Rita Hajnal
Summary
Detail oriented Controller with 5+ years of experience in company financial operations. Career development motivation in the field of Finance Business Partnering.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Controller
Sanofi-Aventis Zrt.
03.2024 - 05.2025
- Perform month end close activities for various scopes including journal entry calculation and submission.
- Perform accurate and timely reporting and respond to ad-hoc requests.
- Prepare variance analysis between last year, budget and actuals.
- Business partner with the budget owners, give insight of the variances, forecast outlook and highlight risks and opportunities.
- Participate in the budgeting/C1/C2 and load the final budget into TM1.
- Perform CAPEX related reporting and capitalization activities.
Senior Controller
Diageo Business Services
12.2021 - 03.2024
- Perform month end close responsibilities including journal entry calculation, preparation and submission for the Overhead P&L lines.
- Perform variance analysis between latest estimate, annual operating plan and actuals.
- Perform accurate and timely reporting and respond to ad-hoc requests.
- Support the annual operating plan preparation and load the final budget to Anaplan.
- Manage the monthly cost center review calls with the market budget owners, explain variances with focus on main drivers, propose outlook, forecast risks and opportunities.
- As a nominated coordinator participate in the Overhead Transformation Project within the Center of Excellence Tower to standardize and optimize the Overhead processes globally.
Senior General Ledger Accountant
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Create the needed calculations for the accruals, post journal entries and reversals.
- Check the questionable vendor invoices and get in contact with the AP Team.
- Coordinate with Fixed Asset, Banking and Inter-company Team's to ensure timely data submission.
- Presentation of the Balance Statement and P&L to higher Management during monthly closing.
- Value added tax calculation and submission.
- Prepare and reconcile the necessary monthly movements of GL Accounts accruals, postings.
- Look into the questionable postings and contact other team's with suggestions.
Accounts Payable Coordinator
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Support the accounts payable team with questions, issues and training's.
- Coordinate with the AP Supervisor, escalate issues where necessary.
- Be the first point of contact in case of questions from other team's or higher management. Manage the process improvement areas with harmonizing and optimizing tasks across the team.
- Coordinate with other team's internal and external, monitor the team's performance and allocate resources or tasks accordingly.
- Prepare presentations and meetings, act as a back-up of the Supervisor.
Senior Accounts Payable Accountant
TATA Consultancy
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Provide end to end support to Accounts Payable Team, by booking invoices, T&E expenses, running daily payments, solving issues, clearing and reconciling vendors during month end close.
- As a nominated Team Lead back-up support mid-level management with ad-hoc requests, reporting and various tasks.
Senior BI/BW Support Analyst
DIAGEO Business Enterprise Kft
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Daily P&L statement reconciliation activities between various financial systems (SAP, BW, Anaplan).
- Carry out root cause analysis on the variances found and take ownership until issues resolved.
- Actively support month & year end closure and the annual operational planning process, prepare monthly reports of indirect overhead costs plan vs actual's.
- Collaborate with financial controllers and support financial team's and exec with ad-hoc reporting requests.
Dutch speaking Order Specialist
EDS Hungary Kft.
Budapest, Hungary
06.2012 - 11.2015
- Placing orders, tracking deliveries, and ensuring that everything arrives on time and in good condition.
- Maintaining relationships with vendors.
- Entering new orders, inspecting shipments, managing customer satisfaction, and more.
Education
Bachelors degree - Business Administration & Management, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Metropolitan University
01.2012 - 12.2017
Skills
- Business Partnering
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Controlling
- Financial Accounting
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- SAP
- Power BI
- IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)
- Anaplan Business Planning tool
Languages
English
Fluent
Dutch
Fluent
Timeline
Senior Controller
Sanofi-Aventis Zrt.
03.2024 - 05.2025
Senior Controller
Diageo Business Services
12.2021 - 03.2024
Senior General Ledger Accountant
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2020 - 12.2021
Accounts Payable Coordinator
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances
01.2019 - 12.2020
Senior Accounts Payable Accountant
TATA Consultancy
01.2018 - 12.2020
Senior BI/BW Support Analyst
DIAGEO Business Enterprise Kft
01.2015 - 12.2018
Dutch speaking Order Specialist
EDS Hungary Kft.
06.2012 - 11.2015
Bachelors degree - Business Administration & Management, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Metropolitan University
01.2012 - 12.2017
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