MAGDALENA GOGOLEWSKA
Warsaw
Summary
Finance professional with 15 years of experience in accounting and financial controlling with strong expertise in financial analysis and reporting. Skilled in ensuring compliance with regulations, recognized for combining analytical precision with clear communication to senior management and for building strong collaboration across departments to drive efficiency.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
R2R Accounting Manager
Warner. Bros Discovery Polska (SSC)
04.2023 - Current
- Managing team of senior accountants
- Oversee accounting close processes and 3rd party providers
- Reviewing and approving journal entries (e.g., accruals, prepaids, payroll, taxes)
- Cooperation with local business FP&A teams to align journals with global policies
- Cooperation with in-house teams during, but not limited to month-end closing, e.g. AP, AR, Taxes
- Oversee completion and accuracy of balance sheet accounts’ reconciliation, ensuring their compliance with global policy
- Presentation and explanation of material variances of quarter balance sheet to senior management, coordinate balance sheet adjustments
- Reviewing and approving financial reports; P&L by title (specific for media and entertainment industry), P&L SG&A, Balance Sheet
- Coordination of internal and external audits for assigned entities, being first point of contact for auditors
- Resolving intercompany imbalances
- Provide guidance to India and teams from local markets during month end closing and support problem solving
- Review system interface reconciliations prepared by India team to make sure the financial data in SAP are in line with the external systems
Senior R2R Analyst
Warner. Bros Discovery Polska (SSC)
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Leading and performing the period-end closing and reporting in accordance with US GAAP and Discovery required standards
- Leading and managing the balance sheet account reconciliations of allocated accounts and ensures timely resolution and cleans of overdue items identified (e.g., payroll, bank accounts, accruals, prepaids)
- SOX controls performance
- Collaboration with key stakeholders, including external auditors; leading and/or directly providing responses to auditors
- Leading process of fixed assets capitalization (assets under construction for EMEA Capex projects)
- Verification and approval of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by Junior Analysts
- Ensure all policies and procedures are fully documented and understood by junior staff (Fixed Assets and Internal Use Software Policies, procedures related to month end and quarter end processes)
RTR and Treasury Accountant
JTI GBS Polska (SSC)
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Processing in-house bank daily movements including investigating uncleared items (e.g. failed internal & external payments, pending offsetting documents)
- Execution of Treasury month-end process
- Verification of discrepancies at consolidation level, investigating and preparing relevant consolidation journals for intercompany transactions elimination
- Performing assigned JSOX in accordance with the internal documentation
- Creation and maintenance of Treasury Master Data: IHB accounts, counterparties
- Participating in testing of new entities & new treasury products (testing ZBAs & treasury products flows: verification of entries in FSCM and postings on GL accounts)
- Participating in knowledge transfer from BSC Manchester to GBS Warsaw
- Internal & external audits assistance related to key JSOX controls & ad hoc requests for IHB transactions
R2R and Treasury Senior Specialist
Unilever Polska (COE)
01.2020 - 06.2020
Finance and Treasury Specialist
Danone (SSC)
03.2018 - 12.2019
Accountant
KCR S.A. (internal accounting)
10.2010 - 11.2017
Accounting Assistant
KCR S.A. (internal accounting)
03.2008 - 10.2010
Education
ACCA Affiliate
06-2025
FM And Accounting in The International Environment
WSB Academy & EY Academy of Business
01-2021
Certified Independent Accountant
Accountants Association in Poland
12-2017
Bachelor's Degree - Finance And Accounting
Vistula University
06-2017
Skills
- US GAAP / IFRS, Balance Sheet Review & Reconciliation, SAP, Financial Reporting, Navision, Comarch, MS Office
- Team and Time Management, Problem Solving, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Integrity, Decision Making
Certification
- Present ACCA student (11 of 13 exams passed)
- 02.2020 – 01.2021 ACCA - Financial Management and accounting in the international environment WSB Academy & EY Academy of Business (post graduate studies)
- 03.2017 – 12.2017 Certified Independent Accountant (Level 2) Accountants Association in Poland, Warsaw
KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English excellent in speech and writing
Spanish good in speech and writing
Timeline
R2R Accounting Manager
Warner. Bros Discovery Polska (SSC)
04.2023 - Current
Senior R2R Analyst
Warner. Bros Discovery Polska (SSC)
02.2022 - 03.2023
RTR and Treasury Accountant
JTI GBS Polska (SSC)
07.2020 - 01.2022
R2R and Treasury Senior Specialist
Unilever Polska (COE)
01.2020 - 06.2020
Finance and Treasury Specialist
Danone (SSC)
03.2018 - 12.2019
Accountant
KCR S.A. (internal accounting)
10.2010 - 11.2017
Accounting Assistant
KCR S.A. (internal accounting)
03.2008 - 10.2010
ACCA Affiliate
FM And Accounting in The International Environment
WSB Academy & EY Academy of Business
Certified Independent Accountant
Accountants Association in Poland
Bachelor's Degree - Finance And Accounting
Vistula University
Disclaimer
Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla potrzeb niezbędnych do realizacji procesu rekrutacji zgodnie z Rozporządzeniem Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2016/679 z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r. w sprawie ochrony osób fizycznych w związku z przetwarzaniem danych osobowych i w sprawie swobodnego przepływu takich danych oraz uchylenia dyrektywy 95/46/WE (RODO).
Hobbies and Interests
sports (fitness, biking), movies, cooking
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