Patricia Grazyna Mishka Ledzinski

• Company Overview: Professional services, consulting for various business owners
• Led the compilation of the USA 10-K, ensuring accurate financial reporting and regulatory compliance with SEC standards by preparing comprehensive financial statements and coordinating with internal teams to verify data integrity
• Streamlined data collection from multiple sources, boosting reporting efficiency
• Ensured SEC compliance with thorough disclosures, mitigating regulatory risks
• Collaborated cross-functionally, enhancing data accuracy and document quality
• Ad hoc consulting services to SME's

• Company Overview: FMCG focusing on retail, homecare and foods industries
• Led the treasury function to effectively fund subsidiaries, ensuring robust cash flow management through comprehensive daily and 13-week forecasts aligned with covenants
• Performing daily transfers of cash to subsidiaries based on their daily cashflow forecast submission requirements
• Monitored exchange rates and strategically managed forex purchasing to safeguard the company’s currency exposure in accordance with policy
• Assisted in completing KYC documentation

Projects:

• Streamlined banking user access by meticulously managing additions, deletions, and access rights for enhanced security and compliance

• Personal growth

• Company Overview: Financial services, specialising in VAT services
• The role essentially manages financial information, insights and people data
• Provided insight on individual and team performance from a ROI perspective
• Led global payroll consolidation and analysis for 1,000+ employees, delivering insights to CFO on staffing efficiency, global pay equity, and cost optimisation backed by KPI performance monitoring
• Directed a high-performing team to streamline processes and enhance controls between in-house payroll and HR, implementing IT automation for increased efficiency

Project:

• Built a dashboard illustrating potential pay-out for branch manager performance profit share including a sensitivity analysis based on the branches potential earnings

• Company Overview: Professional services, consulting for various business owners
• Founded a dynamic consultancy delivering comprehensive accounting, tax, and payroll services tailored for SMEs across Retail, B-BBEE, and medical sectors
• Facilitated a seamless transition for a major client undergoing an acquisition by providing accurate and timely financial information
• Enhanced client satisfaction through bespoke tax and payroll solutions

• Started my own doggy day care
• Managed day-to-day business operations
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals
• Managed financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, financial reporting, and tax preparation

• Company Overview: Retail, specialising in the animal products
• Delivered precise and timely monthly management accounts and annual financial reports to the Executive team, reinforcing strategic decision-making
• Conducted comprehensive monthly and quarterly analyses of product and industry drivers, proposing market pivots such as expanding onto UberEATS to enhance consumer awareness
• Supervised annual audits including supporting documentation that was presented was correct and complete and delivered timeously to the auditors
• Managed full payroll administration for approximately 350 employees, including accurate monthly incentive and commission calculations
• Compiling and submitting EMP501, COIDA and UIF documentation
• Reviewing provisional and annual tax return calculations
• Facilitated cross-functional meetings with Human Resources, Stock Planning, Acquisitions, and IT to ensure alignment of financial, statutory, and operational reporting with the Company’s strategic objectives
• Supervising and reviewing creditors, debtors, and human resource functions (supervision of a team of 7 employees) including training

Projects:

Implementing reports to improve efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings:

• Banked cash and credit card collections reconciled to system generated reports and fraud reports, decreasing employee cash theft and error in retail stores
• Stock loss reporting and tracking in accordance with store minimum thresholds decreasing wastage and theft

• Company Overview: FMCG focusing on homecare products and a subsidiary of Bounty Brands with three entities
• Head of Finance for Bounty Brand subsidiary overseeing 3 entities, including B2B and B2C operations supported by a dedicated manufacturing plant
• Delivered detailed monthly management reports to the Group, showcasing key sales trends, cost analysis, and variance assessments against forecasts and budgets, including consolidated insights
• Compiled and presented annual financial budgets and quarterly forecasts, empowering strategic decision-making
• Led annual audits and coordinated the preparation of Group reporting packs and Annual Financial Statements, ensuring full compliance with IFRS standards
• Provided weekly cash flow forecasts and monthly foreign exchange reports, enhancing financial visibility for the Group
• Ensured tax compliance (VAT and Income Tax) through precise calculations and timely submissions of tax returns, including deferred taxation
• Assessing business risks and reporting risk assessment to Group

Projects:

• Financial onboarding of a purchased company.
• Transferring manufacturing company into a livestock system by leading and supervising the cost accountant on accurately building BOM's per SKU.
• Implementation of policies and procedures, decreasing Group inventory levels by R15 million, inventory optimization led to a 23% increase in free cash flow.
• Internal audit of financial controls and segregation of duties

• Company Overview: FMCG focusing in retail, homecare and foods industries
• Optimised treasury administration by delivering precise weekly cash flow reports and managing the Group’s net cash position, ensuring compliance with external debt obligations and covenants
• Consolidated and analysed subsidiaries' foreign exchange exposure, successfully minimising losses on currency trades
• Ensured tax compliance across subsidiaries by facilitating tax computations and timely submission of returns for Head Office entities
• Maintained comprehensive Group loan, facility, and interest rate swap matrices, enhancing clarity in both internal and external funding structures
• Compiled 10+ subsidiaries' annual financial statements

• Completed a successful 6-month secondment at the McLean Deloitte Office in Virginia, gaining invaluable experience in US GAAP, PCAOB standards, and robust internal controls

• Executed statutory audits for listed and private companies across diverse sectors like Mining, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Agricultural Commodities Trading, with a focus on The Bidvest Group, enhancing expertise in consolidation and JSE reporting requirements
• Ensured compliance with Companies Act 71 of 2008 and King Code III
• Attained accreditation as a South African Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with SAICA in 2016, demonstrating commitment to excellence in the profession
• Both ITC and APC Board examinations first time passes