Senior SAP Consultant

• Mar 2022 - Present

Finance Lead Compute & Infrastructure

• Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

-Responsible for building and managing the sub-unit consolidated P&L through closely working with Finance Managers ,CFO, Finance Analysts, Account and Delivery teams, sales people and account business managers-Consolidation and presentation of monthly P&L report on actuals, forecast, budget and submission of associated walks (Forecast over Forecast, Month over Month, Quarter to Quarter, Year over Year)-Guide, support and mentor finance analysts in order to ensure bottoms-up forecasts are reliable and consistent with business developments-Identify risks and opportunities to current forecast and suggest actions for closing gaps to budget in terms of revenue and operating profit-Involved in new deals financial modeling and responsible for ensuring correct revenue and cost recognition-Provide financial modeling and ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives-Liaise with internal and external auditors Show less

Senior Finance Analyst Deutsche Bank Account

• Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

- Drive forecast cycle and month end closing activities on several transformation programs and sub-projects, in line with corporate objectives - Prepare actual versus forecast variance analysis down at individual resource level and share results with business leads - Take appropriate actions to adjust forecast based on conclusions derived from actual versus forecast review- Perform regular review meetings with project leads to assess the financial impact of decisions and address risks and opportunities- Partner with business on cost reduction initiatives such as off-shoring, converting resources from 3rd party contractors to agency contractors to regular employees, identify and implement cost saving initiatives- Accountable for system loads and reconciliations, completion of ad hoc requests, balance sheet reconciliations, point of contact for Internal and External Auditors- Accurately tracked and reported on the financials related to a major client exit from one data center to another- Identified and corrected 600 K$ of historical double booked supplier invoices - Constantly achieved good forecast accuracy (less than 5%) Show less

Finance Lead Security Service Line

• Aug 2013 - Nov 2015

- Lead month end close and forecast cycle activities for security service line by consolidating results from financial analysts across Europe and reporting to upper management- Coordinate service line forecast cycle and prepare consolidated walks- Act as service line single point of contact for all financial related queries (assets, capital investments, accounting treatment) - Act as interface between finance support and business, cascade tasks to financial analysts, monitor progress, remove road blocks, ensure deadlines are met and deliver consolidated views- Participate in rates setting, trend analysis, margin improvement- Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost savings- Efficient coordination of Finance Analysts team ensuring P&L management through accurate forecasts and consistent variance explanations, despite frequent changes in team structure- Designed new meaningful reports for the Finance Analysts/Business in order to better support forecasting of lease cost Show less

Financial Analyst Global Networks Service Line

• Jul 2010 - Aug 2013

Execution of month end close activities in close partnership with the operational team (accruals, deferrals, cross charges, re-classes) in accordance to HP policy and accounting regulations- P&L management, preparation of forecast in collaboration with Operations Leader France and business managers, actual to forecast gap analysis and reporting to upper management- Cost analysis (telecom, labor, maintenance, salaries) - Active participation and support of the annual budget planning process- Asset management - new asset set-up, support of annual inventory exercise.- Follow up on Maintenance renewal contracts- Improved Operating Margin through identifying new cost recovery opportunities- Successfully carried out a clean-up exercise of a cost center structure incurring heavy losses for almost a year and stabilizing it to break-even point; assignment required both process expertise and intense communication with the business- Constantly achieved great forecast accuracy (5%) Show less

Team Leader Global Accounts

• Nov 2008 - Jul 2012

Act as primary interface and subject matter expert in key administration, financial and accounting matters between the Account Delivery/Finance Teams and account project controllers.- Coordinate team through mentoring, support, follow up and proactive monitoring- Ensure guidance and awareness with respect to knowledge and following of the Revenue Recognition methodology and compliance with all business, financial and legal specifications; - Ensure accurate and timely reporting (month-end activities, P&L reporting, Balance Sheet reconciliation) with green KPIs.- Provide business with support related to project details: order volumes, leasing contracts and charges, accounting entries, month end closure adjustments, ad-hoc analysis, systems reconciliations- Investigated and cleared 3 M$ of inherited project unbilled receivables, triggered by historical wrong usage of SAP accounting functionalities - Subject Matter Expert on Business Controls project ensuring regular evaluation of internal controls established and maintained by management and compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Show less

Project Controller Global Accounts

• Apr 2007 - Nov 2008

Through understanding of HP project business, responsible for end-to-end administration and financial reporting on a major global account (100m$+ annual revenue). Serve as a focal point to track the details of the project, responsible for deal set-up and administration in SAP/Compass, order acceptance and booking, customer invoicing, third party purchasing, lease management, month-end closing, management and financial reporting.- Fast understanding of the business, processes and client needs- Design and implementation of a more efficient cost collection and booking process- Constant positive feedback from end customer and internal clients- Involved in mentoring initiatives and internal business controls project - Design and implementation of a more robust and reliable Work Breakdown Structure in SAP for assigned global deal- Records retention of all project related documentation in line with HP policies. Show less

Translator

• Nov 2006 - Apr 2007

Translator within the Assurance Department, in charge of translating official documents in Romanian and English, such as: engagement letters, audit opinions, business plans, Financial Statements of various companies in accordance with IAS and IFRS, service contracts etc. Translator within the Assurance Department, in charge of translating official documents in Romanian and English, such as: engagement letters, audit opinions, business plans, Financial Statements of various companies in accordance with IAS and IFRS, service contracts etc.