Victoria Rusu

Experience

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  BAT

  Dec 2015 - now

  • Work together with Global Operations Finance on preparing and consolidating Central budgets to ensure tight control over central costs.• Prepare and deliver accurate Group financial information (budgets, forecasts and actual results), in line with group accounting principles, analyzing and providing insightful commentary on variances.• Act as business partner for the Finance Business Partners of the Central Operations functions (SNO, Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations NGP, ODSQ and HR).• Act as a system expert in the area of GSCSC reporting activities within BPC and SAP.• Support provision of accurate and relevant management information to stakeholders. Show less Jun 2021 - Jun 2023Assistant Corporate Finance Manager - Stocks:• Financial reporting, control & analysis – stocks.• Support the senior corporate finance manager with the notes to the accounts.• Control reports are reviewed and cleared weekly, and ensure only timing differences of POD are left in the report prior to material ledger close (includes but not limited to shipped not billed report, outstanding PODs, interface failures).• NRV and Obsolescence provisions forecast and actuals calculations.• Stock in transit – quarterly reporting.• Ensure physical stock count process is adhered to policy and procedures and that count results are accurately recorded and reconciled for all hubs.• Overseeing destruction, write off processes in stockholding units. Monthly review and analysis of stock write downs (or ups) including: review against SNO destruction log; appropriate approval and documentation obtained, any recharges, accounting has been reflected correctly from a statutory and management reporting perspective.• Monthly key supplier reconciliations.• Manage and support External and Internal Auditors on stock and cost of goods sold queries.Feb 2020 - Jun 2021Assistant Corporate Finance Manager - AP/AR:• Submissions to Office for National Statistics.• Ensure AP and AR are reconciled with differences and aged items followed up and resolved on a monthly basis.• Involved in SOx implementation of P2P controls for NVT company and subsequent monthly delivery of the controls.• Involved in the implementation of Coupa (hyper-care calls, raising incidents), replacing SRM system.• Train and educate the non-finance community where consistent errors are being made on GRIR reporting, retrospective POs etc.• Bi-annual Payment Practice Reporting.• VAT reconciliations, to include correct accounting for irrecoverable VAT, full substantiated reconciliation to UK VAT return and timely invoicing for VAT refund and timely payment of VAT liability across all jurisdictions. Show less • Ensure 100% adherence to controls within the team and no wrong payments are processed.• Improve control environment and support Global Process Lead on resolving any issues identified by Audit teams.• Drive improvement of KPIs results, ensure concrete actions plans to improve metrics.• Performance management of staff and monthly appraisals.• Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reports to facilitate end markets' and senior management's review and analysis.• Developing a motivated and energetic team.• Ensure continuous review, development, and improvement of consistent processes and procedures.• Drive change management in the team when required. Show less •Responsible for processing all types of payments in a timely and accurate manner. •Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reports to facilitate end markets' review and analysis. •Ensuring that a high standard of services are applied and maintained in the relationship with End Markets. •Provide training for new joiners assuring the information provided is accurate and easy to understand. •Execute tests as per the product release plans. •Identify potential risks and escalate them in due time to TL. Show less

  • Corporate Finance Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Corporate Finance Assistant Manager

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Banking Operations Team Leader AP

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Analyst Banking Operations AP, SME

    Dec 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Junior Analyst Accounts Payable

    Dec 2015 - Dec 2016