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Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Cross-functional implementation of expense allocation under IFRS 17, including transition; optimisation of reporting and analysis of Operating Capital Generation under Solvency II.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Providing technical accounting advice under IFRS and US GAAP to EMEA region stakeholders.

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Warsaw Area, Poland

Member of the Finance team working on the Embedded Value project, focused on the company-wide implementation in 2015 and EMEA BAU transition from 2016 onwards. Working closely with regional and country teams on rolling out the guidance for reconciliations, controls and net worth calculations, facilitating internal audits and process enhancements.

Warsaw Area, Poland

Responsible for closing, analysis, sign-off and reporting of US GAAP and local Stat results for the Central Europe region of MetLife. All aspects of accounting including tax and financial controls throughout the Central Europe Region (14 operations in 7 countries, including several local market leaders in life insurance; US GAAP revenue in excess of $750m, pre-tax earnings over $120m ).

Warsaw Area, Poland

Financial oversight of 8 operations in 4 countries (US GAAP pre-tax earnings in excess of $200m). Reporting on a consolidated sub-regional basis. Completed projects included:• Startup of a pension company in Romania following pension reform• Acquisition due diligence for the purchase of a life insurance and pension company in Romania• Presenting an ALICO company to a purchaser (MetLife) – due diligence process from the view of the company being purchased• Post-acquisition integration of the local Metlife company into Amplico Life in Poland

Warsaw Area, Poland

Interim oversight of the Amplico Life insurance company finance function, composed of 40+ staff. Amplico Life (later MetLife Poland) is one of Poland’s top four life insurance companies.

London, United Kingdom

Leading the FP&A function in charge of planning and projections as well as quarterly US GAAP and management reporting in a region comprised of property and casualty insurance operations in13 countries. Internal controls over finance processes in-country. During this period I was a member of of global team in charge of providing specifications for a planning and projection solution using dedicated software and subsequently responsible for implementing this in the CE&CIS region.

Full-Time Travel

Responsible for all stages of the audit process including planning, execution, reporting and local management sign-off in group companies (life and general insurance and other financial services) across Europe, South and Central America

London, United Kingdom

Financial and operational audits of life, general insurance companies and other group financial service companies in the UK. This included audit-share assignments on behalf of external auditors.

Fellow

Bsc Hons