Christian Tetens

€100M dental group with 45 locations; full responsibility for Finance, IT, and HR (13 direct reports) as strategic CFO partner post-PE acquisition. Led full carve-out from EDG, building standalone functions within 12 months. Delivered SAP S/4HANA and Personio implementation on time and budget. Introduced KPI steering, outsourced payroll, led M&A integrations, and optimized IT/service contracts for cost and performance.

Led a team of 8 finance professionals in controlling and analytics. Implemented Power BI across all reporting layers, reducing cycle time by 60% and enabling self-service for 50+ stakeholders. Developed Power Apps budgeting tools, cutting planning time by 50%. Owned €160M budgeting process, built KPI frameworks, supported carve-out due diligence, and drove digitalisation across functions.

Delivered interim finance leadership for a family office during professional development. Managed monthly P&L reporting and variance analysis, led budgeting and rolling forecasts, and oversaw cash flow and liquidity planning to support management decisions. Completed SAP FI/CO certification (TASys) and a finance qualification programme (Haufe Akademie) in parallel.

Served as lead controller for Retail & B2C, OPEX, and CAPEX in a pan-European energy group. Built cost-center accounting and reporting structures for the German entity. Delivered IFRS-compliant closes and investment analyses, supported ERP implementation (JD Edwards/Oracle) as finance SME, and contributed to internal audits across European subsidiaries.

Responsible for monthly and annual HGB financial closes for an oilseed processing plant, conducted market valuation of raw material inventories and open contracts, and served as key contact for external auditors.

- Project leader of CTRM Software Implementation (Commodity XL) for financial trading - Successfully implemented CXL at several ADM location, such as Hamburg or London - Undertook “As-Is”-process analysis and wrote “To-Be”-process design for affiliates - Trained colleagues in using Commodity XL for financial trading - Worked on further enhancements of the software Commodity XL in cross-functional teams - kept relevant stakeholders informed about project progress, timelines, budgets and risks

Managed monthly and annual closes for the Ukrainian subsidiary, oversaw investment controlling for a grain silo project, and supported internal financial audits across ADM’s Eastern European operations.

Completed interdisciplinary trainee programme across Finance, Commodity Trading and Risk Management.