Interim Head of Accounting.

Interim accounting leadership: lead, stabilize and structure an accounting team at short notice, both functionally and as a line manager. Reliable under HGB and IFRS, from day one.

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HEAD OF ACCOUNTING

When an accounting team needs leadership at short notice or processes need restructuring, we take on responsibility inside the team. We lead, stabilize, structure and develop it further.

Functionally and as a line manager, including during ongoing transformation phases. With structures the team carries on independently.

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When you need interim accounting leadership

Vacancy · Team leadership · Transformation · Reliable closings

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Typical situations for an interim accounting leadership mandate
Interim accounting leadership steps in when an accounting team is without clear leadership, needs stabilizing during a transformation phase, or lacks processes and standards. With operational responsibility, not outside consulting.

Typical triggers: a vacancy in accounting leadership, an ongoing transformation that needs stability and clear communication, a team without defined processes, or reporting and controls that need rebuilding.

Also demanding in substance: leading teams of up to 15 people across accounts receivable, accounts payable and specialist areas.
What we take on in accounting:
Functional and line-management leadership of accounting teams of up to 15 people, including during change phases.
Team stabilization: clear leadership, structured communication and onboarding of new staff.
Analysis and restructuring of existing accounting processes alongside day-to-day operations.
Operational management of daily business including invoice approvals, receivables and payables.
Monthly and annual closings under HGB and IFRS, independently and with no ramp-up.
Standing in for and relieving accounting leadership on cross-functional topics and escalations.

Reference mandates in accounting:

Live Nation Entertainment · Interim Accounting Team Lead

Functional leadership of a 15-person accounting team across accounts receivable, accounts payable and artist accounting (Oracle EBS), during an ongoing transformation phase. Team stabilized, processes analyzed and restructured.

Wabtec (Stemmann, PanTrac, Annax) · Interim Senior Finance Specialist

Across three group entities, developed and embedded best practices and reporting standards, measurably improving financial transparency and process accuracy. International receivables management with nine-figure turnover.

Stemmann-Technik reference: “Outstanding expertise”

The Interim Head of Finance confirms: thorough analysis and optimization of accounting and reporting processes, introduction of best practices and reporting standards that lastingly improved workflows and strengthened confidence in reporting.

Result · a stronger team, clear processes

The result is a stable, structured team with clear processes and documented standards that carries on independently.

Verwandte Leistungen

Accounts Receivable · Working Capital · Process Digitalization

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Clarity in numbers. Structure in processes. Leadership with impact.
Loretta Schneiders brings over 15 years of experience in accounting, shared services and finance leadership. Depending on the mandate she leads as team lead, designs as a process optimizer, or does both at once.

Operational depth is no compromise here, it is her advantage: she knows the reality inside the process from her own experience and builds better structures from it than someone who only looks from the outside.

What references consistently confirm: fast onboarding, measurable results and leadership that makes teams stronger. Communication in six languages and on equal footing with international teams and hubs.
Quick facts:
Over 15 years of experience in accounting, shared services and finance leadership.
Leadership of finance and accounting teams of up to 15 people.
Receivables management with nine-figure annual turnover in group structures.
ERP expertise: SAP FI/CO, S/4HANA, Oracle EBS, Navision D365, abas ERP, Datev.
Monthly and annual closings under HGB and IFRS, communication in six languages.
Core competence:

Accounting team leadership:

Functional and line-management leadership of teams of up to 15 people, including during transformation phases, with onboarding and team development.

Process restructuring:

Analysis, restructuring and lasting optimization of accounting processes, from as-is analysis to embedded implementation.

Reporting and closings:

Building reporting standards, monthly and annual closings under HGB and IFRS, receivables and payables under control.

Sustainable handover:

Documented process standards that carry on after the mandate and make the team independently capable.

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Does your accounting team need leadership at short notice, or your processes a clear structure? Let's talk about your situation.