Cristina Emanuela Agresta
Milan
Summary
Professional with many years of experience in Accounting, combined with solid knowledge in the accounting and tax fields, with a strong aptitude for continuous learning. Able to both manage and collaborate profitably with the team and operate independently. Demonstrates strong motivation as well as excellent organization and planning skills, interpersonal and time management skills. Strong goal orientation, meeting deadlines and pragmatic attitude.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Coordinator - Sector Fashion Luxury
New Guards Group Spa
04.2023 - Current
- coordination of a team of 6 people ensuring the optimization of procedures and the correctness of accounting flows;
- coordination of the accounting and intercompany reconciliation process for the purposes of monthly reporting to the Holding and annual balance sheet for 18 Italian companies;
- coordination of the daily collection reconciliation process;
- planning and preparation of tax declarations and obligations for all Group companies in compliance with the regulations and ensuring compliance with deadlines and correctness of data (VAT registers, VAT declarations/communications, Intrastat, 770);
- oversight of SOX controls for internal audit purposes;
- management of requests for information relating to accounting activities (auditors, tax consultants).
Chief Accountant - Sector Services
SGS Italia Spa
05.2022 - 04.2023
- supervision of the correct and timely keeping of the Service Center's accounts;
- production of tax declarations and supervision of all activities relating to tax compliance, management of the tax schedule in coordination with external tax consultants;
- support to the invoicing team on VAT issues;
- production of the balance sheet and the financial statement;
- management of relationships with banks and related obligations (cash flow; payments);
- support for the preparation of data for monthly closings (balances and checks);
- management of any requests for extraordinary information relating to accounting activity (auditors, tender documentation)
Accounting Coordinator - Sector Logistic
Nexive Spa
10.2019 - 04.2022
- coordinate and supervise a team of 7 people in accounts payable and general accounts activities, ensuring the accuracy of processes and the optimization of the procedures and accounting flows;
- support the phases of data preparation for the monthly closing and for the yearly financial statements (IAS/ITA GAAP) for all Italian companies of Nexive Group, including reporting for CFO and the holding;
- support the preparation of tax declarations and compliance for all companies of Nexive Group, in accordance with the rules and ensuring respect of deadlines and correctness of the data;
- support asset management and the accurate keeping of asset register, carrying out periodic reconciliations and managing asset increases and decreases in line with company procedures;
- support any request of extraordinary information relating to the accounting activity (external auditors, tax advisors, public procurement).
Senior Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Repower Italia Spa
11.2014 - 09.2019
- support the P2P process, monitoring the correct accounting and payment of invoices based on the purchase order and also perform the riconciliations of the accounts pertaining to the function;
- support the phases of data preparation for the monthly closing and for the yearly financial statements (IAS/ITA GAAP) for all Italian companies of Repower Group, including reporting for CFO and the holding;
- support the correct application of Group Policy and legal/tax rules connected to the funcion’s activities and ensure the respect of deadlines and correctness of the data in intercompany reconciliation process;
- support, in collaboration with Accounting Manager, the planning and preparation of VAT Register and tax declaration (VAT Declaration, periodic communication of VAT data, esterometro, Intrastat, Bank of Italy Reporting), in compliance with legal obligations;
- support asset management and the accurate keeping of asset register, carrying out periodic reconciliations and managing asset increases and decreases in line with company procedures;
- ensure correct calculation of monthly agents commissions to be paid, incuding the management of contracts (opening and closing) and all periodic obligation required (FIRR, FISC, Enasarco, IAS 37);
- support the Accounting Manager in the management of the various administrative activities, including relations with external auditors, tax advisors, daily management of the team (6 people) e partecipation in projects for the implementation of new SW and accounts procedures.
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Axpo Italia Spa
12.2013 - 10.2014
- registration of payable invoices doing fiscal checks (according to current VAT regulation) of suppliers, agents and professionals and related payment;
- monitoring of the ageing suppliers, support for the preparation of payment estimates and periodic reconciliation of supplier accounts;
- management of expenses by company credit card and employees expenses reports;
- support the data preparation for the monthly closing and for annual and half-yearly financial statements (IAS/ITA GAAP)
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
GDF Suez Italia Spa
07.2013 - 11.2013
- general accounts registration including company cash;
- registration of emplyees’s costs with relating preparation of VAT Register and monthly tax/social obligations;
- support the planning and preparation of VAT Register and of tax declaration (winding monthly of VAT, Instrastat, Blacklist declaration, CU, 770) in compliance with legal obligations;
- keeping and printing of mandatory accounting books;
- management of expenses by company credit card and employees expenses reports;
- support the data preparation for the monthly closing and for annual and half-yearly financial statements (IAS/ITA GAAP)
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Erg Spa
02.2010 - 07.2013
- registration of payable invoices doing fiscal checks (according to current VAT regulation) of suppliers and professionals and related payment;
- monitoring of the ageing suppliers, support for the preparation of payment estimates and periodic reconciliation of supplier accounts;
- issue of customers’s invoices, registration of collections and monitoring of ageing customers in order to reach the established forecast;
- management and registration of stock records with related monthly inventory input into Tagetik for consolidated finantial statement;
- support the data preparation for the monthly closing and for annual and half-yearly financial statements (IAS/ITA GAAP). Erg is listed on Italian Stock Exchange.
Accountant - Sector Services
Postel Spa
01.2002 - 01.2010
- registration of payable invoices doing fiscal checks (according to current VAT regulation) of suppliers, and professionals and related payment;
- monitoring of the ageing suppliers, support for the preparation of payment estimates and periodic reconciliation of supplier accounts;
- input of customers orders and related invoices issue;
- management of expenses by company credit card and employees expenses reports;
- management of assets, input of new assets, registration of fiscal and statutory depreciations;
- support the Accountig Manager for yearly and half-yearly statement with input of data on Hyperion for intercompany reconciliations e consolidetd finantial statements with holding Poste Italiane Spa.
Education
MBA -
Bologna Business School
Bologna, Italy12-2021
Master's Degree - Markets And Business Strategy
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
Milan, Italy12-2017
Bachelor's Degree - Business Economics
University of Genoa
Genoa03-2014
Skills
- Aptitude for team working with excellent relational and communication skills
- Proactive, collaborative and with adaptability
- Ability and habit of working independently, in an orderly and precise manner even under stress and in short times with excellent ability to organize working times with an aptitude for problem solving
- Habit of studying and in-depth study
- Strong sense of responsibility, flexibility and confidentiality
Languages
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Excellent knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI-MM-SD-AA Modules)
From 2014 to 2016 SAP FI course teacher - Accounting user c/o SI Soft Srl – Milan - Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
- Good knowledge of AS400, Oracle and Navision
- Good knowledge of Piteco and DocFinance
- Good knowledge of Oracle Hyperion and Tagetik
TRAINING
- SAP Course FI-MM-SD-AA Modules (Genoa)
- Course “VAT regulations and financial statements pursuant to IAS” (Focus - Genoa)
- Course “The financial statements according to IAS/IFRS” (SDA Bocconi - Milan)
- Course "Excel intermediate level” (Milan)
- Course “All the principal's calculations upon termination of agency contract” (Soi – Milan)
Timeline
Accounting Coordinator - Sector Fashion Luxury
New Guards Group Spa
04.2023 - Current
Chief Accountant - Sector Services
SGS Italia Spa
05.2022 - 04.2023
Accounting Coordinator - Sector Logistic
Nexive Spa
10.2019 - 04.2022
Senior Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Repower Italia Spa
11.2014 - 09.2019
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Axpo Italia Spa
12.2013 - 10.2014
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
GDF Suez Italia Spa
07.2013 - 11.2013
Accounting Specialist - Sector Energy
Erg Spa
02.2010 - 07.2013
Accountant - Sector Services
Postel Spa
01.2002 - 01.2010
MBA -
Bologna Business School
Master's Degree - Markets And Business Strategy
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
Bachelor's Degree - Business Economics
University of Genoa
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