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ANNA KOCHANEK
Finance Manager | Financial Controller | FP&A | Treasury | Finance Business Partner
Kraków
Profil zawodowy
Finance Manager with 7+ years of international experience across FP&A, Financial Controlling, Treasury and Business Partnering. Partnering directly with CFOs and CEOs in budgeting, forecasting, liquidity planning and executive reporting to support strategic decision-making. Proven track record in finance transformation, process optimisation and working capital management.
Podsumowanie
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Doświadczenie
Finance Manager
Impact One GmbH
Berlin
2024.03 - 2025.05
- Partnered with the CEO and senior leadership, delivering budgeting, financial reporting and business performance analysis.
- Managed Accounts Payable exceeding €5M annually, ensuring compliance, payment accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Negotiated supplier agreements and delivered approximately 20% recurring cost savings through cost optimisation initiatives.
- Improved Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes, reducing overdue invoices by 30% and strengthening working capital management.
- Improved reporting accuracy by 25% through redesigned financial controls and reporting processes.
- Supported budgeting and financial planning for annual expenditures exceeding €10M.
- Reduced month-end closing timelines by 20% through process optimisation.
Finance Manager
Finiata GmbH
Berlin
2021.02 - 2023.09
- Partnered directly with the CFO and CEO, delivering executive reporting, financial analyses and strategic recommendations supporting business decisions.
- Co-developed company-wide budgeting and forecasting together with the CFO and CEO.
- Developed company-wide financial forecasts, supporting strategic planning and business performance monitoring.
- Managed daily treasury operations, including cash positioning, liquidity planning, payment prioritisation and execution of domestic and international payments.
- Managed banking relationships and supported day-to-day treasury activities.
- Prepared monthly management and investor reporting for executive stakeholders and investors.
- Led the implementation of Spendesk, reducing manual payment processing time by approximately 50%.
- Designed and implemented a company-wide Expense Policy, reducing discretionary spending by 10%.
- Coordinated finance activities during external audits, preparing documentation and supporting auditor requests.
- Managed NetSuite accounting processes, improving reconciliation efficiency and reporting quality.
Financial Analyst
Finiata GmbH
Berlin
2019.02 - 2021.02
- Performed monthly financial reporting, reconciliations and variance analysis supporting management decision-making.
- Managed Accounts Payable exceeding €200K monthly, ensuring timely payments and effective cash management.
- Supported implementation and optimisation of NetSuite and Sage 100 ERP.
- Identified annual cost-saving opportunities exceeding €200K through financial and operational analyses.
- Reduced the month-end close cycle from 8 to 5 days through finance process optimisation initiatives.
Finance & Accounting Process Analyst
Capgemini
Cracow
2018.06 - 2019.02
- Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes within an international Shared Services environment.
- Prepared weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports supporting business decision-making.
- Coordinated supplier communication and resolved payment-related issues.
- Contributed to finance process improvements while ensuring compliance with internal controls.
Wykształcenie
Master's Degree - Human Resource Management
The School of Management and Banking
Cracow 2018.03 - 2021.01
Bachelor's Degree - Economics
Cracow University of Economics
Cracow 2014.09 - 2017.09
Umiejętności
- Financial Planning & Analysis - FP&A
- Financial Controlling
- Business Partnering
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Treasury Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Liquidity Planning
- Working Capital Management
- Executive Reporting
- Management Reporting
- Financial Reporting
- Variance Analysis
- KPI Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Cost Optimisation
- Process Improvement
- Internal Controls
- Stakeholder Management
SYSTEMS & TOOLS
- NetSuite
- Spendesk
- SAP
- Sage 100
- Microsoft Excel - Advanced
- Looker & Tableau
Zainteresowania
Languages
Polish
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1
German
Intermediate
B1
Oś czasu
Finance Manager
Impact One GmbH
2024.03 - 2025.05
Finance Manager
Finiata GmbH
2021.02 - 2023.09
Financial Analyst
Finiata GmbH
2019.02 - 2021.02
Finance & Accounting Process Analyst
Capgemini
2018.06 - 2019.02
Master's Degree - Human Resource Management
The School of Management and Banking
2018.03 - 2021.01
Bachelor's Degree - Economics
Cracow University of Economics
2014.09 - 2017.09