Martin Bechter

divisional business controlling with full P&L responsibility ( ~600 MEUR sales, 30 countries, 20 legal entities, 20+ production sites) | first contact and business partner for the GM on all financial matters and beyond | strategic financial steering | budgeting, forecasting, reporting | target setting of countries and sub-regions | strategic people development | organisational restructuring | cross functional and departmental coordination

business controlling for Adhesive Technologies in Russia and Central Asia/Caucasus (Kazakhstan & Georgia) | building up and leading a high performing controlling team of seven business- and production controllers | crisis management (managing FX exposure, risk mitigation, profitability management in a highly volatile environment) | business development & geographical expansion ( project manager for setting up new business operations in Georgia)

fixed asset investment budget and process steering for CEE (CAPEX in new plants, capacity extension, administration, customer investments) | business modelling of investment scenarious

coordination and steering of production controlling of 20+ factories in 13 countries | business planning and modelling for regional expansion projects | product costing, plant budgeting, cost saving initiatives | steering and development of local country plant controllers

different business controlling responsibilities in various industrial B2B business units of Henkel Adhesive Technologies | setting up of an integrated controlling system of a new business unit | financial analysis, reporting, forecasting and budgeting | steering of local country business controllers in 13 countries

tax advisory with focus on real estate investments in CEE (open- and closed end real estate investment funds) | national & international tax structuring | international tax consultancy (double tax treaties) | due diligences

assistance in the consultancy of English- and German speaking foreign investors in the Czech Republic | due diligences, elaboration of tax opinions | developing investment opportunities based on the new law on open-ended real estate investment funds in the Czech Republic

Closing deals that might otherwise be dead-locked, maximize value creation in agreements, and resolve differences before they escalate into costly conflicts. Analytical toolkit and interpersonal techniques for dealing effectively with different bargaining styles and tactics.

corporate management program in the field of change management, strategic marketing, leadership, strategy, finance and customer satisfaction

major in: accounting & auditing | foreign commerce