Giuliano Quarto
Gdansk
Summary
Results-driven business leader prepared for role with strong expertise in strategic planning, operations management, and financial oversight. Proven ability to drive team success and adapt to changing business needs, ensuring consistent achievement of organizational goals. Skilled in stakeholder management, process optimization, and market analysis. Known for fostering collaborative environments and delivering impactful outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Unit Head Italy Team Cash & Custody Operations/Transformation Manager
State Street Bank
02.2017 - Current
- Oversight of the delivery service
- Reviews and monitors Global Delivery Team related services to identify trends and improvement areas, KPIs and corrective actions
- Responsible for teams up to 120 HC through direct first line managers
- Responsible for the Transformation agenda and capacity creation of the team
- Responsible for the resourcing, migration, and onboarding of new processes from State Street Italy to Poland (Cash, Custody and Transfer Agency)
- Defines service level agreements, sets standards for quality, and ensures that operational activities are implemented in accordance with recognized procedures
- Establishment of a sound control environment (SOX based) in cooperation with Business Controls and Risk Management
- Leads, develops a high-performing team and fosters a culture of continuous improvement
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, suppliers, regulatory agencies, and community partners
- Represents the Team and the company in meetings, presentations, and negotiations with internal and external stakeholders
- Key Contributor for Return to Office (RTO) initiatives
Senior Statutory Accountant
HP Inc.
08.2015 - 01.2017
- Migration of Statutory & Legal activities from Italy
- Prepared annual set of financial statements and applicable notes in accordance with the local GAAP, including balance sheet, income statement, equity statement, cash flow statement and notes
- Monthly preparation of transfer pricing margins under guidelines defined by HP Transfer Pricing team
- Presentation of margin position to country expert and AC manager for review
- Taxation: Prepared required information in consultation with tax department and the country accounting team to complete tax returns on a monthly and yearly basis (Vat and CIT)
Statutory Reporting Accountant
Foot Locker Europe BV
02.2015 - 07.2015
- Ensured the correct execution of the European Statutory Accounting rules for a set of European legal entities (Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Czech Rep, Hungary, Poland) in cooperation with third-parties accounting firms
- Supported the Statutory Audit Process performed by KPMG
- Responsible for Vat reporting
Country Accountant Italy
Boston Scientific
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Successfully migrated Italy tasks to the Captive Shared Service based in Maastricht mapping all the processes in official standard procedures aimed at maintaining and facilitating knowledge
- Month/quarter/year end close process to ensure timely and accurate close and financial reports preparation and in charge of P2P and O2C process improvements for Italy
- Oversight of financial and accounting processes and work closely together with local chief accountants and outsourcing partner Accenture (based in India), with a high focus on balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries quality review
Statutory Reporting Manager
GlaxoSmithKline
02.2013 - 12.2013
- Responsible for Italy migration in relation to Statutory Reporting (IFRS) Tax (preparation of status tracking, standard operating procedures)
- Team member of the latest SAP version implementation (Cerps) in Italy Market focused particularly on Record to Report, P2P side (including HCP) and Vat
- Conducted legal entity profitability analysis (TNM method), maintaining compliance with GSK transfer pricing policies, working with local contact in Italy and other departments such as Record to Report
Accounting & Controlling Manager (Construction Phase)
BG Group now SHELL
12.2005 - 12.2012
- Prepared Monthly Management Report, intercompany reconciliations, and budgetary control (based on ABC) according to IFRS standard
- Payroll Accounting & Reconciliations
- Prepared Local Gaap and reconciliation with IFRS
- Responsible for P2P cycle, Vat compliance and Vat claims (avg
- 5 millions per quarter)
- Supported Project Management on budget control and reviewed of financial plans for a 1Billion Euro Project based on Activity Based Costing (ABC) accounting
- Effectively implemented and managed financial reporting controls in relation to general ledger, reporting, purchase to pay cycle, contracts and procurement, working in line with 231/2001 regulations and SOX 404
- Management of a Team of three accounting associates
Senior Finance Analyst
Yara International Asa
06.2000 - 12.2005
- Prepared monthly management report, intercompany reconciliations and budgetary control (based on cost centers) according to US GAAP and IFRS for three SAP company codes
- Monthly cash flow and working capital control and analysis
- Responsible for all the Vat (Value Added Tax) and customs compliances for the legal Italian entities and P2P guidance to shared service based in Netherlands
- Provided expert guidance during the annual budget process, facilitating alignment between company objectives and resource allocation decisions.
- Managed external audit engagements to ensure timely completion of required filings while maintaining positive relationships with auditors throughout the process.
- Implemented financial systems that streamlined month-end close processes leading to increased accuracy of reports.
- Optimized working capital through rigorous cash flow analysis and improvement recommendations.
Education
CIMA - E1 Digital Finance
CIMA
OnlineIFRS Training Courses -
BG Group
ItalyRisk Management Specialization -
New York Institute of Finance
Online01.2024
Transition to Strategic Management -
State Street
01.2017
Leadership - Project Management
HP
01.2016
Performance Through People - Leadership Course
BG Group
01.2010
Master’s Degree -
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Bari04.1999
Skills
- Finance Transformation
- Shared Services standardization
- Talent Management
- Budgetary Control
- Statutory Reporting
- Transition & Integration
- Transfer Pricing
- IFRS-ITA GAAP-US GAAP
- Financial Planning
- Project Management
- People Management (large scale teams)
- Finance Operations (RtR-P2P-OtC)
- Strategic planning
- Team leadership
- Process improvement strategies
- Relationship building
- Risk Management
- Policies and procedures implementation
- Center of Excellence start-up
- Start-Up
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Human resources management
- Organizational development
- Operations management
Certification
CIMA – Exempt for the first part / E1 Digital Finance passed and studying for F1-P1
Training
- Risk Management Specialization, New York Institute of Finance, 2024
- Transition to Strategic Management, State Street, 2017
- Leadership at HP - Project Management at HP, 2016
- Performance Through People (Leadership Course), BG Group, 2010
- IFRS Training Courses, mandatory yearly trainings at BG Group
Languages
Italian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Business Unit Head Italy Team Cash & Custody Operations/Transformation Manager
State Street Bank
02.2017 - Current
Senior Statutory Accountant
HP Inc.
08.2015 - 01.2017
Statutory Reporting Accountant
Foot Locker Europe BV
02.2015 - 07.2015
Country Accountant Italy
Boston Scientific
01.2014 - 01.2015
Statutory Reporting Manager
GlaxoSmithKline
02.2013 - 12.2013
Accounting & Controlling Manager (Construction Phase)
BG Group now SHELL
12.2005 - 12.2012
Senior Finance Analyst
Yara International Asa
06.2000 - 12.2005
Transition to Strategic Management -
State Street
Leadership - Project Management
HP
Performance Through People - Leadership Course
BG Group
CIMA - E1 Digital Finance
CIMA
IFRS Training Courses -
BG Group
Risk Management Specialization -
New York Institute of Finance
Master’s Degree -
University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
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