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Secure liquidity. Manage cash flow.

When every euro counts: operational cash management and a clean financial foundation from a single source. Jens Schneiders manages liquidity operationally, Loretta Schneiders secures reporting, accounting and working capital.

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Overview

When earnings decline and liquidity tightens, cash flow management determines the room to maneuver. Banks expect reliable numbers, shareholders clear prospects. I take on operational responsibility to make liquidity transparent, manage it actively and safeguard the ability to act.

With reliable cash flow planning, clear prioritization and communication that brings financing partners and shareholders along. Drawn from experience in reorganization and crisis situations, where liquidity decides survival.

Situations

Typical situations under liquidity pressure

As Managing Director with full P&L responsibility, together with two other managing directors I made liquidity the central steering metric during the COVID crisis: With around 33 million euros in revenue and about 100 employees, revenue and incoming payments collapsed practically overnight. In this situation the cash position was actively managed on a daily basis, instead of relying on planned figures.
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Disbursements were prioritized, the cost base radically adjusted to the new reality, financing and funding options tapped and negotiated reliably with banks and shareholders, all under maximum time pressure.
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Result: secured solvency in an existential crisis and a company that stayed able to act. This experience shapes my cash management to this day: fast, reliable, close to reality.

At a glance

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P&L responsibility for around 33 million euros and about 100 employees.

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Liquidity management during the COVID crisis under extreme pressure.

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Week-by-week cash management with collapsing revenue.

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Successfully led negotiations on financing and funding.

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German and English; DACH region and Lanzarote.

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Available at short notice, remote and on site.

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Core competencies

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Cash under extreme pressure

Week-by-week management of the cash position when revenue and incoming payments collapse and every euro counts.

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Adjusting the cost base

Fast, consistent adjustment of the cost structure to a changed revenue reality, without destroying the core business.

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Financing & funding

Tapping financing and funding options and negotiating reliably with banks and shareholders.

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Deciding under pressure

Fast, reliable decisions in uncertain situations, where speed determines the room to maneuver.

References

“His expertise in [financial management and controlling] led to a significant improvement in financial transparency, cost control, and overall business performance.”
CEO, 7StepsSolution GmbH

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The number base on which cash management works in the first place.

Loretta Schneiders · Senior Interim Finance complements operational cash management with exactly what makes it reliable in the first place: clean accounting, dependable reporting and actively managed working capital. Over 15 years of experience in finance leadership, German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS.
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While I manage liquidity operationally, Loretta provides the data foundation: correct figures, reliable reporting and optimized processes in accounts payable and working capital, exactly the levers that directly influence cash flow.

That's how the two mesh: operational liquidity management and a clean financial foundation. It is precisely this combination that makes cash management sustainable, rather than reducing it to short-term emergency measures.
  • Over 15 years in accounting, shared services and finance leadership.
  • Reporting and contribution to closings under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS.
  • Accounts payable and working capital as direct cash levers.
  • Broad ERP background from numerous system landscapes.

Reporting & number base

Reliable reporting and correct figures under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS as a dependable foundation for every cash decision.

Accounts payable

Optimized accounts payable and payment processes, a direct lever on cash outflow and payment management.

Working capital

Active management of receivables, payables and inventories to free up tied-up liquidity within the company.

Processes & systems

Efficient finance processes and ERP experience from numerous system landscapes that create transparency and speed in finance.

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Case studies

erlebe-fernreisen: building the new, leading during COVID-197StepsSolution: restructuring with clear financial steering

Guide

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Liquidity & Cash Flow Management

What does liquidity management by an interim manager include?

A rolling cash flow forecast, prioritisation of incoming and outgoing payments, adjustment of the cost base and communication with banks and shareholders. In a crisis, cash is managed closely and actively instead of relying on budget figures.

Who does what: Jens or Loretta Schneiders?

Jens Schneiders manages liquidity operationally and leads the talks with financing partners. Loretta Schneiders provides the numbers behind it: clean accounting, reliable reporting and actively managed working capital. Both are available separately or combined.

Where are the fastest levers for more liquidity?

Usually in working capital: collecting receivables consistently, managing payment terms and payment runs, reviewing inventory. Add to that the prioritisation of payments and an adjusted cost base. The initial transparency analysis shows which levers work.

Does interim management also help with financing and public funding?

Yes, operationally: identifying financing and funding options, preparing figures and documents and negotiating with banks and shareholders on a sound basis, as during the COVID-19 crisis at erlebe-fernreisen. It is not loan brokerage or legal advice.

Is liquidity management only worthwhile in a crisis?

No. Robust cash flow management pays off before things get tight. That leaves more time for decisions and for talks with financing partners.

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Is your liquidity under pressure, or do you want to put your cash flow management on a reliable footing before things get tight? Let's talk about how, as an interim manager, I secure your liquidity and manage your cash flow.

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