Robert Balcerski

About Robert Balcerski

Senior Professional with 20+ years of progressive experience in all functional areas:…

Experience

1. VP, Global Controller

   Makosi

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Leading and overseeing US and SA (South Africa) global consolidation process, including the development of consolidated financial statements for all reporting cycles. • Driving and performing ad-hoc reporting as required including but not limited to in-depth reviews of financial statement accounts by analyzing balance changes against trends and ensuring proper accounting is applied. • Driving continuous improvement, alignment, and automation of global and local processes. • Coordinating and automating reconciliation of Intercompany transactions, FX Rate booking and translation, and breaks elimination upon consolidation with international accounting teams. • Coordinating and reviewing Intercompany allocations in accordance with transfer pricing policy. • Ensuring team deadlines for month-end close and financial reporting requirements are met and in accordance with accounting policies and standard operating procedures/controls. • Maintaining the Corporate consolidation system including unify COA set up for the global consolidation process. • Configuring, building, testing, and troubleshooting new system and reporting set-ups. • Performing integration, assessment and consolidation all accounting activities with the Corporate Finance Team. • Maintaining global authority matrix ensuring organization\'s standards and compliance requirements. • Leading and coordinating external audit process. • Acting as global treasury manager overseeing and designing banking, external and internal financing, cash flow management & forecasting, and ensuring compliance with bank borrowing covenants. • Managing tax filings and collaborating with tax advisors globally ensuring compliance. • Prioritizing work for global project teams, monitoring transactions to ensure standards are maintained. • Identifying and communicating project risks, and providing clear recommendations for improvement, resolution and/or risk mitigation.