George Koukis, MBA, CMA

Experience

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  Adecco Greece

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2003

  Branch Accounting Manager

  ▪ Branch’s accounting & financial administration▪ Administrative issues (service-labor contracts, labor law issues, payroll issues)

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  Athens Olympic Broadcasting SA

  Apr 2003 - Dec 2004

  Budget Manager (unilateral services) & Accounting Assistant

  ▪ Perform budget revisions according to actuals▪ Credit control

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  Diethnes Catering SA

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  Assistant Finance Manager

  ▪ Accounting department supervision (general ledger and AR/AP reconciliation, IS & BSpreparation, Tax declarations, VAT) with 3 direct reports▪ Production cost analysis▪ Reporting & budgeting

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  IAS Ltd

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2006

  Accountant

  ▪ Supervising accounting dpt as an outside consultant▪ Designing & implementing accounting & financial procedures▪ Preparing VAT, Income statement and Balance Sheet for a variety of companies

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  SNA Europe

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2013

  Finance Manager Greece

  ▪ GL entries, AR & AP reconciliation (with 2 direct reports), Ageing analysis, Bad Debtprovision, Trial Balance reconciliation▪ Intercompany balances reconciliation & payments, transfer pricing issues.▪ Prepare reports to Tax Authorities such as VAT, Intrastat, Listing, Withholding taxes,Intra-group transactions etc.▪ Monthly & annual reporting under US GAAP (accruals)▪ Prepare and sign Year End financial Statements (P&L, BS and Income Tax Declaration)▪ Liaise with external auditors▪ Implemented transition to Ln software▪ Zero penalties from local authorities audits▪ Support local management in decision making through budget revisions and sales &expenses forecasts▪ Compliance to group’s internal policies▪ Compliance to US GAAP requirements▪ Ad-hoc internal audits to group’s Business Units Show less

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  Beijing Olympic Broadcasting

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

  Finance

  ▪ Review of contract terms for all freelance employees (over 1500 people)▪ Timesheet validation, qualitative analysis for overtime hours▪ Raising invoices, as per actual hours worked, bank & personal details verification,comparison to budgeted expense▪ Supervise a team of 6-10 direct reports

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  Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2010

  Finance

  ▪ Review of contract terms for all freelance employees (over 1500 people)▪ Timesheet validation, qualitative analysis for overtime hours▪ Raising invoices, as per actual hours worked, bank & personal details verification,comparison to budgeted expense▪ Supervise a team of 6-10 direct reports

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  OBS London

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

  Finance

  ▪ Review of contract terms for all freelance employees (over 1500 people)▪ Timesheet validation, qualitative analysis for overtime hours▪ Raising invoices, as per actual hours worked, bank & personal details verification,comparison to budgeted expense▪ Supervise a team of 6-10 direct reports

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  Group of companies

  Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Accounting manager

  ▪ GL entries, AR & AP reconciliation, Trial Balance reconciliation, VAT, Listing▪ Payroll (IKA, withholding taxes)▪ Prepare and sign Year End financial Statements (P&L, BS and Income Tax Declaration)▪ Cash flow & budgeting▪ Setup of all accounting processes

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  MR HealthTech

  May 2015 - Jun 2023

  Driving digital transformation through financial and reporting systems development (Alteryx, Qlik, Oracle BI). Leading the accurate and timely completion of the periodical reporting. Responsible for monitoring accounting policies and procedures adherence, implementing financial controls, reviewing costs and maintaining the overall accounting process. Driving the Forecast and Budget cycles as an internal advisor to other Team Members within Finance unit and Organization. In my role as Head of Finance and Accounting for MR HealthTech I deal with a wide spectrum of finance and accounting tasks. From driving the annual budget preparation to monitoring the actual performance, analyzing deviations, understanding the reason behind them and proposing corrective actions, to proper tax and accounting treatment of various cases in different jurisdictions, without losing focus of the company's strategic goals and the constantly changing global environment.

  • Finance Manager

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Head of Finance & Accounting

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Senior Accountant

    May 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Kariera Group

  Jun 2023 - now

  Group CFO