Experienced finance leadership. Practical business understanding.
Henrik Fessler is a finance professional with more than 20 years of experience across accounting, controlling, procurement, operations and senior financial management.
Before establishing Fessler Advisory, he held senior finance leadership roles in Germany with responsibility for reporting, budgeting, cash-flow planning, internal controls, management support and multi-entity financial operations.
His earlier career in procurement and operational management provides a broader commercial perspective than accounting alone.
Finance does not operate in isolation
Financial decisions affect operations, people, systems and the wider business.
This broader commercial perspective is an important part of the Fessler Advisory approach.
The objective is not simply to produce accurate information, but to help management understand what it means and how it can support better decisions.
Professional experience
Henrik has worked in Germany and the United States and currently works with Australian businesses. This gives him practical experience across German, US and Australian business environments, while working professionally in both German and English.
Henrik’s experience includes:
Senior finance leadership;
HGB financial reporting;
Management reporting;
Multi-entity accounting;
Finance process improvement
Budgeting and forecasting;
Liquidity and cash flow planning;
Internal Contols
Procurement;
Operational management
Finance systems and digital workflows
Working with management, auditors, accountants and external advisers.
Qualifications
CPA (Australia)
Certified Practising Accountant
Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter / Bachelor Professional of Accounting (IHK)
ICAEW IFRS Learning & Assessment Programme
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Henrik shares practical insights on financial reporting, cash flow, planning and making financial information easier to understand.
Financial should be understandable
Financial information should do more than satisfy an accounting requirement.
It should help management understand what is happening, identify risks, evaluate options and make better decisions.
The Fessler Advisory approach is straightforward:
explain financial information clearly;
focus attention on what matters;
avoid unnecessary complexity;
build processes that can actually be used;
give management a stronger basis for decision-making.
Finance should be clear enough to support decisions—not just accurate enough to close the books.
Fessler Advisory was established to give small and medium-sized businesses flexible access to experienced finance expertise.
Clients can engage Fessler Advisory for ongoing Virtual CFO & Wirtschaftsberatung support, defined projects, interim assignments or practical accounting and finance assistance.
Services are provided primarily remotely to businesses in Germany and internationally.
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