Andrzej Buczyłowski

• Consolidation of financial country results at European headquarters level
• Reporting of European financial and business position to world wide management
• Integration of newly acquired company into HP processes and systems
• Close cooperation with countries to secure required results and quality
• Driving improvement programs with countries

• Team Lead directly responsible for 7 employees
• Assisting the manager and another team lead in shaping the structure and work of the whole team of 16 employees
• People management including goal setting, assessment and coaching.
• Project Management
• Standardisation projects - identifying and spreading best practices from one country to other countries
• All other responsibilities of Finance Lead in UK&I as previously


Achievements:

• Participation in “Finance High Potential Development Program”. This includes working on a high profile project for Europe finance and business community
• Award for the best finance team on worldwide level in Q2 2011
• Award for the best finance individual contributor on worldwide level in Q2 2010
• Active participation in “Voice of the Workforce Project” in 2010

• Full ownership of the finance function for one business unit in UK & Ireland
• Providing comprehensive financial analysis and consulting to business unit and industry managers
• Tailor finance support to changing business structure and market conditions
• Month/year end processing and analysis
• Forecasting of short term and long term financial results
• Financial Planning and trend analysis
• Providing detailed regular and ad hoc reporting
• Pro-active analysis including narratives and early warnings
• Margin analysis
• Developing many Excel based reports to facilitate management decision taking
• Active participation in knowledge sharing
• Participation in various internal and cross-team projects
• Mentoring for other team members and newcomers

• Full ownership of the Finance function, setting financial strategy
• Monthly Management Accounts
• Year-end Statutory accounts and reconciliations
• Bank reconciliations - multi currency
• Maintaining relationship with the bank
• Funding management (invoice finance facility and Letters of Credit)
• Hedging currency risk exposure
• Developing many Excel based spreadsheets and reports to facilitate management decision taking
• Forecasting and reporting to the Board
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Budget preparation and implementation
• Credit control
• Margin analysis and product pricing
• All aspects of Logistics - ensuring best prices, quality and timings
• Monthly salary run and payroll year-end reporting and reconciliations
• Maintaining relations with licensors and quarterly reporting of figures to them
• Supervision of shipping and accounts clerks

• Monthly Management Accounts
• Consolidated Accounts and reconciliation of inter-company ledgers
• Year End Process including accounts for audit
• Dealing with auditors
• VAT Returns
• Developing many Excel based spreadsheets and reports to facilitate management decision taking
• Bank reconciliations and cash flow
• Budget preparation and implementation
• Gross margin analysis
• Monthly PAYE reconciliations and payments
• Direct supervision of purchase ledger clerk
• Acting as the deputy for the financial controller
• Training completed to understand and to be able to perform each position within the department: purchase ledger, payroll and credit control