Dirk Lindburg
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Gallatin, TN, United States
Toptal member since January 31, 2025
Dirk has over 20 years of expertise in national and international finance and accounting. He understands business processes and needs and works with stakeholders on viable, solid business solutions. As a leader in finance, accounting, and controlling, Dirk has successfully demonstrated expertise in transformation management, substantial cost reduction through synergy effects, process optimization, technological advances, and people management.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Shared Service Center
ERP Conversion from a Legacy System to SAP R/3
Cost Controlling Optimization at a Startup Location
Software Expertise
- SAP R/3
Other Expertise
- Accounting
- Annual Budgets
- Business Management
- Excel 365
- Finance Shared Services Management
- Microsoft Office
- SAP HANA
Work Experience
Accounting Supervisor
Delek US
- Hired and trained two senior accountants, implemented new month-end closing processes, and built reporting based on SAP S/4HANA output.
- Revised the administration of the rebate program by working with category managers on signed agreements with vendors, increasing rebate income by more than $500,000 annually.
- Ensured that invoices and statements were sent promptly and held follow-up communication with delinquent vendors.
- Designed calculation and SAP upload sheets to ensure high accuracy and speed, contributing to moving the closing deadline back by three days.
- Implemented processes into new BOH software to reconcile the lottery and rebate program.
Cost Controller
Volkswagen Group of America
- Managed labor and overhead budgets of over $500 million. I also provided monthly accruals.
- Participated in several cost-reduction projects, working with stakeholders on cost-reduction ideas and potential savings.
- Held annual budget meetings with department heads and executive management to discuss spending and possible cost reductions.
Corporate Controller
Lonestar Business Solutions
- Revised the accounting department, eliminated redundant positions, and built a treasury department.
- Implemented daily cash controls, reporting solutions, and bank reconciliations.
- Developed an automated cash flow model which reduced the time for preparation from two days to three hours.
Controller
Accenture
- Onboarded new clients successfully, working with IT on mapping clients' BOH systems to transition to Accenture accounting effectively and quickly.
- Improved client satisfaction by enhancing the quality of financial statements.
- Resolved conflicts between client's demands and Accenture's business model.
Head of Shared Service Center
Kverneland Group
- Founded a shared service center to integrate all German operations.
- Developed a local team of four accountants and added seven positions to shared services while reducing about 20 positions at the local sites. I also added a European spare parts warehouse to the services provided.
- Successfully managed and controlled processes in implementing SAP S/4HANA at a carpet manufacturer.
- Worked with a team of accountants to transition from SAP R/3 to SAP HANA, implementing Coupa and upgrading retail software.
Education
Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
University of Phoenix - Wichita, KS, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Southwestern College - Winfield, KS, USA
Skills
Finance
Accounting, Finance Shared Services Management, Budget Controls
Output Software
SAP R/3
Other
SAP HANA, Microsoft Office, Annual Budgets, Budget Management, Costing, Cost Accounting, SAP Controlling (CO), Excel 365, Business Management, Reporting, Reports, BI Reports, Business Administration, SAP S/4HANA
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