Confidential

As interim CFO, Ruben Faust led finance, liquidity planning and a complex ERP migration at a PE-backed automotive OEM (€100m revenue, 25 employees). The reporting line was to the CEO and board. The client remains confidential.

Situation

The company was in a strained situation requiring restructuring while facing a demanding ERP migration with many interfaces.

Challenge & Brief

The brief: own finance leadership and liquidity planning, contribute to the restructuring opinion (IDW S6), steer the ERP migration from Infor to Monitor ERP, and produce detailed profitability analyses.

Approach & Result

Ruben Faust led finance and liquidity, provided input to the restructuring opinion, steered the ERP migration (SYCOR/Monitor ERP) including complex interfaces, and helped build IT, legal and contract management.

Achievements & Business-Partnering Results

• Finance, controlling, budgeting, reporting and liquidity planning leadership
• Support for the preparation of a restructuring report (IDW S-6)
• Successful ERP system migration (Infor → Monitor ERP) incl. re-implementation of complex interfaces (6 months)
• Development of detailed profitability analyses at customer and project level
• Build-up of IT, legal, contract management and supplier negotiations

• FAQ: Does an interim CFO support restructuring?
• FAQ: Can an interim CFO lead an ERP implementation?
• FAQ: How long does a typical mandate last?
• Guide: ERP implementation in a scale-up, why projects fail

Confidential mandate – reference available on request.