Rafał Skórczewski

Company Overview: Rubix Group – Industrial Distribution | PE-owned by Advent International | CEE Region: 5 countries, 11 subsidiaries | €185M revenue | Group turnover €3.5B+

Leading the full finance agenda across the CEE region, reporting to Group CFO and CEE CEO

Operating as CFO with Vice General Manager scope, overseeing Finance, HR, IT, and Pricing, and providing business leadership over smaller subsidiaries

Key achievements:

• Increased regional gross margin by 1.5 percentage points over 2 years through pricing strategy and commercial steering
• Co-led the acquisition of four companies across the region, with full post-M&A integration into the Group's structure and processes
• Supervised the launch of B2B e-commerce platforms in Poland and Czech Republic, supporting the digital sales channel
• Led HR transformation programmes, including restructuring initiatives and sales bonus system redesign aligned with group strategy
• Selected and oversaw implementation of a new ERP system (Comarch XL) in Poland
• Developed and coordinated cross-subsidiary commercial synergies and cross-selling incentive schemes

• Company Overview: a Berkshire Hathaway Company
• Design and optimization of finance and business processes in a start-up environment (monthly closing within 2-3 days)
• Insourcing of AP and AR with pay score average of 1 day and virtually no overdues over 30 days
• Working capital management resulting in 50% reduction in working capital (as % of sales) between 2016–2018
• Design and Implementation of internal control system
• Implementation of zero-based budgeting with the aim at dual path of growth via increased revenue and cost efficiencies
• Design and execution of cost saving initiatives reducing up to 20% of the annual cost base
• Commercial analysis and improvement of product profitability by selective price-ups
• Financial Planning with top accuracy scores
• US GAAP Reporting, Corporate Governance, Statutory, Internal Controls, Taxation (including CIT optimization of 80% in 2018), Transfer Pricing
• Organization Development & Coaching resulting in high scores in employee surveys
• A Berkshire Hathaway Company

• Supervision over the Accounting and Taxes (including transfer pricing projects) of entities in Poland and Czech Republic
• Financial planning, controlling and reporting for 12 countries of CEE Region
• Monitoring and evaluation of the business performance, monitoring of KPIs
• Development and maintenance of periodic internal reporting
• Coordination and submission of all medium term plans, budgets, reforecasts and actual reporting in accordance with IFRS (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, capex)
• Pricing strategy development and monitoring
• Ongoing analytical support for commercial teams
• Participation in company start-up activities including SAP customization
• Management over 4 persons team (chief accountants in Poland and in Czech Republic, an accountant and a financial controller)
• Participation in business and commercial decision making process on strategic and tactical level

• Company Overview: Liberty Global Group
• Supervision over the reporting process of Polish subsidiaries of Liberty Global, including consolidation of multicurrency group of Polish and foreign entities
• Defining measurement and disclosure of sophisticated transactions in accordance with US GAAP (acquisitions, derivatives, FAS 48)
• Actual vs. budget variance analyses
• Supervision over SOX controls performance
• Coordination of Hyperion Financial Manager implementation
• Management of a three persons financial reporting team
• Liberty Global Group

• Audit of financial statements and group reporting packages prepared in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS, Polish GAAP, mainly telecommunication and industrial companies
• SOX compliance audits, audits of internal controls systems

• Preparation and implementation of Back Office unit costing of Treasury products