Helga Ingadottir
Copenhagen
Summary
Dynamic finance professional specializing in Finance Strategy and Operating Model Design at EY, with a proven track record in project management and process optimization. Excels in leading cross-country and cross-functional initiatives, leveraging strong stakeholder engagement skills to drive successful outcomes in complex environments. Committed to delivering innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and support strategic business objectives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
EY
Copenhagen
05.2019 - Current
- Manager since October 2022.
- Focus on Finance Strategy and Transformation.
- Projects include, among others;
- Finance strategy, operating model design, and roadmap creation. Multiple finance strategy projects across the Nordics. The projects included a fact-based baseline, voice-of-customer interviews with stakeholders outside of finance, target-state operating model design, gap assessment of the current state, initiative creation, setting measures for success, and a roadmap.
- Project Manager for invoice approval system implementation (AP processing). Project Lead on invoice approval location; the system was rolled out during a seven-month period in four regions. Responsible for process design, stakeholder management between Finance, IT, Procurement, and the system implementation partner.
- Business process outsourcing vendor selection for a listed company. Project Lead, responsible for sourcing strategy, location selection, defining key criteria with leadership, process workshops, preparing, and facilitating the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP), vendor workshops, and contract negotiation. The core team included eight people and a wider stakeholder group from Finance leadership across multiple regions, Procurement, Legal, IT, and HR.
Finance Specialist
Planday
Copenhagen
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Therefore, I have had various tasks within Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Process, Control, and System Admin.
- Various project roles, system and software cost reduction, improved the process around accounts receivable, and shortened the days sales outstanding; developed and reshaped the process of customer churn.
Data Processing and Reconciliation
Icelandair Shared Services
04.2016 - 08.2017
- Processing and analysing invoices according to cost estimations, and contacting suppliers if they contain errors.
- Develop and optimize the process of invoices through a new system. Working closely with the IT department in order to develop and make the program as efficient and automated as possible.
- Change management and training activities around the new system, and onboarding of new employees of the Outsourcing Provider in Estonia.
- Preparing quarterly reconciliations.
Education
Master's degree - International Business
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen01.2019
Master in Management - International Business
KEDGE Business School - Exchange
Marseille France08-2018
Bachelor's Degree - Finance, General
Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' - Exchange
Milan Italy01.2014
Bachelor's Degree - Finance, General
Háskóli Íslands
Iceland01.2015
Skills
- Finance Strategy and Operatinig Model Design
- Project management
- Process Optimization
- Global Business Services
Timeline
Manager
EY
05.2019 - Current
Finance Specialist
Planday
12.2018 - 05.2019
Data Processing and Reconciliation
Icelandair Shared Services
04.2016 - 08.2017
Master's degree - International Business
Copenhagen Business School
Master in Management - International Business
KEDGE Business School - Exchange
Bachelor's Degree - Finance, General
Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' - Exchange
Bachelor's Degree - Finance, General
Háskóli Íslands
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