Pawel Patena

Group Finance Project Leader

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Project Manager working on addressing a whole variety of finance function pain points: process inefficiency, IT performance, lack of clarity in roles and responsibilities, process documentation, project coordination

Experience

  • Group Finance Project Leader at Roquette
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    BPM - Gestionnaire de processus métier pour la comptabilité fournisseurs : assurer la coordination entre les achats, la comptabilité et le digital pour identifier et mettre en œuvre des améliorations de processus Coordinateur CSP - définir et formaliser 13 processus standardisés avec des contributions de Mexique, Pologne et Chine zContributeur au projet Demat - superviser le lancement européen, identifier et mettre en œuvre des améliorations pour la Chine et les États-Unis.

  • Project Manager at Tereos
    Jun 2019 - Nov 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - Design and build of Balance Score Card for executive team - Brexit coordinator for finance, supply chain, sales and IT - Process reengineering and optimisation action follow-up for accounts payable (reduction of backlog by 57% in 6 months), and accounts receivable (reduction of overdues) - Tacking of IT initiatives for all Tereos departments - Supervision of CAPEX Dashboard implementation - Involvement in plant finance function reorganisation - Assistance to finance director in team management during permanent transformation (definition of roles and responsibilities, structuring of communication channels, implementation of status meetings and knowledge sharing workshops)

  • Senior Manager / Responsible for finance function transformation and risk management at VISEO
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    - Responsible for Finance Process Efficiency offer: preparation of commercial proposals, exchange with client key stakeholders - Supervision and contribution to finance function transformation projects in aerospace, cosmetics and food industries: automation of IC and AP processes, deployment of core ERP solution - Team management: staffing, recruitment, preparation of monthly status meetings - Key customers: Adisseo, Daher, L'Oréal

  • Manager at Accenture
    Jun 2011 - Dec 2016 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Project Manager with an expertise in strategy and finance function transformation: Definition of strategy and transformation of the finance function: - Post-merger integration - definition of the assimilation depth with Group - Finance function restructuring - design of the operating model securing finance function activities with reduced workforce - Business case for ERP implementation preparation - design of the target model and saving estimation - As-Is assessment - benchmark of the finance function, identification of pain points and initiatives aiming at cost reduction and data quality enhancement Finance operations optimization - Elaboration of standardized processes for the countries in scope: process, KPIs, roles and responsibilities, enabling technologies - Risk control matrix - potential risks,control points, frequency and supporting system - Change management - animation of workshops, meeting with key stakeholders and subject mater experts Industries and countries included in projects scope: - Aerospace, Automotive, Communication, Life Science, Retail - Europe, Russia, USA - Key customers: Addeco, Alcatel Lucent, Auchan, Boston Scientific, Carrefour, Danone, EADS, Groupama, LDC,Nissan, Tereos

  • Consultant at BearingPoint
    Apr 2006 - Jun 2011 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Experienced consultant specialized in Finance Function: - Performance management including definition of requirements for reporting / budget elaboration systems and detailed design and go-live assistance for a management control reporting - Finance function optimization and set-up of shared services centers covering opportunity assessment, design and implementation of the target organization and change management during the transition phase Industries and countries included in projects scope: - Customer goods, energy, luxury goods, real estate, transport - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA - Key customers: Alstom, Esselte, Heineken, Jones Lang Lasalle, LVMH, OGF, Ratp