Marina Ristova
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Macedonian Professional working proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Serbian Professional working proficiency
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Kenneth Austin
I have been Marina’s manager in the Accounting group at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since September, 2007. In addition to handling significant responsibilities during the accounting closes, such as journal entry assistance and entry and overall monitoring of account reconciliations, Marina became my key ‘right hand’ person for the more complex issues requiring resolution and was responsible for a number of detailed analyses and reconciliations. For example, Marina reconciles activity and works with business partners to analyze activity such as (approx. $100M) marketing and R&D accrual accounts, loans and foreign exchange activity and the more complex miscellaneous asset and liability accounts. Marina also analyzes and prepares schedules for a number of Income Statement functional lines such as Other Income/Expense, interest, FX impact and royalty revenues. Marina has lead a number of projects working with domestic and international personnel in areas such as employee loans, hedging transactions and Intercompany sales/purchasing issues. I have been able to count on Marina’s persistence in following issues to appropriate resolution. I recommend Marina for a position in any area of finance requiring a team player who works well with a significant level of detail and who has the drive and persistence to work through and resolve complex issues.
Shawn Lorraine Kohut Ross, MBA, CGCE
Marina is detail-oriented and highly effective at managing customer AR accounts as well as Accounting reports. She is quick to pick up new tasks and seizes opportunities to learn and grow within the organization.
Kenneth Austin
I have been Marina’s manager in the Accounting group at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since September, 2007. In addition to handling significant responsibilities during the accounting closes, such as journal entry assistance and entry and overall monitoring of account reconciliations, Marina became my key ‘right hand’ person for the more complex issues requiring resolution and was responsible for a number of detailed analyses and reconciliations. For example, Marina reconciles activity and works with business partners to analyze activity such as (approx. $100M) marketing and R&D accrual accounts, loans and foreign exchange activity and the more complex miscellaneous asset and liability accounts. Marina also analyzes and prepares schedules for a number of Income Statement functional lines such as Other Income/Expense, interest, FX impact and royalty revenues. Marina has lead a number of projects working with domestic and international personnel in areas such as employee loans, hedging transactions and Intercompany sales/purchasing issues. I have been able to count on Marina’s persistence in following issues to appropriate resolution. I recommend Marina for a position in any area of finance requiring a team player who works well with a significant level of detail and who has the drive and persistence to work through and resolve complex issues.
Shawn Lorraine Kohut Ross, MBA, CGCE
Marina is detail-oriented and highly effective at managing customer AR accounts as well as Accounting reports. She is quick to pick up new tasks and seizes opportunities to learn and grow within the organization.
Kenneth Austin
I have been Marina’s manager in the Accounting group at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since September, 2007. In addition to handling significant responsibilities during the accounting closes, such as journal entry assistance and entry and overall monitoring of account reconciliations, Marina became my key ‘right hand’ person for the more complex issues requiring resolution and was responsible for a number of detailed analyses and reconciliations. For example, Marina reconciles activity and works with business partners to analyze activity such as (approx. $100M) marketing and R&D accrual accounts, loans and foreign exchange activity and the more complex miscellaneous asset and liability accounts. Marina also analyzes and prepares schedules for a number of Income Statement functional lines such as Other Income/Expense, interest, FX impact and royalty revenues. Marina has lead a number of projects working with domestic and international personnel in areas such as employee loans, hedging transactions and Intercompany sales/purchasing issues. I have been able to count on Marina’s persistence in following issues to appropriate resolution. I recommend Marina for a position in any area of finance requiring a team player who works well with a significant level of detail and who has the drive and persistence to work through and resolve complex issues.
Shawn Lorraine Kohut Ross, MBA, CGCE
Marina is detail-oriented and highly effective at managing customer AR accounts as well as Accounting reports. She is quick to pick up new tasks and seizes opportunities to learn and grow within the organization.
Kenneth Austin
I have been Marina’s manager in the Accounting group at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since September, 2007. In addition to handling significant responsibilities during the accounting closes, such as journal entry assistance and entry and overall monitoring of account reconciliations, Marina became my key ‘right hand’ person for the more complex issues requiring resolution and was responsible for a number of detailed analyses and reconciliations. For example, Marina reconciles activity and works with business partners to analyze activity such as (approx. $100M) marketing and R&D accrual accounts, loans and foreign exchange activity and the more complex miscellaneous asset and liability accounts. Marina also analyzes and prepares schedules for a number of Income Statement functional lines such as Other Income/Expense, interest, FX impact and royalty revenues. Marina has lead a number of projects working with domestic and international personnel in areas such as employee loans, hedging transactions and Intercompany sales/purchasing issues. I have been able to count on Marina’s persistence in following issues to appropriate resolution. I recommend Marina for a position in any area of finance requiring a team player who works well with a significant level of detail and who has the drive and persistence to work through and resolve complex issues.
Shawn Lorraine Kohut Ross, MBA, CGCE
Marina is detail-oriented and highly effective at managing customer AR accounts as well as Accounting reports. She is quick to pick up new tasks and seizes opportunities to learn and grow within the organization.
Experience
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Kedrion Biopharma
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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May 2017 - Present
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Ralph Lauren
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Jun 2015 - May 2017
Support the Manager of Accounting & Finance; work cross-functionally on completion of monthly/quarterly closing requirements for two Divisions. Depreciation forecast preparation and forecast vs.actual variance analysis and communication. Responsible for monthly assets capitalization in SAP and maintenance of assets in Sub-Ledger. Preparation of capital and depreciation accruals, fixed assets roll-forwards and reconciliations. Attest/upload dedicated reconciliation and SOX control testing into SharePoint. Assist Accounting & Tax with various Audits.
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The Medicines Company
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Jan 2015 - May 2015
Support the Director of Accounting; work cross-functionally on completion of the 1st Q closing requirements. Roll-forward of the worldwide Fixed Assets in SAP, verify balances; create and dispose assets. Utilize external data (852, 867 reports) to prepare weekly sales analysis and monthly GTN analysis by product. Classifies and summarize transactions for the Inventory; confirm the GL and Sub-ledger month-end balances. Manages bank accounts on a daily basis, prepare journal entries, validate bank balances for Parent and Subs. Attest/upload all dedicated reconciliations into the SharePoint for SOX compliance and review by Auditors.
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Sanofi
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France
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
Perform analytic assessments, accountable for monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Work cross-functionally and liaison with NA Controlling, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Business Owners surrounding GR/IR clearing requirements or issues in SAP, develop and perform relevant training. Establish best practices surrounding controls, roles and responsibilities and process flow. Act as a single point of contact for internal and external auditors, performs all related SOX controls. Perform analytic assessments, accountable for monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Work cross-functionally and liaison with NA Controlling, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Business Owners surrounding GR/IR clearing requirements or issues in SAP, develop and perform relevant training. Establish best practices surrounding controls, roles and responsibilities and process flow. Act as a single point of contact for internal and external auditors, performs all related SOX controls.
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Mercedes-Benz USA
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
Migration and Consolidation SAP Project (FI/CO).Mapping of several company codes into one and migrated from one SAP client to another SAP client system. Extraction of all data during testing and after migration for business validation and auditor approval. Validation of Balance Sheet and P&L; book JEs for the differences in order to tie these two. Documentation of the migration process (before and after) for Assets, Customers, Vendors, Vehicles, BS, P&L. Migration and Consolidation SAP Project (FI/CO).Mapping of several company codes into one and migrated from one SAP client to another SAP client system. Extraction of all data during testing and after migration for business validation and auditor approval. Validation of Balance Sheet and P&L; book JEs for the differences in order to tie these two. Documentation of the migration process (before and after) for Assets, Customers, Vendors, Vehicles, BS, P&L.
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Bayer
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Accountant II –GL Group
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Jun 2006 - Oct 2013
Migration/centralization of the GL functions to the Headquarters. Coordinate monthly reporting process to ensure timely and accurate reporting of 6 legal entities.Perform financial reporting and month-end closing activities, including complete cost assessment to P&L. Maintain general ledger of 4 SAP instances to transmit data from US/affiliates to German parent company. Assist in preparation and posting of journal entries and accruals for R&D, LTI, STI & Vacation. Responsible for monthly analysis of critical Asset and Liability accounts, Financial Results, Royalties, Marketing, Litigation, Other Income & Expense, Special Items. Key resource for the annual audit process and the annual tax compliance process. Participate in special projects, including data migration and consolidation of 2 different SAP instances. Post merger integration of Berlex and Bayer Treasury functions.
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Treasury Services Administrator
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Jul 1998 - Jun 2006
Posted entries for intercompany loans, financial and insurance data in SAP. Prepared the investment, cash flow and insurance analysis for monthly reporting to Management. Performed cash application of customer remittance not posted by the lockbox. Performed wire transfers (domestic, international & tax). Analyzed bank fees and opened and closed bank accounts as required. Assisted with SOX compliance, and provided information to Auditors. Performed monthly reconciliations of the cash accounts and bank statements.
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Education
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2003 - 2006
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration - Concentration in Accounting
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