Justyna Perlak
Warsaw
Summary
I am a dynamic and passionate leader with management skills and proven ability to drive intense change agenda. Well organized team player with strong communications skills gathered during over 25 years of working in multicultural environment. Experienced in building strong partnership with both internal stakeholders and the Business. Capable to lead a team both with and without formal reporting line.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor Control & Payment – C&P
Philip Morris International
09.2020 - Current
- Managing a team of 12 (direct reports): Developing and managing high-performing teams; leading by example, actively mentoring others and contributing to performance management and recruitment activities
- Leading and working on high-impact activities within the systems development and providing advisory work for the IT function itself related to the Control and Payments automation (RPA) processes: Daily, Dupli, and Great Payment Report (GPR), ensuring capacity creation, and time liberation (development and monitoring performance of bots covering 10 FTEs)
- Driving transformation and implementation of data strategy
Acting Supervisor Control & Payment – C&P
Philip Morris International
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Managing a team of 12 (direct reports): Managing activities related to Control & Payment
- Planning, organizing and controlling teamwork
- Preparing SOX documents on the Internal Control Department’s requests as well as documentation requested by Corporate Audit
- Participation in migration of the new market (new processes) – setting up and standardization of the processes
- Buffers project – updating the database of candidates, selection of incoming applications, participation in face-to-face interviews, conducting telephone interviews, active search for potential candidates, scheduling interviews with candidates.
Senior Associate/Accountant – Accounts Payable
Philip Morris International
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Acting independently without supervision during the supervisor’s absence
- Monthly FTE input
- Reviewing items to be unblocked for payment
- Leading FFWD and macros update
- Participating in GEMBA walk with supervisors
- Monitoring Paid On-Time KPIs
- Creating, testing and monitoring macros for automation booking [spock]; invoices coordination, quality of macro posting, organizing calls
Accountant – Accounts Payable
Philip Morris International
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc
- Maintaining historical records
- Paying vendors by scheduling payments; generally responding to all overseas vendor inquiries regarding finance
- Preparing analyses of accounts and producing monthly reports
- Ensuring proper documentation is in place for financial transactions and audit preparedness
- Developing an effective rapport with vendors and maintain positive vendor relationships
- Reconciling accounts and audit
- Flexibility to perform other duties as required, related to assisting the accounting department and other management
Purchasing Executive – Purchase-to-Pay EMEA (Procurement)
Philip Morris International
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Migration of Procurement Processes (Senegal, South Africa)
- Setting training objectives for Procurement Processes
- Create a training action plan and implement training initiatives
- Placing orders with multiple clients
- Monitoring and tracking orders in transit, working with carriers and logistics companies to ensure product arrival
Procurement Process Analyst/Specialist with Hebrew - Procurement
Capgemini Polska
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Monitoring the quality of teamwork, delegation of processes
- Transferring knowledge to the newcomers, providing correcting feedback
- Organizing one-to-one calls with affiliates and assuring the proper quality of processes
- Finance Onboarding checkpoint: P2P general introduction
- Taking part in a presentation of the process (Vendor Master Data – Purchasing) to potential new clients
Senior Accountant – Accounts Payable
Infosys BPO
02.2014 - 08.2014
- Validation of the accounting statements and reports prepared
- Preparation of bank transfers
- Confirmation and reconciliation with contractors
- Transferring knowledge to the newcomers, providing correcting feedback
- Supporting migration processes.
Cashier – Currency Exchange
Air Tours Poland Travel Centre
02.2012 - 01.2014
- Operating cash register
- Calculate daily/shift payments received and reconcile them with total sales
Own confectionery business
Poland Rzeszow
10.2010 - 12.2011
- Preparation of confectionery under sanitary regulations, establishment of a network of customers.
Own textiles business
Cyprus Larnaca
03.2004 - 09.2010
- Establishment of a strong network of clients in all the major cities of Cyprus (Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Protaras, Parallimi, Paphos, Aya Napa ‘’close cooperation with Israel’’.
Technical Support for Conference and Meeting Rooms
Hilton Tel-Avive
09.1998 - 10.2003
Education
Master of Arts - Diplomacy and International Relations
Wyzsza Szkola Stosunkow Miedzynarodowych I Amerykanstyki (WSSMiA)
Warsaw, Poland07.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Account Management
- Change Management
- E2E Process Management
Problem-solving
- Coaching
- Negotiation
- Multitasking
- Quick learner
- Recruitment & Staff Training
Languages
English
Hebrew
Greek
Polish
Timeline
Supervisor Control & Payment – C&P
Philip Morris International
09.2020 - Current
Acting Supervisor Control & Payment – C&P
Philip Morris International
01.2020 - 09.2020
Senior Associate/Accountant – Accounts Payable
Philip Morris International
06.2018 - 12.2019
Accountant – Accounts Payable
Philip Morris International
07.2017 - 05.2018
Purchasing Executive – Purchase-to-Pay EMEA (Procurement)
Philip Morris International
09.2016 - 06.2017
Procurement Process Analyst/Specialist with Hebrew - Procurement
Capgemini Polska
09.2014 - 08.2016
Senior Accountant – Accounts Payable
Infosys BPO
02.2014 - 08.2014
Cashier – Currency Exchange
Air Tours Poland Travel Centre
02.2012 - 01.2014
Own confectionery business
Poland Rzeszow
10.2010 - 12.2011
Own textiles business
Cyprus Larnaca
03.2004 - 09.2010
Technical Support for Conference and Meeting Rooms
Hilton Tel-Avive
09.1998 - 10.2003
Master of Arts - Diplomacy and International Relations
Wyzsza Szkola Stosunkow Miedzynarodowych I Amerykanstyki (WSSMiA)
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