Piotr
Senior finance professional, a qualified accountant (ACCA) with broad international experience and exposure to various business sectors ( Agrochemical, FMCG, Engineering). Strong commercial acumen with ‘hands-on’ approach. Demonstrating capacity to successfully improve bottom-line profitability and enhancing businesses in highly demanding geographies (Africa, Middle East, East Europe) and complex legislations (UN, EU and US sanctions).
About Me
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | Jordan | Qatar | Oman | Bahrain | Iran | Poland | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Germany | Austria | France | Spain | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Ireland | Singapore | Malaysia | Thailand | Australia | United States | Belgium | Denmark | Sweden | Norway | Finland
Notable Employer
- Head Of Commercial Finance & Services, Export Business at SYNGENTA
- Commercial Finance & Service Manager, Africa Middle East & East Europe at SYNGENTA
- HQ Unit Controller at SYNGENTA
- Senior Business Controller - North America & LATAM at SYNGENTA
- East Europe Business Unit Project Manager at PEPSICO
- Plants Financial Controller/Finance Business Partner at PEPSICO
- Manufacturing Financial Controller, Team Leader at PHILIPS LIGHTING
Experience
Provided strategic advisory and consulting services for business development initiatives, performing comprehensive evaluation of business cases, assessing costs, benefits, risks, and articulating optimal strategic solutions. Guided international clients in establishing and expanding operations in sanctioned countries, designing compliant business models and identifying viable banking solutions.
Spearheaded a $170M Export Business Cluster spanning Africa, the Middle East, East Europe, and Cuba, sustaining operations amidst geopolitical and economic disruptions in the regions. Enhanced profitability through a transparent pricing and rebate management framework, embedding industry best practices via the Commercial Policy. Designed and deployed financial and compliance processes for Tanzania’s Modern Agriculture Platform model in Tanzania, a groundbreaking shared-service and value-chain startup, fostering cooperation with local farmers and increasing sales.
Designed and implemented a fully compliant business model, enabling seamless operations in sanctioned markets and securing $20M+ in revenue where competitors were unable to operate. Developed sustainable banking relationships ensuring uninterrupted financial channels in restricted regions (>$30M turnover). Optimized internal compliance policies resulting in 0.3M annual savings and improved operational transparency.
Successfully transitioned Swiss HQ’s financial processes to a Shared Services Centre in India, achieving $3M annual cost savings. Led financial process rationalization, ensuring IFRS compliance and achieving audit excellence (Unqualified ratings), while enhancing SLA adherence and efficiency for outsourced functions. Optimized planning and reporting processes for Syngenta Headquarters in Switzerland, ensuring full compliance with local and group standards, validated by compliance audits achieving a 'Complete Conformity' rating.
Improved regional budgeting accuracy from 55% to 80%, aligning financial operations with global standards. Streamlined internal reporting processes to meet Seeds Division Management's expectations for data accuracy and availability, successfully resolving all inconsistencies. Aligned regional finance functions with global processes, implementing best practices to enhance financial effectiveness and project efficiency, resulting in a 50% improvement in audit scoring.
Led SAP-based production costing and supply chain optimization projects.
Successfully orchestrated the financial integration of a leading competitor post-acquisition, aligning processes with PepsiCo standards
Implemented activity-based costing, enabling accurate service cost allocation for $5M+ in annual services.
Education
Certification
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)