Debit and Credit

Finance

Buyers love discounts, the supply chain tends to like high prices, financiers hope for dream returns, retailers insist on high discounts and the cost of modernizing production and IT is exploding. Employees want more pay, banks want good collateral, and the tax authorities would prefer to have it all.

Finance experts from Atreus ensure that companies stay in the safe profit zone even in stormy times – or find their way back there.

Service Offerings

Proven Experts

We are no strangers to complex challenges and our directors are right at home in the world of C-level decision-making. Atreus will quickly find the right, tried-and-tested people for your project, who will act and implement swiftly and decisively. At the same time, Atreus directors remain on-hand as sparring partners. Our network can also activate additional Achievers at short notice – from experts to CEOs.

We support you in challenges in the area of finance with the following services, among others:

Interim managers who bridge critical operational line functions along the entire value chain

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YOUR CHALLENGE

The company has a short-term need for a proven performer in a first- or second-level line function whose rapid deployment is critical to the company’s continued success.

OUR MISSION

We quickly strengthen your team with a qualified+ interim manager – a genuine personality with leadership skills – and deliver the right person (m/f/d) for your company situation. Atreus’ hand-picked interim managers are perfectly suited to your challenge and ready for immediate deployment – nationally and internationally, on-site or remotely, as required.

YOUR SOLUTION

A suitable Atreus approved interim manager takes on full operational responsibility for successfully securing and developing your business as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief Operation Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Security Officer or as Head of Controlling, Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Production, IT, Marketing, Sales, Client Service, Logistics, Production or Human Resources. As “Storm Proof Achievers,” Atreus interim managers are more than capable of tackling your special challenge. They act in a professional, thoughtful and hands-on manner that provides a perfect fit for your needs.

Restructuring expert as Chief Restructuring Officer

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YOUR CHALLENGE

You need a proven restructuring expert quickly because you are facing a fundamental transformation in a financially challenging situation. The future of the company or a group division is at stake. You need exactly the right interim manager to realign the company. Because right now, every step has to be the right one and all key stakeholders must be taken along as part of the transformation process.

OUR MISSION

We immediately place the 1 perfect restructuring expert at your side, who is ideal for your challenging situation. He or she will only accept one result – success – and will see the assignment through, even when it is not easy. Why. Atreus’ hand-picked interim managers have successfully implemented similar or more complex restructuring projects in your industry many times before. We know exactly which “Storm Proof Achiever” will put your company on the road to success. Atreus+: If required, in addition to the 1 Chief Restructuring Officer, well-coordinated teams of restructuring experts are available for more extensive transformations.

YOUR SOLUTION

An Atreus approved restructuring expert joins your team and takes responsibility as Chief Restructuring Officer in all phases of the transformation. The Atreus manager delivers professional results in a strategic and financial manner, even during a liquidity crisis. As a CRO or as part of a team of restructuring experts, he or she quickly identifies weak points and immediately implements key measures. During the restructuring phase, the Atreus Directors are always on-hand as sparring partners.

Program Management Officer (PMO)

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YOUR CHALLENGE

In the context of multi-project management for all projects in the company, or a highly relevant project in one division, you are in urgent need of a temporary expert for the PMO. Internally, you lack a suitable and experienced person who can safely manage the project and lead it to success.

OUR MISSION

Our qualified+ program managers are the most experienced interim managers in the market. They distinguish themselves through leadership bringing foresight and experience in the implementation of highly relevant, even global projects. It is our passion to provide you with a suitable interim manager at short notice, who has successfully managed similar projects – and even more complex ones – multiple times before. He or she has outstanding skills, including strong communication and implementation skills, the ability to win people over and bring them along, a high level of industry understanding and intercultural expertise, combined with IT and digitization knowledge.

YOUR SOLUTION

A proven temporary Atreus Program Manager takes on PMO responsibility and supports you in successfully managing programs in transformation situations. Whether it is a global ERP implementation, a restructuring program, efficiency improvement program, IT transformation or digital transformation of the organization and the implementation of service excellence programs or production relocations – your project is in safe hands.

Project manager for the introduction of ERP & CRM systems

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YOUR CHALLENGE

Your ERP or CRM project has stalled. The timeframe is threatening to go off the rails or the budget is being blown. The complexity of the project is extremely high and is tying up too many of your key people. The success of this immensely important project is at stake. Or the project is just starting, but you are missing the necessary proven IT expert for ERP or CRM projects. An IT project of this scope is an IT transformation that must be professionally managed. After all, the IT project makes a huge contribution to the future success of the company.

OUR MISSION

As experienced project managers for the implementation of ERP & CRM systems, we know the people who have brought similarly challenging situations like yours – and even more complex ones – to success numerous times. Atreus qualified+ IT managers bring calm to your project, even in the face of high complexity. They know the challenges of your industry and business processes, and will realign your IT and digitization project to meet your goals. Atreus approved IT experts and IT project and program managers know the challenges of your industry and accompany an IT transformation with a view to future business success.

YOUR SOLUTION

Atreus IT experts successfully and confidently manage your project and ensure successful ERP and CRM implementation. This will immediately reduce your workload and allow you to continue focusing on your core business and future operations. Atreus Interim IT Managers guarantee transparency throughout the project and involve your management and teams in a goal-oriented manner. All external service providers and implementation partners are managed from a single source.

Customer Statements

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„We have worked with Atreus on several occasions, and time and again our expectations have been met or even exceeded. In the most recent case, the Atreus manager we appointed led our largest business unit back to growth with his team. Despite the Corona crisis, we were able to improve order intake and profitability significantly, which was crucial for achieving our group targets. In parallel, we were able to successfully implement our reorganization. We will be happy to work with Atreus again in the future.“

Steffen Bersch

CEO, SSI Schäfer Gruppe

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„Working with Atreus and the Atreus Manager was very pleasant and extremely professional at all times. We were able to benefit from the Atreus Manager’s wide range of experience in many of the topics in which he was involved as Senior Consultant Controlling.“

Stephanie Yeter

Senior Global HR Business Partner, SGL Carbon SE

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„Atreus has repeatedly provided us with excellent support in implementing a challenging transformation project.“

Peter Mohnen

CEO, KUKA AG

PRICING

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Pricing specialists from Atreus help to exploit optimization potential in pricing and increase the company’s profit. Atreus managers quickly identify potential, derive measures, and manage implementation with their high level of pricing expertise: safely, effectively, and sustainably.

Identification of potentials for price optimization through analytical pricing competence
Definition of a tailor-made pricing strategy and derivation of concrete recommendations for action
Implementing a rapid and significant revenue impact with low upfront investment
Competitive market pricing with sustainable earnings effects
Establishment of pricing as a core process in the organization
Realizing a potential of three to five percentage points EBIT margin (depending on the industry)
Achieving quick wins that take effect in the first year, e.g., by passing on external cost increases

Working Capital Management

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Atreus experts use proven methods to optimize the organization’s financial supply chain and reduce working capital through consistent working capital management. Through their expertise and industry knowledge, they improve liquidity and profitability – quickly, safely, and sustainably. Atreus experts optimize working capital as project and program managers

Comprehensive analysis of the status quo and identification of optimization potentials
Establishment of the necessary structures and processes in the organization (e.g. working capital report, liquidity controlling)
Optimization of existing processes to reduce capital commitment
Planning and implementation of measures to optimize costs and free up liquidity in operations
Improvement of operational processes
Professional change management across all organizational units
Optimization of inventories, receivables and payables
Introduction and consistent monitoring of key performance indicators

Performance Improvement Programs

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Atreus manages complex performance improvement programs along the value chain. Individual managers or teams of performance improvement experts quickly analyze the key starting points, initiate measures to increase value, and secure the program through accompanying change management.

Professional implementation of operational value enhancement programs and projects to improve results
Development and operationalization of performance improvement measures
Professionalization of cash management
Streamlining of the (service) portfolio
Renegotiation of prices for services
Implementation of new structures and processes in the organization and consistent interface management
Establishment of an effective, centralized project organization and continuous monitoring and measurement of the success of operational implementation by the “Program Office” or a Program Officer
Accompanying, integrative change management to mobilize employees and managers
Professional, transparent project communication (success stories and quick wins)

Contact Partner in Finance

All the members of our team advise you on the interim filling of top management positions. Depending on their expertise and experience, the individual members focus on different industries.

Finance

Proven Experts

Interim managers who bridge critical operational line functions along the entire value chain

YOUR CHALLENGE

OUR MISSION

YOUR SOLUTION

Restructuring expert as Chief Restructuring Officer

YOUR CHALLENGE

OUR MISSION