Simon Paskarbeit is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the Excellence Program Manager Finance, Team Lead Operational Excellence & Projects, and Finance Manager Operational Excellence at Umicore since February 2020, focusing on GFS Europe - Record-to-Report. Prior to this role, Simon worked at Deloitte Consulting from March 2013 to January 2020, progressing from Consultant to Manager in Finance Consulting. Simon's earlier experience includes academic support at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and various internships at Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Lufthansa, and RPC Group Plc. Simon holds a Master of Science in Finance, Auditing, Controlling, and Taxation from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and a Bachelor of Engineering in International Business Engineering from HSB Hochschule Bremen, alongside completed coursework in Corporate Finance and related fields at The University of Hong Kong.