NATALIA TICU
Senior Accountant
Zurich
Summary
Result-oriented Senior Accountant with more than 10 years of experience in accounting, ensuring compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and ERP system implementation, including Oracle NetSuite. Expertise in accounts reconciliations, preparing financial statements, tax compliance, assisting with internal and external audits. Recognized for cross-functional collaboration, attention to detail, and the ability to drive efficiency and performance in dynamic environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Accountant
Crunchyroll SRL(Sony Pictures Entertainment Group)
04.2017 - Current
- NetSuite Implementation: Successfully led the in-house integration of Oracle NetSuite in Moldova entity, post acquisition by Ellation, leveraging technical and accounting knowledge
- Managed independently the post acquisition transition, ensuring seamless alignment with financial systems and enhancing operational efficiency during the acquisition phase
- Managing all accounting operations in NetSuite for an operational office with over 200 employees: Executing the month-end close process for the UK and Moldova entities, achieving compliance and timely financial reporting
- Ensuring compliance with US GAAP and internal policies, revenue calculation in accordance with Transfer Pricing Method, performing income tax calculations
- Tax Strategy & Financial Forecasting: Successfully contributed to the transition to a new tax regime, identifying monthly tax savings exceeding $100k, highlighting key advantages over the new standard tax structure
- Delivered actionable insights to executive management, implementing cost reduction initiatives over 100k that enhanced company performance
- Accelerated Month-End Close Process: Closing month-end financials on or before the -7th business day of each month according to internal policies
- Process Improvement: Enhanced the efficiency of monthly data and account reconciliations by designing advanced Excel tools, reducing the reconciliation time by 40% from 5 days to 3 days
- Audit Support: Provided comprehensive audit support for company acquisition-related inquiries, delivering precise and thorough documentation, which ensured full compliance and positive audit outcomes
- System Integration Projects: Led several key components of the Oracle NetSuite integration, including data migration, system testing, and chart of accounts mapping, resulting in a fully functional and cohesive financial reporting system
- Calculation of monthly internal developed software costs and amortization for Insight Projects, ensuring accurate cost allocation and improving financial transparency
- Regulatory and Tax Guidance: Provided guidance on regulatory and tax matters to USA finance leadership, ensuring that all financial operations and strategies were fully compliant with local and international regulations, minimizing risk and supporting informed decision-making
- Process Optimization: Reorganized the month-end close process multiple times to adapt to shifting business day cutoffs, ensuring the timely submission of financial reports and maintaining process integrity
- Financial Reporting: Delivering detailed monthly account reconciliations, including schedules for fixed assets and small value assets, depreciation, intangible assets, and amortization expenses, ensuring that financial records were accurate and up to date
- Trend Analysis: Conducting month-end and quarterly trend analysis for both the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss (P&L) statements, providing senior management with insights into financial performance trends supported by well-documented evidence
- Year-End Reporting: Managing the year-end tax reporting process and other corporate financial reporting requests, ensuring accurate and compliant submissions, delivered within requested timelines
- Expense Reporting: Leading the reporting of accrued vacation, payroll, and monthly expenses by cost center, contributing financial data for the budgeting process and participating in budgeting management discussions
- Collaborative Budgeting: Playing a central role in coordinating accounting records for budgeting and forecasting efforts with teams across the USA and Moldova, aligning financial plans with the company's strategic goals and ensuring seamless communication between cross-border teams
- Timeliness and Accuracy: Consistently ensuring the accurate and timely posting of financial statement account balances, working closely with local administrative teams and the USA finance HR department to streamline the collection and processing of financial data
- International collaboration across Time Zones: Successfully collaborating with teams in Europe and the USA, coordinating financial operations and reporting across a 10-hour time difference, ensuring timely communication and seamless alignment between global teams
- Managing procurement processes using Coupa system, purchase requisition creation, approval workflows, and supplier management
- Traveled to the United States for business purposes, gaining insights into U.S
- Accounting practices and strengthening cross-border coordination for ongoing projects, improving accounting team cooperation
Accountant
Udev SRL
04.2016 - 04.2017
- Registered daily processing of accounting transactions AP/AR/ Payments
- Ensured the accuracy of accounting entries and account reconciliations for assigned entities
- Provided support in month end, quarter and year end closing activities for assigned entities and timely review of reconciliation of all GL accounts
- Participated in company's AR project for CFO to verify if customers were given the correct payout
- Accomplished/Filled financial applications to the public authorities: Financial Inspection, Statistics, CNAM, CNAS
- Was responsible for accurate Payroll calculation for 120 employees, reporting and processing in accounting system
- Ensured that financial statements and records comply with laws and regulations
- Participated in policy & procedure establishment project every year
Economics Specialist
Donaris Vienna Insurance Group
12.2015 - 04.2016
- Verified the accuracy of insurance policies/ Checked the submitted policies, contracts and internal reports presented by assigned 23 brokers and economists for errors or inaccuracies
- Used statistical models and analytical techniques to assess information
- Recorded payments operations, booked invoices, other Journal entries in accounting system
- Accomplished month close and management accounts
- Worked with monthly accounts reconciliations, managed other projects in support of finance function
Accountant
Nufarul SA
Romania
12.2014 - 11.2015
- Recorded/registered daily payments, invoices, other Journal entries in the system
- Managed accounting cycle including gathering information, month close, prepared internal reporting documents
- Conducted monthly accounts reconciliations
- Reviewed accounting structures and procedures on regular basis to identify areas in need of improvement
- Accurately reported documentation for: small value assets inventory, monthly fixed assets, depreciation schedule
- Evaluated and improved accuracy and completeness of financial records to boost regulatory compliance
Accountant
H.Essers
02.2014 - 08.2014
- Monitored the daily financial operations within the company (payroll, invoicing, transport documents)
- Created detailed commission reports for 18 clients and dealers both weekly and monthly
- Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation and billing code accuracy
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate efficient processing
- Supported project analysis ad-hoc requests
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting Enterprise
Moldova State University
Moldova 09.2009 - 07.2012
Master of Science - Accounting Enterprise
Moldova State University
Moldova 09.2012 - 07.2014
US GAAP Guidebook - Accounting and Finance
Western CPE
USA 11.2019 - 04.2020
Techniques of Financial Analysis, Modeling, Forecasting Certificate - Accounting and Finance
Western CPE
USA 10.2022 - 12.2022
IFRS - Accounting and Finance
Udemy
USA 02.2023 - 06.2024
Chief Financial Officer Leadership Program - Accounting and Finance
Udemy
USA 08.2024 - 09.2024
Financial Planning & Analysis: Building a Company's Budget -
Udemy
USA 11.2024 - 12.2024
Fundamentals of Financial Automation -
Udemy
USA 01.2025 - 01.2025
Skills
IFRS
Linkedinprofile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-ticu-572b54195/
Personal Information
Citizenship: Romanian EU Citizenship
Timeline
Fundamentals of Financial Automation -
Udemy
01.2025 - 01.2025
Financial Planning & Analysis: Building a Company's Budget -
Udemy
11.2024 - 12.2024
Chief Financial Officer Leadership Program - Accounting and Finance
Udemy
08.2024 - 09.2024
IFRS - Accounting and Finance
Udemy
02.2023 - 06.2024
Techniques of Financial Analysis, Modeling, Forecasting Certificate - Accounting and Finance
Western CPE
10.2022 - 12.2022
US GAAP Guidebook - Accounting and Finance
Western CPE
11.2019 - 04.2020
Senior Accountant
Crunchyroll SRL(Sony Pictures Entertainment Group)
04.2017 - Current
Accountant
Udev SRL
04.2016 - 04.2017
Economics Specialist
Donaris Vienna Insurance Group
12.2015 - 04.2016
Accountant
Nufarul SA
12.2014 - 11.2015
Accountant
H.Essers
02.2014 - 08.2014
Master of Science - Accounting Enterprise
Moldova State University
09.2012 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accounting Enterprise
Moldova State University
09.2009 - 07.2012
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