Katowice, Śląskie, Poland
I live in Katowice, the capital of Silesia (a post-industrial region, undergoing deep transformation) in Poland. I like to share living and business reality from my city. I’m part of SPIN (Service Process Improvement Network), an NGO that creates accessible spaces to practice business skills and experiment with ideas in Cracow, Poland. I work in a world between accounting and technology, helping teams navigate complex transformations: from ERP implementations to structural changes (mergers, disposals, liquidations) and technology improvements (accounting related apps/platforms). I started corporate work very simple, in an invoice processing team. The work was repetitive, so I joined internal corporate initiatives and gain a habbit of continous learning. End up +15 years in end-to-end accounting (known as general ledger or record to report) in paralel with corporate projects (mainly transitions) and lean improvement initiatives. Today, almost half of a milion people work in Shared Services Centers and Business Process Outsourcing sector in Poland. I'm one of them. I share stories from the corporate world, especially the ones that don’t make the headlines. I talk about learning on a budget and embracing lean thinking. Outside of work, I live simply, walk my dog, read good books, do real-life colorful photography and create handmade scrapbooks.
Member of Global Process Management (GPM) design team in DBB (digital backbone) program. ARIS - business modeling (BPMN), process mining ServiceNOW - intake owner for global RTR changes in DBB program Global tests: qTest and S/4 HANA JIRA - defect management, action tracker, planning, agile sprints and dailes 2025 - Social Media Star - member of one year employee advocacy program
Member of Digital backbone (DBB) global transformation program. The biggest Heineken transformation in the history of company.
SPIN is NGO. I'm member of non-profit organization for business enthusiasts
Member of Project Management Institute Poland Chapter
Set up Financial statements HUB in regional delivery center. Managing global external clients relations in terms of adjusting existing services to current clients needs - transitions and re-transitions projects. Digital champion: Supporting global transformation agenda by active participation in POC (prof of concept) activities. Fixing blocker points in technology implementations by providing trainings and advisory for finance and non-Finance applications. Managing relations between developers and operational teams. Coach in Global Lean six sigma program
Operational: Taking part of solution design for global TMF clients with full scope of finance services (R2R, P2P, O2C, MD) Implement IT tools for clients delivery Leading transition according TMF transition methodology Managing and reporting project deliverables: milestones, scope, schedule, quality and stakeholders Helping operational teams establish best practices for business as usual service and act as immediate escalation help for existing clients Comunication: Part of global transition team supporting TMF clients globally with transition to TMF's Regional Delivery Centers Managing relation and cooperation with internal and external stakeholders PMO tools: MS project, MS Teams - kanban boards, Enate, Visio and Power BI basis
Managing an international team of accountants located in Netherlands and Poland. Providing effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards and disciplinary actions. Monthly, quarterly, year end E2E accounting and reporting scope of +20 entities TMF Group and Freeway Group. Direct reporting to Group HQ in Netherlands including Group manager, Group Finance Director, Group controller, Group treasurer, Group FP&A Managing intercompany relations in name of Group with +80 countries where TMF is located. Responsible for entity with global personal recharges Interim and year end audit for Freeway Group and support for Group manager for TMF Group entities. Submission financial statements for Freeway Group to Chamber of Commerce (kvk.nl) Calculation and preparation draft of Dutch VAT claim (nextens.nl) ERP: Microsoft AX 2012 Reporting & consolidation: OneStream
R2R Operating Center - France coordinator Lead the delivery of accurate performance of accounting operations within the end-to-end service delivery model ensuring that month end reporting for a French cluster (large-complex legal and statutory structure) is done OTIF Present & explain movements in financial statements to National Finance Director in quarterly close meetings and Country Controllers and Manager in MSO on monthly basis Developing win-win relationships with service delivery providers (IBM, Capgemini, Accenture). Ensure accounting rules are properly applied for both management and financial accounts in compliance with corporate standards and secures integrity of financial systems and the financial operating model, in accordance with financial procedures, external audit requirements and best accounting practice. Verify accounts reconciliation performed by service provider Ensure intercompany balances at minimum level Management of R2R master data for the entities within the cluster Delivery financial analyses for consolidation questions to Group Chief Accountants Department Leading continuous improvement & harmonization initiatives for R2R Process Buddy in prestigous UFLP (Unilever Future Leadership Programe) In 2020 I was organizer of wellbeing day/night event for my +80 department coleagues. I have received great feedback. Many said it was the best day they have in Unilever :-) ERP: SAP Reporting & consolidation: iFinance (BCS) Reconciliation & journal entries: Trintech, Blackline