Volker Merkel

Partner KPMG AG

Volker Merkel is an accomplished finance transformation and finance automation leader with more than two decades of experience driving strategic change across global finance functions. He is currently a Partner in Performance & Strategy | Enterprise Performance at KPMG AG WPG, where he focuses on digitalizing and automating accounting processes and optimizing finance operations for complex international organizations.

Throughout his career, Volker has built deep expertise in digital finance transformation, leading initiatives that modernize financial reporting, streamline processes, and leverage emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy. He has a strong track record in deploying intelligent automation solutions and integrating digital tools into ERPs such as SAP leveraging finance-centric automation platforms across multi-national environments.

Before joining KPMG, Volker held other senior executive roles, where he specialized in smart closing & reporting, financial planning & analytics, and served as a leader in digital finance transformation consulting. Earlier in his career, he led finance transformation and robotics solutions and contributed to finance process excellence at a major healthcare group, building a solid foundation for GBS in both finance operations and technology-enabled change.

Volker holds a degree in business administration and is accredited with partnerships and expertise in leading finance automation technologies. His passion lies in helping organizations transform their finance functions into forward-looking, digitally enabled engines of insight and performance.