A multinational company manufacturing plastics tubes & pipes in Hungary with 200 employees in Zsámbék, Hungary
• Led the financial function in a commercially focused financial leadership role from strategic input to the future direction - to ensuring that overall corporate financial objectives are met.
• Prepared budgets, and forecasts, provided business analysis and insights to support decision making, managed working capital, compiled timely and accurate reports on financial performance, managed regulatory reporting, handled pricing and project profitability issues and reporting, oversaw Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements, Sales Controlling.
• Led, motivated, mentored a team: Head of accounting; Production Controller; AR specialist; Sales controller
• Promoted & implemented change to processes, systems, ways of working and communication style to drive, improve, and support operational performance and profitability: streamlined approval processes; implemented strict and efficient credit and collection process resulting in 80% decrease in outstanding A/R; increased types, and frequency of internal financial operational reports to support performance, led weekly management meetings to break down traditional internal silos.
• Simplified, standardized, and realigned processes, retrained people to fully leverage technology, integrated systems that resulted in decreased transactional activities, and more time devoted to analysis and finance partnership.
• Collaborating with Head Office, managed the local implementation of SAP HANA system and SOX.
• Based on Hungary results was entrusted with financial management of the Balkan region sales offices.

A multinational automotive parts supplier developing, producing, and delivering safety-related products with 1000 employees in Pápa, Hungary
• Maintained a robust internal control environment
• Analyzed financial information, prepared budgets, balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other reports summarizing and interpreting current and projected financial position to Plant Management and to corporate headquarter.
• Monitored financial status & performance to recommend areas for potential improvement
• Provided explanation and recommended business solutions to avoid or mitigate risks
• Implemented a Corporate Performance Management System for the Safety Business Unit.

A world leader in driveline, sealing and thermal management solutions for powered vehicles and machinery with 1000 employees in Győr, Hungary
• Managed all financial reporting, budgets, profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow statements and other reports supporting cost control in compliance with US generally accepted accounting principles. (GAAP)
• Managed, mentored and career-developed team members: Controller, Accountant, Production controller, Business Analyst.
• Participated in strategy development in the operation to ensure financial integrity.
• Pushed continuous improvement and best practices deployment throughout the organization.
• Provided business analysis on issues and developments that could impact the operation
• Restructured, reorganized internal control procedures to instill a greater level of trust of local and HQ management in the data and reports provided.
• Advocated plant and productivity improvements to increase financial performance.
• Organized and hosted a two-week conference for 15 company controllers world-wide for the development and sharing of best practices.
• Was responsible for pricing quotation process.
• Contributed to SAP implementation as controlling key user.

An international manufacturer of individual and standard solutions made of plastic and aluminium for the office furniture industry with 500 employees in Noszlop, Hungary – Ajka, Hungary – Nemesvámos, Hungary – Frankenblick, Germany
• Improved and maintained the reporting system while keeping up a dialogue with business partners to identify areas for improvements on data, processes, and information requirements
• Drove the development and implementation of strategic managerial reports
• Oversaw the preparation and analyzed annual, quarterly, monthly financial statements
• Providing the sales department with planning and forecasting reports
• Building up, managing, and motivating an 8-employee finance team