors (4 years)
of an International Online Shop company of a Swiss based group in Luxury Industry (production & trade)
Responsibility for finance, accounting, controlling, treasury, tax, legal, HR, customer service, supply and
distribution and risk management
Important projects:
- Integration of a new payment provider
- Implementation of new markets (Japan, Korea, China) and new languages
- Implementation of new shop features
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Vice Director/Senior Auditor (4 years)
of a big 5 auditing company
- Planned and coordinated audits of quarterly and annual financial statements and group reporting in
accordance with IFRS, US-GAAP, FER, and Swiss Code of Obligations Standards.
- Delivered financial consulting for non-audit clients, which included annual financial statements
preparation, consolidations, as well as resolving complex accounting, tax and audit issues, profitability
checks, financial due diligence, and corporate restructuring.
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Finance Manager (2,5 years)
of a start-up finance service company
- Set up and heading of the finance department that included legal, HR and investor relations and the
preparation for listing on OTC-market Berlin
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Senior Tax Consultant (2,5 years)
of a big 4 taxation and auditing company
- Experiences in corporate tax- and VAT-consulting as well as audit commitments
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Education
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Swiss Certified Auditor
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MBA at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, D
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Precision engineer, D
Languages
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German - native language
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English - fluent
Business experiences
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eCommerce, Trading, Services, Consultancy
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within my years of auditing I was in charge with production, project and service businesses
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active SAP-experiences
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