Joanna Pełeszok
Zalesie Górne
Summary
Skilled Chief Accountant with 25 years of experience working for an international company
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Various Roles to Operational Controller Poland
Nielsen Company
09.1998 - Current
- Ensuring accounting functions work effectively and efficiently
- Ensuring Polish legal entities adhere to statutory requirements (tax and legal compliance)
- Preparation of financial statements according to Polish GAAP for Polish legal entities
- Preparation reports for National Bank, Statistical Office, Tax office (VAT, CIT, WHT, other statutory reports)
- Executing period closing: monthly, quarterly, yearly in accordance with corporate requirements for the local market (Quarter / Annual Management Packs)
- Preparation of input for Quarterly Management Reporting Letter
- Close cooperation, supervising and monitoring with the offshore Teams regarding entire accounting process including general ledger, accounts receivables, inventory, fixed assets, cash management
- Supervision over accounts payable processes and taxes (direct / indirect)
- Reviewing, investigating and preparing corrections to errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports
- Liaising with external and internal auditors, sharing relevant information with the auditors
- Maintaining good relationships with third parties including financial institutions, auditors, tax authorities and other stakeholders
- Adhering to Group Accounting Policy and Procedures for all accounting and reporting activities
- Supervision over the correctness of tax settlements to Tax Office
- Supervision over the proper circulation of accounting documents
- Supervision, control and reconciliation of balances with contractors, the tax office, the Social Insurance Institution and other entities and other payroll related activities
- Supervision over the preparation of Transfer Pricing documentation and reporting Mandatory Disclosure Rules
- Contracts reviews and approvals as Member of Management Board
- Supervision over internal controls to make sure the proper controls are maintained, and they are in place
- Support the business in terms of taxation, risk management evaluations, etc.
Accountant
"Signella-1"
08.1996 - 08.1998
- Handling day-to-day accounting processes (processing AP invoices, processing AR invoices, Bank Statements, Cash, Accruals)
- Assisting in annual audit preparations, ensuring a smooth process with no major discrepancies found
- GL Accounts reconciliations
- Preparing VAT returns
Education
Master's Degree - Finance And Accounting
Faculty of Management University of Warsaw
WarsawBachelor - Management
Kozminski University
WarsawSkills
- Team Leadership
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Computer literate MS Office, SAP ECC
- Languages: Polish – native, English B2
Timeline
Various Roles to Operational Controller Poland
Nielsen Company
09.1998 - Current
Accountant
"Signella-1"
08.1996 - 08.1998
Master's Degree - Finance And Accounting
Faculty of Management University of Warsaw
Bachelor - Management
Kozminski University
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