Jan Smejkal, FCCA, CIA

Experience

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  Cesky Mobil a.s. (currently "Vodafone Czech Republic a.s.")

  Nov 1999 - Aug 2004

  Corporate Translator

  Part-time work in parallel to university studies

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  PwC Czech Republic

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2012

  Manager, Assurance, TICE-U group

  - Started as audit assistant, promoted to senior assistant (2006), assistant manager (2008) and manager (2010).- Initially performed, later on managed the planning and execution of financial audits of key clients (statutory audits and group reporting audits under IFRS and US GAAP)

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  PwC Australia

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  - Manager in SCG group responsible for conducting group reporting and statutory audits across several sectors including pharmaceuticals, airline catering, retail and live animals farming. - Lead IFRS and US GAAP engagements and first-year SOX audit.- Focused on group audits of clients with overseas operations, subsidiaries and branches - Manager in EUM group, Perth, WA. Responsible for conducting group reporting and statutory audits of clients operating in the engineering, oil & gas services and mining services sectors.- Audits of Australian ASX listed companies and multi-location audit engagements under IFRS.

  • Manager, Assurance, SCG (Sydney Consumer Group)

    Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Manager, Assurance, EUM group

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2013
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  PwC Czech Republic

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  Senior Manager, Assurance

  - Leading statutory and group reporting audits under IFRS and US GAAP (stand-alone audits, consolidations)- Co-ordination of multi-location audit engagements, experience with auditing shared services centers (SSCs) and SOX audits- Leading engagement teams (10+ team members), client relationship management, interacted with Audit Committees- Active participation in recruitment of graduates and interns

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  ASSA ABLOY Group

  Feb 2016 - now

  - Responsible for developing and executing internal audit strategy for the EMEIA division of ASSA ABLOY Group (the division has sales turnover of €2 billion, comprising 90 legal entities across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa)- Providing assurance to the EMEIA management that the major business risks are being managed appropriately, internal controls are adequate and financial reporting is reliable and free of error- Leading ad-hoc reviews and investigations- Microsoft Dynamics AX finance process owner Show less

  • Internal Audit Director EMEIA

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Internal Auditor EMEIA

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Internal Auditor East Europe

    Feb 2016 - Jul 2018