Nadine Bindernagel, CMA, MBA

Specializing in providing high-impact Interim and Transition Management services, focused on driving financial excellence and operational resilience for businesses undergoing transformation or seeking expertise in complex financial challenges.

Lead and oversee Finance function for the commercial business (Accounting, FP&A - Budget and Forecast) for multinational entities; be responsible for securing compliance in all finance, accounting and tax matters; ensure finance transformation to match growth and needs of the business; develop and implement strategic plans to increase and maintain profitability for commercial Operations; drive financial and operational accountability for regional partners, cross functional teams and supply chain; enable decision making; responsible for direct management of assigned Finance teams, including performance management and career development

Established and reinforced business controls, policies, and compliant reporting processes across 70+ EMEA entities. Delivered reliable D+5 reporting to a US-listed shareholder. Led the implementation of HFM Reporting and SAP ERP systems. Managed multinational teams (direct and indirect) and partnered closely with commercial, R&D, and supply chain functions to drive business goals. Acted as Finance/Controlling Integration Lead post-acquisition by UPL Ltd.

Contribution to the overall success of a young start-up (PE financed); Comprehensively managed all financial tasks; leading a team of 4 FTE; Developed and maintained timely and accurate financial statements; Set up of compliant reporting and control processes; Performed liquidation with contract, FTE and cash management

Led global finance transformation across 40+ countries, including process restructuring and Shared Services optimization. Managed strategic treasury initiatives (e.g. group-wide cash forecasting) and served as Corporate Controller APAC with strong focus on internal controls and business support. Contributed to cross-functional projects in M&A, consolidation, IFRS, tax, and treasury. Delivered monthly reporting insights and challenged forecasts and budgets.

Set up and managed Controlling department for German subsidiaries including team lead; point of contact for external and internal auditors; Deployment of Controlling Tools and KPI reports; maintained an effective business control environment (SOX)

Financial Integration and transformation of a newly acquired company, implementation of group Reporting, IFRS accounting, Preparation IFRS opening balance sheet with PPA, Project lead and Business plan (DCF) preparations to acquire new business

Strategic Controlling - BU Sales (retail, industrial and wholesale clients), Financial Management of new marketing strategies, roll-out of nationwide sales. Improving efficiency based on cost benchmarking

Conducted regular audits of financial statements and audits of effectiveness of Internal control systems (requested by the Sarbanes Oxley Act); Teamleader

Courses taken included: Financial Management, Services & Analysis, International Tax and Legal courses