Kacper Cieslak
Wroclaw
Summary
Goal-oriented Team Manager dedicated to meeting team performance objectives and achieving set targets. Offering 8 years of extensive financial and leadership experience in Product Costing, Inventory Valuation, Business Accounting areas (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet financial statements). Committed individual well-versed in providing thorough training, setting team goals and developing innovative strategies. Superb oral and written communication skills paired with excellent time management and leadership abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
RTR Senior Team Manager
3M GSC Poland
02.2024 - Current
- Managed Business Accounting, Inventory Valuation, Product Costing teams (50+ direct/indirect employees organization) and Automation Power Users group
- Supported value realization strategy, led productivity improvement projects, resolved complex issues, improved project outcomes significantly, created New Service Requests, supported Spin Off activities for healthcare business
- Streamlined operational processes for increased efficiency and productivity within team, supported Continuous Improvement initiatives, organized global workshops
- Ensured compliance with relevant regulatory requirements (IAS, IFRS, Global Finance Standards) across all projects while maintaining strict adherence to internal policies and procedures
- Ensured supportive work environment, addressing individual concerns promptly, led recruitment processes for Process Owner and Team Leader roles, responsibility for all employee performance related matters
RTR Team Manager (Business Accounting)
3M GSC Poland
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Cultivated positive and productive team environments, resolving conflicts, led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development
- Delivered regular team and department meetings for aligned work towards organizational strategic goals (month end close shortening, reconciliation, finance processes optimization)
- Acted as CIMA coach and mentor for employees, financial knowledge sharing and supporting team leaders
- Led and supported different projects, cooperation with global, area, FP&A, manufacturing and local finance organizations
RTR Senior Team Leader (Business Accounting)
3M GSC Poland
08.2020 - 01.2022
- Managed team by daily connections, resolved ongoing business cases, supported everyday team affairs, set clear goals and delegated tasks, set deadlines
- Created new team, ensured it's ongoing growth with simultaneous transitions leadership and processes takeovers for EMEA regions
- Supervised finance processes related to business accounting service portfolio i.e. purchase orders indirect spend review, operational expenses, gross margin and pricing analysis, WBS & cost centres maintenance, P&L manual accruals and deferrals preparation, reconciliation process
- Considered processes transfer legitimacy for specific finance areas which were defined as new scope for department, proposal of best matches (advisory and executive role)
- Assessed existing team risks, opportunities, managing resource capacity possibilities, swot analysis, reviewed team's documentation and work instructions
RTR Team Leader (Inventory Valuation)
3M GSC Poland
11.2018 - 07.2020
- Supervised team members to confirm compliance with set procedures and quality requirements, monitored team performance, recruited best talents
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders through positive attitude, being accurate and specific, and attentive response
- Coordinated processes on EMEA level related to Inventory Valuation area, like First In – First Out, Non-Working Inventories analysis, Profit in Inventory and Goods in Transit review, Gross Margin analysis, reconciliation review for Freight and Duty, Inventories and Goods Receipt – Invoice Receipt GL accounts
- Led deployments and work shadowing sessions, ensured SOX controls correctness, managed audit queries
RTR Team Administrator (Inventory Valuation)
3M GSC Poland
04.2018 - 10.2018
- Served as liaison between various departments within organization to streamline workflows and improve collaboration efforts, managed team's workload
- Organized meetings and events with professional approach, promoting positive image of company
- Actively participated in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing overall team productivity and efficiency
- Signed off financial month end close reports, supported financial department with all IV related questions
RTR Analyst / Sr Analyst (PC, IV)
3M GSC Poland
04.2016 - 03.2018
- Prepared Profit & Loss and Financial Position statements, ensured technical correctness for launched processes, reviewed reconciliations and SOX controls
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency (standardization of reconciliation templates, clearing at risk entries, process automatization)
- Led deployments from People Soft to SAP, validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data
- Improved internal knowledge sharing by developing comprehensive documentation outlining standard operating procedures for various tasks
MDM Senior Business Data Analyst
Infosys Poland
06.2014 - 01.2016
- Provided ongoing service on customer master data creation in line with Service Level Agreements
- Managed day-to-day relationship and regular interactions with customers
- Participated in major SAP implementation projects and company LEAN management
- Increased data accuracy by implementing thorough data validation and cleansing processes
Education
CGMA Designation (Strategic Level) -
CGMA CIMA Organization
01.2025
Diploma in Advanced Management Accounting -
CGMA CIMA Organizaiton
06.2023
Diploma in Management Accounting -
CGMA CIMA Organization
06.2022
Master's Degree - Economy, Advanced Economic And Financial Analyzes
University of Lodz
Poland10.2016
Skills
Team Leadership and Team Building, Recruiting
Communication and Multitasking
Finance: P&L, Balance Sheet
Month End Close process
Process Improvement, Data Analysis
Hobbies
morning gym, swimming, volleyball, audiobooks, tv series, sighseeing
Timeline
RTR Senior Team Manager
3M GSC Poland
02.2024 - Current
RTR Team Manager (Business Accounting)
3M GSC Poland
02.2022 - 01.2024
RTR Senior Team Leader (Business Accounting)
3M GSC Poland
08.2020 - 01.2022
RTR Team Leader (Inventory Valuation)
3M GSC Poland
11.2018 - 07.2020
RTR Team Administrator (Inventory Valuation)
3M GSC Poland
04.2018 - 10.2018
RTR Analyst / Sr Analyst (PC, IV)
3M GSC Poland
04.2016 - 03.2018
MDM Senior Business Data Analyst
Infosys Poland
06.2014 - 01.2016
CGMA Designation (Strategic Level) -
CGMA CIMA Organization
Diploma in Advanced Management Accounting -
CGMA CIMA Organizaiton
Diploma in Management Accounting -
CGMA CIMA Organization
Master's Degree - Economy, Advanced Economic And Financial Analyzes
University of Lodz
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