Anna Wiśniewska
Warsaw
Summary
- Strong tax and accounting knowledge and experience (shared service centre, Regional Finance, local Finance)
- Improvement mindset (SOX implementation, ERP SAP improvements)
- Detailed- oriented, result focused
- Ability to use plain language on Finance matters towards non-Finance colleagues
- Strong team player with well- developed relationship building skills
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Controller East Europe (28 Countries)
Bacardi-Martini Polska
04.2024 - Current
- Acting as Business Continuity Management Coordinator
- Monitor local cash-flows and Balance Sheet, providing management with crucial accounting technical information to facilitate decision-making.
- Ensure accurate completion of month-end closings and timely generation of reports.
- Collaborate closely with Cluster Leadership to deliver reports, analyze findings, identify potential risk areas, and forecast opportunities.
- Uphold an adequate level of Internal Controls, serving as the SOX Process Country Leader.
- Act as an effective Business Partner to Bacardi Business.
- Ensure the agreed-upon level of service outlined in the SLA is provided by BES (Global Shared Business Service).
- Coordinate Tax audits with local tax authorities in alignment with Global Tax guidelines.
- Foster the training and retention of skilled accounting staff.
- Liaise with Internal/External Audits and implement action plans derived from audit recommendations.
- Ensure local statutory compliance with regulations, safeguarding the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
- Review the appropriate level of funding and capital structure in alignment with Global Treasury.
- Communicate new regulations affecting (or potentially affecting) the business to relevant stakeholders.
Finance Controller CEEBB (18 Countries)
Bacardi-Martini Polska
04.2021 - 03.2024
Accounting Manager
Perrigo Poland (Omega Pharma Poland)
08.2018 - 03.2021
- Managing the accounting department (team of 5 Accountants)
- Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, monitoring all accounting and tax activities within the organization, application of accounting standards and SOX procedures
- Preparation of financial statement, cooperation with auditors.
Accountant-> Senior Accountant-> Independent Accountant
Perrigo Poland (Omega Pharma Poland)
04.2013 - 07.2018
- TAXES: preparing and posting VAT declaration, preparing and sending JPK_VAT, calculating income tax prepayments and deferred tax, preparing IFT-2R and ORDu declarations
- REPORTING: full closing process in SAP; corporate reporting in BPC (Balance Sheet, P&L corrections, cash flow and working capital calculations (actuals and forecasts), intercompany reconciliation, sales reporting according to US GAAP), NBP and GUS reporting, preparing financial reports on monthly basis
- FINANCIAL STATEMENT & AUDIT: cooperation with auditors (internal and external), accounts reconciliation according to SOX regulations, preparing annual financial statement
- OTHER: calculating accruals (operating, marketing, returns, doubtful receivables, inventory write-off), supervising implementation of Purchase Orders creation process.
Accounts Payable Client Analyst
Coca Cola Poland Services
04.2011 - 03.2013
- Main responsibilities: Cola Cola Great Britain and Coca Cola Belgium
- Resolving issues and problems with vendor invoices, posting Opex and Marketing invoices into SAP and DBS accounts payable systems, preparing correspondence for internal and external communication, analyzing documents using system information and existing guidelines to maintain accurate financial records.
Accounts Payable Accountant
Coca Cola Poland Services
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Main responsibilities: Coca Cola Poland
- Processing invoices according to the existing procedure (the Accounting Act), contacting vendors in order to resolve the problems with invoices, processing payments, posting bank statements, preparing and posting Journal Vouchers, calculating monthly accruals for OPEX, preparing reconciliation, issuing correction notes, confirming balance with vendors.
Education
Master Studies - Accounting
Warsaw School of Economics
09.2011
Bachelor Studies - Corporate Finance, Management of Corporate Finance
Warsaw School of Economics
07.2009
Skills
- Computer literate (MS Word, Power Point, Excel)
- Finance module: SAP
- BPC, TM1
- Business Continuity Management Coordinator
Languages
Polish
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
German
Intermediate
B1
Spanish
Elementary
A2
Certificates And Trainings
- 05/2020 - 10/2020, Chief Accountant certificate, Association of Accountants in Poland
- 06/2014 - ongoing, Polish Chamber of Statutory Auditors – qualifying procedure
- 09/2012, Operational Excellence Associate
- 09/2011, Microsoft Office Excel 2010 – advanced
- 02/2011, LCCI Certificate Level 4 English for Business (Pass with Distinction)
- 08/2005, Cambridge First Certificate in English
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/20/87
- Nationality: Polish
Hobbies and Interests
sport, travelling, taxes
Timeline
Finance Controller East Europe (28 Countries)
Bacardi-Martini Polska
04.2024 - Current
Finance Controller CEEBB (18 Countries)
Bacardi-Martini Polska
04.2021 - 03.2024
Accounting Manager
Perrigo Poland (Omega Pharma Poland)
08.2018 - 03.2021
Accountant-> Senior Accountant-> Independent Accountant
Perrigo Poland (Omega Pharma Poland)
04.2013 - 07.2018
Accounts Payable Client Analyst
Coca Cola Poland Services
04.2011 - 03.2013
Accounts Payable Accountant
Coca Cola Poland Services
06.2010 - 03.2011
Master Studies - Accounting
Warsaw School of Economics
Bachelor Studies - Corporate Finance, Management of Corporate Finance
Warsaw School of Economics
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