Baldvin Freysteinsson
Finance Controller at Verne Global- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
FLE - Félag löggiltra endurskoðendaJan, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Verne Global
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Iceland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Controller
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Oct 2017 - Present
Working as a Business Controller at Verne Global Main regular work: Supervision and managing of monthly/quarterly/year-end consolidation reporting for the group including eight companies located in four countries. Preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, tax returns (in the UK, US and Iceland) and communications with external auditors (in the UK and Iceland). Managing day-to-day operations of finance department; accounting, budget/forecast of departments and operations, monitoring cost/revenue, payroll in UK/Iceland. Show less
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Actavis plc (now Allergan)
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Ireland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Group Consolidation Manager
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May 2014 - Jul 2017
Worked as a Group Consolidation Manager on monthly, quarterly, year-end reporting for parent companies of Actavis/Allergan/Teva, e.g. review and analysis of group financials, communication with group entities, monitoring of subsidiaries‘ reporting Implementation, design and rollout of BPC consolidation system (e.g. parallel closing of consolidation systems, reconciliation between systems, people training) Elimination of intercompany profit in inventory (e.g. monitoring and reviewing of subsidiaries‘ reporting, booking elimination entries) Communications with external and internal auditors in US and Iceland. Communication with owners, Allergan plc in the US and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in Israel Show less
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LazyTown Entertainment
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Iceland
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
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Dec 2011 - May 2014
Worked as head of financial planning and analysis on monthly/quarterly/year-end consolidation reporting for Lazytown‘s group financials, preparation of financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, tax returns and communications with external and internal auditors in Iceland and abroad Communication with owners, Turner Broadcasting System Europe in UK and the Time Warner Inc. in the US (registered in NYSE) Statistical analysis of operations for managers and regular presentations for board meetings General financial management, such as budgeting and monitoring production cost, operating expenses and revenue Documenting internal processes, managing work and people within financial department Show less
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KPMG
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Canada
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Audit Manager
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Jan 2005 - Dec 2011
Worked on auditing and accounting procedures, e.g. substantive and control procedures, communication with clients, tax returns, preparation of financial statements, IT audit, general reconciliation procedures etc. with emphasis on financial institutions Internal audit of supervised entities which are regulated by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), various projects related to internal audit of savings banks, auditing and verification work on financial reports to the FSA Worked on auditing and accounting procedures, e.g. substantive and control procedures, communication with clients, tax returns, preparation of financial statements, IT audit, general reconciliation procedures etc. with emphasis on financial institutions Internal audit of supervised entities which are regulated by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), various projects related to internal audit of savings banks, auditing and verification work on financial reports to the FSA
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Education
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2003 - 2005
Háskóli Íslands
Cand. Oecon., Accounting and Finance -
2001 - 2005
Háskóli Íslands
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
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