Experience — Paweł Popławski

Experiences

Built data integration and verification algorithms
Analyzed network operations in the internet of things
Participated in current activities as a member of the Machine Intelligence and Pattern Analysis Laboratory team within the Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems.

OPEX Coordination
- Coordinated general OPEX budget execution
- Developed OPEX models for stress tests
- Reported the costs of sourcing projects
Sourcing and Purchase-Based Savings
- Reviewed purchase-based saving initiatives
- Modeled the budget impact of purchase-based savings
- Prepared budget estimates
Budgeting
- Prepared budgets for the IT department
- Budgeted the costs of IT services and applications
US GAAP Reviews
- Reviewed and analyzed Bank BPH's US GAAP performance
- Led monthly reviews of financial results
Reporting
- Prepared and filed reports for SEC, Fed, FSA, NYSBD
- Reconciled FX, revenue, and accruals in the general ledger
- Calculated US GAAP adjustments
- Booked US GAAP adjustments in the general ledger
Policy Making
- Adjusted policies of Bank BPH to comply with GE Capital's
- Analyzed and mapped the US GAAP adjustment processes
- Drafted missing policies, e.g. for affiliate transactions
- Participated in OPEX councils, executive board meetings
Skills Development
- Oracle Discoverer, Oracle RDBMS
- Content management in PHP (Drupal)
- Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters Eikon
- SAP Business Objects, IBM SPSS Modeller, PSPP

Business roles: Controllership, US GAAP team; Bank BPH S.A.; Gdańsk, Poland; FP&A, OPEX team; Bank BPH S.A.; Warsaw, Poland
FMP coursework: Foundations (London, UK), Operations (Paris, France)
Managed the taskforce for the intranet community service of GE Capital Europe FMP using HTML, SQL, and Ruby on Rails
Carried out financial simulations in cross-business teams

Industry focus: renewable energy, telecommunications, supply chain management (postal services)
Country focus: Poland, Slovakia, Romania
Analyzed pricing policies and modelled cash flow
Carried out regulatory analysis and audited operational activities

Structured CAPEX, OPEX investment budget control for subsidiaries in Portugal and Spain
Reviewed and proposed roles and responsibilities in operations, IT, and business support units
Created methodologies for cost modelling, intangible assets value assessment
Streamlined project portfolio management

Researched and fact-checked for Mr Jacek Żakowski
Analyzed government solutions and social security policies in Europe and post-Soviet countries
Participated in technical training at Poland's major weekly magazine

Built and administered a computer network for the TACIS project EuropeAid120651/C/SV/AM
Provided a series of workshops for the local staff of the project in database management and IT
Managed communication with the Armenian State Food Safety and Veterinary Inspectorate
Coordinated and provided technical support to day-to-day activities of the project

Paweł Popławski