Rafal Mozdzen, FCCA
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NORIAN
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Norway
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Feb 2016 - Present
Torun, Kuyavian-Pomeranian District, Poland Responsible for customer services and projects (business improvements and integrations) in NORIAN Accounting (part of ECIT Group listed on EURONEXT in Oslo). Previously responsible for services for one of the main German Finance and Accounting Operations client. Main areas of responsibility: - service delivery according to SLA for 9 countries for P2P (and other processes after go live decision) - main customer contact person (service manager role) - harmonization and improvments… Show more Responsible for customer services and projects (business improvements and integrations) in NORIAN Accounting (part of ECIT Group listed on EURONEXT in Oslo). Previously responsible for services for one of the main German Finance and Accounting Operations client. Main areas of responsibility: - service delivery according to SLA for 9 countries for P2P (and other processes after go live decision) - main customer contact person (service manager role) - harmonization and improvments of the processes - supporting team, team leaders and process specialists in their roles. Norian took over OpusCapita finance and accounting operations since 1st of September 2017. Show less
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Member of the Supervisory Board/Board of Directors
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May 2014 - May 2016
Lodz, Lodz District, Poland Additional job while working for another employer. Overall control and supervision of the company’s Management Board. Review of the performance, plans and strategies.
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Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza S.A.
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Poland
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead specialist - Strategy & Development Department (incl. acqusitions)
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Jun 2012 - Jan 2016
Toruń, Poland - international & domestic acqusitions' process management/coordination - financial due dilligences of potential candidates for take over - valuation of the companies and investment projects - recommendations for mother company and subsidiaries strategies - projects' management - close cooperation with the management board / executive level. Successes - realization of a long term strategy of KSC Capital Group: - take-over of a grain mill company - PZM "PZZ" w Stoislawiu… Show more - international & domestic acqusitions' process management/coordination - financial due dilligences of potential candidates for take over - valuation of the companies and investment projects - recommendations for mother company and subsidiaries strategies - projects' management - close cooperation with the management board / executive level. Successes - realization of a long term strategy of KSC Capital Group: - take-over of a grain mill company - PZM "PZZ" w Stoislawiu S.A. and a potato processing company - PPZ Trzemeszno Sp. z o.o. - assets purchase of former food processing company (former ZPOW Wloclawek) - Polskie Przetwory Sp. z o.o. - various complex interdepartamental projects. Other projects included: - trials of taking over companies located abroad (including due diligences and negotiations) - investment projects' assessment - new strategy creation for a mother company and the group - reasearches regarding strategy hypothesis. Show less
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Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej w Lublincu Sp. z o.o.
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Poland
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Food Production
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Secretary of Supervisory Board/Board of Directors
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Jul 2011 - Jan 2013
Lubliniec, Poland Additional job while working for Polish Sugar. Overall control and supervision of the company’s Management Board. Review of the performance, plans and strategies.
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Freelancer
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Dec 2011 - Dec 2012
Lodz, Poland - accounting/financial advisory - SSC/BPO advisory - review of internal procedures - finance and accounting trainings (including IFRS/IAS standards) Broad experience and broad networking contacts
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Lodz Airport Central Poland (Port Lotniczy Łódź)
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Poland
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Management Board & Commercial Director
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Jun 2010 - Nov 2011
Lodz, Poland Vice President of the Management Board & Commercial Director (till April 2011) - responsible for the following departaments: - finance and accounting - sales and marketing - new routes and routes maitenance - public tenders. Main success: bank consent to bonds issue worth 190 million PLN (50 million EUR). Commercial Director - till November 2011
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Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board/Board of Directors
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Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
Lodz, Lodz District, Poland Overall control and supervision of the company’s Management Board (additional job while still working for Lodz Airport).
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Vice President of Management Board
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Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
Łódź Area, Poland Vice President of the Management Board responsible for finance and accounting area.
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Infosys BPM
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Jan 2008 - Mar 2010
Lodz, Lodz District, Poland Global projects' management, best in class finance and accounting processes implementation, business transformations and re-engineering. Finance and accounting departments' change management. Global PTP Process Owner Global lead auditor for procedures' scope compliance and auditor for SSCs in India and Thailand. Major projects: - Harmonization of processes and activities in F&A - VAT improvement projects/assignments - Cost optimization in BPO - F&A departments… Show more Global projects' management, best in class finance and accounting processes implementation, business transformations and re-engineering. Finance and accounting departments' change management. Global PTP Process Owner Global lead auditor for procedures' scope compliance and auditor for SSCs in India and Thailand. Major projects: - Harmonization of processes and activities in F&A - VAT improvement projects/assignments - Cost optimization in BPO - F&A departments reorganizations - process improvements in F&A area (mainly PTP)
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Team Leader
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Oct 2007 - Jan 2008
Lodz, Lodz District, Poland The same as last position in Philips SSC/BPO. All Philips' SSCs were taken over by Infosys BPO.
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AP Team Leader
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Aug 2006 - Sep 2007
Lodz, Lodz District, Poland I lead the team of 25 accounts payables' accountants servicing 80 Philips organizations. Main responsibilities cover: - ensuring daily performance on the high level (KPI targets are fulfilled) - team management (coaching, mentoring, developing) - keeping good relationships with customers - I was a customer contact person for 13 sites - negotiation with clients regarding SLA, IPA, ways of working etc. - communication to/from SSC management - involvement in innovation… Show more I lead the team of 25 accounts payables' accountants servicing 80 Philips organizations. Main responsibilities cover: - ensuring daily performance on the high level (KPI targets are fulfilled) - team management (coaching, mentoring, developing) - keeping good relationships with customers - I was a customer contact person for 13 sites - negotiation with clients regarding SLA, IPA, ways of working etc. - communication to/from SSC management - involvement in innovation projects. I am also involved in Internal Control Standards (ICS) developed for SOX purposes. I coordinate executing ICS controls through taking overall high level supervision over ICS owners and agents in AP department. Have experience in designing and implementing ICS controls in SSC.
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Migration Leader
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Mar 2006 - Aug 2006
As the migration leader I was sent to Hamburg to one of Philips factory to migrate the accounting department to SSC. I successfully performed all assigned tasks with my 8 persons' team, established good relationships with the internal customer and transfered the knowledge to SSC. My key responsibilities at that time were: - ensuring proper and effective knowledge transfer (AR, AP, GL, banking) - harmonization of ways of working - supporting Project and Migration Managers in their… Show more As the migration leader I was sent to Hamburg to one of Philips factory to migrate the accounting department to SSC. I successfully performed all assigned tasks with my 8 persons' team, established good relationships with the internal customer and transfered the knowledge to SSC. My key responsibilities at that time were: - ensuring proper and effective knowledge transfer (AR, AP, GL, banking) - harmonization of ways of working - supporting Project and Migration Managers in their daily work and documentation preparation (SLA, issue lists, go/no go documents etc.) - maintaing good contacts with the client - coaching and developing other team members - daily communication between the team, the client and SSC management
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Business Improvement Leader
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Sep 2004 - Feb 2006
During the work in Finance Shared Service Center in Lodz, Poland my first post was a Business Improvement Leader. I was reponsible for business improvements and sucessful global projects implementation in other Philips SSCs and organizations. My biggest projects were related with the harmonization of work instructions for 2 SAP R/3 kernels for all F&A areas (GL, AR, AP, Banking) for the whole Europe and Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliation for the whole Philips world. Due to my… Show more During the work in Finance Shared Service Center in Lodz, Poland my first post was a Business Improvement Leader. I was reponsible for business improvements and sucessful global projects implementation in other Philips SSCs and organizations. My biggest projects were related with the harmonization of work instructions for 2 SAP R/3 kernels for all F&A areas (GL, AR, AP, Banking) for the whole Europe and Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliation for the whole Philips world. Due to my involvement SSC obtained ACCA Accredited Employer status on the beginning of 2006.
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Financial Advisor
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Jul 2005 - Aug 2005
I was responsible for a financial part of a restructuring plan for a hospital (contract job while still working for Philips - working as a freelancer/consultant).
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KPMG US
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Audit supervisor
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Oct 2001 - Aug 2004
Supervision of audit teams and portfolio of audit clients from various businesses. I was acting as an in-charge on mostly commercial and industrial engagements. Major clients included: LOT Polish Airlines, Konica Minolta, Schiever Polska-Auchan Group, Destylarnia Sobieski-Belvedere Group, Gillette Poland, P&O Trans European, Ster Century Cinemas, Synoptik, UCB Pharma, Endemol-Neovision, Tel-Energo, BMW Polska, Continental Opony. Experienced in running also the engagements in… Show more Supervision of audit teams and portfolio of audit clients from various businesses. I was acting as an in-charge on mostly commercial and industrial engagements. Major clients included: LOT Polish Airlines, Konica Minolta, Schiever Polska-Auchan Group, Destylarnia Sobieski-Belvedere Group, Gillette Poland, P&O Trans European, Ster Century Cinemas, Synoptik, UCB Pharma, Endemol-Neovision, Tel-Energo, BMW Polska, Continental Opony. Experienced in running also the engagements in non-audit areas such as internal audit, SOX (e.g. McDonald's Polska), due dilligences (e.g. Mera Poltik, Norwich Union, Recordati/Polfa). In 2002 I was on 2 months secondment in KPMG Romania (Bucharest). While working for KPMG I become an ACCA member (all ACCA exams passed in 2001) and UK Charted Certified Accountant (2004). I have practical knowledge in the financial and auditing science. Have a good experience of running and managing middle size engagements, as well as coaching the more junior staff.
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Audit assistant
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Oct 1998 - Sep 2001
See detailed description in Audit supervisor.
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