IWONA KUROWSKA-O’DONOGHUE

• Led team of India based analysts on quarter end close activities for global revenue operation.
• Oversight of global reconciliations of Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities ensuring accurate and timely process.
• Conducted reviews of revenue recognised and balances held for specific arrangements in line with ASC 606.
• Presented quarterly Balance Sheet fluxes to Senior Leadership.
• Coordinated and led Global Balance Sheet Reviews preparation for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities for all revenue workstreams.
• Accountable for provision of audit information within area of responsibility.
• Designed metrics gathering and reporting process and dashboards for revenue operations team enabling senior management KPI tracking.
• Led Balance Sheet Reconciliation process improvement projects reducing number of reconciliations being prepared by circa 70%, increasing centralisation as well as automation.
• Collaborated with AR on global reporting and centralisation and improvement of AR and Advanced payments reconciliations.
• Delivered training on balance sheet governance, arrangements reviews, FX and systems.
• Led team of up to 7 analysts on projects and worked closely with Alteryx developers on process automation initiatives.

• Contract Assets (CA) and Contract Liabilities (CL) line-Item owner for number of GL accounts globally totalling to balances of up to $600m.
• Consolidated Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities for all line items balances.
• Monitored & evaluated any reconciling items being reported at period end.
• Kept oversight of aging of any reconciling items being carried and reported on reconciliations.
• Reviewed and approved reconciliations in Blackline.
• Reviewed fluxes, investigate unusual movements.
• Prepared Balance Sheet Corporate Package and Presented quarterly fluxes to senior leadership.
• Owned SOX Control over global CA and CL balances.
• Participated in projects and process improvement activities.

• Responsible for delivery of monthly close activities for 2 entities in scope.
• Analysed P&L and Balance Sheet monthly fluxes and provided input into global review files.
• Prepared Cash Flow forecasts and monitored against actuals.
• Prepared grant claims.
• Prepared statutory financial statements and supported external audits.
• Worked closely with AP, AR and collections teams on resolving aged balances.
• Prepared corporation tax returns, deferred tax calculations and relevant entries and reconciliations.
• Responsible for statutory accounts preparation and provision of audit information.

Managed BPO services to Multinational Telecom corporation (13 months assignment)

• Managed day to day operations of Cork team (2 direct reports and 3 indirect) on activities relating to GL, AP, AR;
• Worked closely with Shared Services Centre offshore team on month end ensuring high quality and timely deliverables to client in line with SLA.
• Performed yearly Balance Sheet review with client;
• Led project which involved remediation work on number of Balance Sheet account reconciliations including Payroll, VAT and WHT;
• Managed gathering information required for statutory accounts preparation and external audits;
• Prepared and maintained process flow charts, control narratives and desktop procedures; Ensured controls documented and ready for client’s review.
• Monitored any changes that affected entities in scope and ensured processes and systems were updated accordingly;
• Managed development and implementation of RPA for Accounts Receivable function cutting processing time by circa 75%;
• Collaborated with IT on various accounting systems related issues and system enhancements requested by client
• Interviewed candidates for open roles within department, mentored and supervised members of staff, conducted 1 on 1s and yearly appraisals; provided training as required;

Seconded to Multinational pharmaceutical corporation responsible for Switzerland and supporting Ireland – 5 months assignment:

• Led month end close activities; prepared and reviewed Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations; flux analysis and cash flow forecasts and actuals.
• Responsible for rebates accounting and reconciliations.
• Delivered VAT and statistical returns and chaired monthly VAT ops meetings with tax team;
• Prepared statutory financial statements for number of entities and assisted with external audits;

• Administered Blackline global reconciliation tool;
• Coordinated RPA (Robotic Process Automation) projects intake framework initiative for accounting organisation;
• Transitioned management of BPO operations to in house team located in India.

• Developed and led programme for quality control for BPO accounting activities.
• Presented monthly quality reviews to senior management team.
• Led cash accounting hub (3 indirect reports), reviewed and approved journals and bank reconciliations;
• Led team of 2 team members on accounting processes transition project.
• Key team member of global standardisation project responsible for review of number of processes, drawing up “As is” and “To be” process flows, updates to desktop procedures, training BPO team, overseeing implementation and monitoring results. Improved standardisation score from 52% to 95%;
• Established efficient metrics and KPIs gathering for BPO activities.
• Prepared metrics forecats and reported against actuals.
• Assisted with supervision of General Accounting activities of BPO team for EMEA region ensuring timely monthly close;
• Developed QuickBase database applications for efficient data gathering and reporting of metrics and KPIs.
• Co-designed and conducted training of new team members joining Cork team, provided support and dealt with queries as required;
• Kept up to date with company policies ensuring changes were communicated clearly to relevant teams, desktop procedures were updated accordingly and process changes implemented efficiently.

• Responsible for month end close of French entity;
• Prepared tax packages; VAT returns; Corporation tax returns and relevant tax entries and reconciliations.
• Prepared quarterly Cost plus calculations and entries.
• Prepared statutory accounts and provided information to auditors.

• Trained and continued employment as senior associate in audit department.