Maria Pavlica, Ing.
Doylestown,PA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong analytical and organizational skills. Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high degree of accuracy. Adept at identifying and resolving complex issues, utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Committed to delivering exceptional results and exceeding expectations in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Expert Cost and General Ledger Accounting
OMV AG
11.2022 - 06.2024
- Performing highly complex functional processes related to the General Ledger and Cost Accounting department, in accordance with the internal procedures and company's existing principles, regulations and guidelines
- Analyzing complex data and preparing various regular and ad-hoc reports, KPI's and statements for various stakeholders
- Performing complex month-end closing cost accounting activities and supporting finance and controlling department with all ad-hoc requests
- Providing consultancy and advice in new complex business cases and activities, cross-functional and multi-discipline, to business and management as well as finance and controlling departments
- Operating, reviewing and enhancing related IT tools (SAP, BW, Fiori, MARS)
- S\4Hana implementation - testing and data validation for various company codes
- Blackline implementation - testing and data validation for General Ledger and Cost Accounting processes
- Cleansing, migration into new accounting tool, bank process design, automatization and overall hyper care support in processes related to general ledger for S\4Hana Tunisia project
Professional Ledger Accounting
OMV AG
11.2019 - 10.2022
- Daily booking of bank statements, cash movements and GL journal entries
- Preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts in order to ensure data accuracy
- Preparation of various accounting reports during MEC
- Month End Closing activities in General Ledger and Costing Accounting
- Communication with internal departments and providing all necessary information requested
- Preparation of Audit reports and requests on yearly basis and communication with internal Audit Team
- Participation in various projects ( SAP 4Hana), implementations of new accounting processes
Account Finance Manager
CBU Daimler Group, Yanfeng Slovakia Automotive Interior Systems s. r. o.
10.2017 - 10.2019
- MEC preparation - calculation of Sales/Cost risks, preparation of Journal Entries, analyzing of P/L Account balances, responsibility for profitability of running production programs
- Monthly closing reporting (Profit & Loss), analysis of Commercial margin, bridging and explaining variances between actual and planned figures, reporting to Senior Management
- Controlling activities (searching for deltas in figures divided into business products - Door panels and Glove boxes), consolidation of Commercial accounts
- Budgeting and preparation of 5 year's profit plans for running production programs and revised 1 year's profit plans
- Preparation of various financial reports and presentations for VP and Senior Management
- Support of plants, consultancy in MEC activities, Invoicing and Cash related topics, focus on improvement of Working Capital and Overdue
- Controlling of Capex Assets budgets and tooling budgets of running projects, managing spending and revenues of projects and profit reporting of responsible projects
- Close cooperation with Auditors in SOX Audit, Balance Sheet Review Audit, internal and external Audit performed on yearly basis
Jr. Program Controller
Yanfeng Slovakia Automotive Interior Systems s. r. o.
10.2015 - 10.2017
- Analysis of P&L accounts, variance analysis to budgets and predicted forecasts (sales, purchase price, overhead, material)
- Ensuring financial awareness of CBU and Operations teams
- Reviewing monthly financial results to identify and resolve errors
- Communication with shared services, purchasing, engineering, sales, production plants to ensure proper information flow
- Implementing systems and procedures to improve accuracy and response time of monthly reporting and annual budgeting
- Price referencing, maintenance of pricing database, calculating price risks
- Managing all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, General Ledger, Cost Accounting
- Supporting management by preparing Consolidated Monthly results presentation for EU plants
- Providing all necessary information requested by internal and external auditors
- Additional controlling duties as necessary
Collection & Dispute AE- Senior Analyst Collection
Johnson Controls International - BBC
06.2015 - 10.2015
- Supporting team by organizing training, work shadowing, participating on issues resolution
- Leading projects with assigned team in order to improve financial results
- Responsible for INTERIORS and SEATING Daimler internal and external customers
- Identification, validation and resolving unpaid balances and unallocated credits/debits and disputes (customer deductions)
- Reporting Top INTERIORS and SEATING issues, Top Tooling issues and Past due overviews, regular meetings and conference calls with business parties and customers
- Supporting business parties with their requests, addressing issues to responsible OTC Teams
Collection & Dispute AE - Analyst Collection
Johnson Controls International - BBC
11.2013 - 06.2015
- Responsible for INTERIORS and SEATING internal and external customers
- Identification, validation and resolving unpaid balances and unallocated credits/debits and disputes (customer deductions)
- Reporting Top INTERIORS and SEATING issues, Top Tooling issues and Past due overviews, regular meetings and conference calls with business parties and customers
- Supporting business parties with their requests, addressing issues to responsible OTC Teams
Cash Application Team - Accountant Clerk
Johnson Controls International - BBC
10.2012 - 11.2013
- Responsible for INTERIORS and SEATING Daimler internal and external customers
- Accurately and timely booking of cash, denials and write offs with the appropriate reason codes
- Identifying trends and issues and reporting them to Team Lead, resolving unallocated credits/debits
- Customer correspondence regarding cash receipts and payment detail specification
Education
Master Degree - Ing. - Finance, Banking And Investment
University of Economics in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia05.2012
Bachelor Degree - Finance, Banking and Investment
University of Economics in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia06.2010
High School Diploma -
Business Academy - Finance And Accounting
Vranov Nad Toplou, Slovakia06.2007
Skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Microsoft office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Attention to Detail
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Organizational Skills
- Accounting tools - SAP, QAD
- Reporting tools - HFM, BW, MARS, Fiori
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Month end closing activities
- Budgeting
Certification
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business
Awarded: September 2019
Registration number: 3290315
Certificate number: 70613641867963
Accomplishments
- S\4Hana Tunisia project recognition awards for implementation and design of bank process in accordance with company's internal procedures and guidelines
Languages
English
Full Professional
Slovak
Native or Bilingual
German
Professional Working
Czech
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Expert Cost and General Ledger Accounting
OMV AG
11.2022 - 06.2024
Professional Ledger Accounting
OMV AG
11.2019 - 10.2022
Account Finance Manager
CBU Daimler Group, Yanfeng Slovakia Automotive Interior Systems s. r. o.
10.2017 - 10.2019
Jr. Program Controller
Yanfeng Slovakia Automotive Interior Systems s. r. o.
10.2015 - 10.2017
Collection & Dispute AE- Senior Analyst Collection
Johnson Controls International - BBC
06.2015 - 10.2015
Collection & Dispute AE - Analyst Collection
Johnson Controls International - BBC
11.2013 - 06.2015
Cash Application Team - Accountant Clerk
Johnson Controls International - BBC
10.2012 - 11.2013
Master Degree - Ing. - Finance, Banking And Investment
University of Economics in Bratislava
Bachelor Degree - Finance, Banking and Investment
University of Economics in Bratislava
High School Diploma -
Business Academy - Finance And Accounting
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