Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Izabela Kopalska

Izabela Kopalska

Åkersberga,Österåker

Summary

A reliable, ambitious and hardworking professional with extensive experience in financial operations. Strategic business leader, communicator and people manager. Friendly and outgoing, with a passion for helping others, and always acting in a sensitive and diplomatic manner. Very flexible, adaptable and keen to learn. Known for maintaining a helpful and cheerful disposition, even when under pressure. Looking for a new challenging role in finance.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

Northvolt AB
Stockholm
01.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for processing and overseeing the work of financial transactions, accounts payable, accounts receivables and expenses, by thoroughly checking and correcting the accounting and other relevant financial records
  • Maintaining controls in order to ensure that they are compliant with organisation rules and relevant legislation
  • Providing support in preparing financial reports in the accounting and finance system
  • Preparing reconciliations, dealing with inventory valuation and being responsible for VAT and Intrastat reporting
  • Responsible for ERP system implementation and coordination between different workstreams to make sure that the data provided to Finance is relevant and accurate
  • Follow up with any outstanding issues and planning future improvements in order to make sure that the newly implemented system is sustainable and provides relevant data
  • Responsible for preparing and updating policies and initiating new accounting procedures
  • Performing risk assessments and proposing additional controls to ensure there are no risks of fraud in the organisation.
  • Collaborated with Controller and external auditors to conduct year-end close process.
  • Developed strategies to improve accounting systems and processes.
  • Monitored cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of generally accepted accounting principles.

VAT Manager

BBC
Cardiff
07.2017 - 01.2018
  • Responsible for preparing, completing and submitting Group VAT returns / EC Sales and Intrastat reporting
  • Providing expert advice on VAT issues and ensuring compliance with VAT regulations
  • Carry out periodic checks for potential VAT errors in AP, AR and reporting functions
  • Working with the Finance reporting team to reconcile the management reporting data
  • Providing financial information to relevant stakeholders and identifying/resolving root issues to ensure effective processes are in place
  • Implemented numerous automations to monthly VAT process by eliminating user data entry and linking different data sources together; Worked closely with BI Team on designing new VAT report to reduce number of different source data and speed up monthly processes; Solved problem with transaction posting to incorrect vat code by investigating root cause of the problem and changing invalid SAP settings; Implemented successfully changes to Intrastat return process; Proposed implementation of additional controls to VAT process in order to minimise potential data errors; Mentored and trained team members: succession planning;

Capital Assistant Accountant

BBC
Cardiff
02.2014 - 07.2017
  • Responsible to support the delivery of professional financial support to the Finance Operations teams and Corporate Finance;
  • Being responsible for budgetary control along with preparation balance sheet control packs, supporting the completion of month-end financial processes;
  • Undertaking project setups, executing change requests and assisting in development of investment proposals;
  • Ensuring completion as per required standard and format in a timely manner, and working closely with the project team;
  • Leaded and performed Knowledge Transfer between BBC and IBM on capital projects;
  • Tested new SAP ECC implementation and provided support to migration team;
  • Leaded testing for capital assets project for new subsidiary;
  • Performed capital assets migration between different BBC entities;
  • Managed BPC improvements project proposing new software solutions;
  • Implemented controls to make sure correct treatment of revenue/capital spend across the projects;
  • Performed monthly AUC and Fixed Assets reconciliations;

Accountant

JDH + RED & BLACK FILMS LTD
Cardiff
10.2008 - 02.2014
  • Responsible for all data entry and reconciliations, tracking and actualising production budgets, generating weekly reports of actual vs
  • Budget, managing cash flows
  • Together with Head of Production, acting as gatekeeper for all project spending
  • Dealing with PAYE and year end returns, preparation of monthly management accounts, liaising with the company's accountants
  • Reconciling and auditing petty cash claims and preparing journals to ensure costs are reported on correct cost codes;
  • Supported preparing film tax credits for the production; Involved in complete post production process for The Machine movie;
  • Listed in the film credits for The Machine;

Education

1st BSc (Hons) - Forensic Accounting

South Wales University
Cardiff
05-2018

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (AAT) - Accounting

Glan Hafren College
Cardiff
05-2010

Master of Arts - History

Silesian University
Katowice
05-2005

Skills

  • Account Reconciliation
  • Financial Statements
  • Accounting IT Skills
  • Risk Management
  • SAP / BW / BPC
  • Expertise in D365 FO
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Audit Support
  • Team Training
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Internal Controls
  • MS Office
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Team Management
  • Effective Communication

Affiliations

  • I love improving processes
  • 9 to 5 is never enough
  • Always thinking about new ideas
  • Loyal & dedicated - it's just what I am
  • I love good laugh

Accomplishments

  • have won the Best Performing Student award;
  • Becoming University Lecturer;
  • I have received on-screen film credits;

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Accountant

Northvolt AB
01.2019 - Current

VAT Manager

BBC
07.2017 - 01.2018

Capital Assistant Accountant

BBC
02.2014 - 07.2017

Accountant

JDH + RED & BLACK FILMS LTD
10.2008 - 02.2014

1st BSc (Hons) - Forensic Accounting

South Wales University

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (AAT) - Accounting

Glan Hafren College

Master of Arts - History

Silesian University

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