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Interim Head of Accounting.

Interim accounting leadership: lead, stabilize and structure an accounting team at short notice, both functionally and as a line manager. Experienced in closing support under HGB and IFRS, from day one.

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Overview

When an accounting team needs leadership at short notice or processes need restructuring, we take on responsibility inside the team. We lead, stabilize, structure and develop it further.

Functionally and as a line manager, including during ongoing transformation phases. With structures the team carries on independently.

Situations

Typical situations for an interim accounting leadership mandate

Interim accounting leadership steps in when an accounting team is without clear leadership, needs stabilizing during a transformation phase, or lacks processes and standards. With operational responsibility, not outside consulting.
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Typical triggers: a vacancy in accounting leadership, an ongoing transformation that needs stability and clear communication, a team without defined processes, or reporting and controls that need rebuilding.
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Also demanding in substance: leading teams of up to 20 people across accounts receivable, accounts payable and specialist areas.

What we take on in accounting

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Functional and line-management leadership of accounting teams of up to 20 people, including during change phases.

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Team stabilization: clear leadership, structured communication and onboarding of new staff.

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Analysis and restructuring of existing accounting processes alongside day-to-day operations.

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Operational management of daily business including invoice approvals, receivables and payables.

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Support with monthly and annual closings under HGB and IFRS.

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Standing in for and relieving accounting leadership on cross-functional topics and escalations.

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Reference mandates in accounting

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Live Nation Entertainment · Interim Accounting Team Lead

Functional leadership of a 20-person accounting team across accounts receivable, accounts payable and artist accounting (Oracle EBS), during an ongoing transformation phase. Team stabilized, processes analyzed and restructured.

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Wabtec (Stemmann, PanTrac, Annax) · Interim Senior Finance Specialist

Across three group entities, developed and embedded best practices and reporting standards, measurably improving financial transparency and process accuracy. International receivables management with nine-figure turnover.

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Stemmann-Technik reference: “Outstanding expertise”

The Interim Head of Finance confirms: thorough analysis and optimization of accounting and reporting processes, introduction of best practices and reporting standards that lastingly improved workflows and strengthened confidence in reporting.

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Result · a stronger team, clear processes

The result is a stable, structured team with clear processes and documented standards that carries on independently.

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Clarity in numbers. Structure in processes. Leadership with impact.

Loretta Schneiders brings over 15 years of experience in accounting, shared services and finance leadership. Depending on the mandate she leads as team lead, designs as a process optimizer, or does both at once.
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Operational depth is no compromise here, it is her advantage: she knows the reality inside the process from her own experience and builds better structures from it than someone who only looks from the outside.

What references consistently confirm: fast onboarding, measurable results and leadership that makes teams stronger. Communication in six languages and on equal footing with international teams and hubs.
  • Over 15 years of experience in accounting, shared services and finance leadership.
  • Leadership of finance and accounting teams of up to 20 people.
  • Receivables management with nine-figure annual turnover in group structures.
  • ERP expertise: SAP FI/CO, S/4HANA, Oracle EBS, Navision D365, abas ERP, Datev.

Accounting team leadership

Functional and line-management leadership of teams of up to 20 people, including during transformation phases, with onboarding and team development.

Process restructuring

Analysis, restructuring and lasting optimization of accounting processes, from as-is analysis to embedded implementation.

Reporting and closings

Building reporting standards, support with monthly and annual closings under HGB and IFRS, receivables and payables under control.

Sustainable handover

Documented process standards that carry on after the mandate and make the team independently capable.

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Case study

Live Nation: leading an accounting team through transformation

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Interim Head of Accounting

What does an interim head of accounting take over?

Functional and line management of the accounting team, steering day-to-day operations including invoice approvals, receivables and payables, and support with monthly and annual closings under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS. In parallel, existing processes are analysed and restructured.

How quickly is an interim head of accounting up and running?

Without a long onboarding period. With experience across many ERP landscapes and group structures, Loretta Schneiders takes on operational responsibility from day one.

How do you stabilise an unsettled accounting team?

With clear leadership, structured communication and unambiguous responsibilities. At Live Nation Entertainment, Loretta Schneiders stabilised an accounting team of 20 people this way during an ongoing transformation.

Does this work during an ERP change or transformation?

Yes, that is where interim leadership adds the most value: day-to-day operations keep running smoothly and the closing is reliably supported while processes are structured for the new set-up. More under ERP migration in accounting.

What remains after the mandate?

Documented process standards, trained staff and an orderly handover to the permanent head, so that the team stays fully capable on its own.

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