Prague Metropolitan Area
Experienced GL and Financial Reporting Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Strong accounting professional with a Master's degree focused in Corporate Finance and Strategy from Sciences Po Strasbourg and Charles University Prague.
Leading organization of 40 associates responsible for GL & Reporting and Employee Benefits Accounting processes for RE, Navigating complexity across accounting, reporting, stakeholder and people-management areas, Demonstrating strong ethics and providing sense of safety to the team, Fostering organizational learning and nurturing growth by talent identification and development, Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, including the preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements.
Key User of ICC AP Process. Ensured timely payments and money collections Communicated with Siemens Financial Services and Local Treasury department in order to ensure timely and correct bank statements Processed bank statements Ran daily programs ensuring correct and logical functioning of the system Analyzed problems and solved issues related to the erroneous output of the automatic transactions Monitored, analyzed, corrected and cleared Sub-ledger and GL accounts Performed monthly closing AP activities, including GL and vendor foreign currency valuations, reclassification of positive balances, reclassification of IR-GR accounts, reposting to goods in transit Reconciled financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information Presented variance analysis and explanations Prepared analysis of unpaid invoices Monitored, reported, and provided support concerning the clearing and escalation process Created, modified and closed requests in Clarification Server Followed through of items requiring clarification until resolution and payment Was in close cooperation and communication with internal customer and hub Contributed to development and implementation of new and updated processes.
Coordinated specialized accounting and analytical duties involved in the review, analysis and auditing of financial transactions. Analyzed and assisted in ensuring adequacy and proper and effective application of internal controls. Served as a key person in audit/investigation procedures or consulting services in accordance with established goals, objectives and specifications. Identified and conferred with appropriate personnel responsible for various tasks in systems or processes related to assigned audits and other projects; evaluated and identified key control points for operations and systems under review. Reviewed and analyzed various transactions such as income, expenditures and appropriations (program/operational data); compared and reconciled accounting reports and statements with financial records to ensure accuracy and completeness; compared manual and automated records and transactions and identified errors. Evaluated and provided recommendations regarding projects effectiveness.
Composed effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data. Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments. Researched and resolved accounts payable/account receivable discrepancies. Reconciled vendor/customer statements and handled payment complaints or discrepancies. Analyzed and researched reporting issues to improve accounting operations procedures. Developed monthly reports. Worked with various SAP Business One modules including Inventory, Sales and Purchasing, Finance and Banking. Maintained accounting ledgers by posting accounts transactions. Verified customers and vendors accounts by reconciling monthly statements.
Developed and facilitated job recruitment fairs. Screened all applicants based on their qualifications and background. Partnered with local organizations and universities for engagement and interest in jobs offered in their community. Conducted interviews to find suitable candidates. Prepared trainees for the potential difficulties they might experience abroad. Administered online database.