Denise Schindler
Hohenfinow
Summary
Results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Known for adaptability, effective collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes in dynamic environments. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, coupled with focus on fostering productive and positive team culture.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Director/ CFO Product Enterprises
Bayer Pharma AG
10.2024 - Current
- Dynamic and results-oriented Finance Business Partner with extensive experience in providing strategic financial guidance and resource allocation support to product teams. Proven track record in performance monitoring, risk management, and facilitating effective decision-making to drive business success. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to align financial goals with organizational objectives.
- Resource Allocation Support: Collaborated with product teams (PTs) and capability clusters to align priorities with financial frames, ensuring optimal resource allocation and maximizing outcomes.
- Performance Monitoring: Established financial corridors for expected performance, tracking actuals against forecasts and providing transparency on performance metrics. Analyzed variances and delivered actionable insights to inform decision-making and corrective actions.
- Risk Management: Identified and assessed risks associated with product strategies, offering recommendations for mitigation and ensuring compliance with financial policies and governance frameworks.
- Forecasting and Planning: Facilitated the development and maintenance of rolling forecasts that reflect current market conditions and business strategies. Supported PTs in transitioning from traditional budgeting to a more flexible, beyond budgeting approach.
- Trade-Off Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of actual performance against future projections to make informed trade-off decisions, helping balance competing demands for resources while meeting financial and strategic objectives.
- Market Dynamics Insight: Provided financial insights and recommendations to assist PTs in aligning their strategies with financial goals, adapting to external shifts in regulations, competitive pressures, and customer preferences.
Director/ Head of Finance Medical Affairs
Bayer Pharma AG
06.2020 - 10.2024
- Leading strategic financials by developing overall vision, direction, and strategic framework such as digital and business model transformations by translating into required financial framework.
- Facilitates and foster change by aligning business and finance strategy to drive growth and development of the Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance organization by aligning strategy, value-drivers, and performance measurement with resource allocation.
- Influence/ manage stakeholders and decisions by identifying growth and value-creating opportunities in the context of stakeholder expectations and market changes as well as identifying trends and uncertainties, opportunities and risks, trade-offs, and implications such as through scenarios, forecasting and predictive analytics.
- Provide timely insights on market trends, customers, products and suppliers, critical resources and dependencies, and financial performance. Improve connections between people, processes, and systems to develop an integrated view of performance, incorporating both financial and non-financial information.
Director/ Performance Management - Head of Pharma Actual Financial Performance
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Globally responsible for designing and implementing financial concepts for Bayer Pharma.
- Responsible to provide reliable and consistent insights on the Profit& Lost as well as Free operating Cash flow statement. Actual business performance tracking in the light of target achievements on divisional, Bayer group and external like shareholder- and market view by ensuring internal and external reporting requirements. Orchestrating quarterly steering process by identify trends and uncertainties, opportunities and risks to steers the organization towards value creation and sustained profitability by providing decision relevant and actionable insights. Major stakeholder CEO & CFO as well as Bayer corporate functions like Accounting, Procurement, Communication and Finance.
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
Performance Management - Head of Cash & Cost Efficiency Management
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Globally responsible for short, mid, and long-term planning as well as steering of actual performance of Headcount, Free Operating Cash Flow, Working Capital, Central Administration costs of Pharma Division.
- Steers the organization towards sustained profitability and cash contribution by providing decision relevant and actionable insights on resource cost developments as well as cash flow target achievements by identifying risks mitigation measures to ensure solid financial results for Pharmaceutical division.
Strategic Controlling Radiology
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Establish robust models and analytics to support Global Market Research in order to provide reliable and consistent reporting of Market growth and competitor performance, giving critical strategic input to senior management to help steer the business.
- Ensuring diligent portfolio and brand evaluation processes, working with Global Brand teams across different Functions, including robust financials for portfolio and brand planning for Radiology SBU, leading to effective management decisions to steer the business.
- Responsible for revenue / costs planning of key strategic contracts with external companies, liaison with relevant stakeholders, ensuring financial compliance and minimizing contract and business risks.
- Provide adequate financial analytics and scenario planning to support re-negotiation / renewal of key strategic contracts.
Region EMEA
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Projects in Region EMEA: Team lead for CIS CAO platform work stream Controlling. Lead of the roll out “SimPlan” and C2010/POLARIS. Implemented BHC reimbursement guidelines in the region. Participate in audit for Levant countries in Middle East.
- Act as consultant, sparing partner and challenger to Regional Head, RMO/ MBO´s and countries. Analytical modelling of country scenarios. Monitoring of full Profit & Lost performance, including initiation of necessary action plans. Tracking and follow-up on FTE budget. Close collaboration and support for Business Reviews and Management Team meetings. Responsible business partner for the country controllers in Iran, Middle East, Maghreb and Turkey; as well as Logistics, Country Coordination, Regional Marketing and Business Coordination. Managing Marketing budgets for regional headquarter functions (RMO/ MBO).
Central Controlling
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Generation of reports and analysis. Coordination of cross-regional processes and projects. Core team member for the project C2010/Polaris. Monitoring of budget deviations and identification counter measures Preparation of information packages for Pharma Management Team.
Business Controlling (Region Asia Pacific)
Bayer Schering Pharma
08.2008 - 06.2009
- Supporting controlling activities before graduating from University and being recruitment as Junior Controller in Central Controlling.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Global Portfolio Control
Bayer Schering Pharma
06.2006 - 07.2008
- Support for change management activities related to launch, change and deletion of product portfolio on a global level; Validation, coordination and finalization of applications in close business partnering with commenting functions; Screening and analysis of portfolio with the aim to identify pruning candidates.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Country Coordination
Schering AG
08.2005 - 03.2006
- Support for Logistic function in establishing redressing instructions for Regional Distribution Center & establishment of sourcing of packing materials; Preparation of launch approvals and change approvals in corporate system for Cambodia & Regional Distribution Center; Support in the preparation of the annual Budget presentation.
Product Supply
Schering AG
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Screening of packaging material stocks to support scheduled production planning; Creation of bill of materials; Analysis of material data to identify pruning candidates.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation
HNE University of Applied Sciences
Eberswalde01.2009
Business Administration
Humboldt University
Berlin01.2007
Skills
- Financial Acumen
- Strategic Vision
- Analytical Skills
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Risk Management
- Project Management
- Adaptability
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Stakeholder Management
- Ethical Judgment and Integrity
- Languages: German (mother tongue), English (negotiation), French (good); Spanish (A1-basic)
Timeline
Director/ CFO Product Enterprises
Bayer Pharma AG
10.2024 - Current
Director/ Head of Finance Medical Affairs
Bayer Pharma AG
06.2020 - 10.2024
Director/ Performance Management - Head of Pharma Actual Financial Performance
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2018 - 01.2020
Performance Management - Head of Cash & Cost Efficiency Management
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2016 - 01.2018
Strategic Controlling Radiology
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2015 - 01.2016
Region EMEA
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2011 - 01.2015
Central Controlling
Bayer Pharma AG
01.2009 - 01.2011
Business Controlling (Region Asia Pacific)
Bayer Schering Pharma
08.2008 - 06.2009
Global Portfolio Control
Bayer Schering Pharma
06.2006 - 07.2008
Country Coordination
Schering AG
08.2005 - 03.2006
Product Supply
Schering AG
01.2004 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation
HNE University of Applied Sciences
Business Administration
Humboldt University
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