Magdalena Sailer

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Finance Director (Interim Consultant) at schleich®

United Kingdom

Overview

Magdalena is a Global Finance Leader and Certified Financial Controller with over 15 years of experience shaping strategy and driving transformation for PE-backed and multinational firms like IVC Evidensia and VICE Media. An Economist by background, she holds a Diploma (FH) from Hochschule Schmalkalden and has a keen interest in statistics and AI.

She has led complex financial transformations, including rebuilding the entire financial infrastructure across EMEA and APAC for VICE Media.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Curious

Example Seeker

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

FP&A Modernization
As an economist, she is interested in the application of statistics and AI to solve challenges that modern FP&A teams are currently facing.
Financial Transformation
Her career is focused on guiding companies through significant change, professionalizing financial infrastructure, and building scalable functions for growth.
Effective Business Partnering
She actively speaks on and participates in panels discussing how strong business partnering can unlock new growth opportunities for organizations.

Media Appearances

Magdalena has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Finance Director (Interim Consultant) at schleich®
2-2024 - 6-2025
Finance Director (Interim Consultant) at IVC Evidensia
1-2024
Consultant at Masaiconn Ltd
2-2020 - 9-2023
Finance Director at VICE Media
2-2019 - 1-2020
Finance Director – FP&A & Controlling at Synertrade

Education

2003 - 2008
Diploma (FH) from Hochschule Schmalkalden

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Insights For Selling To Magdalena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Magdalena is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Magdalena

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Magdalena move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Magdalena take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Magdalena

Personality Compatibility


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