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Marek Stempel

Marek Stempel

Kraków

Summary

Detail-oriented Accounting Assistant offers more than 10 years of experience in accounting roles. Skilled in account reconciliation, report drafting and collections. Industrious and meticulous with strong history of integrity and reliability.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Specialist – AR

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH Branch Poland Sp. z o.o.
04.2022 - Current

Tools and Technologies: SAP, MS Access, MS Excel

  • Accounts receivable management – billing process for German clients: fee calculations, contract review and billing of invoices
  • Managing invoicing process and timely invoice delivery
  • Managing cash collections and overdue invoices
  • Processing direct debit, updating payment details
  • Cash allocation and application
  • Supporting in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.

Senior Billing Specialist, Officer

State Street Bank International GmbH Sp. z o.o.
04.2020 - 03.2022

Tools and Technologies: MS Access, MS Excel, Coupa

  • Coordinated the billing process between the Swiss and local team
  • Reviewed and updated the work instructions
  • Managed invoicing process and timely invoice delivery
  • Tracked and handled finance, audit and compliance activities
  • Managed overdue invoices, cash collections and dunning process
  • Part of implementation process for online invoice upload

Billing Support Lead

ACT1 Group Agile1 Poland Sp. z o.o.
05.2017 - 03.2020

Tools and Technologies: VMS, MS Excel, Tungsten,

SY by Cegedim Platform

  • SME for billing team members and other teams
  • Handled invoicing process for Germany (Billing Admin)
  • Liaised with corporate billing, client service team to ensure billing process was aligned and functioning efficiently
  • Monitored invoicing files to ensure accuracy of all rates and bill codes
  • Prepared and monitored all adjustments and rebills activities

Billing Analyst

ACT1 Group Agile1 Poland Sp. z o.o.
05.2017 - 03.2020

Tools and Technologies: VMS, MS Excel, Tungsten,

SY by Cegedim Platform

  • Participated in transition of accounting processes from Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, and France
  • Managed invoicing process and timely invoice delivery for Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, and France
  • Invoice distribution to the clients and suppliers (submission on the clients’ portal such as Tungsten, SY by Cegedim Platform)
  • Created and updated suppliers’ accounts
  • Amended and updated data in the system back-end - certified admin (Master Data)
  • Audited vendor setup data.

Billing Specialist/Billing Specialist II

Akamai Technologies Polska Sp. z o.o.
06.2015 - 04.2017

Tools and Technologies: Salesforce, Oracle, MS Excel, SAP Ariba, Tungsten

  • Point of contact for EMEA (mainly Germany) billing and contract queries
  • Investigated and responded to customer billing/contract questions: contract terms, billing process, taxation, credit memos and invoices, reissue of disputed invoices
  • Complete upload of invoices on customers invoicing portals (Ariba, Tungsten)
  • Cooperated with Collections Team and Cash Application Team in payment application, and account reconciliation.

Customer Care Specialist

PerkinElmer Polska Sp. z o.o.
05.2014 - 05.2015

Tools and Technologies: SAP, MS Excel, SAP CRM

  • Handled complaints, resolved billing and invoicing inquiries externally and internally
  • Orders and contracts management
  • Managed invoicing and rebills processes
  • First-line technical support for CRM invoicing processes.

Consultant Contributor/German Customer Care Team Leader

Sabre Polska Sp. z o.o.
05.2010 - 04.2015
  • Consultant Associate

Accounting Analyst in cash allocation team

Shell Polska Sp. z o.o.
08.2009 - 05.2010
  • Managed daily cash application and allocation
  • Solved and responded to customers’ billing inquiries
  • Participated in 2-month transition of accounts receivable/cash allocation and application process in Hamburg, supported both Krakow and Hamburg teams, created operating procedures.

Debt Collection Analyst

Shell Polska Sp. z o.o.
08.2009 - 05.2010
  • Managed daily cash allocation and application
  • Cleared suppliers’ accounts
  • Handled daily contact with suppliers and customers.

Junior Financial Analyst

Capgemini Polska Sp. z o.o.
01.2008 - 07.2009

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Analysis

Tischner European University
Krakow, Poland
06.2024

Diploma in German language - German Philology

Foreign Language Teacher Training College
06.2007

Skills

Languages skills: Polish (Mother tongue), German (fluent),English (fluent), French (basic)

  • Accounting Principles
  • Invoice Processing
  • Invoicing and collections
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Statement Review
  • Reporting analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Collection
  • Accounting Records Analysis
  • Database Maintenance

Timeline

Accounting Specialist – AR

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH Branch Poland Sp. z o.o.
04.2022 - Current

Senior Billing Specialist, Officer

State Street Bank International GmbH Sp. z o.o.
04.2020 - 03.2022

Billing Support Lead

ACT1 Group Agile1 Poland Sp. z o.o.
05.2017 - 03.2020

Billing Analyst

ACT1 Group Agile1 Poland Sp. z o.o.
05.2017 - 03.2020

Billing Specialist/Billing Specialist II

Akamai Technologies Polska Sp. z o.o.
06.2015 - 04.2017

Customer Care Specialist

PerkinElmer Polska Sp. z o.o.
05.2014 - 05.2015

Consultant Contributor/German Customer Care Team Leader

Sabre Polska Sp. z o.o.
05.2010 - 04.2015

Accounting Analyst in cash allocation team

Shell Polska Sp. z o.o.
08.2009 - 05.2010

Debt Collection Analyst

Shell Polska Sp. z o.o.
08.2009 - 05.2010

Junior Financial Analyst

Capgemini Polska Sp. z o.o.
01.2008 - 07.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Business Analysis

Tischner European University

Diploma in German language - German Philology

Foreign Language Teacher Training College
Marek Stempel