Manuel Sauter
Stuttgart,BW
Summary
Finance Business Partner with a strong focus on financial steering, cross-functional collaboration, and communication to drive sustainable business outcomes. Experienced in working within international teams, enabling team members, leading projects, and supporting stakeholders across all hierarchical levels. Builds robust relationships between business and finance, while continuously improving existing processes and organizational structures to enhance efficiency and impact.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Business Partner
Mercedes-Benz.io GmbH
10.2020 - Current
- Lead operations planning for budgeting, capacity allocation, and forecasting across all product areas at Mercedes-Benz.io.
- Manage month-end closing processes, including accruals, reconciliations, and compliance with financial regulations.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Mercedes-Benz AG, overseeing service agreements, procurement coordination, and audit responses.
- Implement digital finance tools and redesign processes to streamline budgeting, contract management, and timesheet analytics. Enhancing efficiency, data accuracy, and accelerating financial closings.
- Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop dashboards and visualizations to present complex data in clear, actionable formats.
PMO + Projectmanager
Mercedes-Benz.io GmbH
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Supported the development of robust finance processes within a startup environment.
- Maintained and monitored project budgets, ensuring cost control and alignment with financial targets.
- Led the global rollout of the OWVS platform into customer markets, coordinating timelines, resources, and stakeholder engagement.
- Established PMO processes and workflows to standardize governance and improve project delivery efficiency.
Projectcontrolling
USU AG
05.2016 - 10.2018
- Managed financial planning and monitoring, including budgeting, cost tracking, and variance analysis.
- Prepared reports and dashboards for management, providing transparency on project status and financial performance.
Education
Master of Arts - Economics
HfWU Nürtingen
Skills
- Financial variance analysis
- Financial budgeting
- Strategic planning
- Financial data analysis
- Mentoring and training
- Prioritizing and planning
- Decision-making
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
- Creation of AI agents
Certification
SAFe 5 Agilist
Scrum Master (PSM1)
Prince 2 Practitioner
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Software
MS Office
Excel
Power BI
Power Query
Confluence / Jira
Timeline
Finance Business Partner
Mercedes-Benz.io GmbH
10.2020 - Current
PMO + Projectmanager
Mercedes-Benz.io GmbH
10.2018 - 10.2020
Projectcontrolling
USU AG
05.2016 - 10.2018
Master of Arts - Economics
HfWU Nürtingen