Judit Farago
Senior Accountant
Experience across period close, reporting, cost control, accounts payable and finance systems.
The finance work behind the title.
Period close and reporting
Journals, accruals, reconciliations and variance review support reliable reporting.
Cost analysis and planning
Seasonal cost structures, budgets, forecasts and profitability analysis inform decisions.
Accounts payable
Invoice processing, payment runs, vendor accounts and approval workflows.
Finance systems and workflow improvement
Work included Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) support, reporting user acceptance testing (UAT) and workflow improvement.
AI
Choosing the right level of AI support.
Judit matches the setup to the job: a focused conversation, a repeatable assistant for a single task, or a connected workbench for linked steps. She reviews every result before it goes into her finance work.
ToolsMicrosoft Copilot and Claude by Anthropic
One conversation
- What it is
- A single chat to answer one question or draft one document.
- Judit's approach
- She provides the relevant context and checks the response before it goes into her work.
Repeatable assistant
- What it is
- A saved, task-specific setup that she reuses so the same task is handled consistently.
- Judit's approach
- Instructions define the input, expected output and limits. Judit supplies the approved data for each run and checks the result.
Connected workbench
- What it is
- A workspace Judit has set up for several linked steps.
- Judit's approach
- Scope, sources and tools are set in advance. Work pauses for human decisions, and nothing is used until she has checked it.
Experience
A finance career built from operations to close.
Experience
Senior AccountantRiver Advice, Basel, SwitzerlandPeriod close, reporting, analysis and audit support. Details
- Worked across general ledger, subledgers, fixed assets and period-end accruals.
- Supported monthly, quarterly and year-end close work under Swiss OR and Swiss GAAP FER.
- Supported audit preparation and worked with external auditors.
- Produced ad hoc finance reports and supported payment processing.
- Used Claude as a working aid and reviewed its output before use.
AccountantViking, Basel, SwitzerlandMonth-end work, variance analysis, profitability review and finance-system support. Details
- Supported month-end and year-end close through journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and financial statement preparation.
- Analyzed actual results against prior periods, budgets and forecasts, and prepared variance reporting for senior stakeholders.
- Prepared cost and profitability analyses to support business decisions across teams.
- Prepared audit documentation and reconciliations, and supported D365, reporting UAT and finance-process improvement.
Junior AccountantViking, Basel, SwitzerlandMulti-entity accounting, reconciliations, intercompany work and AP support. Details
- Performed multi-entity journal entries, account reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
- Supported accounts payable payments, invoice posting and approval workflows, and resolved process and system questions.
- Processed intercompany postings and coordinated discrepancy resolution across departments.
Accounts Payable ManagerViking, Basel, SwitzerlandInvoice processing, payment runs, vendor accounts and workflow improvement. Details
- Managed invoice booking, payment runs and vendor account maintenance.
- Contributed to improving and automating accounts payable workflows and supported colleagues on updated processes.
- Reviewed VAT calculations for invoice accuracy and compliance.
Cost ManagerViking, Basel, SwitzerlandSeasonal cost structures, planning, profitability analysis and vendor decisions. Details
- Developed and maintained shore-excursion cost structures and updated pricing models each season.
- Used Power BI to analyze cost and profitability and inform pricing and vendor-selection decisions.
- Forecasted and budgeted costs and pre-ordered services using projected demand and historical trends.
- Managed purchase orders, invoice discrepancies and vendor communication on costs and contract terms.
Guest Service ManagerSea Chefs River Cruises and Viking River Cruises, European River OperationsOnboard closing, cash, purchasing, billing and payment operations. Details
- Ran weekly and monthly onboard financial closings, balanced cash and purchase accounts, and managed requisitions and front-office purchasing.
- Oversaw billing, payment processing and hotel-supply inventory across vessels and seasons.
Skills and systems
Systems
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP Business One
- LucaNet
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- OneStream
- ExFlow
- Microsoft 365
- Power Automate
- Jira
- User acceptance testing
Analysis and controls
- Advanced Excel: XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, PivotTables and financial modelling
- Power BI: cost and profitability analysis
- Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
- Swiss OR and Swiss GAAP FER
- IFRS
- SOX control documentation
- Audit coordination
AI tools and methods
- Prompt engineering
- Task-specific AI instructions
- Repeatable AI assistants
- Connected AI workspaces
- Human review
Education
Finance and Accounting studies, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Hungary, 2014.
Coursework included finance management, taxation, accounting, statistics, banking and credit assessment.
Languages
- Hungarian
- Native
- English
- Full professional proficiency
- German
- B1 current / A2 certified