About Ann
Finance professional with 10+ years of experience leading financial operations, governance, and transformation initiatives across Manufacturing, FMCG, and Telecommunications. Deep expertise in US GAAP, IFRS, Swiss accounting standards, and SOX, ensuring robust compliance and financial transparency in complex environments. Track record of leading teams, optimizing processes, and delivering cross-functional initiatives across Finance, HR, and IT. Recognized for a hands-on, solution-driven approach and strong stakeholder management at all organizational levels
German
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- C&A GmbH & Co. KGLead Board OfficeRETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)December 2023 - September 2025 (1 year and 9 months)Düsseldorf, Germany• ● Organize, prepare and manage supervisory board meetings including financial and non-financial information• ● Oversee monthly management reporting process ensuring timely and accurate information on actuals and outlook is shared with group and stakeholders• ● Prepare presentations for financial communication such as group budget decks, company business updates, CFO townhalls to ensure clear communication of key financial developments• ● Prepare ad hoc requests for decision-making for CEO and CFO as well as lead organization-wide projects (Finance Strategy, Board reporting)
- KPMG AG,Assistant Manager AuditNovember 2017 - June 2022 (4 years and 7 months)Zürich, Switzerland• ● Planning and supervision of SOX implementation audits, ICOFR Audits and year-end audits of US listed companies and their components; Leading a team of 5 people• ● Experience in US GAAP, IFRS and Swiss GAAP• ● Coaching and personnel responsibility of 5 Assistants as Performance Manager• ● Assistant Manager since 10/2020, before and
- Global Service & Parts, Daimler AG,Master thesis studentAUTOMOBILEJune 2019 - October 2019 (4 months)70 Stuttgart, GermanyMaster thesis in developing a measurement tool for customer experience for Mercedes Benz Cars and testing of tools with customers.
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Education
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)Institute of internal auditors2024Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Sustainable FinanceUniversity of Cambridge - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership2022Sustainable Finance