F&p case studiesInterim CFO – Development of new business unit
Expert: Dipl.-Kaufm. René Gottschalk
F&P Case STudiesTask definition
- Interim divisional management for the controlling, accounting and IT departments
- Advising the management in the context of the “Carve Out / Unbundling”
- Conceptualization of the restructuring of the German sales company
Industry / Function / Environment/ Expert
- Refrigerated cabinets / cold rooms
- Finance / IT (operational & strategic)
- Reorganization / Change Management
- Business graduate René Gottschalk
Project description
- Sale of 90% of the Group business requires complete realignment of the remaining business units
- Carve-out / unbundling of the IT infrastructure
- Elimination of most shared service functions (accounting, treasury, legal, etc.) requires reorganization in the new business unit
- Decline in orders and price-sensitive competition requires cost reduction and restructuring
Result
- Restructuring of the international finance organization for the newly created business unit
- Successful outsourcing of accounting in the national companies in Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands to external service providers
- Reorganization of the international sales companies
Costumer reference
International company with 1,500 employees (Europe)
