Agile Transformation Manager (m/f/d)
As we are at the forefront of transforming organizations and are looking for an experienced Agile Transformation Manager to support our efforts in fostering a culture of agility across our portfolio companies. If you are passionate about driving growth and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team of experts in Munich, Duesseldorf or London.
Responsibilities
- Drive Cultural Change and business transformation processes within our portfolio companies.
- Lead the ongoing development of AURELIUS’ Operating Model and the Transformation Framework.
- Coach and promote agile, data driven and cross-functional governance and mindset within our organization and our portfolio companies.
- Develop and conduct workshops to introduce and solidify our project management and agile collaboration approach and provide training to AURELIUS and portfolio company employees.
- Independently execute agile project management approach across various portfolio companies.
Profile
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, computer science or related field.
- 5-8 yrs. of professional experience in change management, cultural change and agile project management
- Demonstrated success as an OKR consultant or an internal advocate for OKR, Scrum and cultural change.
- Certified in agile methodologies (e.g., OKR, Scrum Master, Agile Coach).
- Genuine interest in the private equity industry and a strong desire to drive growth and positive change.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a structured and conscientious approach.
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills in both German and English, along with a high level of empathy.
- Strong sense of independence and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Our Offer
- Be part of an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the private equity sector.
- Collaborate with a dynamic and innovative organization.
- Implement agile approaches to unlock potential in our portfolio companies.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
- Support & manage ongoing tax topics at holding and portfolio level (focus of the job), in particular:
- Support for ongoing and ad-hoc inquiries regarding national and international corporate tax law.
- Support in tax audits and transfer pricing issues as well as in the implementation of group-wide tax projects such as the Pillar 2 minimum taxation.
- Management of the tax return and compliance process, in particular coordination of tax advisors (no own preparation of tax returns, but review of complex returns).
- Support in the further development of the tax compliance management system.
- Support in tax structuring advice and in the implementation of reorganizations.
- If desired, there is the possibility to assist with tax advice on company acquisitions and disposals (due diligence, acquisition structuring, SPA advice, etc.).
Profile
- You have successfully completed a degree in economics or law and passed the German tax advisor examination.
- You have four to eight years of professional experience in a tax consulting firm or in the tax department of an international group.
- You have a sound knowledge of Luxembourgish and German corporate tax law and, if applicable, international corporate tax law.
- Conceptual and analytical thinking, an independent working style, and the ability to work in a team round off your personal profile.
- You have a good command of English, both spoken and written. German is an advantage.
- Very good knowledge of common MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) rounds off your profile.
Our Offer
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package.
- The opportunity to actually implement your ideas in an exciting environment and create real entrepreneurial added value.
- Flat hierarchy promoting rapid decision-making processes.
- Dynamic career development in a successful and strongly growing investment company.
- Be part of an international team with close collaboration across multiple departments.
- Dynamic and open-minded team, diverse culture, regular team events.
- Complimentary drinks, coffee, tea, and fresh fruit.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, preferred working hours and salary expectation.
ECO3 (formerly Agfa Offset Solutions) is a leading global supplier of prepress systems to the printing industry. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers rely on us for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from printing plates and computer-to-plate systems over workflow and print management software to pressroom chemicals. Our solutions are designed to deliver higher productivity, lower costs and greener outcomes at every stage of the print process.
ECO3 is headquartered in Belgium with production and research centers in Germany, Brazil, China, and Israel. With over 1600 colleagues, we are commercially active worldwide through sales organizations and dealers in more than 30 countries.
At ECO3 group level, we are seeking a highly accomplished and results-oriented
Head of Accounting (m/f/d)
to lead and develop our global accounting teams from our HQ office in Mortsel, Belgium. As the Head of Accounting, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, compliance and integrity of our accounts and financial reports, striving for high quality standards in our financial and accounting processes.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the entire accounting function of the ECO3 group, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with IFRS accounting standards, regulatory requirements and internal policies
- Develop and implement strategic accounting initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in all accounting areas: Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) as well as Record-to-Report (R2R) processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as procurement, operations, logistics and sales colleagues to support the translation and implementation of business developments and flows into efficient accounting processes. You will also partner with IT and Business Process teams.
- Support the financial analysis to support decision-making in the actual reporting
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Manage a dynamic and diverse team of accounting professionals, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations
- Partner with regional finance teams across the globe, and with in-house and external financial shared service centers
Qualifications required:
- Master’s in law, Economics, Finance or Accounting and a proven track of record in similar positions.
- Minimum 10 years working experience preferably in a multinational industrial environment as an auditor.
- Proven experience managing and leading a team of accounting professionals with knowledge of IFRS to further develop ECO3’s accounting policies
- Strong numeracy and IT literacy skills, especially in SAP
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to partner within a dynamic environment
- Project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience with change management is an asset
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive and results-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Analytical and decision-making skills, critical mind-set
- Fluent in English
- Willingness to travel from time to time
What ECO3 offers:
- A professional environment with a positive mindset and a ‘can do’ attitude, continuously striving for excellence
- Enthusiastic, committed, and skilled team, striving for sustainability, efficiency, and customer centricity
- An open company culture that stimulates exchanging experience, ideas and entrepreneurship
- The opportunity to influence positive change across our global network
- A great team of passionate, like-minded colleagues to work with
- A hybrid working environment
Contact
Please apply via e-mail including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation: naiara.esnal@eco3.com.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will play a crucial part in the reorganization and restructuring of our portfolio companies following an acquisition by AURELIUS. Collaborating closely with the existing management team, your primary focus will be to develop and execute comprehensive transformation and restructuring plans that maximize the long-term value of each firm.
This position offers a unique blend of strategic and hands-on responsibilities, allowing you to lead and contribute to a range of captivating projects from inception to successful implementation. Typically spending 12 months on site, you will actively drive the enhancement of competitiveness and profitability for our portfolio companies.
Qualifications required
- Degree in business administration, finance, engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in either consulting or industry
- Expertise in restructuring and operations, with a proven track record in leading teams or projects.
- Genuine interest in the private equity industry, showcasing your passion for driving growth and delivering exceptional change.
- Analytical thinking, a results-oriented personality, a well-developed sense of responsibility, and a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills and an entrepreneurial spirit.
If you are seeking an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within the private equity sector, while working alongside a team of 180 in-house operating taskforce experts, we invite you to apply.
Take the next step in your career by joining AURELIUS Group today. Together, we will unlock the true potential of our portfolio companies. Apply now!
AURELIUS’ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience. They support value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands-on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Sales/Marketing, IT and Finance.
Responsibilities:
- Perform specific due diligence tasks during the company acquisition process
- Perform quick-check-analysis for optimisation potential in portfolio companies after acquisition
- Optimisation of the finance organisation
- Optimisation of forecasting and budgeting processes
- Supporting the CFO / FD in the transition to the new ownership and setting the benchmark for internal reporting requirements
- Preparation of integrated budgets and forecasts including indirect cash flow planning
- Short-term liquidity planning and management
- Supporting the operational implementation of different financial products
- Contact person for different financing partners (banks, 2nd lien lenders, credit insurers)
- Building up controlling structures and KPI-systems supporting data-driven management and control
- Gap analysis, identification, and implementation of immediate countermeasures
Qualifications required
- University degree / suitable experience in business / economics and strong analytical skills
- At least three years relevant experience, preferably with a top management consulting firm or Big4
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
- Analytical / strategical thinking, result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork
- Practical, hands-on mentality
- Capability to lead teams through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
- Extensive travel required
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required)
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
AURELIUS‘ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience supporting value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands-on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Sales/Marketing, IT and Finance.
Responsibilities
- Implementation of optimization projects in purchasing with the aim of improving purchasing organizations and processes, increasing efficiency and ensuring the supply of materials and services.
- Strategic analysis of procurement categories and markets, technical specifications, and development and implementation of holistic sourcing strategies for our portfolio companies.
- Implementation of commercial initiatives such as price negotiations and conclusion of framework agreements with the aim of realizing significant purchase price reductions.
- Execution of technical cost reduction initiatives such as functional cost analysis, value engineering workshops and cross-functional idea workshops together with R&D and suppliers.
- Preparation and execution of supplier negotiations and annual meetings regarding payment of annual bonuses, etc.
- Initiation of and participation in projects to optimize supply chain and optimize capital employed.
Qualifications required
- University degree in Business/Economics, Engineering or Natural Sciences
- Min. 5 years of working experience in the procurement sector, preferably with a top management consulting firm
- Proven experience in successful negotiations of business contracts and cost savings in the procurement area, including good knowledge of the legal, tax and financial aspects related to this
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
- Analytical/strategical thinking, result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong team work
- Practical, hands-on mentality
- Capability to lead teams through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
- Extensive travel required
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome
Our offer
- The possibility to drive value from ideation through to realization and have true entrepreneurial impact
- Dynamic career development in a successful private equity firm with a steep growth trajectory
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- Flexible place of work in a country in which an AURELIUS location is represented
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Our in-house “Sales & Marketing Task Force” supports and advises our portfolio companies on the optimisation and realignment of their Sales and Marketing organisation.
Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of optimization concepts along the entire Sales & Marketing process (including multichannel strategies / new sales channels / sales incentives / pricing and condition systems)
- Optimization of sales processes through sales sontrolling and increases in efficiency in the field service organization
- Development of new, digital business models
- Performing due diligence tasks in the context of company acquisitions
- Implementation of quick check analyzes for optimization potential of the portfolio companies after the acquisition
- Motivation and involvement of employees through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
Qualifications required
- Economics degree from a renowned university, alternatively relevant working experience
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in sales and marketing in various industries (B2B/B2C)
- Experience in a strategy consulting company, start-up or private equity environment
- Independent way of working, outside the box thinker and driver of innovative approaches
- Expert in one or more areas, e.g. Pricing, Commercial Excellence, Revenue Management, CRM, e-Commerce, Marketing
- Project management experience and knowledge of project management methods
- Change manger with strong technology affinity
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting combined with strong analytical and implementation skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Familiar with working in fast paced environments with all hierarchical levels up to the top management
- Pragmatical and hands-on mentality
- Willingness to travel extensively
- Fluent in English, further language skills are welcome
Our offer
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- The opportunity to implement your own ideas and create real entrepreneurial added value
- Dynamic career development in a very successful and rapidly growing investment company
- Flexible place of work in a country in which an AURELIUS location is represented
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.