Katia Pollok

Direct-to-Card Printers & markets solutions for eID, ePassport, and payment applications.

• Provided overall leadership in international finance and compliance operation and direction for financial and accounting functions over group of companies in different countries and HQ
• Managed international finance team of 20 FTE to handle corporate finance functions
• Overall responsibility of statutory financial accounting and reporting, consolidation statements in IFRS, converting to US GAAP
• Managed Group global audit (IFRS & US GAAP) driving efficiency and achieving clean report
• Implemented short- term finance goals and operating procedures for entities to smooth processes and optimize productivity
• Managing cash flow at group level and financing activities and improve efficiency, providing better data insights
• Overseeing controlling activities of Group companies, supporting operating activities and projects.

Engineering and Construction company specialising in design and construction of real estate and engineering.

• Implemented agile procedures and reporting for controlling projects and contracts management.
• Provided effective financial leadership to accounting team, giving technical advice and support on financial reporting to company’s directors and engineers, improving cash flow planning
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems, improving Cash Flow of constructions projects

• Created reports on internal and external finances, audits, and budgets
• Responsible for creation, validation of operational financial planning, (forecasts) and coordination, implementation of procedures across all services
• Led project and investment controlling for grants from State and EU, collaborating with research project managers to understand performance, create financial statements
• Prepared analyses and reports of budget, forecast, timely verification of actuals, supporting closing processes and identifying budget vs actuals deviations
• Monitored financial performance of various management services and projects, coordinating numerous projects audits and performance review

Marine Propellers design and manufacturing company, Twindisc Group with HQ in Racine, USA; Listed NASDAQ

• Reporting in Matrix Organization to Twindisc Group’s CFO and Controller and in dotted line to Rolla’s Managing Director, with 5 staff, was responsible for all financial compliance and reporting for Rolla.
• Managed process of transition after acquisition, conversion of statutory financials in local GAAP to US GAAP and post acquisition accounting
• Implemented cost accounting, ensured cost efficiency and SEC/SOX compliance, owned internal/external audit driving efficency and minimazing fees.
• Led budget/planning processes both annually and for 5-year plan; prepared monthly rolling forecast, reconciliation and budget vs actual deviation analysis
• Managed financial activities, treasury and controlling, preparing factory performance reporting with insights for improving margins
• Responsible for giving technical advice and support on financial matters to Directors, collaborating in choice of strategy and its implementation
• Managed Statutory Financial Accounting in compliance with SWISS GAAP and US GAAP; GAAP accounting updates
• Oversaw Financial Reporting to HQ (HFM) to ensure compliance with US GAAP accounting and SEC reporting requirements and consolidation of data
• Significantly reduced reporting lead times by automating accounting processes, resulting in significant cost savings
• Implemented BI and improved factory processes and controls
• Implemented HFM Hyperion Reporting for subsidiaries
• Delivered ERP implementation across business and helped to evolve culture for firm-wide adoption.
• Managed Implementation of new and amended accounting standards (Revenue recognition, Lease standard etc.) Adopted changes and updated policies
• Planned and controlled local expenditure (capex, opex), ensuring cost-efficiency and margin improvements
• Oversaw Tax and VAT returns, current and deferred income taxes and payroll
• Supported finance and operation business projects in global environment for International accounting & controlling projects (transfer pricing) and varoius analysis

Operates as the second-largest state-of-the-art broadband telecommunication network in Poland

• Managing financial statutory reporting in IFRS converting local GAAP,
• Analyzed and prepared consolidated financial statements and performance reports
• Leading accounting team and month end close of books for several subsidiaries of Group, properly on boarding new acquisition, interfacing with Audit (Internal and External), coordinating activities and delivering clean financial reports.
• Reports, control and analysis of financial figures, monthly control of CAPEX, current status of CIP - projects, progress and their costs
• Prepared and updated internal procedures, accounting policies and procedures (regulatory compliance) and accounting interpretation of new or amended standards
• Spearheaded implementation of SAP ERP across Group
• Streamlined processes for financial period-end closure
• Selected for management for superior performance and ability to learn quickly.