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POLINA YAKUSHENKO
Warsaw, Poland • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Finance professional with a Master’s degree in Financial Analytics and experience across international NGO finance, logistics
AP/AR, financial transaction support and inventory accounting. Hands-on exposure to high-volume invoice processing, daily
bank reconciliations, year-end closing activities, budget monitoring and financial reporting. Confident using SAP ERP, other
finance systems and advanced Excel to maintain accurate documentation, resolve queries and support operational decisions.

FINANCE & SYSTEMS EXPERTISE

Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR) • Supplier & Customer Invoices • Payment Queries & Billing Discrepancies
• Daily Bank Reconciliations • Year-End Close Support • Project Budget Monitoring • Expenditure Tracking • Financial
Reporting • Transaction Documentation • Inventory Records • Partner & Stakeholder Liaison
Advanced Microsoft Excel: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, financial analysis & reconciliations • SAP ERP (hands-
on) • 1C (basic) • Other company-specific ERP systems • Microsoft Office
Languages: Ukrainian (native) • Russian (fluent) • English (fluent)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client Relations & Finance Specialist | RedRose – International Humanitarian Organisation
Jun 2023 – Nov 2024 | Warsaw, Poland
• Prepared financial and project expenditure reports, organising transaction information to support monitoring and
reporting for humanitarian projects
• Monitored programme budgets and project expenditure, tracking financial data against planned activities and flagging
items requiring clarification
• Processed and verified a high volume of invoices, checking financial details and maintaining complete supporting
documentation for finance workflows
• Maintained accurate financial records and project documentation through ERP
• Investigated documentation queries and worked with colleagues and external stakeholders to clarify discrepancies
• Liaised directly with international humanitarian organisations and project partners, including IFRC (International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), UNDP (United
Nations Development Programme), IOM (International Organization for Migration), and WFP (World Food Programme),
coordinating financial documentation, reporting requirements, and project-related correspondence

Accountant | Everest Transportations Systems – Logistics
Sep 2019 – May 2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine
• Supported both accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) activities within a fast-moving logistics
environment, handling supplier and customer invoice records
• Verified transaction and invoice information, maintained payment-related records and helped resolve discrepancies in
billing documentation
• Responded to supplier and customer payment enquiries, clarifying invoice status, outstanding questions and
supporting financial paperwork
• Maintained accounting-related data and supporting documentation using company ERP systems
• Coordinated closely with customers, drivers, suppliers and internal logistics colleagues to resolve urgent service and
payment issues

Inventory & Accounting Intern | Samsung Electronics
Dec 2018 – Aug 2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine
• Supported company inventory projects
• Assisted accounting colleagues with supporting documentation and accurate record-keeping
• Coordinated business-partner contractual documentation and signed partner contracts on the company’s behalf as
part of assigned responsibilities

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree, Financial Analytics | Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv | 2021-2022
Bachelor’s Degree, Finance, Insurance & Banking | Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics | 2016-2021

POLINA YAKUSHENKO • GENERAL ACCOUNTANT