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Interim support and Consulting in Accounting, Controlling, Compliance and Audit

Associate in Audit department working on international assignments

* Responsible for finance support for Scope&Seek, design, testing and implementation of Global Supply Hub with consolidation of invoicing and customer management activities from major production sites * Support for preparation and implementation of governance model, processes, IT tools and control environment for business with threefold growth sales * Responsible for analysis, selection, testing and implementation of the new contract management tool, new contract templates and restatement of old contracts

* Responsible for Controlling, Planning and Analysis in vaccines production and distribution company with worldwide sales and clinical development activities with Team of 12 BPA’s * Leading all strategic and operational planning, forecasting, budgeting and capital investment projects. * Tight CAPEX controlling for green field investment of over 200m€ in Production, Quality, Warehouse and Power plant facility within approved budget and preparation of the CAPEX proposal for a new strategic 170m€ Tetanus Plant * Support for projects reducing product write-offs * Support for restructuring programs “Fit for future” and “Manufacturing footprint” led by McKinsey and including closing old product lines, streamlining production and quality operations locally and globally and tech transfer to other sites * Successful price negotiations with trade customers and production partners for multisite products, * Introduction of the worldwide intercompany pricing model for existing and newly launched products as distribution centre, yearly controls and true-ups

* Accountable for all financial functions (Controlling, Accounting and Compliance), managing procurement and IT departments (in total 65 FTE) in vaccines manufacturing, development and distribution entity with 350m€ sales and 1,400 FTE * Execution of the tight cost control program (Profit Protection Plan) * Successful management of Tax audit and Novartis Internal Audit * Member of the Site Leadership Team, participating in Supervisory Board and Advisory Board, representing site and function in German Holding

* Responsible for accounting, reporting, restructuring & tax matters and leading over 20 employees * Organisation of shared service centre for accounting, reporting and controlling for 2 entities in production and distribution, definition of service catalogue, prices and KPI’s * Process automation with accounts payable work-flow including invoice scanning & recognition * Implementation of SOX controls for main processes (O2C, R2P, R2R, Others) * Tax and legal restructuring including cross border merger and establishment of Tax group * Superior support in all accounting and operating matters during Swine flu pandemic ramp-up and production. Pricing, inventory management, contract management for production and clinical studies, co-ordination of Novartis and external personnel support (additional 300 FTE’s hired within 2 months) for worldwide pandemic demand (USA, Japan, Europe, Latin America) * Successful pricing negotiations with Product IP owner in Switzerland for the main pandemic contract in Japan

* Responsible for all internal audit affairs for over 30 sales entities and 4 production facilities in Europe and Australasia with yearly revenue of over 500m$ * Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley processes and controls for main cycles (O2C, P2P, IT, PPE, reporting and inventory) in production and distribution entities from FMCG sector in Europe * Leading multiple internal audit projects with 3-5 internal and external auditors in Europe, USA, Australia and Turkey

* Responsible for reporting, US GAAP and local accounting compliance, taxes, treasury support, managing team of 4 employees * Accounting and reporting shared service centre for 11 entities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland * Responsible for direct and indirect taxes in Germany and Austria * Support for set-up of a new commercial entity in Switzerland

* GSK Transition including implementation of new business model, new SAP system,finance shared service centreand intercompany IP contractual model * Design and Implementation of new project management system * Product cost saving analysis for key products and implementation of saving initiatives in new factory * Implementation of EFPIA compliance in German vaccines business

* From Senior Associate to Audit Manager within 4 years, finally responsible for planning and execution of multiple audit assignments in international department * Managing over 15 audit projects with international accounting rules (US GAAP, IFRS) in pharma, construction and FMCG sectors (Sanofi, KRKA, Philip Morris, TNT, E.ON, LEGO) * Assignments with customers entering and noted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (Polimex–Mostostal, Stomil Sanok) * Professional education to ACCA (IFRS) with Polish taxes parallel to normal audit work * Controlling assignment in Cadbury Wedel