Agata Polakowska

Project Delivery:
• Bringing to the table strong functional understanding and expertise of SAP S/4 HANA modules and their utilization in CMT Industry specific processes (e.g. Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report etc.)
• Defining scope of a project, estimate effort and delivery timelines/milestones
• Supporting delivery of large complex project of SAP S/4 HANA/ SAP ECC 6.0 implementation
• Drawing on extensive knowledge and experience across SAP Systems Integration to provide insightful, business-relevant points of view and recommendations based on a robust analysis
• Supervising an implementation of either full IT solution or its component(s),
Business Development:
• Supporting identification and conversion of business opportunities by working closely with Managers and Senior Managers to develop their relationships with Key Account Teams and SAP Platform Leadership in various geographies
• Developing new knowledge, methods, tools and assets to support project teams in bringing new solutions to the client
Business Analysis
• Performing an analysis on the Return on the Investment from the new IT solution
• Performing a current state analysis of business-related processes to develop solutions, define to-be state and roadmap to implement changes
• Analyzing market and customer demands to define potential business opportunities

- Drive the harmonization and standardization of financial processes within area of responsibility for legal units
- Identify and justify gaps concerning financial processes among legal units and deliver further alignment with global standards
- Ensure coordination and completion of data cleaning for migration process
- Execute data preparation for SAP implementation process
- Execute testing of the global solution within the legal units, including future regression testing
- Act as Change Agent and coach for the adoption of Best Practices regarding financial processes
- Adapt the available training materials to a specific legal units needs
- Support the preparation and delivery of End User trainings
- Give the first level of support for business users regarding standardized financial processes
- Testing of each single end to end flows and approvals

• Drive the harmonization and standardization of financial processes for legal units
• Identify and justify gaps concerning financial processes among legal units and deliver further alignment with global standards
• Ensure coordination and completion of data cleaning for migration process
• Execute data preparation for SAP implementation process
• Execute testing of the global solution within the legal units, including future regression testing
• Act as Change Agent and coach for the adoption of Best Practices regarding financial processes
• Adapt the available training materials to a specific legal units’ need
• Support the preparation and delivery of End User trainings
• Give the first level of support for business users regarding standardized financial processes
• Testing of each single end to end flows and approvals

The purpose of the role is to assist finance department in ensuring and supervision of travel and expense project schedules. Monitoring the payment and participate in continuous improvement process of T&E by provision and implementation of innovation.

Responsibilities Include

• Managing Travel and Expense project which assists company’s finance department
• Managing Travel and expense project plans and supervising schedules
• Ensuring the completion of project with in the scheduled time and allocated budget
• Controlling project till completion by organizing project activities including meetings which involves communicating with individual clients or departments
• Monitoring credit card payment process ensuring timely settlement of the receivables and corrective actions in case of payment delays
• Monitoring administration process of credit cards ensuring individual customer service, and on time reporting of business expenses by employees
• Participating in continuous improvement of Travel and Expense by providing innovative ideas and their implementation
• Mentoring team members by assisting in provision of necessary skills and knowledge to facilitate the project

• Active participation in Citibank and SAP implementation in EMEA, NA and APAC region
• Initiating payments for newly implemented regions
• Vendors and Bank accounts SAP reconciliation
• Cooperation with GPT SAP team, upgrade implementation and compliance testing
• Share ideas: support in initiating and implementing process improvements
• Daily cooperation with sourcing department to close old credit card contracts and T&E systems
• Support and training during implementation process
• Creating various credit card reports (cardholder lists, credit card activity, suspension log)
• Analyzing, planning and implementing process improvement needs
• Evaluating and models existing processes
• Identifying improvement options
• Collecting T&E related data to identify root cause problems
• Measuring performance against process requirements, aligning improvement projects to close performance shortfalls

• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments
• Identify local legal requirements and introduce them into the central T&E reporting system
• Active participation in SAP roll out
• Cooperation with IT and local office
• Administration of Credit Card process on a daily basic
• Timely processing of expense reports – verifying business related expenses for policy compliance
• Daily audit for SAP flags, monthly for random selection.
• Follow established procedures on routine work
• Frequently interacts with internal customers - Timely and accurately respond to employees queries
• Cooperation with cardholders and credit card provider
• Review and update of work instructions
• Providing training and support to end users
• Share ideas: support in initiating and implementing process
• Daily cooperation with sourcing department
• Roll out and support of credit card program implementation
• Standardized process of credit card delinquency
• Credit Card activity control and follow up
• Communication send to end users, providing training and support to them
• Meet the finance project plan and project milestones per agreed project plan
• SAP Super User role
• Liaise with other internal departments (Disbursement, AP, AR , HRBS, IT, Data Management) and external parties (Iron mountain, Citibank)
• Support for GPT team – SAP implementation

• Credit Card Administrator
• Administration of Credit Card process on a daily basic
• Cooperation with employees and credit card provider
• Credit Card activity control and follow up
• Share ideas: support in initiating and implementing process improvements
• Creating various credit card reports (cardholder lists, credit card activity, suspension log)
• Active participation in Concur implementation
• Cooperation with IT and local office
• Share ideas: support in initiating and implementing process improvements
• Problem solving skills
• Knowledge of specialized applications such as, SAP, Concur
• Interpersonal and administrative skills
• Ability to compile data and produce reports
• Maintaining relations with internal business partners and external Vendors

-Knowledge of policies, procedures, and all government regulations related to specific areas of assignment
-Preparation of individual tax returns with all provisions for pension plans, tax deductions
-Ability to critically review and research tax issues to resolve them practically
-Full understanding regarding the computer applications such as POLTAX