Paweł Kowalczyk

There was no strict scope of duties, my tasks varied depending on the day, phase of the project and the current needs. I was working on a project as a normal team member, generally, gathering data (from a client, by web browising, data mining or phone calls), analyzing it, drawing conclusions and presenting them to my supervisors in a form of ppt presentations.

My main duty was to do audit, i.e. I was running tests of the positions of clients' Financial Statements the assigned to me. I had to collect documents needed to be verified in order to ensure that accounts are correct with the given tolerance of mistake. Moreover, I was confirming contracts, banking accounts, other clients' assets, etc, sending mail inquiries, phoning and meeting with people. Last but not least, I supervised some stock takings.

During my internship I was involved in the following projects:
- Deutsche Bank AG - co-lead management of the public offering of structured notes "Magic Three II"
- Bomi, Pol-Aqua - co-lead management of IPOs
- a leading Polish steel company - preparation of the Registration Document for the purpose of an IPO
- pitching of top tier Polish clients with regard to Accelerated bookbuildings, IPOs and follow-ons
Nevertheless, my main duty was to prepare the IPO prospectus.

The main duty at this post was to supervise and run tests on the integral IT system for the whole institution used for processing all clients' application, sales of all products, etc.
Basing on the drawn algorithm, I had to run test for the mortgage credit section to check if the program works according to it and if there are no bugs. In case of detecting any error, I had to contact the contracting party providing IT services to get a patch for the program, update it and go on testing.

This work was the one-month apprenticeship in a British manufacturing company. My main duties were to learn as much as possible and perform with accuracy assigned jobs. During the apprenticeship I was working in all departments of the company starting with the assembly line, going through R&D, Accounting and Dispatch, and ending up Customers Care. In every department I was explained how it cooperates with the others and I did small jobs, e.g.: assembling, testing new equipment, preparing good for dispatch answering calls, etc.