Experience

umdasch The Store Makers

• Austria
• Architecture and Planning
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Responsible for: Finance, Accounting, HR, Compliance and Commercial activities • Set-up & improvement of current processes and procedures in Finance department • Organization/coordination/execution of Month closing process • Preparation and execution multi-currency payments • Commercial tasks (outgoing invoices, master data systematization, Contracts review) • Cash-flow forecast & Collection actions • Internal/external audit with clean opinion • Hands-on preparation and coordination of HR administration/payroll operations with external provider • Insource of payroll process • Full selection process for finance/administration positions • Automatization of internal reports/processes (payments from excel to SAP) • Leading change management process in Back-office Show less



Barba delicije d.o.o.,family retail shop. Interim finance role in family owned business.

• Zagreb, Croatia

• CFO

  • Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Standalone set-up & development of inventory accounting process in excel • Operational support: inventory accounting, inventory count, reconciliations, issuing Offers to clients, set-up & development • Reporting • Client & Third-party relationship • Payments management & authorization • Timesheet and HR operations • Standalone set-up & development of inventory accounting process in excel • Operational support: inventory accounting, inventory count, reconciliations, issuing Offers to clients, set-up & development • Reporting • Client & Third-party relationship • Payments management & authorization • Timesheet and HR operations



Konica Minolta

• India
• Printing Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Manager Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Set-up & improvement of current processes and procedures in Finance department • Consolidation of BS/P&L on monthly basis • Automatization of internal reports • Organization and coordination of Month closing process • Payments control & authorization Croatia/Serbia • Outsource of Accounting department from Croatia to Serbia external provider – process organization and implementation (accounting agency, processes set-up, transition to external provider) • Hands-on and coordination of HR administration/payroll operations with external providers Croatia/Serbia • Crisis Management Show less



Adecco

• Switzerland
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Finance Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2019

  • Management Board member & Management of 3 legal entities (sister companies)• 11+ years of financial reporting with high quality and respecting the timeline • 11+ years set-up & follow-up of period closing checklist • Set-up&development of all back-office processes and procedures• Development of reporting system to current internal clients reporting needs• Resolved €0.4M Balance sheet and P&L discrepancies in inventory, AR (unmanageable debt), benefit in kind, advance prepayments etc. with process of accounts&workflow analysis/identifying discrepancies/establishing procedures/providing training to colleagues• Successful management and development of Back-office organization (from 5 to 20 team members in 8 year period)• Croatia Internal audit: year 2012 small country review-grade A, year 2017 standard country review-grade B (no high-risk points)• External audit: clean opinion with no Management letter points• Set-up of Purchase Order Process, Authorization matrix and Segregation of duties for all departments (back-office roles in software) and booklets/written procedures for all processes and client’s specifics• Designed and implemented New Client Approval Process (max up to 0.03% of unmanageable debt of total yearly sales)• 5 times Project leader for software upgrades • Development and implementation of automated project accounting system for complex customer contracts (billing)• Active cost management and continuous focus to its decrease/limitation• Project leader for Adecco Group project Group Reporting and Planning in Croatia (development, implementation,testing, training,cooperation with software provider, mapping)• Developed collection procedure (out of 8 years - 6 years actual DSO below the budget)• Budget and Forecasting including development of templates• Preparing Gross-margin and internal cost analysis (vs. prior period and budget) within closing process• Project leader for implementation of unused holiday calculation in the system Show less

• Financial Controller

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Organized and implemented process of insource for Payroll and Accounting departments (recruitment, processes, transition from external provider etc.)• Set-up of all back-office processes and procedures including Group, local and Zone Policies• Set-up and follow-up of period-end closing and year-end closing• Identified deficiencies in understanding of local and Group policies. Cleared deficiencies, defined and implemented controls and training to all internal and external groups• First internal audit for Croatia in 2009: grade B• Project leader for software upgrade (change of provider)• Obtaining position of Country Manager due to reorganization Show less



Nestlé

• Switzerland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Officer

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Managed accruals related to goods and services• Increased productivity of following processes: invoice bookings, expense reports, payments by setting an example• Managed intercompany transactions and reconsiliation• Internal and external reporting (VAT, P&L for Purina brand)

• Accounts Payable Clerk

  • Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  • Responsibility for Accounts Payable • Booking of Bank Statements (domestic and foreign) • Material/Goods Accounting • Accounting and reconciliation of Fixed Assets

• Accounting Assistant

  • Mar 2004 - Oct 2006

  • Internal and external reports and analysis (Group, local Management)• Partnering and support to Country Finance Manager, Supply Chain and Brand Managers• Master data maintenance • Assistance in Budgeting process• Transfer prices management• P&L accounts analysis and reconciliation• Communication with foreign business partners• Responsible for bookkeeping and payments for Representative Offices in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Serbia